India delivered its finest day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games so far, claiming six medals two gold, two silver and two bronze on Day 9 in Glasgow on Friday. The haul pushed India’s overall medal count to 23 (five gold, 12 silver, six bronze), placing the country 10th in the standings.
The standout moment came in judo, where Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh became India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallists in the sport. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra added a silver in the men’s javelin throw, while debutant Yashvir Singh claimed bronze in the same event, giving India a podium double. Tejaswin Shankar also etched his name in history, becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon with a bronze-medal finish.
Australia remained well clear at the top of the medal table with 128 medals (55 gold, 30 silver, 43 bronze), while England held second place with 80 medals.
Asmita clinched the women’s 48kg judo title in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to beat Canada’s Heidi Quach after conceding an early yuko and penalty. She composed herself to force the win and complete a historic breakthrough for Indian judo.
Soon after, Harsh Singh defeated Australian Olympian Joshua Katz in the men’s 60kg final, sealing the victory with a waza-ari in the final minute to secure India’s second judo gold of the day. Yamini Mourya came agonisingly close to a hat-trick of golds for India but lost the women’s 57kg final to England’s Acelya Toprak in golden score, settling for silver. The results gave India its best-ever Commonwealth Games showing in judo two gold and one silver.
In athletics, Neeraj Chopra and Yashvir Singh shared the podium in the men’s javelin throw. Battling difficult, windy conditions at Scotstoun Stadium, Neeraj produced a season-best throw of 85.83m to finish behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, who sealed gold with a stunning 89.75m effort. Yashvir, competing at his first Commonwealth Games, delivered a personal-best 85.41m on his final attempt to snatch bronze.
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Tejaswin Shankar added to India’s historic medal tally, winning bronze in the decathlon with a score of 7,976 points.
India’s boxers also made their mark, with ten athletes advancing to their respective finals. Arundhati Choudhary produced one of the day’s biggest upsets, defeating defending champion Rosie Eccles of Wales 4-0 in the women’s 70kg semifinal. World champion Jaismine Lamboria progressed by winning via Referee Stops Contest in the women’s 57kg semifinal, while Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain cruised through with a 5-0 win in the women’s 75kg category. Preeti Pawar (54kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Ankush Panghal (80kg), Jadumani Singh (55kg) and heavyweight Narender (90+kg) also booked their places in Saturday’s finals with semifinal wins.
India also kept up its strong form in lawn bowls. Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar stayed unbeaten in the men’s pairs event, defeating the Falkland Islands 6-3, 10-0 for their fourth consecutive win. The pair sat second in Section B on points difference heading into their final league match, behind England. In the women’s singles, Nayanmoni Saikia beat Zambia’s Mildred Mkandawire 2-0.
With inputs from agencies