India finishes Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals, historic boxing and para-sports success

India concluded its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. While the tally fell short of the 50-medal mark the country had achieved at every edition since 2002, the performance was marked by several historic milestones across boxing, para sports and judo.

With several traditional medal-rich sports omitted from the programme due to financial constraints, expectations were lower than in previous editions. Despite the reduced schedule, India unearthed new stars and delivered memorable performances across multiple disciplines.

Weightlifting gave India a strong start, contributing eight medals — one gold, six silver and one bronze. Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu created history by winning her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Boxing emerged as India’s biggest success story. The contingent produced its finest-ever campaign, winning 10 medals — seven gold and three silver. The women led the charge with five gold medals, while Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal added golds in the men’s categories, making it the most successful boxing campaign by any nation in Commonwealth Games history.

India’s para athletes also delivered a landmark performance. The 28-member contingent won seven medals — three gold, two silver and two bronze — equalling the country’s combined para-sports medal tally from all previous Commonwealth Games while surpassing it in terms of gold medals. Sharmila, Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Soman Rana were among the gold medallists.

Judo enjoyed its best-ever Commonwealth Games campaign, with Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey becoming India’s first-ever judo gold medallists at the Games. Yamini Mourya added silver, while Unnati Sharma claimed bronze.

Athletics contributed 10 medals — five silver and five bronze. Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games decathlon medal with bronze, while Gulveer Singh became the first Indian athlete to win two athletics medals at a single edition, taking silver in the men’s 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returned to the Commonwealth Games podium with silver in the men’s javelin.

India failed to add to its medal tally on the final day. Judoka Ishroop Narang narrowly missed out on bronze in the women’s 78kg category after losing to Canada’s Coralie Godbout in golden score. Yash Ghangas and Avtar Singh exited in the round of 16, while the cycling team also finished without a podium as Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam placed 20th in the men’s 1,000m time trial and Harshveer Singh Sekhon and Dinesh Kumar were eliminated in the heats of the men’s 40km points race.

Although India ended with fewer medals than in previous editions, Glasgow 2026 will be remembered for breakthrough performances and historic achievements that highlighted the country’s growing strength across emerging disciplines.