CWG 2026 Day 6 Round Up: Harjinder & Gulveer Shine As India Adds Two Landmark Silvers

Published 28 July 2026 · india

CWG 2026 Day 6 Round Up: Harjinder & Gulveer Shine As India Adds Two Landmark Silvers Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 02:32 IST

CWG 2026 Day 6 Round Up: Harjinder & Gulveer Shine As India Adds Two Landmark Silvers Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 02:32 IST Harjinder Kaur and Gulveer Singh win silver at CWG. Indian boxers advance, ensuring more medals. Rapid Read Glasgow: India's Harjinder Kaur poses with her silver medal during the medal ceremony for the Women's 69kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2 Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur and distance runner Gulveer Singh were the stars of India’s campaign on Tuesday, battling through difficult challenges to bag hard-earned silver medals. Meanwhile, three Indian boxers advanced to the semifinals, ensuring more podium finishes for the nation at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Standing at just 5ft 3in, Harjinder produced a career-best performance to win silver in the women’s 69kg category, breaking CWG records in both snatch and clean and jerk and bagging India’s seventh weightlifting medal of the Games. Harjinder lifted with the composure of a champion, but even her brilliant effort was overshadowed by Canada’s Charlotte Simoneau, who delivered a sensational performance to dominate the competition.

Harjinder started her record-breaking spree in the snatch, lifting 99kg before improving it to 101kg. She then set further records in the clean and jerk with 123kg and 126kg lifts, finishing with a total of 227kg. Simoneau dominated the competition, breaking Games records in every category with a 108kg snatch, 132kg clean and jerk and a record total of 240kg, finishing 13kg ahead of Harjinder for gold. Minutes later, Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh created history by winning a brilliant silver medal in the men’s 10,000m, becoming the first Indian ever to bag a podium finish in the event at the CWG. Battling heavy rain and a waterlogged track, Gulveer showed immense grit, staying with the leaders before producing a powerful late surge to enter medal contention. Gulveer clocked 27:49.78 to finish just 0.85 seconds behind gold medallist Ky Robinson (27:48.93), while his brilliant run saw him defeat multiple established names. record holder Vishal TK kept India’s medal hopes alive in the men’s 400m by advancing to the semifinals with a composed qualifying run.

Vishal, who made history by becoming the first Indian to dip below the 45-second mark with his national record time of 44.98s in May, finished second in Heat 6 of Round 1, clocking 46.49s to book his place in the next round. Vishal’s timing was the 14th fastest among the 16 semifinalists, leaving him with work to do in the next round but keeping India’s hopes of a podium finish alive in one of the Games’ most competitive sprint events. The semifinals will be held on Thursday. Reigning Asian champion Priya Ghanghas stunned home favourite Niamh Mitchell with a gritty comeback victory, while Preeti Pawar and Jadumani Singh stormed into the semifinals, assuring India of three boxing medals. Preeti (54kg) outclassed Nicole Clyde 5-0, while Priya (60kg) staged a strong comeback to defeat home favourite Niamh Mitchell 4-1 in a thrilling quarterfinal. Jadumani advanced impressively as well, dominating Zambia’s Mwengo Mwale en route to a unanimous-decision win in the men’s 55kg quarterfinal.