Asmita Dey Creates History, Becomes 1st Indian To Win GOLD In Judo At CWG

Published 31 July 2026 · india

Asmita Dey Creates History, Becomes 1st Indian To Win GOLD In Judo At CWG Published By, Last Updated: July 31, 2026, 20:58 IST Asmita Dey

Asmita Dey Creates History, Becomes 1st Indian To Win GOLD In Judo At CWG Published By, Last Updated: July 31, 2026, 20:58 IST Asmita Dey defeated Canada's Heidi Quach to win gold medal for India in the women's 48kg judo event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. Asmita Dey wins medal for India at CWG 2026. (Picture Credit: AP) Asmita Dey entered her name in the history books on Friday (July 31) by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in judo at the Commonwealth Games. The 23-year-old judoka defeated Canada’s Heidi Quach (via golden score) to win the yellow metal for India in the women’s 48kg judo event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. CWG 2026: Full Coverage | Medals Tally | Schedule | News Before getting the better of Quach in the gold medal match, Asmita defeated Scotland’s Eva Ewing in the quarterfinal and compatriot Summer Shaw in the semifinal.

In previous editions of the Commonwealth Games, Indian judokas had won five silver and six bronze medals. Narender Singh was the first Indian to win a medal in judo at the Commonwealth Games. He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland in the men’s extra-lightweight category. Shushila Likmabam is the only Indian judoka to have won multiple Commonwealth Games medals. She won a silver medal in the women’s 48kg judo event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and followed it up with another silver in the 48kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Indians to win medal in judo at Commonwealth Games EDITION HOST CITY MEDAL CATEGORY JUDOKA 1990 Auckland Bronze Men’s Extra Lightweight Narender Singh 1990 Auckland Bronze Men’s Middleweight Rajender Dhanger 2002 Manchester Silver Men’s 60 kg Akram Shah 2002 Manchester Bronze Men’s 66 kg Bhupinder Singh 2014 Glasgow Silver Men’s 60 kg Navjot Chana 2014 Glasgow Silver Women’s 48 kg Shushila Likmabam 2014 Glasgow Bronze Women’s 52 kg Kalpana Thoudam 2014 Glasgow Bronze Women’s +78 kg Rajwinder Kaur 2022 Birmingham Bronze Men’s 60 kg Vijay Kumar Yadav 2022 Birmingham Silver Women’s 48 kg Shushila Likmabam 2022 Birmingham Silver Women’s +78 kg Tulika Maan 2026 Glasgow Gold Women’s 48 kg Asmita Dey Asmita’s gold was India’s first medal in judo at the ongoing CWG 2026.

India could add a couple more gold medals in judo on Friday, with Harsh Singh and Yamini also set to compete for the top prize later on Friday. 18 medals so far for India at CWG 2026 Asmita’s gold was India’s 18th medal overall at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Indian athletes have won four gold, 10 silver and four bronze medals so far. India are set to add at least 11 more medals to their tally, with two judokas and nine boxers assured of returning from Glasgow with a medal. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Harshit Bisht Senior Sub-editor Harshit Bisht is a sports journalist at CNN-News18, where he has been covering cricket, football, and major sporting events from around the world since July 1, 2024. Driven by a passion for storytelli... Read More First Published: July 31, 2026, 20:53 IST News sports other-sports Asmita Dey Creates History, Becomes 1st Indian To Win GOLD In Judo At CWG Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.