CWG Day 9 India Wrap: 2 Judo Golds, Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver, Tejaswini Makes History

Published 31 July 2026 · india

CWG Day 9 India Wrap: 2 Judo Golds, Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver, Tejaswini Makes History Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 02:47 IST India

CWG Day 9 India Wrap: 2 Judo Golds, Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver, Tejaswini Makes History Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 02:47 IST India won 6 medals, including 2 golds in judo by Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, reaching 10th place with 23 medals. India's Asmita Dey celebrates defeating Heidi Quach of Canada in the women's 48kg judo gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) India produced its finest day yet at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, adding six medals — two gold, two silver and two bronze — to climb to 10th in the standings with an overall tally of 23 medals (5 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze) at the end of Day 9 in Glasgow on Friday. The day’s biggest highlights came from the judo arena, where Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh created history by becoming 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 to complete an Indian double podium. record holder Tejaswin Shankar also scripted history by becoming the country’s first Commonwealth Games medallist in the decathlon with a bronze.

Australia continued to dominate the medal table with 128 medals (55 gold, 30 silver, 43 bronze), while England remained second with 80. India’s day India’s breakthrough in judo proved the defining story of the day. Competing in the women’s -48kg category, Asmita Dey fought back from an early deficit to defeat Canada’s Heidi Quach in golden score after conceding an early yuko and penalty. Moments later, Harsh Singh delivered a tactical masterclass to upset Australia’s Olympian Joshua Katz in the men’s -60kg final, scoring a decisive waza-ari with just 41 seconds remaining. Y amini Mourya narrowly missed completing a golden treble, losing a closely fought women’s -57kg final to England’s Acelya Toprak in golden score to settle for silver. The haul of two gold and one silver marked India’s best-ever Commonwealth Games campaign in judo. Athletics produced another memorable chapter as Neeraj Chopra and Yashvir Singh shared the men’s javelin throw podium. Battling difficult windy conditions, Neeraj produced a season-best throw of 85.83m to win silver behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (89.75m), while Yashvir launched a personal-best 85.41m with his final attempt to snatch bronze on his Commonwealth Games debut. Tejaswin Shankar then overcame a chronic knee injury to claim bronze in the decathlon with 7,976 points, becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the gruelling 10-event discipline.