Overview
- On Friday, July 31, Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won India’s first-ever Commonwealth judo golds, each taking the top podium in their weight classes and raising the country’s medal total.
- On Thursday, July 30, Lovepreet Singh set a Commonwealth Games snatch record of 176kg and finished with a 388kg total to claim silver, losing gold by one kilogram to New Zealand’s David Liti.
- Seema Kaliramna added a bronze in the women’s discus with a best throw of 58.65m, taking India’s overall tally to 17 by the end of Day 8 before judo’s late gains.
- India closed its weightlifting programme with eight medals from 11 lifters — one gold, six silver and one bronze — with Mirabai Chanu the lone women’s gold medallist for the team.
- The slimmed-down Glasgow Games and a concentrated para-sport programme have concentrated medal opportunities, a backdrop that shaped India’s daily swings on the table and left immediate prospects such as Neeraj Chopra’s javelin final as a key next chance for medals.