The seventh day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow proved to be another memorable outing for Team India. The day was headlined by star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar grabbing a silver medal and an unprecedented clean sweep by Indian boxers in their quarterfinal bouts.
Sreeshankar produced a stellar leap of 8.09m in the Men’s Long Jump Final to secure India’s 13th official medal of the Games. Meanwhile, the Indian boxing squad enjoyed an historic day in the ring, winning all six of their quarterfinal matches to guarantee six additional medals.
Murali Sreeshankar leaps to silver in Men’s Long Jump at Commonwealth Games 2026
Star athlete Murali Sreeshankar delivered a trademark performance in the Commonwealth Games Men’s Long Jump Final, taking the Silver Medal with an impressive leap of 8.09m on his second attempt. Sreeshankar held the gold medal position for much of the competition before Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle clinched gold with an 8.15m attempt in the fourth round. Fellow Indian jumper Lokesh Satyanathan also put up a valiant effort, finishing in the top five with a best mark of 7.70m.
Dilip Gavit grabs Gold, Mohammed Basil wins Silver in Commonwealth Games Men’s 100m T47 Final
Late into the night, India’s para-athletics stars delivered one of the absolute highlights of Day 7 in the Men’s 100m T47 Final. Executing a brilliant race, Dilip Mahadu Gavit stormed across the finish line in 10.71 seconds to capture a glorious Gold Medal for Team India. Right behind him, teammate Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath clocked 10.83 seconds to take the Silver Medal, completing a memorable 1-2 podium sweep for India on the track.
In field events, Devender Kumar and Sagar Thayat also put up strong efforts representing the nation in the Men’s Discus Throw F42-44/F61-64 Final.
Indian boxers script history with six quarterfinal victories at Commonwealth Games 2026
It was a flawless day for the Indian boxing contingent at the OVO Hydro, as all six Indian pugilists in action won their quarterfinal bouts to advance to the semi-finals, assuring India of at least six more bronze medals:
- Jaismine Lamboria (Women’s 57kg Quarterfinal): Earned a hard-fought split-decision victory over England’s Elise Glynn.
- Sakshi Choudhary (Women’s 51kg Quarterfinal): Outclassed Northern Ireland’s Caitlin Fryers to book her semi-final spot.
- Arundhati Choudhary (Women’s 70kg Quarterfinal): Dominantly outpointed Morgan Henderson of New Zealand.
- Sachin Siwach (Men’s 60kg Quarterfinal): Advanced with a convincing win against Botswana’s Treasure Moremi.
- Ankush Yadav (Men’s 80kg Quarterfinal): Defeated Jade Micock of Seychelles to progress to the semi-finals.
- Narender Berwal (Men’s 90+kg Quarterfinal): Beat Michael Seko of Samoa to complete the historic 6-for-6 day.
Track, pool, and other key outcomes for India at Commonwealth Games 2026
In field events, shot put stars Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill both performed strongly in qualification to secure their spots in the Commonwealth Games Men’s Shot Put Final. In the Women’s Shot Put Final, Manpreet Kaur came close to the podium, finishing in 4th place with a best throw of 17.00m.
On the track:
- Yashas Palaksha finished 3rd in Heat 1 of the Men’s 400m Hurdles with a time of 49.65s.
- Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan also took 3rd in Heat 2, clocking 49.51s.
- Animesh Kujur won Heat 4 with a season-best time of 20.46s.to rank 7th overall and comfortably qualify for the semi-finals of Men’s 200m Heats.
Across other sports:
- Lawn Bowls: India secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Namibia in the Men’s Pairs sectional play.
- Para Swimming: Suyash Narayan Jadhav and Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni both advanced to the final of the Men’s 50m Freestyle S7.
- Weightlifting: Sanjana suffered an unfortunate setback in the Women’s 77kg Final, failing to register a successful lift across her three attempts.
Edited by Ashwin
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