New Delhi: India celebrated a historic day on the judo mat at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Asmita Dey became the country’s first-ever Commonwealth Games champion in the sport before another Harsh Singh added a second gold, completing a memorable double triumph at Glasgow in Scotland yesterday.
Harsh Singh joined Asmita as India’s second gold medallist of the day with a commanding Waza-Ari (10-0) victory over two-time Olympian Joshua Katz of Australia in the men’s -60kg final.
Yamini settles for silver
In a closely fought women’s -57kg final, India’s Yamini Mourya settled for a silver after suffering a narrow defeat to England’s World No. 13 Acelya Toprak in a gripping contest that was decided in Golden Score.
Neeraj settles for silver, Yashvir wins bronze
Meanwhile, India celebrated a memorable double podium finish in the men’s javelin throw with Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinching silver and Yashvir Singh producing a sensational last-round effort to snatch bronze, though Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage denied the country a golden finish with a brilliant championship-winning throw.
Competing in his first major championship after an injury-interrupted season, Neeraj looked set to reclaim the Commonwealth title he had won in 2018 when he unleashed a season-best throw of 85.83 metres in the second round. The effort briefly put the Indian atop the standings and rekindled hopes of another gold.
If Neeraj’s silver reflected his consistency on the big stage, the night’s most dramatic Indian moment belonged to Yashvir Singh. Languishing in seventh place heading into the final round, the young Indian rose to the occasion with the throw of his career. His sixth and final attempt travelled 85.41m, a personal best, catapulting him into the bronze-medal position and completing India’s double podium finish in spectacular fashion.
Tejaswin Shankar scripts historic bronze
Tejaswin Shankar etched his name in history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the men’s decathlon.
Competing with a troublesome knee injury, the 26-year-old showed extraordinary determination across the demanding two-day, 10-discipline event to finish on the podium, becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon.
The Indian athlete scored a total of 7,976 points across the 10-discipline competition to finish on the podium. While Grenada’s Lindon Victor won the gold, Canada’s Damian Warner claimed the silver medal.
At the end of Day-9, India is placed 10th in the medal tally with a total of 23 medals which includes 5 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze medals.
This post was published on August 1, 2026 7:30 pm