Gulveer Singh and Harjinder Kaur Win Silver at Commonwealth Games 2026

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Gulveer Singh became the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the 10,000 metres, securing silver with a time of 27 minutes 49.8 seconds at Glasgow 2026.
This was India's first 10,000 metres Commonwealth Games medal since Kavita Raut's bronze in 2010, and marked the first time since 1986 without an African athlete on the men's podium.
Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur won silver in the women's 69 kg category with a total lift of 227 kg (101 kg snatch and 126 kg clean and jerk), breaking the snatch record twice.
Harjinder's silver brought India's weightlifting medal tally to 7 at the 2026 Games and marked her second consecutive Commonwealth podium after her 2022 bronze.

Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh made history as the first Indian man to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the 10,000 metres by securing silver at the 2026 Games in Glasgow.
Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur won silver in the women's 69 kg category, taking India's weightlifting medal tally to seven at the Games.

The national record holder completed the race in 27 minutes 49.8 seconds, finishing second behind Australia's Ky Robinson, while David Mullarkey of the Isle of Man won bronze.
This achievement marks India's first Commonwealth Games medal in the 10,000 metres since Kavita Raut won bronze in the women's event in 2010.
The race represented the first time since 1986 that no African athlete finished on the men's 10,000 metres podium.
Gulveer's silver medal is India's second athletics silver at the 2026 Games, following Sarvesh Kushare's medal in the men's high jump.

Harjinder achieved personal bests by lifting 101 kg in the snatch and 126 kg in the clean and jerk, reaching a total lift of 227 kg.
She maintained second position throughout the competition and broke the Commonwealth Games snatch record twice during her attempts.
Canada's Charlotte Simoneau won gold with a Commonwealth Games record total of 240 kg, while Australia's Nya Phebe Hayman secured bronze with 218 kg.
This victory represents Harjinder's second consecutive Commonwealth Games podium finish, improving on the bronze medal she earned at Birmingham in 2022.