CWG 2026: Sharmila scripts history as India win six medals on best day yet in Glasgow

Sharmila Dhankar led the charge with a historic gold in the women's shot put F57, while India also added four silver and two bronze medals to take its overall tally to 10. India's biggest highlight of the day came in para athletics, where Sharmila.

The effort made her India's first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist in para athletics. India's celebrations grew further after Shilpa K.

What Happened

Shyla was elevated from fourth place to bronze following the disqualification of Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi. The result gave India its first double podium finish of the Glasgow Games.

• India produced its strongest performance of the Commonwealth Games 2026 on Day 5 in Glasgow, collecting six medals across para athletics, weightlifting and athletics.

• Gyaneshwari Yadav opened India's account for the day with a silver medal in the women's 53kg category on her Commonwealth Games debut.

• The 23-year-old, who moved up from the 49kg division to accommodate Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu, lifted a personal-best combined total of 199kg, comprising 88kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk.

Key Details

Ghana's Zinabu Issah secured silver with a best throw of 8.65 metres. Indian athletics also celebrated another milestone as national record holder Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games silver medal in the men's high jump.

• She successfully completed all six attempts and briefly held the Commonwealth Games clean and jerk record before Nigeria's Onome Omolola Didih broke it on the way to winning gold with a Games-record total of.

• Bindyarani Devi added a bronze medal in the women's 58kg event, earning her second successive Commonwealth Games medal after claiming silver in Birmingham four years earlier.

• The Manipuri lifter finished with a total of 199kg, lifting 87kg in the snatch and 112kg in the clean and jerk.

Why It Matters

Kushare cleared 2.25 metres but narrowly missed gold on countback to Jamaica's Romaine Beckford, who cleared the same height with fewer failed attempts. England's Kimani Jack claimed bronze with 2.20 metres.

• Nigeria's Rafiatu Folashade Lawal successfully defended her title with a Games-record total of 229kg, while Canada's Ann Sophie Taschereau secured silver with 215kg.

• India narrowly missed another gold in the men's 79kg category as Valluri Ajaya Babu settled for silver.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• The 22-year-old from Andhra Pradesh set a Commonwealth Games snatch record of 149kg before ending with a combined total of 330kg.

• Malaysia's Muhammad Erry Hidayat clinched gold with 331kg after a Games-record clean and jerk lift of 184kg, while Scotland's Chris Murray took bronze with 325kg.

• Continued reporting by Open Magazine as more details emerge