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Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 10 Live: Boxing and para shot put golds take India's medal

Just weeks before stepping into the ring at the Commonwealth Games, Jaismine Lamboria was fighting a battle far away from the spotlight. The reigning 57kg world champion was confined to a hospital bed, battling an unknown illness that threatened to derail her Glasgow campaign. But…

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 10 Live: Boxing and para shot put golds take India's medal

Just weeks before stepping into the ring at the Commonwealth Games, Jaismine Lamboria was fighting a battle far away from the spotlight. For Jaismine, the Commonwealth Games title was not just another medal — it was the reward for months of pain, uncertainty and.

She will now have another opportunity to secure a medal as she competes in the bronze medal bout later today. With the win, Tokas advanced to the bronze medal bout.

What Happened

India still has seven boxing finals left later today, offering more opportunities to boost the medal tally — with hopes of adding more gold medals to the haul. India's Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar's impressive run in the lawn bowls competition came.

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  • The reigning 57kg world champion was confined to a hospital bed, battling an unknown illness that threatened to derail her Glasgow campaign.

  • But on Saturday, the 24-year-old from Bhiwani completed a stunning comeback story, defeating defending champion Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland to clinch the women's 57kg gold medal.

  • India's Unnati Sharma went down by Ippon (1-100) against Australia's Saya Middleton in the women's -63kg semifinal.

Key Details

The Indian duo fought hard in the Section B Round 5 clash, losing the opening set 3-4 before bouncing back to take the second set 4-2 and force a tie-break. However, England held their nerve in the decider, winning it 1-0 to.

  • India's Harsh Tokas kept his medal hopes alive with a dominant victory in the men's -81kg repechage, defeating Samoa's Peniamina Percival by Ippon (101-0).

  • However, it was disappointment for Inunganbi Takhellambam, who lost her women's -70kg repechage bout to England's Jemima Yeats-Brown by Ippon (100-1), bringing her campaign to an end.

  • Karanjit Singh Maan also bowed out after suffering a 0-100 Ippon defeat against Scotland's Scott Cusack in the men's -90kg repechage.

Why It Matters

The defeat brought an end to India's excellent campaign in the section, where Navneet and Dinesh had produced a dominant display with four consecutive victories to put themselves in a strong position for knockout qualification. A tough result for Karanjit as India's.

  • India's Karanjit Singh Maan bowed out of the men's -90kg event after suffering an Ippon (0-110) defeat against Canada's Guillaume Gaulin in the quarterfinal.

  • India's Inunganbi Takhellambam bowed out in the women's -70kg quarterfinals, going down by Ippon (0-101) to Canada's Charlie Thibault.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

  • India's Unnati Sharma continued her impressive run, defeating New Zealand's Qona Christie 11-0 (Waza-ari) to storm into the women's -63kg semifinals.

  • However, it was disappointment for Harsh Tokas, who bowed out after losing his men's -81kg quarterfinal to Cyprus' Odysseas Georgakis.

  • Continued reporting by The Times of India as more details emerge

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