3 min readUpdated: Jul 31, 2026 09:56 PM IST

India went up to 8th in the medal tally at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 after winning 2 gold medals  on Day 9 on Friday. This took their total to 19 medals (5 gold, 10 silver, and 4 bronze). Nine of these medals have come from weightlifting and para-weightlifting events.

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Australia continue to dominate the Games, leading the medal table with a massive haul of 116 medals – (51 gold, 25 silver, and 40 bronze). England are second with 65 medals (15 gold, 31 silver, 22 bronze), while Canada occupy third position with 47 medals (15 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze). Hosts Scotland are fourth with 30 medals (10 gold, 7 silver, 13 bronze), followed by Nigeria in fifth with 16 medals (8 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) at the time of writing.

Commonwealth Games 2026 – Medal Tally

PosCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Australia512540116
2England15312268
3Canada15141847
4Scotland1071330
5Nigeria85316
6South Africa69823
7Malaysia63312
8India510419
9New Zealand59721
10Wales461020
11Jamaica4228
12Kenya2226
13Northern Ireland1269
14Samoa1102
14Jersey1102
16Fiji1012
17Cameroon1001
17Dominica1001
17The Bahamas1001
20Cyprus0325
21Uganda0213
22Singapore0202
23Mauritius0112
23Ghana0101
25Sri Lanka0101
26Trinidad and Tobago0022
26Nauru0022
26Zambia0022
26Lesotho0022
30Namibia0011
30Isle of Man0011
30Rwanda0011
30Papua New Guinea0011
30Malta0011

(Table last updated on July 31 at 9.46 PM IST)

India have won 19 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026 so far, with weightlifting leading the charge. Mirabai Chanu delivered the nation’s first gold, winning her third consecutive CWG title in the women’s 48kg category with a combined lift of 190kg. Rishikanta Singh, Muthupandi Raja, Gyaneshwari Yadav, and Valluri Ajaya Babu added silver medals in their respective weight categories, while Bindyarani Devi secured a bronze. On Tuesday, Harjinder Kaur also grabbed a silver in the women’s 69kg Final while Gulveer Singh also notched up a silver of his own in the men’s 10,000m final. Also, Murali Sreeshankar leapt 8.09m to bag his second successive Commonwealth Games long jump silver on wednesday. On Thursday, Lovepreet Singh added another silver to India’s tally in 110+ kg weightlifting while Seema Kaliramna won a bronze in women’s discus throw.

In para athletics, Sharmila Dhankar made history by claiming India’s first-ever gold in the discipline with a season-best throw of 9.81m in the women’s shot put F57 event, while Shilpa Shyla added a bronze in the same category. On Wednesday, Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil won gold and silver respectively in the in the men’s 100m T47.

Jhandu Kumar opened India’s medal account with a bronze in para powerlifting, and Sarvesh Kushare won silver in the men’s high jump. With Mirabai Chanu’s gold and Sharmila Dhankar’s historic feat, India will look to build on this momentum in the remaining days of the Games.

Indian medal winners at CWG 2026

Gold (2)

  • Mirabai Chanu – Weightlifting (Women’s 48kg)
  • Sharmila Dhankar – Para Athletics (Women’s Shot Put F57)
  • Dilip Mahadu Gavit – Para Athletics (Men’s 100m T47)
  • Asmita Dey – Judo (Women’s 48kg)
  • Harsh Singh – Judo (Men’s 60kg)

Silver (7)

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  • Rishikanta Singh – Weightlifting (Men’s 60kg)
  • Muthupandi Raja – Weightlifting (Men’s 65kg)
  • Gyaneshwari Yadav – Weightlifting (Women’s 53kg)
  • Valluri Ajaya Babu – Weightlifting (Men’s 79kg)
  • Sarvesh Kushare – Athletics (Men’s High Jump)
  • Harjinder Kaur –  Weightlifting (Women’s  69kg)
  • Gulveer Singh – Athletics (Men’s 10,000m)
  • Murali Shreeshankar  – Athletics (Long Jump)
  • Mohammed Basil – Para Athletics (Men’s 100m T47)
  • Lovepreet Singh – Weightlifting (Men’s 110+kg)

Bronze (3)

  • Jhandu Kumar – Para Powerlifting (Men’s Heavyweight)
  • Bindyarani Devi – Weightlifting (Women’s 58kg)
  • Shilpa Shyla – Para Athletics (Women’s Shot Put F57)
  • Seema Kaliramna – Athletics (Women’s Discus Throw)