4 min readUpdated: Aug 1, 2026 02:04 PM IST
India went up to 10th in the medal tally at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 after winning 2 gold medals as well as 2 silver and two bronze on Day 9 on Friday. This took their total to 23 medals (5 gold, 12 silver, and 6 bronze). Nine of these medals have come from weightlifting and para-weightlifting events.
Australia continue to dominate the Games, leading the medal table with a massive haul of 128 medals – (55 gold, 30 silver, and 43 bronze). England are second with 80 medals (17 gold, 34 silver, 29 bronze), while Canada occupy third position with 53 medals (17 gold, 15 silver, 21 bronze). Hosts Scotland are fourth with 34 medals (10 gold, 8 silver, 16 bronze), followed by Nigeria in fifth with 18 medals (9 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) at the time of writing.
Commonwealth Games 2026 – Medal Tally
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 55 | 30 | 43 | 128 |
| 2 | England | 17 | 34 | 29 | 80 |
| 3 | Canada | 17 | 15 | 21 | 53 |
| 4 | Scotland | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | South Africa | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Wales | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | India | 5 | 12 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | Kenya | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Dominica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | British Virgin Is. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | The Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Nauru | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Lesotho | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
(Table last updated on August 1 at 04.35 AM IST)
India have won 23 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.
On Friday, Neeraj Chopra and Yash Vir Singh won silver and bronze respectively in javelin throw while Indian judokas Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won gold and Yamini Mourya won silver. Tejaswin Shankar also created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in decathlon, a bronze.
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)
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- 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)
- 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)
- Yamini Mourya – Judo (Women’s 57kg)
- Neeraj Chopra – Athletics (Men’s Javelin)
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)
- Yashvir Singh – Athletics (Men’s Javelin)
- Tejaswin Shankar – Athletics (Decathlon)
