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India opened its campaign at the 2026 India’s Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow targeting continued to yield medals across athletics, weightlifting and other sports. By Day 8 Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra was in qualification, hoping to reclaim the title and face Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. A strong Indian roster—including weightlifters Martina Devi Maibam and Lovepreet Singh, shot‑putters Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill, discus throwers Nidhi Rani and Seema Kaliramna, and decathlete Tejaswin Shankar—sought to add to an existing tally of 15 medals. athletics. Heavyweight weightlifter lifter Lovepreet Singh set a Games record and captured silver, giving India its first podium finish. He posted with a total of 388 kg (snatch 176 kg, clean‑and‑jerk total (176 kg snatch, 212 kg), kg clean‑and‑jerk) to claim silver, just 1 kg behind shy of New Zealand’s David Liti. This performance raised India’s overall medal count to 16 (three gold, ten silver, three bronze). A bronze by discus‑thrower Discus thrower Seema Kaliramna, Kaliramna added a bronze with a best throw of 58.65 m, also contributed. The Indian weightlifting squad concluded the Games with eight medals—one gold, six silver behind Jamaica’s Samantha Hall (gold) and one bronze—bringing the nation’s Commonwealth Games Canada’s Julia Tunks (silver). These results brought India’s tally to 16 (three medals – three gold, ten silver, silver and three bronze). bronze – and were highlighted by President Droupadi Murmu’s public congratulations on 30 July, reinforcing earlier praise from Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya publicly praised both Lovepreet Singh and Seema Kaliramna for their achievements. Mandaviya. Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin final with a best throw of 79.61 m, m throw, joining teammates Rohit Yadav and Yashveer Singh. Private javelin coach Jayveer Chaudhary continued his self‑funded support of Chopra’s team, the javelin squad despite not being part of the official delegation approved by delegation. Overall, India’s Sports Ministry. On 30 July, President Droupadi Murmu and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the athletes, with President Murmu posting on X to highlight Singh’s 388 kg total and record‑breaking 176 kg snatch, strong showing across weightlifting, discus, and javelin underscored its ambition to celebrate Seema Kaliramna’s bronze in the women’s discus. expand its Commonwealth Games medal haul.