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Glasgow: The performance of India at the Commonwealth Games 2026 was at its peak with six medals won on Day 5, taking their total medal tally to 10. Weightlifting, Athletics and Para Athletics were the main sources of medals for India, whereas Indian boxers improved the medal chances of their nation by reaching the quarterfinals.
Sarvesh Kushare made history by becoming the first ever to win a Commonwealth Games silver medal in the men's high jump after clearing 2.25m. Para Athlete Sharmila Dhankar also made history in her field as she became the first-ever Indian Para Athlete to have won a Commonwealth Games gold in the field of Para athletics with her season's best throw of 9.81m in the women's F57 shot put event.
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India continued to receive medals through weightlifting. Valluri Ajaya Babu won a silver medal for India in the men's 79kg category by lifting a total of 330kg, whereas Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in the women's 53kg category. Bindyarani Devi added to the medal tally by winning a bronze medal in the women's 58kg category.
Sachin Siwach, Ankush and Sakshi Chaudhary progressed into the quarterfinals of boxing convincingly, whereas Sumit went out of the tournament after being narrowly beaten. M Sreeshankar and Lokesh Sathyanathan qualified for the men's long jump final and Tejas Shirse became the first Indian to qualify for the Commonwealth Games men's 110m hurdles final, finishing eighth place owing to his injury.
Swimming saw mixed results with Sajan Prakash and Aryan Nehra finishing eighth in their respective finals, whereas gymnast Protistha Samanta took seventh place in the women's vault final.
