Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8 is underway in Glasgow, Scotland, with India now up to 15 medals after another productive session on Wednesday. Thursday, July 30 brings javelin qualifying for Neeraj Chopra, two weightlifting finals in the heaviest categories, and the start of India’s track cycling campaign.
Here is everything you need to know: results, medal table, schedule, and key highlights from Day 8 in Glasgow.
India has pushed its tally to 15 total medals: three gold, nine silver, and three bronze, continuing a steady climb through the first week of competition. Six Indian boxers already guaranteed themselves medals on Wednesday by winning their way into the semifinals. India’s silver and bronze count is almost certain to grow further before those bouts are even fought.
Australia continues to lead the overall medal table behind its dominant swimming program. England holds onto second, and host nation Scotland is still benefiting from a vocal home crowd across Glasgow’s four venues.
Neeraj Chopra headlines Thursday’s card, opening his campaign in javelin throw qualifying as he chases a second Commonwealth Games gold after his Gold Coast 2018 title.
Weightlifting features two finals in the heaviest weight classes, with Martina Devi Maibam competing in the women’s 86+kg final and Lovepreet Singh in the men’s 110+kg final. Athletics adds further medal chances through Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill in the men’s shot put final. Seema Kaliramna and Nidhi Rani in the women’s discus throw final. Animesh Kujur runs the men’s 200m semifinal, while Tejaswin Shankar begins his decathlon campaign with the high jump and 400m. His participation carries some uncertainty, though, after his knee flared up during Monday’s high jump final.
India’s track cycling program also gets underway. Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, and Rojit Singh Yanglem compete in the men’s team sprint final, subject to qualification earlier in the session. Bowls continues as well, with India’s men’s pairs facing Botswana and Nayanmoni Saikia in women’s singles action against Malaysia.
Wednesday’s session delivered one of India’s best days of the Games so far. Six Indian boxers, Sakshi Choudhary, Jaismine Lamboria, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach, Ankush Panghal, and Narender Berwal, all won their quarterfinal bouts to reach the semifinals. They confirmed medals across the board in a single afternoon.
Athletics added further highlights, with Sreeshankar Murali winning silver in the men’s long jump with a best effort of 8.09m. Gulveer Singh claimed India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 10000m with a well-timed final-lap surge for silver. Para athlete Dilip Mahadu Gavit won gold in the men’s 100m T47, with teammate Mohammed Basil M taking silver in the same event.
India has 15 medals banked and a wave of guaranteed boxing medals still to be converted from silver into potential gold. Day 8 offers India a chance to keep pace with its strongest single-day totals of the Games. Neeraj Chopra’s qualifying round carries no medal risk itself, but a smooth outing would set up a genuine gold-medal chance later in the athletics program.
Weightlifting has been India’s most consistent medal source so far. Another final in the heaviest categories gives the team a realistic path to extend that streak on Thursday.
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Day 8 in Glasgow carries the weight of expectation, with Neeraj Chopra stepping onto the runway and two weightlifting finals offering fresh medal chances. Fifteen medals in and India shows no signs of slowing down as the Games head toward their second week. For live scores and the most current standings, Glasgow 2026’s official schedule and results page tracks every event in real time, while Olympics.com’s India medal tracker has the full breakdown of India’s results so far.
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