Everything that's happened at CWG 2026 Day 8 Javelin

Gulveer Singh became the first Indian to win two track and field medals in a single CWG edition, taking silver in both the 5,000m and 10,000m.

Tejaswin Shankar won a decathlon bronze at the 2026 Glasgow CWG, a first for India in that event.

India achieved a record 10 medals at the 2026 CWG, up from eight in 2022, with new breakthroughs in distance running and decathlon.

Neeraj Chopra and Yashvir Singh returned men's javelin to the medal tally, while Seema Kaliramna did the same in women's discus.

Medals in jumps continued with Sarvesh Kushare (high jump), Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), and Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu (triple jump).

Yashvir Singh won India's historic bronze in men's javelin at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a personal best throw of 85.41m.

Neeraj Chopra took silver with a season-best 85.83m, despite cold and windy conditions.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage claimed gold with a throw of 89.75m.

Yashvir's self-talk before his final throw, recalling his previous personal best, inspired him to surpass the bronze mark of 82m.

Chopra said sharing the podium with Yashvir made the achievement special, recalling a similar moment at the Asian Games.

President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning silver in javelin at CWG 2026.

Yash Vir Singh won bronze in javelin at CWG 2026.

Tejaswin Shankar won a historic decathlon bronze.

Yamini Maurya won a judo silver at CWG 2026.

Yash Vir Singh won bronze in men's javelin throw at 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with personal best 85.41m.

Neeraj Chopra took silver (85.83m), Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga gold (89.75m).

Born 22 October 2001 in Jaipur, Yash switched from basketball to javelin, starting with bamboo javelin.

His father Rai Singh, former national-level javelin thrower, supports his training. In 2021, Yash broke Neeraj Chopra's U20 record with 78.68m; in 2022, first 80m+ throw (82.13m) at Indian Grand Prix 4.

Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka won the men's javelin throw gold at the Commonwealth Games 2026.

His winning throw measured 89.75 meters.

He defeated Neeraj Chopra, the Indian javelin thrower, for the gold medal.

Pathirage is a former fast bowler who transitioned to javelin throwing.