Everything that's happened at CWG 2026 India Day 8

Sakshi Choudhary won gold in the women's 51kg category at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, beating England's Ruby White 5-0.

She qualified for CWG 2026 by defeating Minakshi Hooda and Nikhat Zareen in the national trials, after dropping to a lower weight category.

India won a record 10 boxing medals at the 2026 CWG, including seven golds, boosting India to 4th in the medal tally.

Prior to CWG 2026, Sakshi had won the 2015 junior World Championship and the 54kg category at the World Boxing Cup in Astana, Uzbekistan last year.

Her father Manoj Kumar expressed confidence she will win gold at the Asian Games and Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra qualified for the javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a best throw of 79.61 metres.

Chopra finished ahead of Pakistani rival Arshad Nadeem in the qualifying round.

Sri Lanka's javelin thrower is highlighted as the main challenge in the final.

The event is being covered live by NDTV, focusing on the Neeraj vs Arshad rivalry.

Neeraj Chopra won silver with a season's best throw of 85.83 metres at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.

Yashvir Singh claimed bronze with a personal best of 85.41 metres, moving from sixth to third on his final throw.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage took gold with an outstanding 89.75 metres.

Rohit Yadav finished seventh with 81.56 metres, while all three Indian throwers placed in the top eight.

Chopra's silver is his second Commonwealth medal, eight years after his Gold Coast gold.

Neeraj Chopra won silver in men's javelin throw at CWG 2026.

Yashvir Singh claimed bronze in the same event.

India achieved a historic double podium finish in javelin.

Tejaswin Shankar won India's first-ever CWG decathlon medal.

Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in the men's javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with a season-best throw of 85.83m.

Yashvir Singh clinched the bronze medal in his Commonwealth Games debut with a personal best throw of 85.41m on his final attempt.

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

Chopra said sharing the podium with Yashvir Singh was special and reminded him of the Asian Games medal double.

The silver medal adds to Chopra's achievements including Olympic gold and silver, World Championships gold and silver, two Asian Games golds, and the Diamond League title.