Record CWG boxing haul a stepping stone for tougher tests
India won seven gold and three silver in boxing at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, contributing seven of the country's 13 gold medals.
India's boxing gold count increased from three in 2018 to seven in 2026, with the overall tally rising from nine to ten medals.
The success was aided by the absence of central Asian countries, Japan, and China in the boxing competition.
Women's boxing in India is surging, while the men's group is in transition; only two men qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
At the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, Indian women won medals (Minakshi Hooda, Jaismine Lamboria, Nupur Sheoran, Pooja Rani) but no Indian man won a medal.
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