Gulveer, Tejaswin and inroads at the CWG athletics
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).
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