India finished its 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign in fourth place for the second consecutive edition, winning 39 medals in Glasgow, Scotland.Indian athletics and boxing contingents delivered the most medals with 10 each, followed by 8 medals in weightlifting and six in para athletics. Indian judokas also had their best-ever medal tally with four medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze), and Jhandu Kumar bagged India's only medal in para powerlifting.While the Indian boxing contingent was favourite to win these many medals, there were plenty of surprises in other sports like Athletics & Judo.Here are a few athletes who have impressed the most at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games:Gulveer Singh – AthleticsGulveer Singh emerged as India’s standout performer in Glasgow, becoming the only Indian athlete to win two medals. He opened his campaign in the 10,000m final against some of the world’s top distance runners, including Olympic medallist Edwin Kurgat of Kenya.Staying with the leading pack throughout, Gulveer produced a powerful final kick in the last 200m to overtake Kurgat and claim silver.He followed it up with a bronze in the 5,000m, once again displaying his remarkable final kick, and with a stunning late surge, he edged out a Kenyan runner by just 0.04 seconds.In a discipline long dominated by Kenya and Uganda, Gulveer’s double medal feat marked a historic achievement as no Indian athlete had ever won two individual athletics medals at the same edition of CWG.Tejaswin Shankar – AthleticsTejaswin Shankar had a roller-coaster campaign in Glasgow, suffering a heartbreaking withdrawal from the high jump final to bounce back remarkably to win a first-ever bronze medal in the decathlon for India at the Games.He began his competition in the men’s high jump final, but his long-standing knee issue flared up at the wrong time and after just one attempt, he had…
This report has been adapted by the PurePlay Sports Desk from coverage by The Bridge, NDTV Sports, The Hindu Sportstar, Google News — Athletes, Khel Now.