Prime Minister Congratulates Commonwealth Games Medalists
Yesterday, the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers congratulated Indian athletes on their silver medal wins at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
India is competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where athletes have secured multiple medals across weightlifting, boxing, and track and field. On August 2, 2026, the Prime Minister's Office issued a series of congratulatory messages for silver medalists Harjinder Kaur in the women's 69 kg weightlifting event, Sarvesh Kushare in the men's high jump, Sreeshankar, and boxer Jadumani Singh Mandengbam in the men's 55 kg category, while Priya Ghangas won gold in the women's 60 kg boxing division. Union Minister Annpurna Devi also congratulated weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav for her silver medal. These accolades arrived the same day the Prime Minister paid tributes to freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary and lauded Parliament's passage of a bill aimed at strengthening the examination system.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a cascade of congratulatory messages on Sunday as India wrapped up its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a fourth-place finish and a tally of 39 medals. The messages, released through the Prime Minister's Office, recognised silver-winning performances by weightlifter Harjinder Kaur in the women's 69 kg category, high jumper Sarvesh Kushare, long jumper Sreeshankar, and boxer Jadumani Singh Mandengbam in the men's 55 kg division. A separate message celebrated Priya Ghangas's gold medal in the women's 60 kg boxing final (PIB).
Union Minister Annpurna Devi added her congratulations for weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav, who claimed silver in the women's 53 kg event (PIB). The flurry of official recognition came on the Games' closing day, which also saw the Prime Minister pay tributes to freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary and laud Parliament's passage of a bill aimed at strengthening the national examination system (PIB).
India's final haul of 13 gold, 17 silver, and nine bronze medals arrived in a stripped-down edition of the Games that omitted traditional Indian strongholds such as wrestling, shooting, badminton, and hockey. Despite the reduced programme, the contingent surpassed pre-Games expectations, driven largely by a record-breaking boxing campaign that yielded seven gold and three silver medals — the country's best-ever showing in the sport at a Commonwealth Games (Google News India). The gold medallists in the ring included Ankush Panghal, Sachin Siwach, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary, and Ghangas.
Athletics contributed a steady stream of silver medals. Kushare matched the winning height of 2.25 metres in the men's high jump but settled for silver on countback behind Jamaica's Romaine Beckford. Sreeshankar leapt 8.09 metres for long jump silver behind Tajay Gayle of Jamaica. Gulveer Singh added silver in the 10,000 metres and bronze in the 5,000 metres, becoming the first Indian track athlete to win two medals at a single edition. Neeraj Chopra, returning from injury, took silver in the javelin, while Tejaswin Shankar claimed a historic bronze in the decathlon (Google News India).
Weightlifting delivered multiple podium finishes, with Mirabai Chanu securing gold in the women's 48 kg category to become the first Indian to win three consecutive Commonwealth Games titles in the sport. Silvers came from Harjinder Kaur, Gyaneshwari Yadav, Rishikanta Singh, Raja Muthupandi, Valluri Ajaya Babu, and Lovepreet Singh (Google News India). Judo emerged as a new medal contributor, with Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh winning gold in the women's 48 kg and men's 60 kg categories respectively. Para-athletes added further depth, notably Soman Rana and Shubham Juyal completing a historic double podium in the men's shot put F57 event (Google News India).
The Games concluded on Sunday with Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, declaring the event closed and formally passing the Commonwealth Games flag to representatives including Neeraj Chopra, Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha, and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, marking the official handover to Ahmedabad for the 2030 edition (Google News India).
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