Recap: Murali's historic silver, boxing clean sweep headline India's Day 7 at CWG 2026!

Murali Sreeshankar led the charge by winning a historic silver in the men's long jump with a leap of 8.09m, becoming the first Indian to claim two Commonwealth Games medals in the event. Soon after, Dilip Gavit struck gold in the men's 100m T47, while Mohammed Basil secured bronze to complete India's first-ever double podium finish in the event.

In boxing, it was a flawless outing as Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach, Ankush Panghal, Narender Berwal, and Jaismine Lamboria all advanced to the semi-finals, assuring themselves of at least bronze medals. They joined Lovlina Borgohain, Preeti Pawar, Priya Ghanghas, and Jadumani Singh, taking India's tally of assured boxing medals to 10.

Elsewhere, Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Tamilarasan progressed to the men's 400m hurdles final, while Suyash Jadhav narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the men's S7 50m freestyle. 

Update: 2026-07-30 08:06 GMT

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