Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7: Murali Sreeshankar bags his second CWG medal - Highlights
Up Next: Aryan Nehra takes on men's 1500m freestyle final!
India's Aryan Nehra is up next in the men's 1500m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
The long-distance specialist will face a strong field in one of swimming's most demanding events as he looks to challenge for a podium finish and cap off India's campaign in the pool on Day 7.
Athletics, Men's Long Jump Final: Silver Medal for Murali Sreeshankar
He jumped 7.97m on his final attempt and remained in silver medal position behind Tajay Gayle of Jamaica
This meant he couldn't improve on his 8.09m mark from the second attempt and finished 2nd.
This is Sreeshankar's second consecutive silver at the Commonwealth Games, replicating his silver with 8.08m in Birmingham four years ago.
Athletics, Men's Long Jump Final: Lokesh Sathyanthan finishes 5th with a best of 7.97m
Lokesh could only manage a 7.62m jump on his final attempt.
This meant he couldn't improve on his 7.97m mark from the first attempt and finished 5th on his CWG debut.
Athletics, Men's Long Jump Final: Murali remains in second position after the 5th attempt
He could manage to jump 7.94m on his penultimate attempt and is still behind Gayle's 8.15m.
With just one more attempt left, the final is getting intense, and it's keen to see if Sreeshankar can find a better mark on his final attempt.
Athletics, Women's Shot Put: Manpreet Kaur betters her mark to 16.66m
Manpreet significantly improved her distance on the second attempt to 16.66m, but is still in 4th place and is almost a metre behind the current third-place athlete, L Cameron of Jamaica.
Up Next: Bowls, Women’s Singles, Section C, India vs Isle of Man
Nayanmoni Saikia returns for her second match after suffering a defeat against Wales in straight sets in her opening match. She will now hope to win her second match against Caroline Whitehead of the Isle of Man and keep her chances of reaching the semi-finals alive, as a loss in this match could end her medal hopes.
She will be in action at 1:10 AM IST.
Athletics, Men's Long Jump Final: Murali drops to second palce after 4th attempt
Tajay Gayle of Jamaica jumps 8.15m on his fourth attempt to topple Murali, who had a foul jump on his fourth and now dropped to second place.
Lokesh had a 7.65m jump on his fourth and remained in 4th place with the best of 7.97m.
Para Swimming: Suyash Jadhav finishes fourth in men's S7 50m freestyle final!
India's Suyash Jadhav narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the men's S7 50m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
Jadhav clocked 31.63s to finish just outside the podium, while compatriot Chaitanya Vishwas (C.V.) Kulkarni placed fifth with a time of 33.17s.
South Africa's Christian Sadie won the gold medal in a Games record time of 28.06s, with Singapore's Wei Soong Toh taking silver (29.36s) and England's Bruce Dee claiming bronze (31.33s).
Athletics, Women's Shot Put Final: Manpreet Kaur starts with 15.92m
A poor start for Manpreet as she could attain a distance of 15.92m on his first attempt.
However, she is still in 4th place in the overall standings but will have to improve further to have any chance of a medal.
Up Next: India's Suyash Jadhav and Chaitanya V. Kulkarni eye medals in para swimming final!
India's Suyash Jadhav and Chaitanya Vishwas (C.V.) Kulkarni are up next in the men's S7 50m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
The Indian duo qualified for the final earlier in the day and will now look to challenge a strong field featuring Canada's Sebastian Massabie, Malaysia's Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli, England's Bruce Dee, South Africa's Christian Sadie and Singapore's Wei Soong Toh for a place on the podium.
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