Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7: Murali Sreeshankar bags his second CWG medal - Highlights

Boxing: Sakshi Chaudhary extends lead after Round 2!

India's Sakshi Chaudhary is one round away from a guaranteed Commonwealth Games medal after taking Round 2 unanimously (5-0) against Caitlin Fryers of Northern Ireland in the women's 51kg quarter-final.

Boxing: Sakshi Chaudhary takes Round 1 unanimously!

India's Sakshi Chaudhary made a dominant start to her women's 51kg quarter-final, winning the opening round 5-0 against Caitlin Fryers of Northern Ireland.

She moves two rounds away from securing a place in the semi-finals and an assured Commonwealth Games medal.

Boxing: Women's 51kg quarter-final underway

India's Sakshi Chaudhary is underway in the women's 51kg quarter-final against Caitlin Fryers of Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games 2026.

The winner will advance to the semi-finals and be assured of at least a bronze medal, making this a crucial bout for the Indian boxer.

Up Next: Sakshi Chaudhary begins boxing campaign!

India's Sakshi Chaudhary will be the next Indian in action as she takes on Caitlin Fryers of Northern Ireland in the women's 51kg quarter-finals at the Commonwealth Games 2026.

A victory will secure Sakshi a place in the semi-finals and guarantee India at least a bronze medal in the event. The bout is scheduled to begin at 4:45 PM IST.

Athletics, Men's 200m Round 1: Animesh Kujur finishes in 20.46s to win Heat 4

Animesh clocks a new season-best time of 20.46s to finish heat 4 in top position and starts his Commonwealth Games campaign on a high.

He is currently in 5th place in the overall standings and will now have to wait for the other 6 heats to finish.

The final standings will decide his future in Glasgow, as only the top 16 runners will qualify for the semi-finals.

Athletics, Men's Shot Put Qualification Round: Samardeep Gill has also qualified for the final

Samardeep just fell short of the automatic qualification mark of 20m.

But his first attempt at 19.95m was enough for him to book his spot in one of the top 12 available quotas for the final.

He finished the qualification round in 5th place and joined his experienced compatriot Tajinder Pal Singh Toor in the final.

Athletics, Men's Shot Put Qualification Round: Tajinderpal Singh Toor advances to final

The National record holder breached the automatic qualification mark of 20m. He attained a distance of 20.14m on his second attempt to qualify for the final.

Earlier, he had started with a throw of 19.93m in his first attempt. He is currently in second position in the overall standings, just behind Tom Walsh of New Zealand (21.03m).

Para Swimming, Men's 50m Freestyle S7 Heats: Chaitanya Kulkarni and Suyash Jadhav advance to final

Chitanya Kulkarni finished 4th with a time of 32.77s, and Suyash finished 6th with 35.35s.

Both swimmers will return to hunt for a medal at 12.46 Am later tonight.

Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle Heats: Anesh Gowda finishes 7th in heat 5; Bows out of the final race

Both Sajan and Aneesh Gowda missed out on a place in the final, finishing in 18th and 20th positions, respectively.

Aneesh clocked a better time of 1:51.64s than his senior compatriot, but it wasn't enough for them to qualify for the 8-man final, which has a cut-off at 1:47.46s.

Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle Heats: Sajan Praksh finishes 5th in heat 4

Sajan clocked 1:51.99s to finish 5th in heat 4.

He is currently in 7th position and will have to wait for the results of two more heats to confirm his chances of further qualification.