Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7: Murali Sreeshankar bags his second CWG medal - Highlights
Follow all the highlights from Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 as India's athletes compete across athletics, swimming, boxing, weightlifting, para sports and bowls.
Murali Sreeshankar, Parul Chaudhary to compete for medals. (File Photo)
India built on its strong start to the Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign with another medal-packed day in Glasgow, with three medals on Wednesday.
Murali Sreeshankar opened the tally on the day, winning the silver medal in men's long jump with a leap of 8.09m. Minutes later, Dilip Gavit and Mohammed Basil followed in men's 100m T47, completing a double podium for India.
Elsewhere, it was heartbreak for Manpreet Kaur (Shot Put) and Suyash Jadhav (Para Swimming) as they ended up in fourth place in their respective events.
In boxing, six pugilists booked their spots in the semi-finals, confirming medals for India in Glasgow, while in athletics, national record holder Animesh Kujur qualified for the 200m semi-finals.
In weightlifting, India had only one medal event, but the teenager Sanjana couldn't find a valid lift in 77 kg snatch and bowed out of the competition early.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 29 July 2026 3:05 PM IST
Up Next: Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle Heats: Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Gowda in action
Indian veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash will be in action in his final event in Glasgow. He will be one of the two Indians in the heats alongside the youngster Aneesh Gowda.
There are six heats in the preliminary round with 45 entries, and only the 8 swimmers with the best timings across six heats will go to the final.
Sajan will be in heat 4 alongside Samuel Short of Australia, who has already won three freestyle golds in Glasgow. While, Aneesh will be in heat 5 with eight-time Olympic medalist Duncan Scott of Scotland.
Here are the start lists:
- 29 July 2026 2:42 PM IST
Weightlifting, Women's 77Kg Final: Sanjana fails all three of her snatch attempts; ends her campaign in Glasgow
The teenager had a heartbreaking debut at CWG as she failed to land any valid lift in the women's 77 kg category.
She failed all three of her attempts at 94 Kg as the barbell slid behind her back on all occasions, making it uncomfortable for her to handle.
She has a personal best of 96Kg in snatch from earlier this year, meaning this is not something she has never done before.
But now, her medal chances are over even before it started
- 29 July 2026 2:39 PM IST
Weightlifting, Women's 77Kg Final: Sanjana fails her first two attempt at 94 kg
Sanjana couldn't complete her first two lifts after failing to lift the barbell in the standing position and dropping it from the kneeling position.
She has one more attempt left and will have to complete that to continue her competition.
- 29 July 2026 2:00 PM IST
First Up: Weightlifting, Women's 77Kg Final: Sanjana in action
One of the youngest members of the Indian weightlifting contingent will begin her campaign today.
She will be in the 77 Kg final at 2:15 PM IST, having 10 entries.
The medal competition in this category will be intense, with 4 weightlifters starting within the 93- 95 kg range in snatch alongside Samoan rising star Seine Stowers, starting at 105Kg.
Sanjana's Personal best stands at 220 Kg: 96 kg snatch + 124 Kg C&J
Here is the start list:
- 29 July 2026 1:40 PM IST
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7!
Hello and welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.
India will look to build on its impressive medal haul with another packed day of action across athletics, weightlifting, boxing, swimming and bowls.
Medal hopes rest on Murali Sreeshankar in the men's long Jump, while Parul Chaudhary eyes the podium in the women's 3,000m Steeplechase event.
In boxing, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Chaudhary, Sachin Siwach, Ankush Panghal, Narender Berwal and Jasmine Lamboria will all be aiming to book semifinal spots, guaranteeing themselves at least a bronze medal.
Stay tuned as we bring you live updates, results and all the key moments from India's campaign throughout the day.
