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Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final - Highlights
Catch highlights from Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Neeraj Chopra and India's athletes compete across athletics, weightlifting, cycling and bowls.
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8 LIVE: Neeraj Chopra, Tajinderpal Singh in action -Blog, updates
India once again had a packed schedule on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2026, with the spotlight firmly on athletics as Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra began his campaign in the men's javelin throw qualification.
India added two more medals to its tally at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday as Lovepreet Singh claimed silver in the men's +110kg weightlifting before Seema Kaliramna capped off the day with bronze in the women's discus throw.
Meanwhile, Tejaswin Shankar ended the opening day of the decathlon in second place, keeping himself firmly in medal contention.
Animesh Kujur missed the men's 200m final after clocking 20.65s in the semi-finals, while Vishal TK bowed out in the men's 400m semi-finals.
In the final athletics event of the night, Parul Chaudhary finished 13th in the women's 5,000m final, clocking 15:08.56, the second-fastest time of her career.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 31 July 2026 12:48 AM IST
Weightlifting, Men's +110kg: Lovepreet Singh wins SILVER!
This is how the final standings in men's +110kg looks like as Lovepreet Singh's 10kg snatch gets overtaken in just two clean and jerk attempts.
- 31 July 2026 12:47 AM IST
Weightlifting, Men's +110kg: DAVID LITI TAKES GOLD!
That is the gold medal for New Zealand. And another silver medal in weightlifting for India.
Massive disappointment for Lovepreet, who still has improved the colour of his medal from four years ago!
- 31 July 2026 12:45 AM IST
Weightlifting, Men's +110kg: Lovepreet Singh drops 217kg!
Oh no, that's a costly miss for Lovepreet Singh. He drops his final clean and jerk attempt at 217kg.
Lovepreet's total stands at 388kg. David Liti, with two attempts left, stands at 373kg.
Will the Kiwi overtake the Indian?
- 31 July 2026 12:44 AM IST
Weightlifting, Men's +110kg: David Liti, the only competitor
David Liti, who lifted 166kg in snatch is the only competitor who can stop Lovepreet from winning a gold.
The Kiwi lifter has put 223kg for his second lift, which means Lovepreet will finish all his clean and jerk attempts first.
The Indian will attempt 217kg in the final attempt and hope for the best.
- 31 July 2026 12:43 AM IST
Weightlifting, Men's +110kg: Lovepreet Singh lifts 212kg!
Lovepreet Singh continues to make this look easy. No signs of any pressure on his face. Comes in, takes his time and lifts 212kg.
He's now up to 388kg in total, which is now a new national record.
- 31 July 2026 12:39 AM IST
Weightlifting, Men's +110kg: Lovepreet Singh lifts 205kg!
Lovepreet Singh makes no mistake in his first clean and jerk attempt. Comes in to lift 205kg, does it rather comfortably.
He solidifies his position for the gold medal. Total up to 381kg.
- 31 July 2026 12:29 AM IST
Athletics, Men's Shot Put Final: Tajinderpal Singh Toor finishes in 5th place
India's wait for a shot put medal at the Commonwealth Games continues as Tajinderpal finished in 5th place with a best of 20.27m.
He couldn't improve his mark on the final attempt, throwing 19.79m, and finished outside the podium.
- 31 July 2026 12:27 AM IST
Athletics, Men's Shot Put Final: Samardeep Singh Gill finishes 7th with a best of 20.03m
He couldn't find anything better than his 20.03m from his third attempt, and hence finished 7th on his CWG debut.
- 31 July 2026 12:23 AM IST
Athletics, Men's Shot Put Final: Tajinder remains in 5th place with another 20.26m throw
Tajinder almost matched his best of 20.27m but still remained in 5th place, and with just one more attempt to go, it looked tough for him to breach the current podium mark at 20.99m.
- 31 July 2026 12:13 AM IST
Athletics, Men's Shot Put Final: Tajinderpal remains in 5th place after 4 attempts
He couldn't improve his mark, and with a 19.93m throw on his fourth attempt, he remained in 5th place.
Samardeep Gill also failed to improve his mark and is still in 7th place.
