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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
- 30 July 2026 9:26 PM IST
Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia: Nayanmoni takes another point.
End 6 turned into a thrilling end, as Malaysia was leading until the very end and gave Nayanmoni no chance to take points. However, with her final bowl, she changed the game and took another point, reducing the lead to 5-4.
End 7 will be very important for her to win the set.
- 30 July 2026 9:21 PM IST
Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia: Nayanmoni takes two points.
In End 5, Nayanmoni found her way back into the game and managed to get two bowls close to the jack. She had a chance to take one more point with her final bowl but missed it and was only able to take two points, reducing the lead to 5-3.
- 30 July 2026 9:14 PM IST
Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia: Emma adds two more points to her lead.
End 4 showed that Nayanmoni was struggling to get close to the jack. She was on the correct line but was still unable to reach the jack. Emma took twomore points to extend her lead to 5-1.
- 30 July 2026 9:09 PM IST
Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia: Nayanmoni takes one point !!
End 3 once again started with Emma maintaining the lead from the first bowl. However, Nayanmoni changed the game with her second last bowl and took one point.
- 30 July 2026 9:06 PM IST
Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia: Emma Firyana Saroji takes a three-point lead.
In End 2, Emma did not give Nayanmoni any chance to get close to the jack. She placed her bowls in a way that Nayanmoni could not break through, eventually taking two more points.
- 30 July 2026 9:00 PM IST
Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia: Emma Firyana Saroji takes a one-point lead.
End 1 started with both players trying to get their bowls close to the jack. However, in the end, Malaysia made the most of the opportunity and took one point.
- 30 July 2026 8:53 PM IST
Up Next: Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C, India vs Malaysia
Nayanmoni Saikia returns for her third match against Malaysia after losing her opening match against Wales and winning her second match against the Isle of Man. She will need to win this match to remain in contention for a place in the semi-finals, as only the group topper will qualify.
She will be in action at 8:55 PM IST.
- 30 July 2026 8:49 PM IST
Bowls, Men's Pairs, Section B, India vs Botswana: India wins the match. !!
India had an incredible match today, winning Set 1 with a strong performance by 9-2 before losing Set 2 by a close margin of 4-3. It all came down to the tie-breaker, where India held their nerves and won the match.
They not only won the match but also moved to the top of the standings in their section.
- 30 July 2026 8:34 PM IST
Bowls, Men's Pairs, Section B, India vs Botswana: The match goes into a tie-breaker.
India won Set 1 with a strong performance, 9-2, and were also leading in Set 2. However, Botswana took control in the final ends and won the set, taking the match into a tie-breaker.
- 30 July 2026 8:31 PM IST
Weightlifting, Women's +86kg: Martina Devi is heart broken
Rough campaign that for the 20-year-old, who'll finish fifth on her Commonwealth Games debut, with just two successful lifts.
