Commonwealth Games 2026: Lovepreet wins silver; Seema Kaliramna adds discus bronze on day 8

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.

Lovepreet looked destined for India's second weightlifting gold of the Games after producing a dominant display in the snatch. The Indian heavyweight lifted 176kg to set new Commonwealth Games and national records, opening up a 10kg lead over the field heading into the clean and jerk.

He followed it up with successful lifts of 205kg and 212kg in the clean and jerk to finish with a national record total of 388kg.

However, New Zealand's David Liti produced a stunning comeback, lifting 223kg in his second clean and jerk attempt to edge the Indian by just one kilogram with a winning total of 389kg. England's Andrew Griffiths took bronze with 356kg.

India signed off the day with another medal in athletics as Seema Kaliramna clinched bronze in the women's discus throw with a best effort of 58.65m.

The medal was India's ninth in the women's discus throw in Commonwealth Games history. Nidhi Rani narrowly missed out on the podium, finishing fourth with a best throw of 57.10m.

Tejaswin keeps medal hopes alive in decathlon

Earlier in the day, Tejaswin Shankar remained firmly in medal contention in the men's decathlon. After an average start in the 100m, the Indian national record holder bounced back with a personal best 7.82m in the long jump before winning the high jump with a clearance of 2.15m.

He closed Day 1 with 4,339 points, just 14 points behind leader Damian Warner of Canada.

All three Indian javelin throwers also advanced to the men's final. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified with a best throw of 79.61m, while Rohit Yadav (78.37m) and Yashvir Singh (78.36m) also progressed despite challenging windy conditions. It marked the first time in eight years that Neeraj failed to secure automatic qualification with his opening throw.

India also enjoyed success in the men's triple jump qualification, with Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu booking their places in the final. Praveen qualified with 16.46m, while Selva recovered from two fouls to produce 16.21m on his final attempt.

There was disappointment in the women's +86kg weightlifting, where Martina Devi Maibam finished fifth on her Commonwealth Games debut. After surviving the snatch with a successful third attempt at 105kg, she managed 140kg in the clean and jerk but failed at 144kg and 146kg, ending outside the medals.

The men's shot put final also proved frustrating for India. Former Asian champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished fifth with 20.27m, while Samardeep Singh Gill ended seventh with 20.03m.

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.

In bowls, the men's pairs duo of Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar defeated Botswana in a tie-break to register their third straight win and move to the top of their section. However, Nayanmoni Saikia suffered a straight-sets defeat to Malaysia, ending her medal hopes in the women's singles.

India also endured disappointment in cycling, with the men's team sprint trio failing to qualify for the medal rounds, while para cyclist Lishi Das missed out on a place in the women's C4-5 individual pursuit finals on her Commonwealth Games debut.