Commonwealth Games 2026 Highlights, July 28: Gulveer Singh, Harjinder Kaur win landmark silver medals

On July 28, 2026, India secured two historic silver medals at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games courtesy of Gulveer Singh’s groundbreaking 10,000m track performance and Harjinder Kaur’s record-breaking weightlifting campaign, moving India’s total tally to 12 medals (2 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze). [1]

• The Achievement: Gulveer Singh became the first Indian man ever to win a long-distance track medal at the Commonwealth Games.
• The Performance: Battling heavy downpours and a heavily waterlogged track, he recorded a time of 27:49.78 in the men’s 10,000m final.
• The Finish: He crossed the finish line a mere 0.85 seconds behind the gold-medal winner, Ky Robinson of Australia (27:48.93). [1, 2]

• The Achievement: Harjinder Kaur secured the silver medal in the women’s 69kg weightlifting division, upgrading the bronze medal she earned at Birmingham in 2022. [1, 2]
• The Performance: She recorded a personal-best combined total of 227kg. She accomplished this by pulling off a 101kg lift in the snatch and a 126kg lift in the clean and jerk. [3, 4]
• The Records: During her highly competitive routine, Harjinder shattered the existing Commonwealth Games discipline record twice before Canada’s Charlotte Simoneau responded with a massive 240kg total to capture the gold medal. [1, 4]

• Boxing Gains: Three Indian pugilists—reigning Asian champion Priya Ghanghas, Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti Pawar, and Jadumani Singh—all advanced to the semifinals to guarantee India at least three additional bronze medals. [1]
• Athletics Progress: National 400m record holder Vishal TK secured a safe passage into the men’s 400m semifinals by taking second place in his opening round heat with a time of 46.49 seconds. [1]

If you want to track more events from the competition, let me know if you would like:

• The complete schedule for the upcoming boxing semifinals
• The exact timing for Vishal TK’s 400m semifinal run
• Updates on other Indian weightlifters remaining in the tournament

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