2026 Commonwealth Games:
The Indian weightlifting and para-powerlifting contingent brought laurels to the nation at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Glasgow, Scotland, with Gyaneshwari Yadav winning silver and Jhandu Kumar securing a historic bronze medal.
- India’s Anahat Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win the girls’ singles title at the World Junior Squash Championships.
- Gyaneshwari Yadav (Weightlifting): Won the silver medal in the women’s 53 kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- Nigeria’s Onome Omolola Didih claimed the gold medal with a 206 kg total lift, setting a new Commonwealth Games record.
- Jhandu Kumar (Para-Powerlifting): A para-powerlifter from Bihar, secured the bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight para-powerlifting event with a best lift of 190 kg, earning India’s first medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- He was trained at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), Gandhinagar, and is a Khelo India athlete, having won silver at the 2024 Khelo India Para Games and gold in 2025, reflecting the success of the government’s sports development initiatives.
- Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (Weightlifting): Won the bronze medal in the women’s 58 kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- This marked her second consecutive Commonwealth Games medal, following her silver in the 55 kg category at the 2022 Birmingham Games.
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