Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7 Round-Up: India’s Medals and Highlights (30 July)
India collected two more medals on Day 7 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Thursday, 30 July, with weightlifter Lovepreet Singh claiming a narrow silver and thrower Seema Kaliramna earning a hard-fought bronze. The additions took India to 17 medals overall — three gold, 10 silver and four bronze — as a busy programme of athletics, weightlifting, para-sport and track cycling played out across the Scottish host city.
India’s medals on Day 7
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Lovepreet Singh | Men’s +110kg weightlifting | 388kg (176 + 212) |
| Bronze | Seema Kaliramna | Women’s discus throw | 58.66m |
Lovepreet Singh’s silver was one of the finest near-misses of the Games so far. The 28-year-old from Punjab totalled 388kg — 176kg in the snatch and 212kg in the clean and jerk — to finish just a single kilogram behind New Zealand’s David Liti, who topped the podium with a Games-record 389kg. It was Lovepreet’s second Commonwealth medal after his 109kg bronze at Birmingham 2022, and it wrapped up India’s weightlifting campaign on eight medals.
In the women’s discus circle, Seema Kaliramna produced a best of 58.66m to take bronze behind Jamaica’s Samantha Hall (61.66m) and Canada’s Julia Tunks (60.67m). A mother and PhD aspirant, Kaliramna called the medal a “life-changing moment,” and her podium finish continued India’s strong showing in the throwing events. Compatriot Nidhi Rani was agonisingly close in the same final, finishing fourth.
Notable Indian performances and near-misses
The biggest cheer for Indian fans, though, came in qualifying. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra booked his place in the final with a best qualifying throw of 79.61m, and he will be joined in the medal round by fellow Indians Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh — a rare three-strong Indian presence in a Commonwealth javelin final.
There was disappointment on the track, where sprinter Animesh Kujur narrowly missed out on the men’s 200m final, placing 17th in the semi-finals. Nidhi Rani’s fourth place in the discus also underlined how close India came to adding further to the tally on an evening of fine margins.
Global highlights from Day 7
Day 7 delivered plenty of drama beyond the Indian contingent. Fiji celebrated its first gold of the Games as Taniela Rainibogi won the men’s 110kg weightlifting title with Commonwealth records in both the clean and jerk and the total. The Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton stormed to gold in the women’s 100m hurdles, with former champion Tobi Amusan of Nigeria taking bronze.
- Australia’s Rose Davies completed a historic 5000m–10,000m distance double, part of another commanding day that included multiple track-cycling golds and lifted the Aussies past 110 medals overall.
- England climbed to second in the table, with the men’s 4000m team pursuit quartet setting a Games record and Emily Campbell retaining her women’s +86kg weightlifting title.
- Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi won the men’s shot put, while Jamaica’s Samantha Hall claimed her nation’s first-ever Commonwealth discus gold.
- Host-nation hero Neil Fachie became Scotland’s most successful Commonwealth Games athlete, taking a sixth career gold in the men’s tandem B 1000m time trial.
At the top of the standings, Australia lead comfortably with 51 gold among 110 medals, ahead of England (65) and Canada (45). India sit 10th, with New Zealand and Jamaica nudging ahead on Thursday. You can track the full picture on our Sports Rankings & Standings hub.
Look ahead: India’s key events today
Friday, 31 July, could be one of India’s biggest days of the Games. All eyes will be on the men’s javelin final, where Neeraj Chopra leads India’s charge alongside Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh. The boxing hall promises a bumper session too, with 10 Indian boxers in semi-final action — among them Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who fights for a place in the final as she chases a maiden Commonwealth gold.
With multiple medal shots on the table across athletics and boxing, India will be hoping Day 8 pushes them back up the standings. Stay with Prime Hunt Daily for full results and reaction.