Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8 Round-Up: India’s Medals and Highlights (31 July)
India enjoyed one of its most memorable days of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, 31 July, harvesting six medals across judo and athletics — including two historic golds on the judo mat and a familiar silver from the golden arm of Neeraj Chopra. It was a day that mixed the breakthrough of a brand-new medal sport with the reliability of India’s biggest athletics star, lifting the country’s overall haul to 23 medals in Glasgow.
India’s medals on Day 8 (31 July)
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Asmita Dey | Judo, women’s -48kg | Beat Canada’s Heidi Quach by yuko |
| Gold | Harsh Singh | Judo, men’s -60kg | Beat Australia’s Joshua Katz by waza-ari |
| Silver | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics, men’s javelin | Best throw of 85.83m |
| Silver | Yamini Mourya | Judo, women’s -57kg | Lost final to England’s Acelya Toprak |
| Bronze | Tejaswin Shankar | Athletics, decathlon | 7,976 points — India’s first CWG decathlon medal |
| Bronze | Yash Vir Singh | Athletics, men’s javelin | Personal best of 85.41m |
History on the judo mat
The headline of the day belonged to India’s judokas, who had never before stood on the top step of a Commonwealth Games podium. Asmita Dey changed that in the women’s -48kg final at the SEC, edging Canada’s Heidi Quach by a yuko to become the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Minutes later, Harsh Singh doubled the celebration, upsetting Australia’s experienced Olympian Joshua Katz with a composed waza-ari in the men’s -60kg final. The double gold marked a genuine landmark for a sport that has long promised more than it delivered for India at the multi-sport level.
There was more to cheer in the dojo, as Yamini Mourya reached the women’s -57kg final before going down by ippon to England’s Acelya Toprak, adding a silver to India’s best-ever judo showing at the Games.
Neeraj Chopra leads a javelin double podium
Over at Scotstoun Stadium, Neeraj Chopra once again delivered on the biggest stage. The Olympic champion produced a best of 85.83m to claim silver in the men’s javelin throw, finishing behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, who unleashed a superb 89.75m for gold. It is Chopra’s second Commonwealth Games medal after his title at Gold Coast 2018. Sharing the podium with him was compatriot Yash Vir Singh, who saved his best for the final and hurled a personal best of 85.41m to take bronze — a rare and richly deserved double for India in a single field event.
The athletics good news did not end there. In the gruelling ten-discipline decathlon, Tejaswin Shankar closed out a gritty two-day campaign with 7,976 points to win bronze, becoming the first Indian ever to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the event. For deeper context on India’s throws and jumps ambitions in Glasgow, see our shot put and triple jump preview.
Global highlights
Pathirage’s winning 89.75m in the javelin was among the standout throws of the Games so far and a proud moment for Sri Lankan athletics. Attention now turns to the marquee event of the closing weekend: the return of the Mile to the Commonwealth programme for the first time since 1966. Home favourite and world mile record holder Josh Kerr has looked in control through the heats and is set for a compelling final. You can read more about the star-studded field in our Glasgow 2026 athletics preview.
Looking ahead to today
With the Games heading into their final days, India will look to add to its tally across athletics and combat sports. The men’s Mile final, headlined by Josh Kerr against Australia’s rising star Cameron Myers, is the day’s must-watch race, while India’s remaining athletes and boxers chase further podium finishes. For the full picture of how India assembled its Glasgow campaign, revisit our India squad preview, and keep tracking the standings on our Sports Rankings & Standings hub.
Medal details verified against multiple outlets including Olympics.com and ESPN. Figures reflect the most recently confirmed results at the time of publication.