Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5, Live Updates: Weightlifter Gyaneshwari Fights For Gold, In Line To Win India’s 5th Medal

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5, Live Updates: Weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav is currently placed second in 53kg. In boxing, Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush (80kg) have entered the quarter-finals.

Athletics action is also underway at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Monday. India have so far won four medals – one gold, two silver and one bronze (another medal is assured in boxing). So far, it has been a mixed day for India. India’s fastest man, Gurindervir Singh, is out of the race for a place in the men’s 100m semi-final, while long-jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Lokesh Sathyanathan along with 110m hurdles star Tejas Shirse are in the final. Later in the day, there are several medal events in weightlifting, athletics, and swimming. (India’s Medal Tally | Today’s Schedule)

Full list of Upcoming Medal events for India today:

Artistic Gymnastics – Protistha Samanta in Women’s Vault Final
Weightlifting – Bindyarani Devi in Women’s 58kg Final
Para Athletics – Sharmila Dhankar and Shilpa K Shyla in Women’s Shot Put F57 Final
Athletics – Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar, J Aadarsh Ram in Men’s High Jump Final
Para Swimming – Swatik Patil in Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final
Weightlifting – V Ajaya Babu in Men’s 79kg Final
Swimming – Aryan Nehra in Men’s 800m Freestyle Fastest Heat/Final
Swimming – Sajan Prakash in Men’s 200m Butterfly Final
Para Athletics – Rakeshbhai Bhatt and Shreyansh Trivedi in Men’s 100m T38 Final
Athletics – Tejas Shirse in Men’s 110m Hurdles Final

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