Sports:Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas clinched the gold medal in the women’s 60kg boxing category at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on Saturday, August 1, defeating Canada’s Marie Al-Ahmadieh in a closely fought final.
The boxer from Bhiwani secured victory through a 4-1 split decision, earning India its fourth gold medal in women’s boxing at the ongoing Games in Glasgow.
The final proved to be a challenging contest for Priya, but the Indian boxer held her nerve to overcome her Canadian opponent and secure the top position on the podium.
With this win, Priya became the fourth Indian woman boxer to win gold in the current Commonwealth Games edition. Earlier on Saturday, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria and Sakshi Chaudhary had also secured gold medals in their respective categories.
India’s women boxers have created history at CWG 2026, winning four gold medals in a single edition, surpassing their combined tally of three gold medals from previous Commonwealth Games appearances.
Before Priya’s triumph, Preeti Pawar opened India’s boxing gold medal account by defeating Canada’s Scarlett Delgado 5-0 in the women’s 54kg final.
Reigning world champion Jaismine Lamboria followed with another dominant performance, beating Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh by an identical 5-0 scoreline in the women’s 57kg final.
Sakshi Chaudhary then added India’s third boxing gold of the day after defeating England’s Ruby White 5-0 in the women’s 51kg final.
The list of Indian women boxers who have won Commonwealth Games gold now includes MC Mary Kom, Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Chaudhary and Priya Ghanghas.
India’s strong showing in women’s boxing could continue further, with Arundhati Choudhary and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain scheduled to compete in the women’s 70kg and 75kg finals respectively.
However, India’s men’s boxing campaign suffered a setback as Jadumani Singh lost the men’s 55kg final to Australia’s Jye Dixon by a 0-5 unanimous decision.
Jadumani had reached the final after defeating Namibia’s Philip Haoseb 5-0 in the semifinal. He started strongly against Dixon, winning the opening round 3-2, but the Australian boxer fought back in the next rounds to claim the gold medal.