Mirabai Chanu: hat-trick gold highlights India’s Day 4 haul at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as India enjoyed its most successful day so far on Sunday, collecting one gold and two silver medals to take its overall tally to four medals. Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu headlined India’s performances by winning her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal, finishing with a combined lift of 190kg and setting a new Games record of 85kg in the snatch. Rishikanta Singh and Raja Muthupandi added silver medals in weightlifting, with Singh equalling the Commonwealth Games record in the men’s 60kg event.
In boxing, India continued its strong campaign. Jadumani Singh defeated Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the men’s 55kg Round of 16, booking his place in the quarter-finals. Preeti Pawar produced a dominant display to defeat Malawi’s Deborah Mtenje by referee stops contest, advancing comfortably. However, Aditya Pratap Yadav narrowly lost to Uganda’s Nuhu Batte in the men’s 65kg Round of 16 by a 3-2 split decision.
India’s men’s 4x200m freestyle relay quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda and Dhakshan Shashikumar successfully qualified for the final after finishing third in their heat, later finishing sixth in the medal race. In other events, India endured a difficult day in lawn bowls, with Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh losing twice in the women’s pairs, and Putul Sonowal losing in the men’s singles. Artistic gymnast Tapan Mohanty finished 15th in the men’s all-around final, and the women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team lost 21-4 to Scotland.
Mirabai Chanu’s hat-trick gold highlights India’s Day 4 haul, showing the nation’s strength in weightlifting and promising momentum in boxing. With four medals overall, including one gold, two silvers and one bronze, India looks ahead to more success in the coming days.