# Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh win India’s first CWG judo golds 2026-08-08T11:47:31+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh became India's first judokas to win Commonwealth Games gold medals on July 31, 2026, in Glasgow. Dey beat Canada's Heidi Quach 2-1 in the women's 48kg final after trailing 0-1 and taking the contest into a Golden Score period. Hours later, Harsh Singh defeated Australia's Joshua Katz, the reigning bronze medallist, 10-0 in the men's 60kg final, controlling the pace throughout. The 23-year-old Dey, from Belonia in South Tripura, dedicated her win to her late father Arjun Kumar Dey, who died in 2015. She thanked Uttar Pradesh Police for a job that supported her training under coach Yashpal Solanki at the National Centre of Excellence in Bhopal. Indian judokas added to the country's medal tally at the Scottish Event Campus. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Asmita Dey, Commonwealth Games 2026, Glasgow, Harsh Singh, judo Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/asmita-dey-and-harsh-singh-win-indias-first-cwg-judo-golds/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/asmita-dey-and-harsh-singh-win-indias-first-cwg-judo-golds/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.