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Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh win India’s first CWG judo golds
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The media chatter around India's CWG medals often skips the backstory of athletes from small towns. Asmita Dey lost her father at 13 and trained in Bhopal on a police job. Harsh Singh beat a reigning bronze medallist. These are not overnight feats. The real test is whether the Judo Federation and states will now build the grassroots pipeline that produced them, or let this moment fade until the next Games.
Source: thehindu.com
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