# CWG gold medallist Gavit leaves MNS chief Raj Thackeray meeting after two-hour wait 2026-08-07T18:59:47+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Dilip Gavit, who won gold in the men's 100m T47 event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, left a meeting with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray after waiting for two hours, the athlete's coach told PTI. Gavit, 25, from Nashik district, and his coach Vaijanath Kale were invited to meet Thackeray at his residence but left when the politician was unavailable despite party workers asking them to stay. "We were waiting for quite some time... Sir is busy. We will meet him later," Kale told PTI. Gavit lost an arm after a childhood fall but overcame the setback. He clocked 10.71 seconds to win gold, while compatriot Mohammed Basil took silver in the same race. India finished fourth in the medal tally at the Games with 39 medals, including 17 golds. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Commonwealth Games, Dilip Gavit, MNS, para-athletics, PTI, Raj Thackeray Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cwg-gold-medallist-gavit-leaves-mns-chief-raj-thackeray-meeting-after-two-hour-wait/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cwg-gold-medallist-gavit-leaves-mns-chief-raj-thackeray-meeting-after-two-hour-wait/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.