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Gulveer Singh, Harjinder Kaur bag CWG 2026 silver medals
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Gulveer Singh and Harjinder Kaur on their silver medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Gulveer won India's first-ever men's 10,000m medal at the Games, clocking 27:49.78. Harjinder…
The Story in Brief
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Gulveer Singh and Harjinder Kaur on their silver medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Gulveer won India's first-ever men's 10,000m medal at the Games, clocking 27:49.78. Harjinder took silver in women's 69kg weightlifting with a career-best 227kg total, breaking the Games snatch record twice.
India has 12 medals, two gold, seven silver, three bronze, and is ninth in the standings. Australia leads with 77 medals. Harjinder improved on her bronze from Birmingham 2022. Gulveer's historic run puts Indian distance running on the Commonwealth map.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines rightly celebrate Gulveer and Harjinder, but the narrative often skips the lopsided medal table: Australia's 33 golds dwarf India's two. The real story is not just individual heroics but whether Indian athletics can build on these isolated successes. Watch if India's medal count in Glasgow crosses 15, that will signal systemic progress, not just a few standout performances.
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