India ended Day 5 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 12 medals: two gold, seven silver and three bronze, to remain 9th in the medal tally standings. The contingent added two silver medals on Tuesday, July 28, with Harjinder Kaur finishing second in the women’s 69kg weightlifting event and Gulveer Singh claiming silver in the men’s 10,000m. 

Australia tightened its grip on the top of the medal standings with 80 medals, comprising 35 gold, 18 silver and 27 bronze. Canada climbed to second with 13 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze for a total of 35 medals, while England slipped to third despite increasing its overall tally to 42 medals with 10 gold, 18 silver and 15 bronze.

India collected two silver medals on Day 5. Harjinder continued the country’s impressive weightlifting campaign, while Gulveer scripted history by becoming the first Indian man to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the 10,000m. The boxing contingent also guaranteed three more medals after Preeti Pawar, Priya Ghanghas and Jadumani Singh advanced to the semifinals.

Harjinder Kaur added another medal to India’s flourishing weightlifting campaign by winning silver in the women’s 69kg event with a total lift of 227kg. The 29-year-old from Punjab successfully lifted 101kg in the snatch and 126kg in the clean and jerk to finish second behind Canada’s Charlotte Simoneau.