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India enjoyed one of its strongest days of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as Mirabai Chanu, Raja Muthupandi and Chanambam Rishikanta Singh delivered major results in weightlifting, while the boxing ring produced another high-voltage India-Pakistan contest. The day was defined by medals, record lifts and important victories across disciplines, giving the Indian contingent a much-needed lift in both confidence and standings.

Mirabai Chanu once again underlined her status as one of India’s greatest-ever weightlifters by winning gold in the women’s 48kg category with a total lift of 190kg. She set Commonwealth and Games records in the snatch and clean and jerk, lifting 85kg and 105kg respectively, and completed a remarkable hat-trick of Commonwealth Games gold medals after previous triumphs in 2018 and 2022. It was also India’s first gold medal of the Glasgow edition, making her performance one of the most significant moments of the campaign so far.

Rishikanta Singh continued the strong weightlifting run by winning silver in the men’s 60kg event, producing a combined total of 264kg. He created a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with 121kg, after successful lifts of 116kg, 119kg and 121kg, before finishing with 143kg in clean and jerk. His silver medal added to India’s growing medal tally and confirmed the depth of the country’s men’s weightlifting programme.

Raja Muthupandi then added another silver for India in the men’s 65kg category, finishing with a total lift of 286kg after 126kg in the snatch and 160kg in clean and jerk. On his Commonwealth Games debut, he showed composure under pressure and maintained consistency across both lifts, finishing behind Malaysia’s Aznil Bidin, who set a Games record total of 299kg. Muthupandi’s medal rounded off a highly successful day for Indian weightlifting and strengthened India’s overall campaign in Glasgow.

India’s boxing performance also brought excitement, especially in the India-Pakistan clash involving Jadumani Singh Mandengbam and Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman in the men’s 55kg division. Jadumani produced a dominant 5-0 unanimous decision to advance to the quarterfinals, using sharp movement, better timing and cleaner scoring shots to control the bout throughout. The victory carried extra emotional weight because of the rivalry, and it kept India firmly in medal contention in the boxing competition.

Taken together, the weightlifting medals and boxing win gave India a day of substance rather than isolated success. Mirabai’s gold set the tone, Rishikanta and Muthupandi ensured consistency on the podium, and Jadumani’s win over Pakistan added competitive edge to the country’s sporting story in Glasgow. It was the kind of day that reflected not just results, but depth, resilience and the ability of Indian athletes to perform when the stage is biggest.