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India finished 4th at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and officially took over as the host nation for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad during the closing ceremony.

India's Performance

India secured 39 medals (13 Gold, 17 Silver, 9 Bronze) to finish 4th, behind Australia, England, and Canada.

Despite fielding a reduced contingent of 122 athletes and the exclusion of traditional medal-rich sports such as shooting, wrestling, badminton, hockey, and table tennis, India achieved a higher medal conversion rate of 31%, compared to 29% at the Birmingham 2022 Games.

Major Highlights

• Boxing emerged as India's best-performing discipline with 10 medals (7 Gold, 3 Silver), recording the highest boxing gold tally by any nation at a single Commonwealth Games.
• India recorded its best-ever para campaign, winning 7 medals, equalling its combined tally from all previous editions.
• Mirabai Chanu became the first Indian weightlifter to win three consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medals (2018, 2022 and 2026).
• Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh became India's first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallists in Judo.
• Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon, securing bronze.
• Gulveer Singh was India's only double medallist, winning silver in the 10,000 m and bronze in the 5,000 m.
• Neeraj Chopra won silver in the men's javelin throw after missing the 2022 edition.
• Women boxers delivered an outstanding performance by winning five gold medals, led by Sakshi Chaudhary, Preeti Pawar, JaismineLamboria, Priya Ghanghas, and Arundhati Choudhary.