Commonwealth Games 2026, Day 5: India touch 10 medals after para-athletics gold, Ajaya Babu silver

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: The Indian shattered Games record after comfortably lifting 88kg on her final snatch attempt. Ohh...but just for a while. Nigeria's Onome surges ahead after lifting 90kg on her second attempt, and she has one more chance left, where she will target 93kg.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Gyaneshwari back in the second position after cleanly lifting 85kg on her second snatch lift. 88 up next.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Gyaneshwari instantly slips to the second spot after Canada's Rebeka Groulx lifts 83kg on her third snatch attempt. And then to the third spot after Nigeria's Onome lifts 85kg.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: On her first attempt, for 82 kg…that's a clean and legal lift. Gyaneshwari in pole position already. She will attempt 85kg in her second attempt.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Gyaneshwari will attempt to lift 82kg in the snatch portion, three kilos more than her main competitor, Nigeria's Onome Omolola Didih

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Gyaneshwari Yadav, 23, will be in action shortly in the Women's 53kg Final, hoping to add a fourth medal in weightlifting at the 2026 CWG. She listed herself for the heaviest weights across both snatch and clean & jerk in the competition.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Lokesh Sathyanathan finally confirms his place in the men's long jump final after clearing the qualification round with a best effort of 7.77m. The Indian finished seventh overall in the standings.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: And there it is! Sachin Siwach moves to the quarter-finals. He defeats England's William Hewitt 4-1 to move to the next round. This is turning out to be an exceptional day for India so far. He will meet Treasure Moremi of Botswana in the next round.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Sachin Siwach takes centre stage as he gears up to face England's William Hewitt in the men's 60kg Round of 16 match. Sachin is the overwhelming favourite. Stay tuned for more updates.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Argh! The second attempt doesn't go according to plan for Lokesh. And it's a foul!

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: India's Swatik Patil finishes fourth in his heat with a time of 1:15.85, securing automatic qualification for the final in men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Heats para-swimming event.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Lokesh registers a jump of 7.77m. His qualification is underway. With this leap, he has jumped to the top of the Group B leaderboard. This leap should be enough for him to make the final, but we await an official confirmation.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Now it's Lokesh Sathyanathan's turn! He will appear in Men's Long Jump Qualifying Group B. The event is about to start. He will be the last in the Group B field to attempt an 8.00m jump. Stay tuned for all updates.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: India's Tejas Ashok Shirse finishes third in Heat 1 of the men's 110m hurdles Round 1. He clocked 13.76 seconds and has automatically qualified for the final.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Gurindervir Singh got knocked out in the preliminary round after he failed to secure a place among the top 17 qualifiers for the next stage. The Indian national record holder clocked 10.39s, well below his personal best and national record of 10.09s.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5, Swimming: Sajan Prakash secured his place in the final after finishing with the sixth-fastest time across the heats. He clocked 1:58.59s to finish second in Heat 2 of the 200m freestyle.

Sajan Prakash finished second in Heat 2 of the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:58.59s, narrowly behind eight-time Olympic medallist Duncan Scott of Scotland, who touched the wall in 1:58.29s. The Indian swimmer currently sits fourth overall, with the top eight advancing to the final, though two heats are still to come.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Sreeshankar steps up for his opening attempt with the automatic qualification mark set at 8.00m. He delivers a superb first jump, comfortably stays behind the take-off line to keep it legal, and the distance flashes up at 8.01m. That's enough to seal an automatic spot in the final on his very first attempt.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Gurindervir Singh clocks 10.39 seconds to finish second in Heat 4 of the men's 100m. Jamaica's Rohan Watson takes the heat in 10.13, while Namibia's Charley Matondu finishes third in 10.50.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Wales' Jeremia Azu takes Heat 3 with a strong 10.10-second run, finishing ahead of Canada's Duan Asemota. Sri Lanka's Weeraratna follows in 10.33, setting a personal best.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Ghana's Abdul Saminu storms through Heat 2 in season-best 10.01 seconds, the fatstes 100m heat time in Commonwealth Games history. Saminu was comfortably clear of the field at the finish, raising early standard significantly as Gurindervir Singh waits for his turn.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: Favour Ashe cruises through his heat in 10.10 seconds, looking remarkably relaxed despite the conditions. That sets an early marke for the field. Gurindervir Singh's Indian record stands at 10.09, underlining the level he may need to approach when is heat gets underway.

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: The men's 100m heats are underway in Glasgow, with 11 races scheduled across the opening round. Athletes are beginning to take their marks, and here we go….

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 5: The heats for the Men's 100m is about to start. We will be seeing Gurindervir Singh in action.