Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8: Lovepreet's silver, Seema's bronze take India's medal tally to 17

By Probuddha Bhattacharjee, Aditya Maheshwari

Jul 31, 2026, 02:26:12 IST

CWG 2026 Day 8: India ended Day 8 with two more medals as Lovepreet Singh claimed silver in the men's 110+kg weightlifting, while Seema Kaliramna secured bronze in the women's discus throw.

Key Events

2:15 AM IST, Jul 31Seema Kaliramna wins bronze!
2:07 AM IST, Jul 31Parul disappoints in 5000m Final!
2:04 AM IST, Jul 31Seema still third!
1:38 AM IST, Jul 31Seema at third for now!
1:28 AM IST, Jul 31Seema bounces back!
1:24 AM IST, Jul 31Athletics, Women's Discus Throw Final: Nidhi Rani 3rd at the moment!
1:05 AM IST, Jul 31Tejaswin Shankar tops in high jump!
12:51 AM IST, Jul 31Incredible show from Lovepreet!
12:48 AM IST, Jul 31Lovpreet wins silver!
12:45 AM IST, Jul 31Lovepreet falters in third attempt but still on top!
12:43 AM IST, Jul 31Lovepreet extends lead at the top!
12:40 AM IST, Jul 31Lovepreet inches closer to gold!
12:31 AM IST, Jul 31No medal for India in shot put!
12:24 AM IST, Jul 31Tajinderpal's medal chances fading!
12:16 AM IST, Jul 31Tajinderpal fifth at the moment!
12:05 AM IST, Jul 31Tajinderpal throws 20.27m
11:58 PM IST, Jul 30Samardeep breaches 20m
11:56 PM IST, Jul 30Tajinderpal lagging behind!
11:55 PM IST, Jul 30Lovepreet Singh eyes gold!
11:47 PM IST, Jul 30Lovepreet Singh lifts 173kg in second attempt!
11:46 PM IST, Jul 30Lovepreet lifts 168kg!
11:44 PM IST, Jul 30Samardeep Jumps to 4th!
11:42 PM IST, Jul 30Tajinderpal in top 3 after first round!
11:36 PM IST, Jul 30Shot Put final begins!
11:04 PM IST, Jul 30Lovepreet begins his medal bid
10:12 PM IST, Jul 30Bowls, Women's Singles, Section C: India falls after second set ends level
9:59 PM IST, Jul 30India bounce back in Set 2
9:31 PM IST, Jul 30Malaysia's Emma takes first set in lawn bowls!
8:53 PM IST, Jul 30India beat Botswana in lawn bowls
8:38 PM IST, Jul 30India and Botswana head into tie-break
8:29 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi Maibam misses podium finish!
8:26 PM IST, Jul 30Martina falters in second clean and jerk attempt!
8:24 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi Maibam lifts 140kg in clean and jerk!
8:19 PM IST, Jul 30Botswana fight back in lawn bowl!
7:58 PM IST, Jul 30India dominate in lawn bowls!
7:41 PM IST, Jul 30India take lead in Lawn Bowls vs Botswana!
7:35 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi Maibam set 140 kg for clean and jerk!
7:18 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi Maibam lifts it in the third attempt!
7:15 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi falters again!
7:13 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi fumbles in first attempt!
6:56 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi Maibam in action!
6:16 PM IST, Jul 30Martina Devi Maibam in action next!
5:55 PM IST, Jul 30Vishal TK finishes 6th in semis!
5:44 PM IST, Jul 30Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu book final berths
5:38 PM IST, Jul 30Para Cycling, Men's Team Sprint Qualification
5:23 PM IST, Jul 30India begin men's team sprint
5:19 PM IST, Jul 30Selva Prabhu records second straight foul
5:04 PM IST, Jul 30Praveen Chithravel starts with 16.41m
5:01 PM IST, Jul 30Selva Prabhu opens with a foul
4:51 PM IST, Jul 30Lisha Das slips to fourth
4:30 PM IST, Jul 30Triple jump qualification up next for India
4:28 PM IST, Jul 30Lisha Das finishes her qualification
4:24 PM IST, Jul 30Lisha Das begins para cycle campaign
4:07 PM IST, Jul 30Lisha Das up next for India
4:04 PM IST, Jul 30Tejaswin Shankar smashes long jump personal best
3:58 PM IST, Jul 30The Javelin qualifier comes to an end
3:55 PM IST, Jul 30Strachan comes in
3:49 PM IST, Jul 30Peters with his last attempt
3:48 PM IST, Jul 30Yash Vir Singh with his third attempt
3:47 PM IST, Jul 30Back to Javelin
3:44 PM IST, Jul 30Tejaswin Shankar opens long jump with 7.42m
3:42 PM IST, Jul 30Arshad Nadeem with his final attempt
3:42 PM IST, Jul 30The positions
3:38 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj Chopra with his second attempt
3:36 PM IST, Jul 30Cameron McEntyre with his second attempt
3:32 PM IST, Jul 30Anderson Peters crosses 80m
3:31 PM IST, Jul 30Rohit Yadav comes in next
3:29 PM IST, Jul 30Yash Vir Singh with his second throw
3:28 PM IST, Jul 30Mohammad Yasir with his second throw
3:25 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj Chopra currently placed 7th
3:22 PM IST, Jul 30Julius Yego with his second throw
3:20 PM IST, Jul 30Smit with his second attempt
3:20 PM IST, Jul 30Arshad Nadeem with his second throw
3:19 PM IST, Jul 30Ben Fast with his throw
3:16 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj Chopra comes in
3:14 PM IST, Jul 30Cameron McEntyre up next…
3:11 PM IST, Jul 30Difficult conditions for throwers
3:09 PM IST, Jul 30Second Indian of the day…
3:07 PM IST, Jul 30The first Indian…
3:05 PM IST, Jul 30Mohammad Yaseer with his throw
3:03 PM IST, Jul 30Pathirage with his throw….
3:02 PM IST, Jul 30Julius Yego with his first throw
3:01 PM IST, Jul 30First throw to cross 80m
3:00 PM IST, Jul 30Arshad Nadeem with his throw
2:58 PM IST, Jul 30How Javelin qualification works
2:51 PM IST, Jul 30Tejaswain Shankar clocks 10.96s in decathlon 100m
2:43 PM IST, Jul 30Tejaswin Shankar all set to get India going
2:31 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj faces a loaded javelin field
2:16 PM IST, Jul 30What is decathlon? Tejaswin Shankar's event
2:03 PM IST, Jul 30India eighth in Commonwealth Games medal table
1:46 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj Chopra arrives short of competition time
1:33 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj Chopra returns to familiar stage
1:27 PM IST, Jul 30Neeraj Chopra set to begin javelin campaign
1:11 PM IST, Jul 30India have several medal chances lined up
1:05 PM IST, Jul 30Tejaswin Shankar gets India underway
12:30 PM IST, Jul 30India enter Day 8 with 15 medals

Commonwealth Games 2026, LIVE: Follow Updates

CWG 2026, Day 8: India wrapped up Day 8 on a positive note with two more medals. Lovepreet Singh secured a silver in the men's 110+kg weightlifting event after a dominant display, while Seema Kaliramna claimed bronze in the women's discus throw with a best effort of 58.65m. The day also saw encouraging performances from several Indian athletes, including Tejaswin Shankar, who remained firmly in medal contention in the decathlon heading into the final day....Read More

Day 8 Highlights -

Tejaswin Shankar clocks 10.96s in the men's Decathlon 100m and collects 870 points from the opening discipline.
Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Javelin finals with a 79.61m throw. Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh also followed him.
Two contenders in the men's triple jump final after Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu secured qualification with jumps of 16.46m and 16.21m respectively.
India emerged victorious in a gripping Men's Pairs contest against Botswana, sealing the match with a 1-0 win in the tie-break.
Lovepreet Singh delivered a superb performance to clinch the silver medal in the men's 110+kg weightlifting event.
Seema Kaliramna secured India's bronze medal in the women's discus throw, with her third-round effort of 58.65m proving enough to earn a place on the podium.

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Jul 30, 2026, 12:30:51 IST

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 8: India enter Day 8 with 15 medals

India's medal tally at the start of Day 8 in CWG 2026. (HT Digital)

CWG 2026 LIVE UPDATES, Day 8: India begin Thursday's action sitting eighth in the Commonwealth Games medal table with 15 medals - three gold, nine silver and three bronze. The contingent added to its haul on Wednesday and also strengthened its prospects for the closing stages of the Games, leaving plenty at stake as competition resumes in Glasgow.