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