India's Golden Boxing Revolution Headlines Historic Commonwealth Games Run

India's boxing gloves have turned to gold.

In a campaign that will be remembered as one of the greatest in the country's sporting history, Indian boxers produced an unprecedented 10-medal haul—seven gold and three silver—to register the most successful boxing performance by any nation in a single Commonwealth Games.

The spectacular showing has propelled India to 39 medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, comprising 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze, with several athletes rewriting the record books across disciplines.

The historic boxing campaign saw Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Chaudhary, Priya Ghanghas, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach and Narender Berwal strike gold, while Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh and Ankush Panghal added silver medals to complete an unforgettable week inside the ring.

Hailing the achievement, Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha described the Games as a proud moment for the country and reserved special praise for the boxers.

"It's a proud moment for our country, for every Indian and every boxer who goes and gets the gold medal, and Jana Gana Mana plays. They have done very well because even at the last moment they never give up. Mentally they are very strong," reckoned Usha.

She also applauded India's athletes across disciplines and credited the growing support for sports in the country.

"Our Prime Minister himself supports sports and motivates athletes. The government and the IOA are working together, and that is why the performances are improving. I hope we will reach a world-class level very soon," she said.

But boxing wasn't India's only success story in Glasgow.

Mirabai Chanu completed a remarkable Commonwealth Games hat-trick with another gold, while judokas Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh created history by winning India's first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold medals.

In athletics, Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon, while Gulveer Singh scripted history as the first Indian athlete to claim two athletics medals at a single edition of the Games, winning silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m.

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra added another chapter to his glittering career with a silver medal in the javelin throw, securing his second Commonwealth Games podium finish after missing the 2022 edition through injury.

India's para athletes also enjoyed their finest Commonwealth Games campaign ever, collecting seven medals—three gold, two silver and two bronze. Para athletics accounted for six of those medals, ending the country's two-decade wait for a para athletics podium at the Games, while para powerlifting contributed another bronze.

The campaign also featured three double podium finishes in para events, underlining the growing depth of India's para-sports programme.

While the legendary Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, where India won 101 medals, remain the country's greatest overall performance, Glasgow 2026 has already established itself as another landmark chapter.

This time, the story belongs to a generation of athletes who haven't just won medals.

They've raised the bar for Indian sport.

(With inputs from ANI)