India heads into the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow hoping to build on another successful campaign, having finished fourth in the medal standings at Birmingham 2022.
The Indian contingent delivered 61 medals in Birmingham — 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze — despite the absence of shooting, traditionally one of the country’s richest medal-producing sports.
A Strong Finish Despite Shooting’s Absence
India travelled to Birmingham with a 215-member contingent comprising 106 men and 104 women competing across 16 sports. It was the country’s 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The team ended the Games fourth on the overall medal table, with wrestling and weightlifting once again leading the charge.
Wrestling topped India’s medal tally with
12 medals, including six golds, while weightlifting contributed 10 medals, highlighted by three golds. Athletics enjoyed one of its finest Commonwealth campaigns with eight medals, while boxing, badminton and table tennis continued to deliver consistently on the biggest stage.
Historic Moments And Standout Performers
The Games began on the perfect note as Sanket Sargar won India’s first medal with silver in the men’s 55kg weightlifting event. Hours later, Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu claimed India’s first gold by comfortably winning the women’s 49kg category.
One of the defining moments of Birmingham came in lawn bowls, where India’s women’s fours team created history by winning the country’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport — and making it gold.
Veteran table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal emerged as India’s most successful athlete of the Games, winning four medals, including three golds and one silver.
Among the other gold medallists were P.V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Eldhose Paul, and the men’s badminton doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who all produced title-winning performances.
India By The Numbers
India’s 61 medals were spread across 13 disciplines:
- Wrestling: 12 (6 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
- Weightlifting: 10 (3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)
- Athletics: 8 (1 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
- Boxing: 7 (3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
- Badminton: 6 (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
- Table Tennis: 5 (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Judo: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Lawn Bowls: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Para Table Tennis: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Hockey: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Squash: 2 (2 bronze)
- Para Powerlifting: 1 (1 gold)
- Cricket: 1 (1 silver)
