22-year-old Jadumani Singh Mandengbam scripted history on Saturday (August 1) by winning a silver medal for India in his maiden Commonwealth Games appearance. The boxer from Iroishemba in Manipur, who has impressed with his performances at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games, faced Australia’s Jye Dixon in the men’s 55kg final but had to settle for second place.
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| Schedule | NewsAfter a bit of struggle against his taller opponent from Down Under, Jadumani rallied to win the first round 3-2.
However, Dixon then showed his wares and fought back brilliantly to take the second round by an 5-0 unanimous verdict. The Aussie used the momentum to edge out his opponent and end India’s golden run in the boxing ring.
Jadumani had stormed into the men’s 55kg final after pulling off a 5-0 unanimous decision victory against Philip Haoseb of Namibia on Friday.
The Manipur-born Jadumani is the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Before him, Preeti Pawar won gold in the women’s 54kg category, while Jaismine Lamboria defeated Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh to clinch the gold medal in the women’s 57kg category.
Jaismine took the first round by a split verdict after a close contest with both boxers challenging each other.
However, Jaismine won the second round by a unanimous verdict, having landed some hard blows on her opponents.
Full list of Indian boxers to win gold medal at CWG
| EDITION | HOST CITY | CATEGORY | ATHLETE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Manchester | Light Flyweight | Mohammed Ali Qamar |
| 2006 | Melbourne | Bantamweight (54 kg) | Akhil Kumar |
| 2010 | New Delhi | Flyweight (51 kg) | Suranjoy Mayengbam |
| 2010 | New Delhi | Light welterweight (64 kg) | Manoj Kumar |
| 2010 | New Delhi | Super heavyweight (+91 kg) | Paramjeet Samota |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | Flyweight | Gaurav Solanki |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | Middleweight | Vikas Krishan Yadav |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | Light flyweight | MC Mary Kom |
| 2022 | Birmingham | Flyweight | Amit Panghal |
| 2022 | Birmingham | Minimumweight | Nitu Ghanghas |
| 2022 | Birmingham | Light flyweight | Nikhat Zareen |
| 2026 | Glasgow | Women’s 54kg | Preeti Pawar |
| 2026 | Glasgow | Women’s 57kg | Jaismine Lamboria |
Earlier, Preeti made a commanding start to her gold-medal bout, winning the opening round unanimously with all five judges adjudicating 10-8 in the Indian’s favour.
The World No. 3 in the bantamweight division started the second round on a positive note and continued in the same vein to emerge winner for India’s first gold medal of the day.
The 22-year-old Preeti had secured a flawless 5-0 unanimous-decision victory against Zambia’s Catherine Mwape in the semifinals.
Seven more Indian boxers will have a chance to win gold medal at the ongoing Games on Saturday evening.
