President Droupadi Murmu has commended the outstanding performances of India\u2019s athletes at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, specifically recognising Priya Ghanghas, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary, Lovlina Borgohain, and Unnati Sharma for winning medals in boxing and judo.<\/p>\n
She praised their skill, perseverance, discipline, and sporting spirit, stating that their achievements demonstrate India\u2019s growing excellence in international sports and serve as a source of great national pride.<\/p>\n
According to President Murmu, these successes contribute to India\u2019s esteemed sporting heritage, inspire young athletes nationwide, and enhance the country\u2019s status on the global sports stage.<\/p>\n
The Indian boxing team delivered its best-ever Commonwealth Games performance, winning seven gold medals and two silver medals, reaching a record tally of nine medals during the competition in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
On social media platform X, President Murmu congratulated Priya Ghanghas: \u201cIndia\u2019s remarkable run in boxing at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games continues with yet another golden triumph. Warmest congratulations to Priya Ghanghas on your splendid accomplishment of winning Gold Medal in Women\u2019s 60kg Boxing event. Your success reflects India\u2019s sporting excellence and dedication that continues to elevate the country\u2019s standing in international competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gold medal winners in boxing were Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg), and Ankush Panghal (80kg).<\/p>\n
The two silver medals in boxing were awarded to Jadumani Singh in the men\u2019s 55kg category and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who finished runner-up in the women\u2019s 75kg division after a close match against Australia\u2019s Emma-Sue Greentree.<\/p>\n
President Murmu further wrote on X: \u201cHeartiest congratulations to Sakshi Chaudhary on bringing home the Gold Medal in Women\u2019s 51kg Boxing event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. This landmark victory enriches India\u2019s proud boxing tradition and showcases the exceptional talent, determination and excellence of our athletes on the international stage. May you continue to achieve greater milestones in future.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also highlighted the depth of Indian boxing talent, combining experienced athletes with emerging stars to secure the unprecedented medal haul.<\/p>\n
In another X post, she stated: \u201cHeartiest congratulations to Arundhati Choudhary on winning Gold Medal in Women\u2019s 70 kg Boxing event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Your superb display of technique, resilience and composure has brought great pride to the nation. The outstanding performance of the Indian contingent in boxing has once again showcased India\u2019s growing strength in the sport. I wish the contingent continued success in the remaining events.\u201d<\/p>\n
India\u2019s overall tally at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games stands at 37 medals, consisting of 13 gold, 16 silver, and eight bronze, placing the nation fourth in the medal table behind leaders Australia, who have 148 medals.<\/p>\n
President Murmu extended congratulations to Lovlina Borgohain on X: \u201cWarm congratulations to Lovlina Borgohain on winning Silver Medal in Women\u2019s 75 kg Boxing event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Your remarkable display of skill, composure and determination has earned you this well-deserved honour. I wish you continued success and many more accomplishments in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
In judo, Unnati Sharma secured the bronze medal in the women\u2019s 63kg category after a commanding Ippon victory over South Africa\u2019s Skye Knoester in the bronze-medal contest.<\/p>\n
President Murmu wrote: \u201cCongratulations to Unnati Sharma on securing Bronze Medal in Women\u2019s 63kg Judo event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Your remarkable achievement adds yet another shining chapter to India\u2019s distinguished judo campaign at these Games. May you continue to scale greater heights and bring glory to the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Droupadi Murmu has commended the outstanding performances of India\u2019s athletes at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, specifically…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-838479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}