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CWG 2026: Check India’s latest medal tally, full list of gold, silver and bronze winners

India secured eighth place in the Commonwealth Games 2026 medal standings after Day 5. Weightlifting continued to be India's strongest discipline, contributing multiple medals to the tally. Mirabai Chanu achieved a historic gold, setting new Commonwealth Games records. Para-athlete Sharmila Dhankar also won gold in the women's shot put F57…

The Economic Times · Jul 29

'Grit, grip, and glory': Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulates Bindyarani on CWG 2026 bronze

Devi after she clinched the bronze medal in the women's 58kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday, hailing her contribution to India's growing medal tally at the Games.

The Economic Times · Jul 28

CWG 2026 Medal Tally: Check latest Top 10 standings as India climbs to eighth spot, moves ahead of New Zealand

India secured six medals on Day 5, boosting their overall tally to ten. Sharmila Dhankar won a historic gold medal in para-athletics for the nation. Sarvesh Kushare and Gyaneshwari Yadav claimed silver medals in their respective events. Bindyarani Devi and Shilpa K. Shyla added bronze medals to India's growing count.…

The Economic Times · Jul 28

Mirabai Chanu to spearhead Indian campaign in World Weightlifting Championships

GREATER NOIDA: Two-time medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2023

With big names missing, chance for young weightlifters to impress

While the Asian Games remain the big-ticket event of the year for the elite athletes, other Indian weightlifters will get a chance to impress at home during the Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Championships (July 12-16) and the Asian Junior & Youth Championships (July 28-August 5), both slated to be…

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023

MOC approves Mirabai Chanu, Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in USA

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in the recent meeting approved the foreign training camp for Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in St. Louis, USA, according to an official statement released on Tuesday. Read further on…

Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2023

Haven't been able to speak to my family in two days: Asian Championship silver medallist Manipur's Bindyarani Devi

NEW DELHI: In faraway Korea, Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi on Saturday wondered if the news of her silver medal-winning effort at the Asian Championship had reached her parents, in violence-hit Manipur.

The Times of India · May 6, 2023

India's Bindyarani Devi wins silver at Asian Championships

Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi won the silver medal in the women’s 55kg event at the Asian Championships here on May 6.

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

CWG 2022: Bindyarani Devi finds her identity with fine silver show

When Bindyarani Devi was first selected for the national camp in 2019, she had landed in NIS Patiala without a pair of weightlifting shoes for her workout sessions. Mira di, as she fondly calls her idol Mirabai Chanu, came forward and gifted her training shoes to Bindyarani to ensure that…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

CWG 2022: IOA lauds Mirabai Chanu's gold-winning feat, congratulates others

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) lauded record-breaking weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning the country's first gold medal at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022