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Gulveer Singh wins silver in men's 10,000m at CWG
Times of India··29 Jul
India's Gulveer Singh won the silver medal in the men's 10,000m final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, battling heavy rain to finish in 27 minutes 49.78 seconds. Harjinder Kaur added another silver in the women's 69kg weightlifting with a combined lift of 227 kilograms, a Commonwealth Games record improvement on her Birmingham 2022 bronze.
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What It Means For You
- Sports fans following India's Commonwealth Games campaign get a fresh medal to track after a strong run in weightlifting and athletics.
- The performance highlights India's growing depth in endurance events and para athletics, sports that receive less regular attention.
- Aspiring athletes and coaches gain a fresh example of competing successfully in difficult weather conditions on the world stage.
What's Happening
- India's Gulveer Singh won silver in the men's 10,000m final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, clocking 27 minutes 49.78 seconds in heavy rain.
- Harjinder Kaur added another silver in the women's 69kg weightlifting event with a combined lift of 227 kilograms, a personal best.
- The results followed India's most successful single day of the Games so far, when the contingent won six medals on Monday.
A Wet Track, A Historic Podium
- Monday's haul included Sharmila Dhankar's gold in the women's F57 shot put, India's first ever para athletics gold at the Commonwealth Games.
- Silvers from Sarvesh Kushare, Valluri Ajaya Babu and Gyaneshwari Yadav, plus bronzes for Shilpa K Shyla and Bindyarani Devi, lifted India's tally to ten.
- India's boxing and swimming squads also competed on Tuesday, with quarterfinal and semifinal placements still to be decided in Glasgow.
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