Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 1 Results: Jhandu Kumar wins India's first medal with para powerlifting bronze

Jhandu Kumar opened India’s medal account at the Commonwealth Games 2026

Day 1 of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 saw several Indian athletes in action across para powerlifting, swimming, artistic gymnastics, lawn bowls, and boxing. The day was full of ups and downs; however, before ending, it gave Indian fans a reason to celebrate.

Srihari Nataraj had a decent performance in the heats but finished seventh, failing to qualify for the medal round. Meanwhile, Budigina nearly missed a medal by finishing fourth in the men’s S13 100m freestyle final.

Tapan Mohanty, Swathish KP, Tapeshwarnath Das, and Yogeshwar Singh completed the men’s team and individual qualification rounds while Jadumani Singh secured a comfortable and promising 5-0 win over Scotland’s Aaron Cullen.

Ashok Kumar Malik and Parmjeet Kumar missed out on a medal in the men’s lightweight. However, Jhandu Kumar made it clear that the Indian contingent takes home a medal on the first day. Jaspreet Kaur, Suman Devi and Kasthuri Rajamani also failed to secure a podium finish.

In lawn bowls, Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh continued India’s impressive campaign while Putul Sonowal overcame Falkland Islands’ Cecil Alexander in a tightly contested encounter.

Here is a look at all of the Indian results from Friday, 24 July, at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026:

Updated Indian results after July 24 (Day 1) at Commonwealth Games 2026

Boxing

• Jadumani Singh defeated Scotland’s Aaron Cullen by a unanimous verdict [5-0] in the men’s 55kg category Round of 32 match.

Lawn Bowls

• Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh defeated South African duo Thabelo Muvhango/Jacqui Janse van Rensburg 2-0 [6-4, 7-5] in women’s pairs round 2 match
• Putul Sonowal defeated Falkland Islands’ Cecil Alexander in a tie-break [7-6, 6-8; 1-0] in the men’s singles sectional play round 2 match.

Para Powerlifting

• Jhandu Kumar won bronze in men’s heavyweight category, with a total score of 130.9 points [Best Lift = 190kg]. Report
• Sudhir finished 6th in men’s heavyweight category with a total score of 114.1 points [Best Lift = 183kg].
• Kasthuri Rajamani failed to register a successful lift in the women’s heavyweight event.
• Jaspreet Kaur finished sixth in women’s lightweight category, with a total score of 96.4 points [Best lift = 100kg].
• Suman Devi finished seventh in women’s lightweight category, with a total score of 88.4 points [Best Lift = 100kg].
• Ashok Kumar finished fourth in men’s lightweight category, with a total score of 143.8 points [Best Lift = 200kg].
• Parmjeet Kaur finished seventh in men’s lightweight category, with a total score of 135.6 points [Best Lift = 176kg].

Swimming

• Ravi Veera Venkata Bhavani Karthik (RVVBK) Budigina finished third in Heat 1 of men’s 100m freestyle S13 to qualify for the final.
• Ali Imam also progressed to the final.
• In the evening session, Budigina finished fourth and Ali Imam seventh in the men’s 100m freestyle final S13.
• Srihari Nataraj finished fifth in his 50m backstroke heat with a time of 25.52 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals.
• Nataraj placed seventh in the 50m backstroke semi-final and missed out on a place in the final.

Artistic Gymnastics

India’s quartet of Tapan Mohanty, Swathish KP, Tapeshwarnath Das, and Yogeshwar Singh competed in the men’s team and individual qualification rounds at the Commonwealth Games 2026.

Floor Exercise

• Tapan Mohanty: 12.150 (Difficulty: 4.700 | Execution: 7.450)
• Yogeshwar Singh: 10.600 (Difficulty: 5.000 | Execution: 6.100 | Penalty: -0.500)
• Tapeshwarnath Das: 9.500 (Difficulty: 4.600 | Execution: 4.900)

Pommel Horse

• Yogeshwar Singh: 11.100 (Difficulty: 4.000 | Execution: 7.100)
• Tapan Mohanty: 9.850 (Difficulty: 2.700 | Execution: 7.150)
• Swathish KP: 10.300 (Difficulty: 3.600 | Execution: 6.700)

Another Apparatus

• Swathish KP: 12.450 (Difficulty: 4.600 | Execution: 7.850)
• Tapeshwarnath Das: 11.100 (Difficulty: 2.800 | Execution: 8.300)

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