2026 Commonwealth Games

Timeline

1. 2 Aug2026
   Sports

   India finish fourth at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals incl. 13 gold¹²³

   India finished fourth at Glasgow 2026 with 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), driven by a record seven boxing golds; Mirabai Chanu won 48 kg gold.

   • 13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze = 39 medals; fourth overall
   • Boxing: 10 medals including seven golds, India's best at a Games
   • Mirabai Chanu 48 kg weightlifting gold
   • Gulveer Singh: silver in 10,000 m and bronze in 5,000 m
   • Reported as India's weakest CWG medal count since 1998 (Esquire India)
2. 2 Aug2026
   Sports

   Australia top Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games medal table with 70 golds; England second⁴⁵⁶

   Australia won the Glasgow 2026 medal table with 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze (171 medals); England finished second with 29 gold, 45 silver and 36 bronze.

   • Australia 70-45-56 (171 medals), first
   • England 29-45-36, second
   • Games ran 23 July to 2 August 2026
   • Australia's swimmers alone won 37 golds
3. 1 Aug2026
   Sports

   Tejaswin Shankar wins India's first Commonwealth decathlon medal at Glasgow 2026⁷⁸⁹

   Tejaswin Shankar won decathlon bronze with 7,976 points behind Grenada's Lindon Victor (8,096) and Canada's Damian Warner (8,036), the first Indian CWG decathlon medal.

   • 7,976 points, bronze
   • Gold Lindon Victor (GRN) 8,096; silver Damian Warner (CAN) 8,036
   • First Indian to win a Commonwealth decathlon medal
   • Competed despite knee (patellar tendinitis) trouble
   • Earlier CWG bronze in high jump at Birmingham 2022
4. 23 Jul2026
   Sports

   Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games opened by King Charles III in an indoor ceremony¹⁰¹¹¹²

   King Charles III declared the scaled-down Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games open on 23 July 2026 at the OVO Hydro. It was the first time the opening ceremony was held indoors; the Games ran to 2 August and Ahmedabad was handed the 2030 baton at the close.

   • King Charles III declared the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games open on 23 July 2026 at the OVO Hydro, the first indoor opening ceremony
   • Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain carried India's flag and baton; the Games ran 23 July to 2 August 2026
   • Glasgow stepped in after Australia's Victoria withdrew over costs; Ahmedabad received the baton as 2030 host at the closing ceremony
5. 8 Jul2026
   Sports

   Indian contingent to wear jute-viscose apparel at Commonwealth Games 2026¹³

   The National Jute Board developed jute-viscose blended apparel for India's contingent at Glasgow 2026, with fabric support from Gloster Jute Mills and design by NIFT New Delhi. The Ministry of Textiles release says it is the first time jute-based apparel was showcased at an international multi-sport event. India's contingent had 124 members: 78 male and 46 female athletes.

   • The National Jute Board developed jute-viscose blended apparel for India's contingent at Glasgow 2026, with fabric support from Gloster Jute Mills and design by NIFT New Delhi
   • The Ministry of Textiles release says it is the first time jute-based apparel was showcased at an international multi-sport event
   • India's contingent had 124 members: 78 male and 46 female athletes
   • The Games ran from 23 July to 2 August 2026

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Sources

1. Free Press Journal
2. Deccan Chronicle
3. Esquire India
4. Outlook India
5. Team England
6. SwimSwam
7. Deccan Chronicle
8. IANS
9. Free Press Journal
10. Deccan Herald
11. The Tribune
12. Business Standard
13. Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Textiles)