A 190kg total in the women's 48kg category gives India its first gold of the Games and lifts the tally to four medals
Mirabai Chanu won gold in the women's 48kg weightlifting category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday, July 26, with a total lift of 190kg, a new Games record, according to reports by Olympics.com and beIN Sports. The total was built on an 85kg snatch and a 105kg clean and jerk, both of which also stood as Games records in their respective disciplines, beIN Sports reported.
The win was India's first gold medal of the Glasgow 2026 Games and Chanu's third consecutive Commonwealth Games title, following gold at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022, Olympics.com reported. At 31, she finished 22kg clear of the rest of the field, according to beIN Sports.
Nigeria's Ruth Asuquo Nyong took silver with 168kg and Malaysia's Irene Jane Henry won bronze with 167kg, beIN Sports reported. Chanu was overcome with emotion and broke down in tears during the medal ceremony, according to the same report.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Chanu on the win. "Another glorious chapter in Indian Weightlifting! The talented Mirabai Chanu once again showcased her skills at the Commonwealth Games with a stunning performance in the 48 kg category and winning Gold," Modi said, as quoted by The Tribune.
Chanu's Glasgow gold is her fourth Commonwealth Games medal overall, after silver at Glasgow 2014 preceded her run of three consecutive titles, according to Olympics.com.
Snatch lift, a Games record in the women's 48kg category.
Clean and jerk, also a Games record.
Combined total, a new Games record and 22kg clear of the field.
Consecutive Commonwealth Games gold for Chanu, after 2018 and 2022.
India's medal count from the weightlifting hall grew further when Raja Muthupandi won silver in the men's 65kg category with a total of 286kg, built on a 126kg snatch and a 160kg clean and jerk, according to Outlook India's coverage of the final. Malaysia's Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamed took gold with a Games-record total of 299kg.
The silver capped a comeback for the 26-year-old Tamil Nadu lifter, whose career was disrupted by a serious right elbow ligament injury in 2019 that required surgery and a rehabilitation process further delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Outlook India reported. He missed selection for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games before working his way back into national contention, finishing ninth at the 2025 World Championships with a personal-best 299kg total, per the same report.
With Chanu's gold and Muthupandi's silver added to Rishikanta Singh Chanambam's silver in the men's 60kg category and Jhandu Kumar's para powerlifting bronze, India's tally at Glasgow 2026 stands at one gold, two silver and one bronze, according to The Bridge's live medal-tally page. The Bridge reported that India ranked eighth in the overall standings at the time.
All three weightlifting medals came on the same day in Glasgow, with the discipline forming the bulk of India's medal haul so far at these Games.
Gold, women's 48kg weightlifting, 190kg total (Games record).
Silver, men's 60kg weightlifting, on Games debut.
Silver, men's 65kg weightlifting, 286kg total.
Bronze, men's para powerlifting heavyweight.
She lifted a Games-record 190kg total (85kg snatch, 105kg clean and jerk) in the women's 48kg category, according to beIN Sports and Olympics.com.
Yes, it is her third consecutive CWG gold after Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022, and her fourth CWG medal overall including a 2014 silver, per Olympics.com.
Nigeria's Ruth Asuquo Nyong won silver with 168kg, and Malaysia's Irene Jane Henry took bronze with 167kg, according to beIN Sports.
As of July 26, India had one gold, two silver and one bronze, ranking eighth overall, according to The Bridge's live medal tally.
He is a Tamil Nadu weightlifter who won silver in the men's 65kg category with a 286kg total, completing a comeback from a 2019 elbow injury, according to Outlook India.
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