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    Seven golds, three silvers: India's boxing contingent punches its way to best-ever Commonwealth Games performance

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    India's boxing team achieved its best-ever Commonwealth Games performance. Seven gold medals and three silvers were secured by the contingent. Ankush Panghal and Sachin Siwach won gold in men's boxing events. Jaismine Lamboria and Preeti Pawar also secured gold medals for India. Lovlina Borgohain and Jadumani Singh earned silver medals in their respective categories.

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    India's boxing contingent delivers its finest-ever campaign, winning seven gold medals and three silvers at CWG 2026

    India's boxing contingent produced its best-ever Commonwealth Games campaign at Glasgow 2026, finishing with a record haul of seven gold medals and three silvers. The performance surpassed India's previous best boxing showing at the Games, achieved at Gold Coast 2018, where the team returned with seven medals, including three golds.

    India's boxing gold medallists at CWG 2026

    • Ankush Panghal – Men's 80kg
    • Sachin Siwach – Men's 60kg
    • Jaismine Lamboria – Women's 57kg
    • Preeti Pawar – Women's 54kg
    • Sakshi Chaudhary – Women's 51kg
    • Priya Ghanghas – Women's 60kg
    • Arundhati Choudhary – Women's 70kg

    India's boxing silver medallists at CWG 2026

    • Lovlina Borgohain – Women's 70kg
    • Jadumani Singh – Men's 55kg
    • Narender Berwal – Men's +90kg

    Gold medal winners

    Ankush Panghal sealed India's seventh boxing gold by defeating England's Dimeji Shittu 4-1 in the men's 80kg final.

    Sachin Siwach produced one of the most dramatic wins of the competition in the men's 60kg final. Trailing Namibia's Tryagain Morning Ndevelo after the opening two rounds, Sachin forced a standing count in the final round before clinching a 3-2 split-decision victory.

    Preeti Pawar opened India's golden run on the final day with a commanding 5-0 victory over Canada's Scarlett Delgado in the women's 54kg final. Ranked World No. 3 in the bantamweight division, Preeti dominated from the outset, winning the opening round unanimously before maintaining control throughout the contest.

    Reigning world champion Jaismine Lamboria successfully added a Commonwealth Games title to her achievements by defeating defending champion Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland 5-0 in the women's 57kg final. After edging a closely fought opening round, Jaismine took complete control in the second with a series of clean scoring punches.

    Sakshi Chaudhary continued India's impressive run by defeating England's Ruby White 5-0 in the women's 51kg final with another dominant unanimous-decision victory.

    Priya Ghanghas faced the toughest challenge among India's gold medallists, overcoming Canada's Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh 4-1 by split decision in the women's 60kg final after a fiercely contested bout.

    Arundhati Choudhary rounded off a memorable campaign with a clinical 5-0 unanimous decision over England's Chantelle Reid in the women's 70kg final, controlling the bout from start to finish.

    Silver medallists

    Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain settled for silver after losing 1-4 to Australia's Emma-Sue Greentree in the women's 70kg final.

    Jadumani Singh also finished with silver after suffering a 5-0 defeat to Australia's Jye Dixon in the men's 55kg final. The Indian had edged the opening round 3-2, but Dixon responded strongly to win the second round unanimously before carrying the momentum into the final round to secure the gold medal.

    Narender Berwal claimed the silver medal in the men's +90kg category after finishing runner-up in the heavyweight final, adding another podium finish to India's historic boxing campaign.

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    ( Originally published on Aug 01, 2026 )
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