Tejaswin Shankar, Yamini Maurya, Neeraj Chopra Add Four CWG 2026 Medals for India

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PM Modi congratulated four Indian athletes for medals won on 1 August 2026 at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow: Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon bronze), Yamini Maurya (judo 57 kg silver), Neeraj Chopra (javelin silver) and Yash Vir Singh (javelin bronze).
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India's javelin event produced a silver-bronze sweep, with Neeraj Chopra continuing his run of major-event medals — Commonwealth gold (2018), Olympic gold (2021) and Olympic silver (2024).
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India closed the Glasgow Games with its best-ever campaign: 39 medals overall (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), finishing 4th, led by a record seven boxing golds.

●Event: Commonwealth Games 2026, Glasgow, Scotland
●Tejaswin Shankar: Bronze, Men's Decathlon (10 events over 2 days)
●Yamini Maurya: Silver, Judo 57 kg category
●Neeraj Chopra: Silver, Men's Javelin Throw
●Yash Vir Singh: Bronze, Men's Javelin Throw
●India's final CWG 2026 tally: 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), 4th place overall

Neeraj Chopra's CWG record

Gold at Gold Coast 2018 (86.47m, Games record) → Silver at Glasgow 2026

Neeraj Chopra's Olympic record

Gold at Tokyo 2020 (87.58m) → Silver at Paris 2024 (89.45m)

India's judo campaign

Best-ever CWG judo performance — 3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze), including India's first-ever CWG judo gold

India's boxing campaign

Record 7 golds — the most won by any nation in boxing at a single Commonwealth Games

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★Which Indian athletes won medals in athletics/judo on 1 August 2026 at the Commonwealth Games?
★What was India's final medal tally at the Commonwealth Games 2026?

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Decathlon

A combined-events athletics contest of 10 disciplines across two days — 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m, 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m

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•Tejaswin Shankar — decathlon bronze; Yamini Maurya — judo 57kg silver; Neeraj Chopra — javelin silver; Yash Vir Singh — javelin bronze
•India's final CWG 2026 tally: 39 medals (13G-17S-9B), 4th place

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•SSC/Railway GK frequently asks 'who won what' from major games — pair each athlete here with their exact event and medal colour.

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Tejaswin Shankar, Yamini Maurya, Neeraj Chopra Add Four CWG 2026 Medals for India

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In which event did Tejaswin Shankar win a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026?

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