India finished 4th in the medal tally at the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in Glasgow, Scotland, with a total of 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, and 9 bronze). Australia topped the medal table with 171 medals (70 gold), followed by England and Canada, while Scotland finished 5th.
India secured 13 gold medals across boxing (7), para-athletics and athletics (3), judo (2), and weightlifting (1). In boxing, India set a record for the most gold medals by any nation at a single CWG with 7 wins by Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary, Jaismine Lamboria (closing flag-bearer), Priya Ghanghas, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach, and Ankush Panghal.
In Judo, Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh captured the nation's first-ever gold medals in the sport. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won gold in the women's 48kg weightlifting category, achieving a historic hat-trick of CWG titles and becoming the second Indian athlete after Vinesh Phogat to accomplish this.
In para-athletics and athletics, Sharmila Dhankar (Women's Shot Put F57), Soman Rana (Men's Shot Put F57), and Dilip Gavit (Men's 100m T47) won gold, with Gavit setting a new CWG record.
The 23rd CWG, held under the patronage of King Charles III, featured 10 sports and 6 integrated para-sports, with Gabon and Togo making their debut, and 'Finnie' serving as the official mascot. Scotland's Melanie Woods (Para-athletics) was honoured with the David Dixon Award.
It is to be noted that the 2030 CWG (Centenary Edition) will be hosted in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, marking India's second time hosting the event following the 2010 edition in New Delhi.
