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Dilip Gavit stormed to a Games Record gold in the men’s 100m T47 para athletics on CWG 2026 Day 7, Mohammed Basil claimed silver in the same event, and Murali Sreeshankar produced an 8.09m leap to win silver in the men’s long jump as India bagged three medals on Day 7 in Glasgow. Six boxers sealed semifinal spots to guarantee medals, while heartbreak visited Manpreet Kaur and Parul Chaudhary in the field and on the track.
Glasgow, Scotland: Dilip Gavit had been building to this moment all season. The Maharashtra para-sprinter, who had been quietly establishing himself as one of Asia’s finest T47 100m runners, stepped onto the track at Scotstoun Stadium on Wednesday night and announced himself to the Commonwealth Games with a burst of speed that left the field — and the scoreboard — reeling. His time of 10.71 seconds shattered the Games Record, earned him gold, and gave India one of its most emphatic para athletics victories in recent memory. Minutes later, teammate Mohammed Basil completed a stunning Indian 1-2 in the same event with a silver medal, and by the time Murali Sreeshankar had landed his winning jump of 8.09m in the long jump final, India had made Day 7 one to remember.
Three medals, six boxing guarantees, a Nayanmoni Saikia win in bowls, and a Tajinderpal Singh Toor shot put qualification — Glasgow had plenty to offer. The disappointments of Manpreet Kaur and Parul Chaudhary, both agonisingly close to the podium, added the complexity that sport always insists on. But the headline belonged to Gavit, a 10.71 that no one in the stadium will forget quickly.
Gavit’s Games Record and Basil’s Silver Electrify Scotstoun
It was a race of defining moments within a compact ten seconds. Gavit, competing in the T47 classification for athletes with below-elbow limb differences, took the lead off the blocks and never relinquished it, his acceleration through the middle of the race carrying him well clear of the field. The 10.71 seconds he posted was not just a Commonwealth Games Record but his personal best at a major Games — a time that confirmed him as the standout para sprinter in the Commonwealth at this moment.
Basil crossed the line in silver, completing a remarkable double podium for India in the event. Between them, the two para-sprinters did something that India’s able-bodied 100m programme has not managed in generations — won medals at a Commonwealth Games. The crowd’s response, a roar that carried well into the Glasgow night, suggested the occasion was not lost on anyone watching.
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Sreeshankar Delivers Again, Continues CWG Long Jump Legacy
Murali Sreeshankar’s Commonwealth Games story is becoming one of Indian athletics’ finest ongoing chapters. Having won silver at Birmingham 2022 with a jump of 8.08m — in a tiebreaker that broke hearts — he returned to the long jump runway in Glasgow with one thing in mind: go one better, or at least land on the podium. He achieved the latter with comfort, posting 8.09m to finish second, just edging past his Birmingham mark and confirming his status as India’s greatest long jumper of the current generation.
Lokesh Sathyanathan, India’s second entrant in the final, gave a competitive account of himself — a measure of how far India’s depth in the event has grown. Sreeshankar’s silver was expected, but the manner in which he delivered it — consistently across his attempts, without the nerves that have occasionally crept into his runway approach at major events — spoke of a jumper growing into the big occasion.
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Six Boxers Punch Their Way to Guaranteed Medals
If the athletics delivered the drama, the boxing ring delivered the sheer scale of what this Indian contingent is achieving in Glasgow. All six Indian boxers who stepped into quarterfinal bouts on Wednesday won, guaranteeing themselves at least bronze medals and taking India’s confirmed boxing medal count to ten — a figure that would have seemed extraordinary even at the start of the week. Sakshi Choudhary (women’s 51kg), Jaismine Lamboria (women’s 57kg), Arundhati Choudhary (women’s 70kg), Sachin Siwach (men’s 60kg), Ankush Yadav (men’s 80kg) and Narender Berwal (men’s +90kg) all progressed, joining Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh, Preeti Pawar and Priya Ghanghas — who had already guaranteed their medals in earlier rounds — to create a boxing contingent of historic proportions. Narender Berwal’s dominant display in the +90kg quarterfinal was particularly eye-catching; the big man from Haryana is beginning to look like a genuine gold medal contender.
Near-Misses for Manpreet and Parul Add the Sting
Sport does not always oblige narrative neatness, and Glasgow had two sharp reminders of that on Wednesday. Manpreet Kaur went into her final throw in the women’s shot put having held bronze position with a 17.49m effort — a season-best performance that deserved a podium. Jamaica’s Lloydricia Cameron had other ideas, producing a 17.87m throw with her final attempt to displace the Indian into fourth place. Manpreet’s own final throw was a foul, and she walked away with nothing but the knowledge that she had competed at the highest level and been undone by a single brilliant moment from a rival.
Parul Chaudhary’s steeplechase story had a similar outline. The Asian champion and national record holder held fifth place throughout the women’s 3000m steeplechase, running consistently in 9:26.75, but the depth of the field in Glasgow — one of the most competitive steeplechase lineups outside a World Championships — meant fifth was where she finished. It was not for want of effort or preparation, but the margin between a medal and a near-miss at this level is unforgiving.
Morning Foundations, Bowls Bonanza
The day had begun with Sanjana’s painful exit from the women’s 77kg weightlifting final — failing all three snatch attempts at 94kg to record a DNF — and continued with Sajan Prakash and Aneesh Gowda being eliminated in the men’s 200m freestyle swimming heats, both some distance from the qualifying mark. In the morning’s track and field qualification sessions, however, India found considerable cheer: Tajinderpal Singh Toor cleared 20.14m in the men’s shot put — only Tom Walsh of New Zealand threw further — and Samardeep Gill added 19.95m to give India two shot putters in the final. Animesh Kujur won Heat 4 of the men’s 200m in a season-best 20.46s to advance to the semifinals. On the bowls green, Nayanmoni Saikia recovered from losing the first end to defeat Wales’ Caroline Whitehead 11-2, 7-4, keeping her women’s singles sectional campaign on track.
Day 7 Medal Summary: 🥇 Dilip Gavit — Para Athletics, Men’s 100m T47 (10.71s, Games Record) 🥈 Mohammed Basil — Para Athletics, Men’s 100m T47 🥈 Murali Sreeshankar — Athletics, Men’s Long Jump (8.09m) 🥉 Sakshi Choudhary — Boxing, Women’s 51kg (guaranteed, semifinalist) 🥉 Jaismine Lamboria — Boxing, Women’s 57kg (guaranteed, semifinalist) 🥉 Arundhati Choudhary — Boxing, Women’s 70kg (guaranteed, semifinalist) 🥉 Sachin Siwach — Boxing, Men’s 60kg (guaranteed, semifinalist) 🥉 Ankush Yadav — Boxing, Men’s 80kg (guaranteed, semifinalist) 🥉 Narender Berwal — Boxing, Men’s +90kg (guaranteed, semifinalist)
India’s overall tally after Day 7: 3 Gold | 9 Silver | 3 Bronze = 15 medals
