GLASGOW, AUG 2 (PTI/IANS): India enjoyed another successful day on the international sporting stage, dominating the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships while adding to its medal haul at the Commonwealth Games through boxing and athletics.
At the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in New Delhi, Ankur Bhattacharjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively.
Ankur fought back from 4-7 down in the deciding game to edge Payas Jain 4-3 in an all-Indian men’s final after taking a crucial timeout that helped him regain momentum. Yashaswini, meanwhile, defeated Sreeja Akula 4-1, holding her nerve in a closely contested fifth game to seal the title 13-11.
India won all but one of the gold medals on offer, with Malaysia’s Shen Qi Wong and Javen Choong denying the hosts a clean sweep by defeating Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah in the men’s doubles final. Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das claimed the women’s doubles crown, while Manav Thakkar and Taneesha Kotecha won the mixed doubles title.
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Ankush Panghal captured the men’s 80kg boxing gold medal after defeating England’s Shittu Dimeji by a 4-1 split decision in the final.
The victory capped an impressive campaign for the Indian boxer and contributed to India’s rich boxing haul of seven gold and two silver medals. Sachin Siwach, Arundhati, Priya, Sakshi, Preeti and Jaismine also won gold medals, while Lovlina Borgohain and Jadumani Singh settled for silver. The strong boxing performance, along with medals in para shot put and judo, lifted India to fourth place in the overall standings with 35 medals—11 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze.
Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain also achieved a career milestone despite settling for silver in the women’s 75kg boxing event after losing to Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree in the final. The medal made Lovlina only the third Indian boxer after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to win medals at every major international competition. It was also her first Commonwealth Games medal, adding to her Olympic, World Championship and Asian Games successes.
Glasgow restaurant sparks fury after leaving out Northeast from India map on its napkins
An Indian restaurant in Glasgow has found itself in the middle of a controversy after hosting members of the Indian contingent following their successful campaign at the Commonwealth Games.
The restaurant, ‘Mister Singh’s India – The Home of Curry’, served the visiting athletes using printed napkins featuring an outline map of India. However, the depiction sparked immediate backlash after Olympic bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain noticed that the map completely omitted the northeastern region of the country.
Lovlina called out the restaurant for incorrectly representing India on a map that missed the North East. “The map on the napkins is missing our North East. Every part of India is important and should be represented,” Borgohain told IANS.
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh backed the star boxer, pointing out additional glaring inaccuracies on the paper napkins, including an incomplete depiction of Jammu & Kashmir.
Singh urged the restaurant management to immediately withdraw the faulty merchandise and rectify the map to reflect India’s complete territorial integrity.
Mister Singh’s India is a well-known culinary landmark in Glasgow frequently visited by touring sports teams and dignitaries, is yet to issue an official statement regarding the matter.
For over three decades, Mister Singh’s India has served Glasgow a family story seasoned with Punjabi heritage and Scottish spirit.
Run by four generations of the Singh family, the restaurant blends Punjabi culinary heritage with Scottish influences through its food, hospitality, and community, creating a dining experience that reflects the cultural exchanges that have shaped the city over the past three decades.
Gulveer makes history by adding 5000m bronze to 10,000m silver
India’s top male distance runner Gulveer Singh won a bronze medal in the Men’s 5000m, becoming the first Indian to win two medals in track and field competitions in a single edition of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday.
Gulveer clocked 13:24.95 in the final to secure a bronze medal in the Men’s 5000m. He had earlier won a silver medal in the Men’s 10,000m with a timing of 27:49.78, achieving a historic first for the country in the Commonwealth Games 2026.
In the 5000m final on Saturday, Gulveer finished behind Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang of Kenya, who won gold in 13:23.61, and Australia’s Ky Robinson, who claimed the silver medal in 13:24.70.
Gulveer ran a tactical race, racing to the finish line with a brilliant kick in the final lap, moving from equal-fifth position to third and claiming the bronze medal in 13:24.95.
Gulveer, the 28-year-old Armyman from Atrauli in Uttar Pradesh, remained tucked in the eighth position at the end of the first lap (400m), covering the distance in 1:10.6. He picked up a bit of speed in the second 400m, completing it in 1:06.4, moving to the fourth position at the 1000m mark. He fell back to seventh as he covered 2400m, nearing the halfway stage. He was fifth going into the final lap and then produced a nice sprint to eventually finish third in 13 minutes 24.95 seconds.
The 2022 Asian Games bronze medallist in 10,000m, Gulveer has won a double in the 2025 Asian Championships in Gumi, South Korea.
Gulveer’s running journey began on village roads and farmland trails in his native village as he prepared for recruitment into the Indian Army. After joining The Grenadiers Regiment in 2018, he steadily rose through the ranks of Indian athletics to become the country’s premier distance runner.
Gulveer made his international breakthrough with a bronze medal in the 5000m at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships and followed it up with a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 2022 Asian Games.
He established himself as Asia’s leading long-distance runner in 2025 by winning double gold medals in the 5000m and 10,000m at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea.
A prolific record-breaker, Gulveer holds the Indian national records in the 5000m, 10,000m, one mile, and half marathon. In 2025, he became the first Indian to run a sub-4-minute mile, clocking 3:55.63, and the first Indian to complete a half marathon in under 60 minutes with a time of 59:42.
He also made history by clocking 12:59.77 for 5000m indoors, becoming the first Asian athlete to break the 13-minute barrier and setting a new Asian record. Training regularly at the high-performance centre in Colorado Springs, Gulveer has emerged as a trailblazer for Indian distance running. His achievements have elevated India’s presence on the global distance-running stage and established him as one of the country’s strongest medal prospects at major international championships.
Emma Finucane creates Commonwealth Games history with fourth track cycling gold
Welsh cycling star Emma Finucane etched her name into Commonwealth Games history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at a single edition of the Games after clinching the women’s keirin title in Glasgow on Sunday.
At the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the 23-year-old achieved a remarkable clean sweep by winning the keirin gold alongside the titles she had previously gained in the team sprint, the individual sprint and the 1,000m time trial, a feat accomplished over four consecutive days.
Finucane came in first, ahead of Ellesse Andrews from New Zealand, the reigning Olympic champion, who had to content herself with silver as she tried to defend the Commonwealth keirin title that she won in Birmingham in 2022.
By achieving her most recent victory, Finucane has now overtaken Anna Meares and Andrews, who had previously held the record for the most track cycling gold medals won at a single Commonwealth Games, with both of them having won three medals in 2010 and 2022 respectively.
This Welsh rider also became the first woman from Wales to win four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games and took over from para-sprinter Olivia Breen to become Wales’ most successful female athlete in the history of the Games.
This fourth gold medal brought Wales’ total number of medals at the Games to 31, consisting of nine gold, ten silver and twelve bronze.
Finucane’s achievement was also the greatest number of gold medals won by any athlete at a single Commonwealth Games since Aaron Gate of New Zealand had won four gold medals at the Birmingham 2022 Games, winning three of them on the track and then securing the title in the road race.
Even though she has had a historic success, David Morgan, the weightlifter, is still the most decorated athlete to have taken part in the Commonwealth Games for Wales, having won nine gold and three silver medals over his career.
The unforgettable campaign she carried out in Glasgow has firmly established Finucane as the top track cyclist at the Games, setting new records by winning four gold medals in the sprint events.