New Delhi: India’s Murali Sreeshankar added another Commonwealth Games medal to his collection on Wednesday, clinching silver in the men’s long jump at Glasgow 2026.
The 27-year-old jumped 8.09m at Scotstoun Stadium, repeating his silver-medal feat from Birmingham 2022 and becoming the first Indian to stand on two CWG long jump podiums.
Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle, a former world champion, took gold with a leap of 8.15m, edging past Sreeshankar in the fourth round after the Indian had led at the halfway stage. Scotland’s Stephen Mackenzie claimed bronze with 8.08m, denying India a shot at gold by the narrowest of margins.
Sreeshankar’s series read 8.03m, 8.09m, two fouls, 7.94m and 7.97m across his six attempts. His teammate Lokesh Sathyanathan, competing at his maiden Commonwealth Games, finished fifth with a best of 7.97m.
India now has five Commonwealth Games medals in the long jump, with Sreeshankar the only athlete to win two. Suresh Babu (bronze, 1978), Anju Bobby George (bronze, 2002) and Prajusha Maliakkal (silver, 2010) hold the other podium finishes in the event.
Sreeshankar’s silver was India’s third athletics medal of the Glasgow Games, coming after Sarvesh Kushare’s silver in the high jump and Gulveer Singh’s silver in the 10,000m.
India’s para-athletes delivered a landmark day as well. Dilip Gavit won gold in the men’s 100m T47 final with a Games record and season-best time of 10.71 seconds, ahead of compatriot Mohammed Basil, who took silver in 10.83 seconds.
The result completed an Indian one-two and made Gavit the first Indian man to win a Commonwealth Games para-athletics gold. He is only the second Indian para-athlete overall to win gold at the Games, after Sharmila Dhankar’s triumph in the women’s shot put F57 earlier in the week.
Elsewhere on the track, national record holder Parul Chaudhary finished fifth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, clocking 9:26.75. Kenya’s Faith Cherotich, a Paris 2024 bronze medallist, won gold in a Games record 9:01.76, followed by England’s Elise Thorner and Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai. Chaudhary will look to make amends in the 5000m on Thursday.
In the women’s shot put, Manpreet Kaur missed the podium by a narrow margin, placing fourth with a best throw of 17.49m. Canada’s Sarah Mitton won gold with 19.88m, while Nigeria’s Jessica Oji took silver with 17.87m. Jamaica’s Lloydricia Cameron claimed bronze on countback after matching Oji’s mark, having produced a decisive final-round throw that pushed Manpreet off the podium.
India had a strong showing in the men’s shot put as well, with both Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill reaching the final. Toor finished second overall with a throw of 20.14m, behind New Zealand’s Nick Walsh, who led qualifying with 21.03m. Gill placed fifth with 19.95m.
On the track, national record holder Animesh Kujur advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s 200m with a season-best 20.46s, finishing ahead of Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme, Tuesday’s 100m winner, to top Heat 4. Kujur qualified seventh overall for the semis, with the top 16 progressing.
India also secured two spots in the men’s 400m hurdles final, as Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan and Yashas Palaksha advanced as the fastest non-automatic qualifiers, clocking 49.51s and 49.65s respectively.
