Priya Ghanghas claims boxing gold at Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas captured a gold medal in the women's 60kg boxing event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday. She defeated Canada's Marie Al-Ahmadieh through a hard-fought 4-1 split decision in the Glasgow final. This victory gave India its fourth boxing gold medal at this current event. Historically, Indian female boxers had only won three combined gold medals in all previous editions of the games, highlighting rapid recent growth for the sport in India.

Stellar Day For Indian Women Boxers

Priya Ghanghas, who hails from Bhiwani, joins three other female champions who secured gold on the same day. Preeti Pawar opened the winning streak in the 54kg division by dominating Canada's Scarlett Delgado with a flawless 5-0 victory. Reigning world champion Jaismine Lamboria also earned a 5-0 win over Northern Ireland's Michaela Walsh in the 57kg category. Sakshi Chaudhary followed this exact pattern, defeating England's Ruby White 5-0 in the 51kg final to continue the strong run.

India still has chances for more gold medals before the day ends. Arundhati Choudhary competes in the 70kg event, and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain boxes in the 75kg category.

Silver Medal Finish In Men's Division

In the men's competition, Jadumani Singh finished with a silver medal after a tough 0-5 loss to Australia's Jye Dixon in the 55kg final. Jadumani initially struggled against his taller opponent but rallied to win the first round 3-2. However, Dixon fought back to win the second round with a 5-0 unanimous verdict. The Australian boxer kept his momentum to win the match, ending the Indian gold streak in the ring. Jadumani had previously earned his spot in this final match with a strong 5-0 unanimous decision win against Namibia's Philip Haoseb on Friday.