Key Achievements at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Gyaneshwari Yadav - Weightlifting Silver
- Won silver medal in women's 53 kg event
- Gold went to Nigeria's Onome Omolola Didih with a 206 kg total lift (new Commonwealth Games record)
Jhandu Kumar - Historic Para-Powerlifting Bronze
- First medal for India at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Secured bronze in men's heavyweight para-powerlifting
- Best lift: 190 kg
- Background:
- Para-powerlifter from Bihar
- Trained at Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), Gandhinagar
- Khelo India athlete
- Won silver at 2024 Khelo India Para Games
- Won gold in 2025 Khelo India Para Games
- Reflects success of government sports development initiatives
Bindyarani Devi - Weightlifting Bronze
- Bronze in women's 58 kg weightlifting event
- Second consecutive Commonwealth Games medal
- Previously won silver in 55 kg category at 2022 Birmingham Games
Anahat Singh - World Junior Squash Championship Victory
Historic Achievement
- First Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championships title
- Event: 2026 World Junior Squash Championships in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
- Defeated Egypt's Ruqayya Salem in straight games
- Broke Egypt's 13-title winning streak
About World Junior Squash Championships
- Official championships inaugurated in 1980
- Unofficial boys' team championship held since 1972
- Features players under age 19
- Includes boys' and girls' individual and team events
World Squash Organization
- Established: 1967
- Headquarters: Based in England
- Member Federations: 115 National Squash Federations
- Indian Governing Body: Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI)
- Oversees global development, governance, and promotion of squash
- Olympic Debut: Squash will feature at Los Angeles 2028 Games
Government Initiatives Highlighted
- Khelo India Programme
- SAI National Centre of Excellence (NCOE)
- Sports development infrastructure supporting para-athletes