India delivered its best performance yet at the Commonwealth Games 2026, winning six medals on Day 5 to take its tally to 10. Sharmila Dhankar scripted history by becoming India's first para athletics Commonwealth Games gold medallist, while Gyaneshwari Yadav, Sarvesh Kushare and Valluri Ajaya Babu won silver, and Bindyarani Devi and Shilpa K. Shyla secured bronze.

Glasgow: India enjoyed its best day so far at the Commonwealth Games 2026, winning six medals on Day 5, led by Sharmila Dhankar's historic gold in the women's shot put F57, while Gyaneshwari Yadav, Sarvesh Kushare and Valluri Ajaya Babu claimed silver medals, and Bindyarani Devi and Shilpa K. Shyla added bronze as the country's medal tally reached 10.

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The standout moment of the day came in para athletics, where Sharmila Dhankar produced a season-best throw of 9.81 metres to clinch gold in the women's shot put F57 event, becoming India's first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist in para athletics, according to ESPN.

The celebrations doubled for India after Shilpa K. Shyla was upgraded from fourth place to bronze following the disqualification of Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi, giving India its first double podium finish of the Glasgow Games. Ghana's Zinabu Issah claimed silver with a best effort of 8.65m.