India’s national record holder Vishal TK saw his Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign come to an end in the men’s 400m semifinals, finishing sixth in the opening semifinal in 46.33 seconds.

The Indian quarter-miler was unable to reproduce the form that had carried him through the opening round, missing out on a place in the final against a high-quality field.

Qualified Comfortably from the Heats

Vishal began his campaign with a strong run in the first round, finishing second in his heat with a time of 46.49 seconds.

His performance was enough to secure qualification for the semifinals as one of the 16 fastest athletes across all heats. He finished 14th overall after the completion of the qualifying round to advance to the next stage.

It was a positive start for India’s national record holder, who looked composed as he booked his place among the semifinalists.

However, it was the end of the road for fellow Indian Rajesh Ramesh, who failed to progress after finishing 25th overall in the qualifying round.

Semifinal Challenge Proves Too Tough

In the semifinals, Vishal clocked 46.33s, an improvement on his heat performance, but it was not enough to earn a place in the medal race.

The opening semifinal was won in spectacular fashion by Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi, who stormed home in 44.52 seconds—the fastest men’s 400m semifinal ever run at the Commonwealth Games.

With the pace set at a historic level, Vishal finished sixth and bowed out of the competition.

Indian athletics created history at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Yashas Palaksha and T. Santhosh both qualified for the men’s 400m hurdles final, marking the first time that two Indian athletes have reached the event final at the Commonwealth Games.

Both hurdlers produced composed performances in the semifinals to secure their places in the medal race. T. Santhosh clocked 49.51s, while Yashas Palaksha followed closely with 49.65s, ensuring India will have two representatives in one of the Games’ most competitive track events.

Although neither athlete matched the personal bests they set in their previous competition, both did enough to progress comfortably to the championship final. Yashas enters the final with a lifetime best of 49.00s, the second-fastest performance in Indian history, while Santhosh owns a personal best of 49.06s, making him India’s third-fastest 400m hurdler of all time.

The qualification of both athletes reflects the rapid rise of Indian men’s 400m hurdles in recent years. Their breakthrough performances this season have elevated them into the country’s all-time rankings, and they have now translated that form onto one of the biggest stages in international athletics.

The achievement is particularly significant as this is the first time in Commonwealth Games history that India will have two athletes competing in the men’s 400m hurdles final. It highlights the growing depth in the event and underlines the progress made by Indian quarter-milers and hurdlers on the international circuit.

With their places in the final secured, both Yashas and Santhosh will now shift their focus to the medal race. Armed with lifetime bests below 49.10 seconds and the confidence of reaching a historic final together, the Indian duo will be aiming to produce their best performances when they return to the track.

The historic qualification adds another memorable chapter to India’s athletics campaign in Glasgow and provides fresh optimism ahead of the men’s 400m hurdles final.

The women’s 3000m steeplechase final delivered high drama on the track, culminating in a dominant gold-medal display by Kenya’s Faith Cherotich in a new Games Record (9:01.76), a surging silver for England’s Elise Thorner in a personal best (9:05.45), and bronze for Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai (9:09.96). Meanwhile, India’s medal hopeful Parul Chaudhary (9:27.75) suffered a disappointing outing, finishing fifth after being unable to match the scorching pace when the leaders broke free. Parul’s personal best is 9:12.46.

From the gun, the race unfolded at a blistering tempo. Chemutai, eager to stamp her authority on the field, pushed early alongside Cherotich. The two East African powerhouses streaked away as the laps ticked down, forcing the rest of the field into a gruelling pursuit. Cherotich, displaying trademark composure and flawless barrier clearance, measured her effort to perfection. As the bell rang for the final lap, Cherotich unleashed a devastating turn of foot, pulling clear of Chemutai to cross the line in a magnificent Games Record time and capture Commonwealth gold.

Behind the lead duel, the battle for silver provided one of the evening’s most thrilling narratives. England’s Elise Thorner mounted a tremendous, heart-pounding chase. Pushing through the pain barrier over the final water jump, Thorner steadily ate into the gap separating her from the frontrunners. With a remarkable late surge down the home straight, she overhauled a tiring Chemutai to snatch a brilliant silver medal in a brand-new Personal Best, leaving the Ugandan star with bronze. Thorner’s fearless tactical execution earned her a well-deserved spot on the podium alongside two of global steeplechasing’s finest.

For India’s Parul Chaudhary, however, the race ended in frustration. Entering the event with genuine podium aspirations, Chaudhary positioned herself within striking distance during the opening kilometres. But when Cherotich and Chemutai injected a fierce acceleration to break the field open, the Indian record holder simply couldn’t find the extra gear required to give chase.

As the frontrunners pulled out of reach, Chaudhary drifted into the middle group, struggling to maintain her rhythm over the barriers. Despite a gritty effort down the home stretch, she was unable to reel in the leaders or challenge the medal spots, ultimately crossing the line in fifth place. It was a disappointing outcome for the Indian runner, underlining the unforgiving nature of championship distance racing when top-tier athletes dictate a relentless tempo from the front.

Ultimately, the night belonged to Cherotich, whose record-breaking performance reaffirmed her standing at the pinnacle of the event. Combined with Thorner’s lifetime-best pursuit and Chemutai’s grit, the final produced a memorable showcase even if it proved a tough pill to swallow for Chaudhary.

India’s Animesh Kujur made an impressive start to his Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign, winning his opening-round heat of the men’s 200m in a season’s best 20.46 seconds to comfortably qualify for the semifinals in Glasgow.

The 22-year-old, India’s national record holder in the event and the first Indian to break the 20.50-second barrier, produced a composed performance in Heat 4, crossing the line first in legal wind conditions of +1.4 m/s.

His winning time improved his previous season’s best of 20.47s, set at the Taiwan Open, by one hundredth of a second.

Season Progress

• Taiwan Open: 20.47s (Previous Season Best)
• Commonwealth Games Round 1: 20.46s (New Season Best)

Unlike previous editions, the qualification format for the men’s 200m did not award automatic qualification based on heat positions. Instead, the 16 fastest athletes across all 10 heats advanced to the semifinals.

Animesh’s 20.46s ranked him seventh overall among all qualifiers, ensuring a comfortable progression to the next round.

Top Qualifiers for the Men’s 200m Semifinals

1. Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica) – 20.28s (+2.6)
2. Udodi Onwuzurike (Nigeria) – 20.31s (+2.4)
3. Joseph Amoah (Ghana) – 20.36s (+1.6)
4. Christopher Taylor (Jamaica) – 20.36s (+1.6)
5. Zablon Ekwam (Kenya) – 20.42s (+2.0)
6. Zharnel Hughes (England) – 20.45s (+1.6)
7. Animesh Kujur (India) – 20.46s (+1.4)
8. Lachlan Kennedy (Australia) – 20.50s (+2.6)

India’s Sprint Star Continues His Rise

Animesh arrived in Glasgow on the back of a breakthrough season that has firmly established him as India’s fastest 200m runner.

Earlier this year, he became the first Indian in history to break the 20.50-second barrier, setting a national record in the half-lap sprint. In the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games, he also clocked a personal best of 10.14 seconds over 100m—the fastest time ever recorded by an Indian outside the country.

His latest performance in Glasgow suggests he is carrying that form into one of the biggest competitions of his career.

With a heat victory, a new season’s best and a place among the top eight qualifiers, Animesh has positioned himself well ahead of the semifinals, where he will look to continue his impressive run and challenge for a place in the Commonwealth Games final.

By Sundeep Misra

It was a night like no other. Ky Robinson became the first Australian to win the Commonwealth Games 10,000m. Gulveer Singh gave India ITS FIRST EVER CWG 10,000M SILVER. And Mullarkey captured the Isle of Man’s first-ever bronze in the event. On a storm-soaked track, three men ran past an entire continent and stepped into uncharted territory.

Streaking through the puddles, track awash in Glasgow rain, the reign of the Kenyans and the Ugandans was shattered by a motley bunch: an Australian, an Indian, and an Isle of Man athlete. Ky Robinson clinched gold with a dizzying sprint in 27:48.93.Gulveer Singh, boxed in a bit down the stretch, made room on the right, saw air, and sprinted for it. He crossed the line as if in a stupor, half-expecting to see the Africans up front, his time matching the clock at a breathtaking 27:48.93. In a similarly joyous run, David Mullarkey took bronze for the Isle of Man in 27:50.28. ​

For decades, the Africans had conquered the long distances. They lived in the relentless monotony of the laps. They intimidated the rest, suffocating them kilometre by kilometre until the opposition had nothing left. By the final lap, the final 200 meters, their ferocious kick squeezed out whatever air was left in the field.

Not on this night. Under dark skies, the driving rain brought a new dawn -especially for Indian long-distance running. ​

Gulveer hunted. He remained nestled in the pack, oscillating between second and sixth, mostly hanging tough in fourth. Ky swung between fourth and seventh, biding his time until the 7k mark hit, where he boldly seized the lead. Gulveer slipped back to ninth for a moment, and it seemed the dice weren’t rolling his way. But he woke up, snatched the dice back, and as they passed the 9k mark, carved his way into third.

​On the final turn, the track became a battlefield. Legs heavy, lungs burning, they threw everything into the wet track. Gulveer, seeing Ky sprinting away, saw history, legend status, and national glory all staring back at him, coated in brilliant silver, and made his definitive surge. Behind him, Mullarkey, who had once languished in tenth, quietly clawed his way up the field. With a hundred meters to go, realizing he was sitting in third, his eyes shone bright with the shock of what was about to happen. He unleashed a desperate, glorious sprint to lock down his place in history.

By Sundeep Misra

Hari Chand and Shivnath Singh would be sipping tea and discussing Gulveer, working out the splits, amazed that within seconds every lap can be discussed threadbare.

My few interactions with Hari Chand were more a lesson in humility than about the 5k and 10k. We had once invited him to the Ekamra Sports Film Festival as the chief guest, and when we approached him at his house near Saket, he was taken aback that someone still remembered him and was inviting him. A lot of people who had come for the festival, obviously, had no clue who he was. Only when his achievements were listed out did they understand that they were standing with royalty.

Hari Chand finished 8th in the 10,000m heats at the ’76 Montreal Olympics in a timing of 28:48.7—a time that would have given him 14th spot in Glasgow yesterday. That time stood for 32 years as the National Record until Surendra Singh beat it. And Gulveer later beating Surendra Singh’s record beautifully illustrates how a baton is passed down the generations. Hari Chand also won the ’78 Asian Games double of 5000m and 10,000m.

Shivnath Singh was a classic runner. People who knew him say that with today’s tools available, he would have been a top six marathon runner in the world; his legendary marathon record (2:12:00) lasted for 48 years before being broken by Sawan Barwal on April 12, 2026, in Rotterdam (2:11:58). At two consecutive Asian Championships in ’73 and ’75, he won silver in the 5000m and 10,000m. At ’75 Seoul, Hari Chand had taken the 10,000m gold in 29:12.0, with Shivnath following right behind in 29:14.6.

On a day when Gulveer has made India step inside the hallowed portals of long-distance running with a CWG silver, it’s always good to remember those who showed the way, running barefoot with a stopwatch as their only tool and data provider.

During our conversation, Hari Chand had also disclosed that he once had an offer from the University of Nevada for an athletics scholarship. “I couldn’t speak English and I didn’t know where Nevada was,” he said. “They pursued me till 1980 and then gave up.” Gulveer now trains in Colorado.

Hari Chand loved his tea. He hated those dip teas, and I had offered him just that in the café where we sat discussing ’75, ’76, and the ’80 Moscow Olympics.

“The best tea was in my village in Ghorewaha (Hoshiarpur, Punjab),” he told me. “It kept simmering to blend in with milk and tea leaves and gave off an aroma that could awaken a dead man.”

Hopefully, Gulveer’s silver will awaken a nation to the joys of distance running.

New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs produced the sprint performance of her career to win the women’s 100m title at the Commonwealth Games 2026, storming to gold in a sensational 10.93 seconds and rewriting the Oceania record books in Glasgow.

The 28-year-old Auckland sprinter clocked 10.93 (+1.0 m/s) to break her own New Zealand and Oceania records, pulling clear in the closing metres to defeat England’s Amy Hunt, who claimed silver in 10.98, while Australia’s Torrie Lewis took bronze in a national record 10.99.

Remarkably, all three medallists dipped below the 11-second barrier, making it the first time in Commonwealth Games history that every athlete on the women’s 100m podium has broken 11 seconds.

The race was decided by the finest of margins, with just 0.06 seconds separating gold from bronze.

Women’s 100m Final

•  Zoe Hobbs (New Zealand) – 10.93 (Oceania & New Zealand Record)
•  Amy Hunt (England) – 10.98
•  Torrie Lewis (Australia) – 10.99 (Australian Record)

Despite wet conditions that made the Glasgow track slick underfoot, the trio delivered one of the fastest and deepest women’s 100m finals in Commonwealth Games history.

For Hobbs, the victory marked the crowning moment of an outstanding championship. Draped in the New Zealand flag after crossing the finish line, she celebrated not only a Commonwealth title but also another improvement to the Oceania record she already owned.

Hunt Continues Her Rise

England’s Amy Hunt enjoyed a memorable Commonwealth Games debut, finishing just five hundredths of a second behind Hobbs.

Her 10.98-second performance was the second-fastest 100m of her career, underlining her continued rise among the world’s elite sprinters. The silver medal also rewarded her consistency throughout the championship after progressing confidently through the earlier rounds.

Lewis Breaks Australian Record

Australia’s Torrie Lewis capped a remarkable championship by lowering the Australian national record to 10.99 seconds to secure bronze.

Lewis had already announced her form in the semifinals with an 11.00-second national record before finding another hundredth of a second in the final to become the first Australian woman to break the 11-second barrier at the Commonwealth Games.

The Glasgow final will be remembered as one of the greatest women’s sprints in Commonwealth Games history—a race where records tumbled, history was made, and three athletes simultaneously broke one of sprinting’s most iconic barriers

India woke up to a landmark moment in athletics as Gulveer Singh produced the performance of his career to win a historic silver medal in the men’s 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.

Clocking 27:49.78 on a rain-soaked track, the 28-year-old became the first Indian ever to win a medal in the men’s 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games, breaking new ground for Indian distance running.

The race was decided by the finest of margins. Australia’s Ky Robinson claimed gold in 27:48.93, just 0.85 seconds ahead of Gulveer, while England’s David Mullarkey secured bronze in 27:50.28.

Men’s 10,000m Results

•  Ky Robinson (Australia) – 27:48.93
•  Gulveer Singh (India) – 27:49.78
•  David Mullarkey (England) – 27:50.28

Speaking after the race exclusively to nnissports, Gulveer summed up his approach simply:

“My only strategy was to win a medal for the country today.”

Despite relentless rain and difficult conditions, Gulveer executed a near-perfect tactical race. He stayed tucked into the lead group for much of the contest, conserving energy before unleashing a powerful finish over the closing laps.

His splits tell the story of a race that accelerated dramatically in the second half.

Gulveer Singh’s Splits

• First 5,000m: 14:16.10
• Second 5,000m: 13:33.68
• Final 1,000m: 2:29.28
• Last lap: 56.4 seconds
• Last 100m: 13.9 seconds

The numbers underline just how strong Gulveer was when the race came alive. After an opening half run at a controlled pace, he covered the second 5,000m over 42 seconds faster, producing one of the quickest closing sequences of the field to secure the silver medal.

More Than Just India’s First Medal

Gulveer’s achievement carries significance beyond becoming India’s first Commonwealth Games medallist in the men’s 10,000m.

For the first time in recent Commonwealth Games history, no African athlete finished on the podium in the men’s 10,000m. East African runners have long dominated distance events at the Games, making Gulveer’s breakthrough even more remarkable. His medal not only rewrites India’s record books but also breaks a long-standing psychological barrier in one of athletics’ toughest disciplines.

The result is another milestone in Gulveer’s rapid rise as India’s leading distance runner and reinforces the growing strength of Indian endurance running on the global stage.

Gulveer’s Commonwealth Games journey is far from over.

The Indian star will return to the track later in the Games for the men’s 5,000m, where he will look to build on his historic success and chase another medal for India.

After ending India’s long wait for a medal in the men’s 10,000m, confidence will be high that Glasgow could have another memorable chapter left to write.

If you’d like this in a more analytical style (with race tactics, pacing, and historical context) suitable for a sports website like The Hindu or Sportstar, I can also rewrite it in that format.