Commonwealth Games 2026 Live Updates: India eyes one-day victory in lawn bowls as Rupa Rani, Pinki return to action

Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh bolstered India’s medal hopes by claiming their third straight win in the women’s pairs sectional play. Their hard-fought win over Tonga kept them unbeaten in Section B alongside England, with the race for the knockout stage still very much in the balance. However, Putul Sonowal’s men’s singles campaign suffered a setback after he was defeated by unbeaten Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple of Malaysia. The loss left the Indian second in its group and dependent on other results to keep its semifinals hopes alive.

India celebrated another positive result in boxing as Sachin Siwach defeated Canada’s Keoma Al-Ahmadieh to advance to the men’s 60kg round of 16. His victory followed Jadumani Singh’s opening-round success, giving the Indian boxing contingent an encouraging start to the competition.

The artistic gymnastics team narrowly missed out on competing for a medal after finishing fifth in their subdivision. Despite the team’s disappointment, Olympian Pranati Nayak and Protistha Samanta remained in contention for places in the individual vault final.

Indian swimmers Aryan Nehra and Dhakshan Shashikumar did not advance to the men’s 400m freestyle final, while the women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a heavy opening loss against Wales.

With just one medal so far in the form of Jhandu Singh’s bronze in para powerlifting, India now turn their attention to a busy schedule on Sunday. Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu will start her weightlifting campaign as one of India’s strongest gold medal hopes. Rishikanta Singh and M Raja will also compete in the medal events, while Preeti Pawar, Aditya Pratap Yadav and Jadumani Singh will participate in boxing. India will also be represented in swimming, artistic gymnastics and lawn bowls as the contingent looks to build momentum and add to its medal tally at the Games.