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Commonwealth Games, Day 9: Tejaswin Shankar wins historic bronze; Neeraj Chopra takes silver; boxers dominate

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Commonwealth Games, Day 9: Tejaswin Shankar wins historic bronze; Neeraj Chopra takes silver; boxers dominate
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India achieved significant success on Day 9 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Tejaswin Shankar winning a historic bronze in decathlon and Neeraj Chopra securing silver in javelin. Additionally, Indian boxers maintained a perfect record in the semi-finals.

Tejaswin Shankar clinched a historic bronze for India in decathlon, becoming the first Indian to do so on Friday night. Neeraj Chopra claimed silver in men's javelin throw while Yash Vir Singh took bronze. Meanwhile, Indian judokas Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh claimed two gold medals on the judo mat on Friday at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, with one more judoka, Yamini Mourya, claiming silver. Meanwhile, all 10 boxers from India won their semi-finals to keep India's 100 per cent track record in the boxing ring alive on Friday. Lovlina was in action for the first time at Glasgow, because she was given a bye in her first round. COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2026 MEDAL TALLY DAY 9 LIVE UPDATES India's medal tally stands at 23 (five golds, 12 silvers and six bronze). After a busy boxing day on Friday, 10 Indian boxers, including Lovlina Borgohain, were in action. Scroll down to follow live updates of Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9

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