Athletics action on Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5 in Glasgow delivered mixed results for India on Monday, with Tejas Shirse and Murali Sreeshankar booking places in their respective finals while national 100m record-holder Gurindervir Singh missed out on a men’s 100m semi-final berth.
As the live updates noted, India came into the day with four medals already secured—one gold, one silver and two bronze—with another medal assured in boxing. Day 5 also featured a busy schedule across athletics, boxing, weightlifting, swimming, gymnastics, bowls and wheelchair basketball, making the outcomes in the track and field sessions particularly significant for India’s medal hopes later in the programme.
Key India results: 100m exit, long jump and hurdles progress
In the men’s 100m Round 1, Gurindervir Singh—introduced in the coverage as India’s “fastest man”—ran 10.30 seconds to finish second in Heat 4, with Jamaica’s Rohan Watson winning the heat in 10.13 seconds. However, the qualification format meant there was no automatic progression from individual heats.
According to the live brief, the men’s 100m had 11 heats, with seven athletes receiving byes into the semi-finals and the remaining 10 semi-final spots decided purely by time from the heats. Only the fastest 10 sprinters across the 11 heats would advance, regardless of heat placing.
Gurindervir’s time initially kept him in contention as the heats unfolded. He was listed as eighth-fastest at one stage with seven heats still to come, then dropped to ninth-fastest after Heat 5, and later slid to 11th as more runners posted quicker times. After Heat 9 concluded, the update confirmed he had fallen to 20th overall with a time of 10.39 seconds, leaving him outside the cut as only the top 17 were stated to go through to the semi-finals in that update.
In men’s long jump qualifying, Murali Sreeshankar provided a major positive by earning direct qualification with a leap of 8.01m. The update highlighted that he was first up in the event and made his first attempt count, immediately securing his place in the final.
In swimming, Sajan Prakash also advanced, qualifying for the men’s 200m butterfly final. He finished second in Heat 2 with a time of 1:58.59, which the update noted was slower than his personal best of 1:57.09, but still good enough to rank seventh-fastest overall and move into the final.
Later in the athletics session, attention turned to the men’s 110m hurdles, where Tejas Shirse was set to compete in Heat 1. The live update explained the format: two heats, 16 competitors, with the first three in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest (q) advancing to the final. The headline update stated that Shirse entered the 110m hurdles final, adding another key final appearance for India on the track.
What’s next for India on Day 5: finals and multiple medal events
India’s schedule for July 27 included several medal events and key appearances across sports. In athletics and para athletics, the programme listed the women’s shot put F57 final (Sharmila Dhankar, Shilpa K Shyla) and the men’s high jump final (Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar, J Aadarsh Ram). The men’s 110m hurdles final was also on the slate, with Shirse listed “if qualified,” which the live update later indicated he achieved.
In boxing, India had multiple Round of 16 bouts scheduled: Sachin Siwach vs William Hewitt (ENG) in men’s 60kg, Ankush vs Zalaan Jan (ANT) in men’s 80kg, Sakshi Choudhary vs Lethabo Modukanele (BOT) in women’s 51kg, and Sumit Kundu vs Jon McConnell (NIR) in men’s 70kg.
Weightlifting featured three finals involving India: women’s 53kg (Gyaneshwari Yadav), women’s 58kg (Bindyarani Devi) and men’s 79kg (V Ajaya Babu). Swimming and para swimming also had key slots, including the men’s 800m freestyle final/fastest heat (Aryan Nehra) and the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 final listed for Swatik Patil “if qualified.”
With Shirse and Sreeshankar through to finals and Prakash also reaching a title race in the pool, India’s Day 5 remained poised for further medal opportunities—despite the disappointment of Gurindervir’s early exit from the men’s 100m.
