The result came despite the absence of several sports disciplines that have historically supplied the bulk of India’s Commonwealth haul, marking another chapter in a medal history that has grown from one medal in 1934 to 603 across editions. In Glasgow 2026, India won 39 medals and women accounted for 41% of India’s tally. India accounted for just 0.5% of all medals awarded in 1934, when it won its first Commonwealth medal.