Indian judoka Harsh Singh wins gold in the men’s 60kg judo category at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, becoming the first male judoka from India to claim the event’s title. Multiple outlets report that in his Commonwealth Games debut, the 23-year-old defeats Australia’s Joshua Katz in the final. NDTV describes the result as an upset over an experienced opponent. Free Press Journal and Times of India add that the decisive scoring comes through a waza-ari and that Harsh reaches the top podium after a successful campaign.
The gold follows another historic result in the same sport, as Asmita Dey also wins judo gold for India—reported as a women’s 48kg final—meaning India secures two judo gold medals within about an hour. Times of India states this is India’s first-ever double judo gold at a single Commonwealth Games. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates both athletes for the achievements. The reports also note that before this edition, Indian judokas had won medals at all Commonwealth Games since judo became a medal sport, but had not previously won gold.
