In the summer of 1934, six Indians boarded a ship for London. They were headed to the second edition of what was then called the British Empire Games, the tournament the world now knows as the Commonwealth Games. When the Games ended, India had exactly one medal to show for the journey: a bronze, won by wrestler Rashid Anwar.
Ninety-two years later, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, 2026, a very different India walked out. A contingent of 122 athletes competed across ten sports and came home with 39 medals; 13 gold, 17 silver, and 9 bronze! And, eight of those thirteen golds were won by women.
