Glasgow, July 26 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu after she secured her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal after a dominant display in the women's 48kg weightlifting event at Glasgow, handing India its first gold medal of the CWG 26.

Chanu's Gold win came after compatriot Rishikanta Singh's silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

With the victory, the Manipur woman added a third gold medal to her previous Commonwealth Games triumphs in 2018 and 2022.

In a post on X, Amit Shah congratulated Mirabai Chanu (31) on winning the gold medal, describing her historic hat-trick of Commonwealth Games gold medals as a proud moment for India and s...