New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Indian judoka Asmita Dey expressed her delight after winning the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, saying the Indian judo contingent's historic haul of four medals would help raise the sport's profile in the country and inspire more youngsters to take it up.

Asmita clinched the women's -48kg gold medal after defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in a gripping Commonwealth Games final that was decided in Golden Score, securing India's first judo gold medal of the Games. She was later joined on the podium by Harsh Singh, who won gold, Yamini Mourya, who claimed silver, and Unnati Sharma, who bagged bronze, taking India's judo medal tally to four.

Asmita received a grand welcome on her arrival at Delhi's I...