Glasgow, July 24 -- Rajinder Singh Rahelu, coach of Indian para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar, said the team had targeted a gold medal but a slight miscalculation and miscommunication cost them the top spot at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.

Speaking to ANI after Jhandu clinched the bronze medal, Rahelu said the team had already calculated the required lifts and was confident of winning gold.

"It's a very good thing, feeling very good. We already knew, we had done the calculations. We had targeted gold, but for some reason, it was missed," Rahelu told ANI.

He said the competition for the gold medal was tough and attributed the narrow miss to miscommunication and a slight error in calculations.

"The competition for gold was very tou...