India, Aug. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated some of India's medal winners in the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games in a series of posts on X on Saturday. Earlier in the wee hours, the biggest event for India, in terms of popularity, kicked off as double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, Yash Vir Singh and Rohit Yadav participated in the 12-player javelin final.

And Chopra and Yash Vir didn't disappoint. Although Chopra could not win the gold medal - that went to Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage who threw a distance of 89.75 meters - he did secure a silver, adding to his CWG gold in Gold Coast 2018.

Chopra's best throw was 85.83m, and Yash Vir took the third place on the podium with a throw of 85.41m. In light of the fact th...