India's Asmita Dey won the gold medal in the women's 48kg judo to create history at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. Dey defeated Canada's Heidi Quach to seal the top podium spot, becoming the first Indian ever to win a judo gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Asmita Dey etched her name into the history books by becoming the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in a gripping women's 48kg final in Glasgow. With no Indian ever having claimed the top prize in judo at the Games before, the 23-year-old rose to the occasion to deliver a landmark triumph.
Ever since the introduction of judo as a medal sport in CWG in the 1990 in Auckland, Indian judokas have won medals at all editions but never secured a top-of-the-podium finish.
The final was a closely contested affair from the outset. Asmita threatened early with an arm-lock attempt on Quach's left arm, but the Canadian escaped just in time. Quach then opened the scoring with a Yuko, while Asmita also received a shido penalty.
Refusing to back down, the Indian responded with a Yuko of her own to level the scores at 1-1, setting up a tense finish.
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