Commonwealth Games 2026: Indian Athletes Gear Up for Glasgow
Overview of the Commonwealth Games 2026
Approximately 3,000 competitors from 74 nations are set to participate in 13 categories, including parasports, at the Commonwealth Games 2026, which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, starting July 23. The Indian team comprises 126 athletes, with 48 women and 77 men, all vying for medals across various sports. As the 23rd edition of this event approaches in just two days, there seems to be a lack of excitement surrounding the multisport competition, primarily due to the limited number of 10 sports featured at CWG 2026. Despite ongoing efforts by sports organizations to expand the range of sports included in events like the CWG, Asian Games, and Olympics, the current lineup remains modest. Scotland will become the second country to host the Commonwealth Games twice in 12 years, following Australia, which hosted in Melbourne in 2006 and Gold Coast in 2018. Notably, Glasgow is the only city to have hosted the Games twice within this timeframe.
The 23rd edition was initially slated for Australia, with Victoria winning the bid to host the prestigious event. However, after preparations began in August 2022, the state withdrew its bid 11 months later. To salvage the tournament, Glasgow was announced on April 11, 2024, as a backup host for the 2026 CWG if no other bidders emerged. The venues from the 2014 CWG will be utilized for this scaled-down version, and accommodations for athletes will be arranged in hotels and student housing at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Glasgow.
Indian Contingent
Indian Contingent
Among the top athletes, 32 competitors will represent India in athletics, including 10 women and 22 men. Other sports include 14 athletes in boxing, 14 in judo, 12 in weightlifting, 6 in track cycling, 8 in artistic gymnastics, 6 in bowling, and 5 in swimming. The para-athlete representation includes 11 in athletics, 4 in wheelchair basketball, 7 in powerlifting, 6 in swimming, and 1 in track cycling.
Track EventsGurindervir Singh - Men's 100 metres
Animesh Kujur - Men's 200 metres
Vishal TK - Men's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
Rajesh Ramesh - Men's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
Gulveer Singh - Men's 5000 metres, Men's 10,000 metres
Tejas Shirse - Men's 110 metres hurdles
Yash Palaksha - Men's 400 metres hurdles
Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan - Men's 400 metres hurdles
Rashdeep Kaur - Women's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
Neeru Pathak - Women's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
Ansa Babu - Women's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
Parul Chaudhary - Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Women's 5000 metres
Priyanka Goswami - Women's 10,000 metres walk
Ravina Gaikwad - Women's 10,000 metres walk
Dev Meena - Men's pole vault
Kuldeep Kumar - Men's pole vault
Sarvesh Anil Kushare - Men's high jump
Aadarsh Ram J - Men's high jump
Tejaswin Shankar - Men's high jump, Men's decathlon
Murali Sreeshankar - Men's long jump
Lokesh Sathyanathan - Men's long jump
Praveen Chithravel - Men's triple jump
Selva Prabhu - Men's triple jump
Samardeep Singh Gill - Men's shot put
Tajinderpal Singh Toor - Men's shot put
Neeraj Chopra - Men's javelin throw
Rohit Yadav - Men's javelin throw
Yash Vir Singh - Men's javelin throw
Pooja Singh - Women's high jump
Manpreet Kaur - Women's shot put
Seema Kaliramna - Women's discus throw
Nidhi Rani - Women's discus throw
Rakeshbhai Bhatt - Men's 100 metres (T38)
Shreyansh Trivedi - Men's 100 metres (T38)
Mohammed Basil M - Men's 100 metres (T47)
Dilip Mahadu Gavit - Men's 100 metres (T47)
Ramesh Shanmugam - Men's 1500 metres (T54)
Devender Kumar - Men's discus throw (F44)
Sagar Thayat - Men's discus throw (F44)
Shubham Juyal - Men's shot put (F57)
Soman Rana - Men's shot put (F57)
Sharmila Dhankar - Women's shot put (F57)
Shilpa K Shyla - Women's shot put (F57)
Jadumani Singh - Men's 55 kg
Sachin Siwach - Men's 60 kg
Aditya Pratap Singh - Men's 65 kg
Sumit Kundu - Men's 70 kg
Ankush Ankush - Men's 80 kg
Kapil Pokhariya - Men's 90 kg
Narender Berwal - Men's 90+ kg
Sakshi Choudhary - Women's 51 kg
Preeti Pawar - Women's 54 kg
Jasmine Lamboria - Women's 57 kg
Priya Ghanghas - Women's 60 kg
Parveen Hooda - Women's 65 kg
Arundhati Choudhary - Women's 70 kg
Lovlina Borgohain - Women's 75 kg
Harsh Singh - Men's 60 kg
Rohit Basir Majgul - Men's 66 kg
Arun Kumar - Men's 73 kg
Harsh Tokas - Men's 81 kg
Karanjit Singh Maan - Men's 90 kg
Avtar Singh - Men's 100 kg
Yash Ghanghas - Men's 100+ kg
Asmita Dey - Women's 48 kg
Shraddha Kadabul Chopade - Women's 52 kg
Yamini Mourya - Women's 57 kg
Unnati Sharma - Women's 63 kg
Inunganbi Takhellambam - Women's 70 kg
Ishroop Narang - Women's 78 kg
Tulika Maan - Women's 78+ kg
Srihari Nataraj - Men's 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay
Aryan Nehra - Men's 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay
Sajan Prakash - Men's 50m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle
Aneesh S Gowda - Men's 200m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay
Dhakshan Shashikumar - Men's 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay
Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina - Freestyle 50 m S7
Ali Imam - Freestyle 100 m S13
Suyash Narayan Jadhav - Freestyle 50 m S7
Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni - Freestyle 200 m S14
Swatik Patil - Freestyle 50 m S7
Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam - 1000m time trial
David Beckham Elkatohchoongo - Men's Elite Keirin
Jemsh Singh Keithellakram - Men's Elite Keirin
Dinesh Kumar - Men's Endurance / Pursuit formats
Rojit Singh Yanglem - Men's Endurance / Pursuit formats
Sekhon Harshveer Singh - Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit
Lisha Das - Women's Track Cycling
WeightliftingRishikanta Singh - Men's 60 kg
M Raja - Men's 65 kg
Ajaya Babu - Men's 79 kg
Dilbag Singh - Men's 94 kg
Lovepreet Singh - Men's 110+ kg
Mirabai Chanu - Women's 48 kg
Gyaneshwari Yadav - Women's 53 kg
Bindyarani Devi - Women's 58 kg
Harjinder Kaur - Women's 69 kg
Sanjana - Women's 77 kg
Seram Nirupama Devi - Women's 86 kg
Martina Devi - Women's 86+ kg
Tapan Mohanty - Men's Team all-around
Tapeshwarnath Das - Men's Team all-around
Swatish KP - Men's Team all-around
Satyajit Mondal - Men's Team all-around
Pranati Nayak - Women's Team all-around
Nishka Agarwal - Women's Team all-around
Eshita Rewale - Women's Team all-around
Protistha Samanta - Women's Team all-around
Reena Rameshchandra Gupta - Women's Wheelchair
Irengbam Ritu Chanu - Women's Wheelchair
Jadhav Minakshi Harichandra - Women's Wheelchair
Rayannavar Laxmi Rayappa - Women's Wheelchair