A major blow to India’s medal hopes in 2026 Commonwealth Games In Glasgow, Organizers gave up on sports For example hockeycricket, wrestlingbadminton, squash and table tennis and other events.
Commonwealth Games Federation (cell growth factor) confirmed on Tuesday (October 22) that the 23rd quadrennial event will be held in Scotland from July 23 to August 2, 2026, returning to the city after 12 years – albeit this time only Expedient.
Glasgow 2026 will host 10 sporting events at four venues within an eight-mile radius (Scotstoun Stadium, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Emirates Stadium – including the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the Scottish Events Campus) ensuring action-packed action There are games every day. The aim is also to make the event approachable and attract spectators who want to enjoy a multi-sport environment and festival atmosphere.
Sports will include athletics and para-athletics (athletics), swimming and para-swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, track and para-track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para-weightlifting, boxing, judo, bowling and para-bowling, 3×3 basketball and 3×3 wheelchair basketball.
How modified sports will impact India in CWG 2026
At the last Olympics in Birmingham in 2022, India topped most of the sports that have been withdrawn from the Olympics.
India won 61 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, including 22 gold medals.
At Birmingham 2022, India won 12 medals in wrestling (6 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze), 7 table tennis medals (4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze), 6 Badminton medals (3 gold, 1 silver, two bronze), two in hockey (silver and bronze), two in squash (bronze) and one in cricket (silver).
This is the case for 30 of the 61 medals India won at the British Olympics.
