Doping violations hit Indian contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Judoka Arun Kumar was provisionally suspended and withdrawn from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after failing a test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
Weightlifter Dilbagh Singh was sent back from Glasgow due to India's athlete slots being reduced from 16 to 11 after five positive doping cases in Indian weightlifting between June 1, 2025, and July 22, 2026.
Clause 2.4 of the qualification system reduces a CGA's athlete qualification slots by one for each anti-doping rule violation by a weightlifting athlete or support personnel.
Kumar had strong judo prospects in the 73 kg category with gold medals at the 2023 Macau Junior Asian Cup and the 2025 Taipei Asian Open, and a seventh-place finish at the Tashkent Grand Slam in February 2026.
The removals reduced the Indian athlete contingent from 126 to 124, and no replacement is permitted under Commonwealth Games regulations.
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