Who is Harsh Tokas? 23-year-old from Delhi chases India's first judo gold medal at Commonwealth Games on debut
Harsh Tokas, a 23-year-old from Delhi's Munirka village, aims to win India's first Commonwealth Games judo gold at CWG 2026 in Glasgow.
Tokas started judo at age 10 at a free academy in Munirka and rose through India's cadet and junior judo pipeline.
He has a bronze medal from the 2018 U18 Asian Cup in Macau (U81kg) and a bronze at the 2019 India U21 Championships.
Tokas will compete in the men's 81kg category at CWG 2026, his first senior international event.
India's best CWG judo performance came in 2014 with two silver and two bronze; overall India has 11 judo medals at CWG.
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