Commonwealth Games 2026: How exclusion of major sports like badminton and cricket could affect India's medal chances
The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will feature only 10 sports, excluding several disciplines where India has traditionally won medals.
Wrestling, which contributed six gold medals out of India's total 61 medals at the 2022 Birmingham Games, has been dropped for 2026.
Badminton and table tennis, sports where Indian athletes like PV Sindhu have won medals at previous CWG, are also absent from the 2026 lineup.
India's contingent for the 2026 CWG will be 125 athletes, a decrease from 215 athletes in the 2022 Birmingham edition.
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