India finished on fourth place with 39 medals in Commonwealth Games 2026 which concluded Sunday (Aug 2) in Glasgow, Scotland. The shortened version saw India win 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze medals as the baton has been passed to Ahmedabad for the next edition. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also hailed the 122-strong Indian contingent for their performance in a congratulatory message on X on Monday (Aug 3). This is the first time India has won less than 50 medals at the Commonwealth Games since 1998 Kuala Lampur. The Glasgow Games, however, had fewer sports than ever which played a significant role in India's low medal tally.<h2>PM Modi congratulates Indian athletes for Commonwealth Games 2026 performance</h2>"Proud of our contingent’s performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Delighted that India has won 39 medals, including 13 Golds. Congrats to the medal winners. Throughout the Games, our talented athletes have displayed exceptional skill, dtermination and dedication. Their hardwork will keep inspiring our youngsters. My best wishes to the entire Indian contingent for the endeavours ahead. May they continue to give their very best and bring further glory to the nation," wrote PM Modi in his post.The next edition, scheduled to be held in 2030, will be hosted by the Indian city of Ahmedabad. Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver at CWG 2026, along with Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, received the flag and baton for the next games at the closing ceremony.<h2>Who all won a medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2026?</h2>A total of 38 athletes won a medal for India with an exception of Gulveer Singh, who was India's only double medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Here's the list of all medal winners for the India in Glasgow:<ol><li>Jhandu Kumar (Bronze) - Men's heavyweight (para powerlifting)</li><li>Rishikanta Singh (Silver) - Men's 60kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Mirabai Chanu (Gold) - Women's 48kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Muthupandi Raja (Silver) - Men's 65kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Gyaneshwari Yadav (Silver) - Women's 53kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Bindyarani Devi (Bronze) &nbsp;- Women's 58kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Sharmila Dhankar (Gold) - Women's shot put F57 (para athletics)</li><li>Sarvesh Kushare (Silver) - Men's high jump (athletics)</li><li>Shilpa K Shyla (Bronze) - Women's shot put F57 (para athletics)</li><li>Valluri Ajaya Babu (Silver) - Men's 79kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Harjinder Kaur (Silver) - Women's 69kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Gulveer Singh (Silver) - Men's 10000m (athletics)</li><li>Murali Sreeshankar (Silver) - Men's long jump (athletics)</li><li>Dilip Gavit (Gold) - Men's 100m T47 (para athletics)</li><li>Mohammed Basil (Silver) - Men's 100m T47 (para athletics)</li><li>Lovepreet Singh (Silver) - Men's +110kg (weightlifting)</li><li>Seema Kaliramma (Bronze) - Women's discus throw (athletics)</li><li>Asmita Dey (Gold) - Women's 48kg (judo)</li><li>Harsh Singh (Gold) - Men's 60kg (judo)</li><li>Yamini Mourya (Silver) - Women's 57kg (judo)</li><li>Tejaswin Shankar (Bronze) - Men's decathlon (athletics)</li><li>Yash Vir Singh (Bronze) -Men's javelin throw (athletics)</li><li>Neeraj Chopra (Silver) - Men's javelin throw (athletics)</li><li>Preeti Pawar (Gold) - Women's 54kg (boxing)</li><li>Pravreen Chithravel (Silver) - Men's triple jump (athletics)</li><li>Selva Prabhu (Bronze) - Men's triple jump (athletics)</li><li>Jaismine Lamboria (Gold) - Women's 57kg (boxing)</li><li>Jadumani Singh (Silver) - Men's 55kg (boxing)</li><li>Shubham Juyal (Silver) -Men's shot put F57 (para athletics)</li><li>Soman Rana (Gold) - Men's shot put F57 (para athletics)</li><li>Unnati Sharma (Bronze) - Women's 63kg (judo)</li><li>Sakshi Chaudhary (Gold) - Women's 51kg (boxing)</li><li>Priya Ghanghas (Gold) - Women's 60kg (boxing)</li><li>Arundhati Choudhary (Gold) - Women's 70kg (boxing)</li><li>Lovlina Borgohain (Silver) - Women's 75kg (boxing)</li><li>Sachin Siwach (Gold) - Men's 60kg (boxing)</li><li>Ankush Panghal (Gold) - Men's 80kg (boxing)</li><li>Narender Berwal (Silver) - Men's +90kg (boxing)</li><li>Gulveer Singh (Bronze) - Men's 5000m (athletics)</li></ol>

The next edition, scheduled to be held in 2030, will be hosted by the Indian city of Ahmedabad. The shortened version saw India win 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze medals. 

India finished on fourth place with 39 medals in Commonwealth Games 2026 which concluded Sunday (Aug 2) in Glasgow, Scotland. The shortened version saw India win 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze medals as the baton has been passed to Ahmedabad for the next edition. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also hailed the 122-strong Indian contingent for their performance in a congratulatory message on X on Monday (Aug 3). This is the first time India has won less than 50 medals at the Commonwealth Games since 1998 Kuala Lampur. The Glasgow Games, however, had fewer sports than ever which played a significant role in India's low medal tally. PM Modi congratulates Indian athletes for Commonwealth Games 2026 performance "Proud of our contingent’s performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Delighted that India has won 39 medals, including 13 Golds. Congrats to the medal winners. Throughout the Games, our talented athletes have displayed exceptional skill, dtermination and dedication. Their hardwork will keep inspiring our youngsters. My best wishes to the entire Indian contingent for the endeavours ahead. May they continue to give their very best and bring further glory to the nation," wrote PM Modi in his post. The next edition, scheduled to be held in 2030, will be hosted by the Indian city of Ahmedabad. Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver at CWG 2026, along with Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, received the flag and baton for the next games at the closing ceremony. Who all won a medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2026? A total of 38 athletes won a medal for India with an exception of Gulveer Singh, who was India's only double medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Here's the list of all medal winners for the India in Glasgow: Jhandu Kumar (Bronze) - Men's heavyweight (para powerlifting) Rishikanta Singh (Silver) - Men's 60kg (weightlifting) Mirabai Chanu (Gold) - Women's 48kg (weightlifting) Muthupandi Raja (Silver) - Men's 65kg (weightlifting) Gyaneshwari Yadav (Silver) - Women's 53kg (weightlifting) Bindyarani Devi (Bronze) - Women's 58kg (weightlifting) Sharmila Dhankar (Gold) - Women's shot put F57 (para athletics) Sarvesh Kushare (Silver) - Men's high jump (athletics) Shilpa K Shyla (Bronze) - Women's shot put F57 (para athletics) Valluri Ajaya Babu (Silver) - Men's 79kg (weightlifting) Harjinder Kaur (Silver) - Women's 69kg (weightlifting) Gulveer Singh (Silver) - Men's 10000m (athletics) Murali Sreeshankar (Silver) - Men's long jump (athletics) Dilip Gavit (Gold) - Men's 100m T47 (para athletics) Mohammed Basil (Silver) - Men's 100m T47 (para athletics) Lovepreet Singh (Silver) - Men's +110kg (weightlifting) Seema Kaliramma (Bronze) - Women's discus throw (athletics) Asmita Dey (Gold) - Women's 48kg (judo) Harsh Singh (Gold) - Men's 60kg (judo) Yamini Mourya (Silver) - Women's 57kg (judo) Tejaswin Shankar (Bronze) - Men's decathlon (athletics) Yash Vir Singh (Bronze) -Men's javelin throw (athletics) Neeraj Chopra (Silver) - Men's javelin throw (athletics) Preeti Pawar (Gold) - Women's 54kg (boxing) Pravreen Chithravel (Silver) - Men's triple jump (athletics) Selva Prabhu (Bronze) - Men's triple jump (athletics) Jaismine Lamboria (Gold) - Women's 57kg (boxing) Jadumani Singh (Silver) - Men's 55kg (boxing) Shubham Juyal (Silver) -Men's shot put F57 (para athletics) Soman Rana (Gold) - Men's shot put F57 (para athletics) Unnati Sharma (Bronze) - Women's 63kg (judo) Sakshi Chaudhary (Gold) - Women's 51kg (boxing) Priya Ghanghas (Gold) - Women's 60kg (boxing) Arundhati Choudhary (Gold) - Women's 70kg (boxing) Lovlina Borgohain (Silver) - Women's 75kg (boxing) Sachin Siwach (Gold) - Men's 60kg (boxing) Ankush Panghal (Gold) - Men's 80kg (boxing) Narender Berwal (Silver) - Men's +90kg (boxing) Gulveer Singh (Bronze) - Men's 5000m (athletics)

The next edition, scheduled to be held in 2030, will be hosted by the Indian city of Ahmedabad. The shortened version saw India win 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze medals.&nbsp;

Commonwealth Games 2026: PM Modi congratulates Indian contingent for 39 medals including 13 gold

India won six medals on Monday (Jul 27) at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 to take their total medal tally to 10. India sent 123-athlete contingent to the games across 13 discipline in the scaled down version currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Out of 10 medals won, six have come in weightlifting or para-weightlifting. Overall, India has won two gold, five silver, and three bronze medals in five days so far.<h2>Who won medal for India on Day 5 of CWG 2026?</h2>Among the medal winners on day 5 of CWG 2026 are: Shamila Dhankhar (gold), Savesh Kushare, Ajaya Babu, and Gyaneshwari Yadav (all silver), and Bindyarani Devi, Shilpa Shyla (bronze).Bindiyarani Devi won her bronze medal in women's 58 kg weightlifitng while Gyaneshwari Yadav win her silver in 53 kg women's weightlifting. Ajaya Babu won his silver medal in men's 79 kg weightlifting as India's weightliftter and para weightlifters took the medal tally to six. The third silver medal, won by Savesh Kushare, came in men's high jump. As for gold, Sharmila Dhankar won it in para-athletics women's shotput F57 event while Shilpa Shyala won her bronze medal in the same event as well.<h2>Where does India stand in CWG 2026 medal tally?</h2>With 10 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), India currently sits on 8th place of the medal tally. Australia leads the tally as of now with 59 medals, England are second with 32 medals, Canada third with 21 medals, Nigeria is fourth with 10 medals, while hosts Scotland, and South Africa are fifth and sixth with 11 medals each.The standing on medal tally is decided by number of golds won hence Nigeria, with 10 medals (6 golds), is placed higher than Scotland and South Africa which have 11 medals but less number of gold medals.

With 10 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), India currently sits on 8th place of the medal tally. Australia leads the tally as of now with 59 medals, England are second with 32 medals, Canada third with 21 medals.

India won six medals on Monday (Jul 27) at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 to take their total medal tally to 10. India sent 123-athlete contingent to the games across 13 discipline in the scaled down version currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Out of 10 medals won, six have come in weightlifting or para-weightlifting. Overall, India has won two gold, five silver, and three bronze medals in five days so far. Who won medal for India on Day 5 of CWG 2026? Among the medal winners on day 5 of CWG 2026 are: Shamila Dhankhar (gold), Savesh Kushare, Ajaya Babu, and Gyaneshwari Yadav (all silver), and Bindyarani Devi, Shilpa Shyla (bronze). Bindiyarani Devi won her bronze medal in women's 58 kg weightlifitng while Gyaneshwari Yadav win her silver in 53 kg women's weightlifting. Ajaya Babu won his silver medal in men's 79 kg weightlifting as India's weightliftter and para weightlifters took the medal tally to six. The third silver medal, won by Savesh Kushare, came in men's high jump. As for gold, Sharmila Dhankar won it in para-athletics women's shotput F57 event while Shilpa Shyala won her bronze medal in the same event as well. Where does India stand in CWG 2026 medal tally? With 10 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), India currently sits on 8th place of the medal tally. Australia leads the tally as of now with 59 medals, England are second with 32 medals, Canada third with 21 medals, Nigeria is fourth with 10 medals, while hosts Scotland, and South Africa are fifth and sixth with 11 medals each. The standing on medal tally is decided by number of golds won hence Nigeria, with 10 medals (6 golds), is placed higher than Scotland and South Africa which have 11 medals but less number of gold medals.

With 10 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), India currently sits on 8th place of the medal tally. Australia leads the tally as of now with 59 medals, England are second with 32 medals, Canada third with 21 medals.

CWG 2026: India enter top 10 with six medals on day 5 of Glasgow games

Aziz Abdul, grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, is fighting for a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Aziz, who is famous as 'Ringo', doesn't shy away from his connection with Amin, who had self proclaimed himself as 'king of Scotland.' In fact, Aziz says that his "grandfather’s achievements inspired me," who himself was Uganda's light-heavyweight title winner for nine consecutive years from 1951-1960. Later on, Amin seized power in 1971 and served as Military dictator of Uganda. His reign saw killing of nearly 500,000 people. He was overthrown in 1979 and sent to exile, where he died in 2003 in Saudi Arabia.<h2>Aziz Abdul vying for medal in Commonwealth Games 2026</h2>Aziz will face Damar Thomas in the first round on Wednesday (Jul 29), and hopes to gets inspiration from his grandfather, saying: "He was a heavyweight boxer like myself, and I am so proud of him."Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/cwg-2026-from-failing-to-qualify-to-winning-silver-weightlifter-raja-muthupandi-complete-dream-comeback-1785127746069">CWG 2026: From failing to qualify to winning silver - Weightlifter Raja Muthupandi complete dream comeback</a>"Lions give back to lions. A lion cannot give back to a dog or a camel. A lion must resemble a lion. It is what it is. I am a real warrior. I am the son of the son," he added.Aziz aims to be the 'new King of Scotland' as the games are being held Glasgow, Scotland. Aziz's grandfather had declared himself King of Scotland in 1976 serving in the King’s African Rifles regiment in his twenties."I know the British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, but my idol is Mike Tyson: the baddest man on the planet. If I win the gold medal, I will be the baddest man in the Commonwealth, the baddest man in Glasgow, and the new king of Scotland," Aziz says.<h2>Who is Damar Thomas?</h2>21-year-old Thomas is European youth champion and has the aim to become the fourth consecutive English winner of the super-heavyweight title.

Aziz will face Damar Thomas in the first round on Wednesday (Jul 29), and hopes to gets inspiration from his grandfather, saying: "He was a heavyweight boxer like myself, and I am so proud of him."

Aziz Abdul, grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, is fighting for a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Aziz, who is famous as 'Ringo', doesn't shy away from his connection with Amin, who had self proclaimed himself as 'king of Scotland.' In fact, Aziz says that his "grandfather’s achievements inspired me," who himself was Uganda's light-heavyweight title winner for nine consecutive years from 1951-1960. Later on, Amin seized power in 1971 and served as Military dictator of Uganda. His reign saw killing of nearly 500,000 people. He was overthrown in 1979 and sent to exile, where he died in 2003 in Saudi Arabia. Aziz Abdul vying for medal in Commonwealth Games 2026 Aziz will face Damar Thomas in the first round on Wednesday (Jul 29), and hopes to gets inspiration from his grandfather, saying: "He was a heavyweight boxer like myself, and I am so proud of him." Also Read - CWG 2026: From failing to qualify to winning silver - Weightlifter Raja Muthupandi complete dream comeback "Lions give back to lions. A lion cannot give back to a dog or a camel. A lion must resemble a lion. It is what it is. I am a real warrior. I am the son of the son," he added. Aziz aims to be the 'new King of Scotland' as the games are being held Glasgow, Scotland. Aziz's grandfather had declared himself King of Scotland in 1976 serving in the King’s African Rifles regiment in his twenties. "I know the British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, but my idol is Mike Tyson: the baddest man on the planet. If I win the gold medal, I will be the baddest man in the Commonwealth, the baddest man in Glasgow, and the new king of Scotland," Aziz says. Who is Damar Thomas? 21-year-old Thomas is European youth champion and has the aim to become the fourth consecutive English winner of the super-heavyweight title.

Aziz will face Damar Thomas in the first round on Wednesday (Jul 29), and hopes to gets inspiration from his grandfather, saying: "He was a heavyweight boxer like myself, and I am so proud of him."

CWG 2026: Dictator Idi Amin's boxer grandson 'inspired' by grandfather's 'achievements'

Raja Muthupandi had failed to qualify for the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham, United Kingdom but has completed his comeback with a silver in Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Muthupandi won the silver in men's 65 kg on Sunday (Jul 26) for India's fourth medal at Glasgow and third in weightlifting. Muthupandi joined Rishikanta Singh (silver) ad Mirabai Chanu (gold) as medal-winning weightlifters for India at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. In Muthupandi's event, Malaysia’s Aznil Bidin won gold (299 kg) and Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru won bronze (282 kg). Muthupandi's total was 286 kg - 126 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean and jerk.Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/hat-trick-mirabai-chanu-wins-india-s-first-gold-at-cwg-2026-breaks-games-record-1785077790825">HAT-TRICK! Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold at CWG 2026; scripts history</a><h2>How Muthupandi won silver in men's 65 kg weightlifting?</h2>Raja started with 126 kg in snatch but failed to successfully lift it. The athlete, however, showed immense determination but lifted the weight in second attempt. In his third attempt, Raja failed to lift 129 kg and ended the snatch leg with a best of 126 kg.In clean and jerk, Raja started with 158 kg but failed to lift it in the first attempt. Despite the failure, Raja added two more kilos in the second attempt and much to everyone's surprise, managed to lift 160 kg. In his third attempt, Raja tried to lift Games record 170 kg but failed to do so. He ended the competition with a total of 286 kg - good enough for a silver behind Malaysia's Aznil Bidin who lifted a Games record total of 299 kg. Watch the moment below:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Proud Moment for Indian Weightlifting! Many congratulations to Raja Muthupandi for clinching Silver in Men&#39;s 65kg Weightlifting. <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Cheer4Bharat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cheer4Bharat</a> <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/CWG2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWG2026</a> <a href="https://t.co/qjldVR9ja5">pic.twitter.com/qjldVR9ja5</a>&mdash; Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) <a href="https://x.com/mansukhmandviya/status/2081552652031385645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<h2>Raja completes his journey from injury to medal</h2>In 2019 Commonwealth Championship, Raja had suffered a ligament tear in right elbow which required a surgery. He stayed away from the sport for almost two years before making a comeback at 2021 National Championship. The athlete, however, failed to qualify for Commonwealth Games 2022 after finishing third in the national event. The 26-year-old, however, has shown immense determination visible in his medal winning performance in the ongoing Commonwealth Games.&nbsp;

Glasgow 2026: Raja won the silver in men's 65 kg weightlifting after failing to qualify for the games four years back in 2022 due to an injury in 2019.

Raja Muthupandi had failed to qualify for the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham, United Kingdom but has completed his comeback with a silver in Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Muthupandi won the silver in men's 65 kg on Sunday (Jul 26) for India's fourth medal at Glasgow and third in weightlifting. Muthupandi joined Rishikanta Singh (silver) ad Mirabai Chanu (gold) as medal-winning weightlifters for India at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. In Muthupandi's event, Malaysia’s Aznil Bidin won gold (299 kg) and Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru won bronze (282 kg). Muthupandi's total was 286 kg - 126 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean and jerk. Also Read - HAT-TRICK! Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold at CWG 2026; scripts history How Muthupandi won silver in men's 65 kg weightlifting? Raja started with 126 kg in snatch but failed to successfully lift it. The athlete, however, showed immense determination but lifted the weight in second attempt. In his third attempt, Raja failed to lift 129 kg and ended the snatch leg with a best of 126 kg. In clean and jerk, Raja started with 158 kg but failed to lift it in the first attempt. Despite the failure, Raja added two more kilos in the second attempt and much to everyone's surprise, managed to lift 160 kg. In his third attempt, Raja tried to lift Games record 170 kg but failed to do so. He ended the competition with a total of 286 kg - good enough for a silver behind Malaysia's Aznil Bidin who lifted a Games record total of 299 kg. Watch the moment below:

Glasgow 2026: Raja won the silver in men's 65 kg weightlifting after failing to qualify for the games four years back in 2022 due to an injury in 2019.

CWG 2026: From failing to qualify to winning silver - Weightlifter Raja Muthupandi complete dream comeback

India's Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign has been hit with doping charges even before the event began. The games, which are happening in Glasgow, were declared open by the British King Charles on Thursday (Jul 23). Before the games, one weightlifter and one judoka were withdrawn from the Indian contingent. Arun Kumar was removed from India's judo squad and weightlifter Dilbagh Singh will return from Glasgow as well. The development is not a good news for India's medal aspirations which has already taken a hit with multiple games being removed from the scaled down version of games as part of cost management.<h2>Doping hits India's Commonwealth Games campaign</h2>Arun, who competes in 78 kg judo category, was removed from the India squad which is yet to leave for the games, after being provisionally suspended by the country's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). India's can not event a replacement because of the competition rules.Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/the-royals-enter-the-doctor-who-universe-king-charles-and-queen-camilla-beam-into-commonwealth-games-in-tardis-1784870815573">The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS</a>Dilbagh Singh, however, is paying the price of the rules and not doping per se. India weightlifting had five cases of doping between &nbsp;June 1, 2025, to July 22, 2026 and hence the quota for India at the Commonwealth Games was reduced from 16 to 11 for weightlifting squad. Dilbagh Singh was named in the 12-athlete squad was eventually has been called back from Glasgow.Clause 2.4 of the qualification system reads: “During the period of 01 June 2025 – 22 July 2026 the maximum number of athlete qualification slots allocated to a CGA will be reduced by one (1) if any weightlifting athlete and/or athlete support personnel from that CGA commits an anti-doping rule violation (‘ADRV’). If there are multiple ADRV’s, the maximum number of athlete qualification slots allocated to a CGA will be reduced by the same number as the number of ADRV’s."<h2>Why India suffers from doping problem?</h2>WION recently spoke to Dr. Sumiran Passey, a Sports Medicine expert based out of India's National Capital Region (NCR) about the doping issue in the country after <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/india-tops-aiu-list-of-countries-with-most-doping-offenders-expert-shares-reason-behind-menace-and-ways-to-overcome-1783073159930">India topped the AIU list</a> of countries with most doping cases.Speaking on the issue, Dr. Passey acknowledged India having 'a huge number of athletes working on different levels who gradually progress to national levels,' but noted that "there are many loopholes where an athlete are not aware of what actually is doping and what actually is not dope doping. What substance are usually included in doping and what substance are not."

Before the games, one weightlifter and one judoka were withdrawn from the Indian contingent. Arun Kumar was removed from India's judo squad and weightlifter Dilbagh Singh will return from Glasgow as well.

India's Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign has been hit with doping charges even before the event began. The games, which are happening in Glasgow, were declared open by the British King Charles on Thursday (Jul 23). Before the games, one weightlifter and one judoka were withdrawn from the Indian contingent. Arun Kumar was removed from India's judo squad and weightlifter Dilbagh Singh will return from Glasgow as well. The development is not a good news for India's medal aspirations which has already taken a hit with multiple games being removed from the scaled down version of games as part of cost management. Doping hits India's Commonwealth Games campaign Arun, who competes in 78 kg judo category, was removed from the India squad which is yet to leave for the games, after being provisionally suspended by the country's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). India's can not event a replacement because of the competition rules. Also Read - The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS Dilbagh Singh, however, is paying the price of the rules and not doping per se. India weightlifting had five cases of doping between June 1, 2025, to July 22, 2026 and hence the quota for India at the Commonwealth Games was reduced from 16 to 11 for weightlifting squad. Dilbagh Singh was named in the 12-athlete squad was eventually has been called back from Glasgow. Clause 2.4 of the qualification system reads: “During the period of 01 June 2025 – 22 July 2026 the maximum number of athlete qualification slots allocated to a CGA will be reduced by one (1) if any weightlifting athlete and/or athlete support personnel from that CGA commits an anti-doping rule violation (‘ADRV’). If there are multiple ADRV’s, the maximum number of athlete qualification slots allocated to a CGA will be reduced by the same number as the number of ADRV’s." Why India suffers from doping problem? WION recently spoke to Dr. Sumiran Passey, a Sports Medicine expert based out of India's National Capital Region (NCR) about the doping issue in the country after India topped the AIU list of countries with most doping cases. Speaking on the issue, Dr. Passey acknowledged India having 'a huge number of athletes working on different levels who gradually progress to national levels,' but noted that "there are many loopholes where an athlete are not aware of what actually is doping and what actually is not dope doping. What substance are usually included in doping and what substance are not."

Before the games, one weightlifter and one judoka were withdrawn from the Indian contingent. Arun Kumar was removed from India's judo squad and weightlifter Dilbagh Singh will return from Glasgow as well.

Commonwealth Games 2026: India's medal hopes suffer after doping woes

The Commonwealth Games 2026 are set to being on July 23 in Glasgow, Scotland with about 3,000 athletes from 74 countries taking part in 13 disciplines including para sports. A total of 126 Indian athletes are part of the contingent, vying for the medals across all sports. India has sent <a href="https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/Participation_of_India_2026.PDF">77 male and 48 female athletes</a> to the games including in para sports.<h2>Who are Indian athletes participating in Commonwealth Games 2026?</h2>Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/fifa-2026-argentina-star-messi-reacts-to-heartbreaking-loss-vs-spain-in-final-1784602442367">FIFA 2026 | Argentina star Messi reacts to heartbreaking loss vs Spain in final</a>The highest athletes are in Athletics where 32 players will try and win a medal in which 10 are women and 22 males. In other sports the number of athletes is: boxing (14), judo (14), weightlifting (12), track cycling (6), artistic gymnastic (8), bowls (6), and swimming (5). Among para athletes the number is: athletics (11), wheelchair basketball (4), powerlifting (7), swimming (6), and track cycling (1). Here's list athletes in each sport:<h3>Track</h3>Gurindervir Singh - Men's 100 metresAnimesh Kujur - Men's 200 metresVishal TK - Men's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relayRajesh Ramesh - Men's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relayGulveer Singh - Men's 5000 metres, Men's 10,000 metresTejas Shirse - Men's 110 metres hurdlesYashas Palaksha - Men's 400 metres hurdlesSanthosh Kumar Tamilarasan - Men's 400 metres hurdlesRashdeep Kaur - Women's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relayNeeru Pathak - Women's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relayAnsa Babu - Women's 400 metres, Mixed 4 x 400 metres relayParul Chaudhary - Women's 3000 metres s'chase, Women's 5000 metresPriyanka Goswami - Women's 10,000 metres walkRavina Gaikwad - Women's 10,000 metres walk<h3>Field</h3>Dev Meena - Men's pole vaultKuldeep Kumar - Men's pole vaultSarvesh Anil Kushare - Men's high jumpAadarsh Ram J - Men's high jumpTejaswin Shankar - Men's high jump, Men's decathlonMurali Sreeshankar - Men's long jumpLokesh Sathyanathan - Men's long jumpPraveen Chithravel - Men's triple jumpSelva Prabhu - Men's triple jumpSamardeep Singh Gill - Men's shot putTajinderpal Singh Toor - Men's shot putNeeraj Chopra - Men's javelin throwRohit Yadav - Men's javelin throwYash Vir Singh - Men's javelin throwPooja Singh - Women's high jumpManpreet Kaur - Women's shot putSeema Kaliramna - Women's discus throwNidhi Rani - Women's discus throw<h3>Track (Para)</h3>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)<h3>Field (Para)</h3>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)<h3>Boxing</h3>Jadumani Singh - Men's 55 kgSachin Siwach - Men's 60 kgAditya Pratap Singh - Men's 65 kgSumit Kundu - Men's 70 kgAnkush Ankush - Men's 80 kgKapil Pokhariya - Men's 90 kgNarender Berwal - Men's 90+ kg ySakshi Choudhary - Women's 51 kgPreeti Pawar - Women's 54 kgJasmine Lamboria - Women's 57 kgPriya Ghanghas - Women's 60 kgParveen Hooda - Women's 65 kgArundhati Choudhary - Women's 70 kgLovlina Borgohain - Women's 75 kg<h3>Judo</h3>Harsh Singh - Men's 60 kgRohit Basir Majgul - Men's 66 kgArun Kumar - Men's 73 kgHarsh Tokas - Men's 81 kgKaranjit Singh Maan - Men's 90 kgAvtar Singh - Men's 100 kgYash Ghanghas - Men's 100+ kgAsmita Dey - Women's 48 kgShraddha Kadabul Chopade - Women's 52 kgYamini Mourya - Women's 57 kgUnnati Sharma - Women's 63 kgInunganbi Takhellambam - Women's 70 kgIshroop Narang - Women's 78 kgTulika Maan - Women's 78+ kg<h3>Swimming</h3>Srihari Nataraj - men's 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relayAryan Nehra - men's 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relaySajan Prakash - men's 50m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m freestyleAneesh S Gowda - men's 200m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relayDhakshan Shashikumar - men's 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay<h3>Swimming (Para)</h3>Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina - Freestyle 50 m S7Ali Imam - Freestyle100 m S13Suyash Narayan Jadhav - Freestyle 50 m S7Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni - Freestyle 200 m S14Swatik Patil - Freestyle 50 m S7<h3>Track cycling</h3>Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam - 1000m time trialDavid Beckham Elkatohchoongo - Men's Elite KeirinJemsh Singh Keithellakram - Men's Elite KeirinDinesh Kumar - Men's Endurance / Pursuit formatsRojit Singh Yanglem - Men's Endurance / Pursuit formatsSekhon Harshveer Singh - Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit<h3>Track cycling (Para)</h3>Lisha Das - Women's Track Cycling<h3>Weightlifting</h3>Rishikanta Singh - Men's 60 kgM Raja - Men's 65 kgAjaya Babu - Men's 79 kgDilbag Singh - Men's 94 kgLovepreet Singh - Men's 110+ kgMirabai Chanu - Women's 48 kgGyaneshwari Yadav - Women's 53 kgBindyarani Devi - Women's 58 kgHarjinder Kaur - Women's 69 kgSanjana - Women's 77 kgSeram Nirupama Devi - Women's 86 kgMartina Devi - Women's 86+ kg<h3>Artistic Gymnastic</h3>Tapan Mohanty - Men's Team all-aroundTapeshwarnath Das - Men's Team all-aroundSwatish KP - Men's Team all-aroundSatyajit Mondal - Men's Team all-aroundPranati Nayak - Women's Team all-aroundNishka Agarwal - Women's Team all-aroundEshita Rewale - Women's Team all-aroundProtistha Samanta - Women's Team all-around<h3>3x3 Basketball (Para)</h3>Reena Rameshchandra Gupta - Women's WheelchairIrengbam Ritu Chanu - Women's WheelchairJadhav Minakshi Harichandra - Women's WheelchairRayannavar Laxmi Rayappa - Women's Wheelchair

A total of 126 Indian athletes are part of the contingent, vying for the medals across all sports. India has sent 77 male and 48 female athletes to the games including in para sports.

The Commonwealth Games 2026 are set to being on July 23 in Glasgow, Scotland with about 3,000 athletes from 74 countries taking part in 13 disciplines including para sports. A total of 126 Indian athletes are part of the contingent, vying for the medals across all sports. India has sent 77 male and 48 female athletes to the games including in para sports. Who are Indian athletes participating in Commonwealth Games 2026? Also Read - FIFA 2026 | Argentina star Messi reacts to heartbreaking loss vs Spain in final The highest athletes are in Athletics where 32 players will try and win a medal in which 10 are women and 22 males. In other sports the number of athletes is: boxing (14), judo (14), weightlifting (12), track cycling (6), artistic gymnastic (8), bowls (6), and swimming (5). Among para athletes the number is: athletics (11), wheelchair basketball (4), powerlifting (7), swimming (6), and track cycling (1). Here's list athletes in each sport: Track Gurindervir 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 Yashas 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 s'chase, Women's 5000 metres Priyanka Goswami - Women's 10,000 metres walk Ravina Gaikwad - Women's 10,000 metres walk Field 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 Track (Para) 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) Field (Para) 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) Boxing 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 y 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 Judo 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 Swimming 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 Swimming (Para) Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina - Freestyle 50 m S7 Ali Imam - Freestyle100 m S13 Suyash Narayan Jadhav - Freestyle 50 m S7 Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni - Freestyle 200 m S14 Swatik Patil - Freestyle 50 m S7 Track cycling 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 Track cycling (Para) Lisha Das - Women's Track Cycling Weightlifting Rishikanta 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 Artistic Gymnastic 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 3x3 Basketball (Para) Reena Rameshchandra Gupta - Women's Wheelchair Irengbam Ritu Chanu - Women's Wheelchair Jadhav Minakshi Harichandra - Women's Wheelchair Rayannavar Laxmi Rayappa - Women's Wheelchair

A total of 126 Indian athletes are part of the contingent, vying for the medals across all sports. India has sent 77 male and 48 female athletes to the games including in para sports.

Commonwealth Games 2026: Meet India's 126-athlete contingent for Glasgow Games

The countdown for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has begun and India’s top athletes are gearing up for the multi-sport event. Among them is a 30-year-old triple jumper from Kerala, Abdulla Aboobacker. The 30-year-old is looking to build on his impressive performance in Birmingham.&nbsp;India won 66 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Aboobacker was among them. &nbsp;He claimed the silver medal in the men’s triple jump with a best effort of 17.02 metres in his fifth attempt. &nbsp;That event proved historic for India. Aboobacker and Eldhose Paul delivered the country’s first-ever 1-2 finish in Commonwealth Games athletics.&nbsp;&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a>&nbsp;The moment could have been even bigger, but Praveen Chithravel narrowly missed out on a podium with a fourth-place finish. &nbsp;Now, Aboobacker has his sights set on going one step further. &nbsp;The 30-year-old had an inconsistent season last year but has shown signs of regaining form.&nbsp;&nbsp;He began his 2026 season with jumps of 16.82 metres and 16.83 metres, performances that have given him confidence ahead of the Glasgow Games, which are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 2.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a>&nbsp;“I am not looking at the distance. I am just trying to make amends for my mistakes. If I do that, my distance and performance will be increased, and I will at least be on the podium. That is my target (in 2026 CWG)," Aboobacker told PTI in an interview on Tuesday.&nbsp;“I did 17.02m in the 2022 CWG. Before that, no one knew my history. I worked so hard to get there. I corrected my mistakes. I did everything."

India won 66 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Aboobacker was among them.  He claimed the silver medal in the men’s triple jump with a best effort of 17.02 metres in his fifth attempt. 

The countdown for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has begun and India’s top athletes are gearing up for the multi-sport event. Among them is a 30-year-old triple jumper from Kerala, Abdulla Aboobacker. The 30-year-old is looking to build on his impressive performance in Birmingham. India won 66 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Aboobacker was among them. He claimed the silver medal in the men’s triple jump with a best effort of 17.02 metres in his fifth attempt. That event proved historic for India. Aboobacker and Eldhose Paul delivered the country’s first-ever 1-2 finish in Commonwealth Games athletics. ALSO READ | From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions The moment could have been even bigger, but Praveen Chithravel narrowly missed out on a podium with a fourth-place finish. Now, Aboobacker has his sights set on going one step further. The 30-year-old had an inconsistent season last year but has shown signs of regaining form. He began his 2026 season with jumps of 16.82 metres and 16.83 metres, performances that have given him confidence ahead of the Glasgow Games, which are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 2. ALSO READ | From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL “I am not looking at the distance. I am just trying to make amends for my mistakes. If I do that, my distance and performance will be increased, and I will at least be on the podium. That is my target (in 2026 CWG)," Aboobacker told PTI in an interview on Tuesday. “I did 17.02m in the 2022 CWG. Before that, no one knew my history. I worked so hard to get there. I corrected my mistakes. I did everything."

India won 66 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Aboobacker was among them. &nbsp;He claimed the silver medal in the men’s triple jump with a best effort of 17.02 metres in his fifth attempt.&nbsp;

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