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Commonwealth Games 2026: India’s expect a strong medal haul at the 2026 Commonwealth Games have actually been substantially affected by the exemption of essential sports such as hockey, badminton, fumbling, cricket, and shooting from the occasion. Glasgow, the host city, just recently revealed a modified list of 10 disciplines, intending to cut expenses and keep the occasion more affordable. This reshuffle overlooks much of the sports in which India typically stands out.
In addition, table tennis, squash, and triathlon have actually been omitted also, with the whole occasion being structured throughout simply 4 locations. Compared to the 2022 edition in Birmingham, the variety of occasions will likewise reduce by 9.
The Commonwealth Games will go back to Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, marking its go back to the Scottish city after 12 years. The sports program will consist of Athletics and Para Athletics (Track & & Field), Swimming and Para Swimming, Artistic Gymnastics, Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling, Netball, Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting, Boxing, Judo, Bowls and Para Bowls, along with 3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball, according to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
The Games will occur throughout 4 places: Scotstoun Stadium, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Emirates Arena (which houses the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome), and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). Professional athletes and support personnel will be accommodated in neighboring hotels.
India’s medal potential customers have actually taken a struck with this decreased lineup, as a number of the nation’s previous successes have actually originated from the left out sports. Shooting, in specific, was expected to stay missing following its omission from the 2022 Birmingham Games, mostly due to logistical difficulties.
The CGF highlighted that “Glasgow 2026 will include a 10-sport program focused throughout 4 locations within an eight-mile passage,” successfully eliminating shooting due to the Barry Buddon Centre in Dundee being over 100km far from Glasgow. Archery, which last appeared in the 2010 Delhi Games, has actually likewise been overlooked of the program.
Significant locations like Glasgow Green and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, which hosted hockey and fumbling throughout the 2014 Commonwealth Games, have actually been omitted this time. The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, which hosted badminton formerly, will now just be utilized for biking occasions in the upcoming edition.
Hockey’s exemption from the Games might be partially due to scheduling disputes, as the Hockey World Cup is set to occur from August 15 to 30, 2026, in Belgium and the Netherlands. Initially, Australia’s state of Victoria was expected to host the Games, however they withdrew due to intensifying expenses, leading the way for Scotland to take control of.
India has actually seen incredible success in numerous of the sports neglected of the 2026 Games. The guys’s and females’s hockey groups have actually made several medals, consisting of a historical gold for the ladies in 2002. Badminton has actually yielded 31 medals for India, consisting of 10 golds, while shooting has actually been a dominant sport with 135 medals (63 golds). Fumbling, another sport overlooked, has actually provided 114 medals, consisting of 49 golds, for India at previous Commonwealth Games.
With much of these sports omitted, India’s medal potential customers in Glasgow have actually been seriously hindered. The lack of these essential disciplines raises concerns about the nation’s prospective medal tally in the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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