The 23rd edition of Commonwealth Games is slated to take place in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 2, 2026. The 11-day festival will witness sportspersons from 74 Commonwealth countries competing in 10 sporting events, including six events for para athletes.
India has announced the selection of 120 member delegation for the Commonwealth Games from 13 sports. Top athletes like Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Srihari Nataraj and Murali Sreeshankar are expected to carry the medal hope of Indian team.
Commonwealth Games 2026 Sports List
The Games will feature the,
- 3×3 Basketball
- 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Athletics
- Para Athletics
- Bowls
- Para Bowls
- Boxing
- Judo
- Netball
- Swimming
- Para Swimming
- Track Cycling
- Para Track Cycling
- Weightlifting
- Para Powerlifting
Commonwealth Games Overview 2026
- Competition: Commonwealth Games 2026
- Edition: 23rd edition
- Dates: July 23 to August 2, 2026
- Host city: Glasgow, Scotland
- Countries participating: 74
- Duration: 11 days
- Games facility: 10
- Number of gold medals: 215
- Medals for India: 120 players
- Opening ceremony: July 23
- Closing ceremony: August 2
Commonwealth Games Venue 2026
All the games will take place in eight-mile sports facilities in Glasgow.
- Scotstoun Stadium – Athletics and Para athletics
- SEC Center – boxing, judo, bowling, Para bowling, 3×3 basketball and wheelchair basketball
- SEC Armadillo – Weightlifting and Para powerlifting
- OFO Hydro – Netball
- Tollcross International Swimming Center – Swimming and Para swimming
- Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Arena: Track cycling, Para track cycling and artistic gymnastics.
India’s Contingent For Commonwealth Games 2026
India has named a contingent of 120 athletes to take part in the Commonwealth Games 2026, which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, representing the country in 13 categories.
Among the 13 sports, athletics has the most representation, followed by boxing, judo, and weightlifting, indicating India’s capability of winning a good number of medals in the proposed disciplines.
Among the prominent names in Indian squad are Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, world champion Laulina Borgohain, swimmer Srihari Nataraj, gymnast Pranati Nayak, long distance runner Murali Sreshankar, race walker Priyanka Goswami, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and boxer Sachin Siwach
India’s Flag Bearers
- Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
- Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)
Both the Indian athlete will lead the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony on July 23rd, 2026.
India Squad by Sport
Athletics
Track
- Gurindervir Singh – 100m
- Animesh Kujur – 200m
- Vishal TK – 400m, Mixed Relay
- Rajesh Ramesh – 400m, Mixed Relay
- Gulveer Singh – 5,000m & 10,000m
- Tejas Shirse – 110m Hurdles
- Yashas Palaksha – 400m Hurdles
- Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan – 400m Hurdles
- Rashdeep Kaur – 400m, Mixed Relay
- Neeru Pathak – 400m, Mixed Relay
- Ansa Babu – 400m, Mixed Relay
- Parul Chaudhary – 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m
- Priyanka Goswami – 10,000m Race Walk
- Ravina Gaikwad – 10,000m Race Walk
Field
- Dev Meena – Pole Vault
- Kuldeep Kumar – Pole Vault
- Sarvesh Anil Kushare – High Jump
- Aadarsh Ram J – High Jump
- Tejaswin Shankar – High Jump & Decathlon
- Murali Sreeshankar – Long Jump
- Lokesh Sathyanathan – Long Jump
- Praveen Chithravel – Triple Jump
- Selva Prabhu – Triple Jump
- Samardeep Singh Gill – Shot Put
- Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot Put
- Neeraj Chopra – Javelin Throw
- Rohit Yadav – Javelin Throw
- Yash Vir Singh – Javelin Throw
- Pooja Singh – High Jump
- Manpreet Kaur – Shot Put
- Seema Kaliramna – Discus Throw
- Nidhi Rani – Discus Throw
Para Athletics
Track
- Rakeshbhai Bhatt
- Shreyansh Trivedi
- Mohammed Basil M
- Dilip Mahadu Gavit
- Ramesh Shanmugam
Field
- Devender Kumar
- Sagar Thayat
- Shubham Juyal
- Soman Rana
- Sharmila Dhankar
- Shilpa K Shyla
Boxing
Men
- Jadumani Singh
- Sachin Siwach
- Aditya Pratap Singh
- Sumit Kundu
- Ankush
- Kapil Pokhariya
- Narender Berwal
Women
- Sakshi Choudhary
- Preeti Pawar
- Jasmine Lamboria
- Priya Ghanghas
- Parveen Hooda
- Arundhati Choudhary
- Lovlina Borgohain
Judo
Men
- Harsh Singh
- Rohit Basir Majgul
- Arun Kumar
- Harsh Tokas
- Karanjit Singh Maan
- Avtar Singh
- Yash Ghanghas
Women
- Asmita Dey
- Shraddha Kadabul Chopade
- Yamini Mourya
- Unnati Sharma
- Inunganbi Takhellambam
- Ishroop Narang
- Tulika Maan
Weightlifting
Men
- Rishikanta Singh
- M Raja
- Ajaya Babu
- Dilbag Singh
- Lovepreet Singh
Women
- Mirabai Chanu
- Gyaneshwari Yadav
- Bindyarani Devi
- Harjinder Kaur
- Sanjana
- Seram Nirupama Devi
- Martina Devi
Swimming
- Srihari Nataraj
- Aryan Nehra
- Sajan Prakash
- Aneesh S Gowda
- Dhakshan Shashikumar
Para Swimming
- Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina
- Ali Imam
- Suyash Narayan Jadhav
- Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni
- Swatik Patil
Track Cycling
- Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam
- David Beckham Elkatohchoongo
- Jemsh Singh Keithellakram
- Dinesh Kumar
- Rojit Singh Yanglem
- Sekhon Harshveer Singh
Para Track Cycling
- Lisha Das
Para Powerlifting
- Ashok Kumar Malik
- Parmjeet Kumar
- Sudhir
- Jhandu Kumar
- Suman Devi
- Jaspreet Kaur
- Kasthuri Rajamani
Artistic Gymnastics
Men
- Tapan Mohanty
- Tapeshwarnath Das
- Swatish KP
- Satyajit Mondal
Women
- Pranati Nayak
- Nishka Agarwal
- Eshita Rewale
- Protistha Samanta
Wheelchair 3×3 Basketball
- Reena Rameshchandra Gupta
- Irengbam Ritu Chanu
- Jadhav Minakshi Harichandra
- Rayannavar Laxmi Rayappa
Lawn Bowls
- Putul Sonowal
- Nayanmoni Saikia
- Navneet Singh
- Dinesh Kumar
- Rupa Rani Tirkey
- Pinki Singh
Why Are the Commonwealth Games 2026 Limited to 10 Sports?
After the initial host, Victoria (Australia), pulled out of the hosting in 2023 owing to soaring costs of around A$6 to A$7 billion, the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have seen a reduction in their size.
Glasgow has forced the realization of the Games using an economical structure with already available infrastructure rather than developing new infrastructure. This resulted in,
- A smaller program in sports with the count of sports reduced from 19 (Birmingham 2022) to just 10.
- The competition will happen in just four venues.
- Athletics and swimming remain compulsory sports by regulation of Commonwealth Sports.
- Other sports were hailed as per their venue placements, athlete participation, cost effectiveness, and commercial viability.
Even with such an abridged sports program, Glasgow 2026 will distribute 215 gold medals and host the largest ever inclusive para sports program with six para sports participating this time around. The Glasgow 2026 organizers are optimistic that this economic model would further help in conducting future Commonwealth Games at lesser costs and increase their appeal as a host for future cities.
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