India will be represented by 125 athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which begins on July 23rd. The squad includes 77 male and 48 women athletes across 10 core sports and para-sport disciplines.
The Squad
Athletics features the greatest number of representatives with 32 names, followed by boxing (14), judo (14), and weightlifting (12). At the 2022 CWG in Birmingham, India won 61 medals. With a streamlined sporting program this year, expectations are high across these core disciplines.
Star Watch: Neeraj Chopra (Javelin) โ The Olympic champion has been provisionally included as he recovers from a back injury, and requested to be added to the squad. Parul Chaudhary recently broke the 5000m national record in France. Vishal TK arrives as the first Indian man to clock a sub-45-second 400m.
Para Athletics
Para Sport โฆ
Star Watch: Mirabai Chanu (Women's 48kg) โ The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist and defending Commonwealth Games champion anchors India's traditional medal powerhouse.
Para Powerlifting
Para Sport โฆ
Star Watch: Lovlina Borgohain (Women's 75kg) โ The Olympic bronze medallist spearheads India's 14-member contingent in a sport expected to yield a high medal count.
Judo
Includes Para Swimming โฆ
Track Cycling
Includes Para Cycling โฆ
Artistic Gymnastics
3x3 Basketball
Wheelchair โฆ