Commonwealth Games 2026: India Announces 126-Member Squad

India has officially announced its 126-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2026, with Olympic medal winners Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain leading the challenge across nine sporting disciplines.

The Indian squad will compete in Athletics, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Swimming, Track Cycling, Artistic Gymnastics, Lawn Bowls and several Para Sports, including Para Athletics, Para Swimming, Para Track Cycling and Para Powerlifting.

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However, India’s medal hopes are expected to face a major challenge this year as the Commonwealth Games will be held in a reduced format. Only 10 sports have been retained compared to 19 disciplines in previous editions. Popular medal-rich events including Cricket, Hockey, Badminton, Wrestling, Table Tennis, Shooting, Squash, Diving and Rugby Sevens have been removed from the programme, significantly affecting India’s overall medal prospects.

Despite the reduced schedule, India will rely heavily on its experienced Olympic stars. Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will spearhead the athletics campaign, while Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu returns to lead the weightlifting team. Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will once again headline India’s boxing squad.

Athletics has the biggest Indian representation with 32 athletes, followed by 14 boxers and 14 judokas, while 12 weightlifters have earned selection for the Games.

India Squad Highlights

Athletics (32 Players):
Neeraj Chopra, Tejaswin Shankar, Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Parul Chaudhary, M. Sreeshankar, Pooja Singh, Manpreet Kaur, Seema Kaliramana, Nidhi Rani, Sarvesh Kushare, Praveen Chithravel, Selva Prabhu, Lokesh Sathyanathan, Ravina, Priyanka Goswami, Rashdeep Kaur, Neeru Pathak, Ansa Babu, Tejas Shirse, Yashas Palaksha, Santosh T, Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar, Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh, Vishal T.K., Rajesh Ramesh, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Samardeep Singh Gill, Adarsh Ram.

Boxing (14 Players):
Lovlina Borgohain, Sakshi Chaudhary, Preeti Pawar, Jadumani Singh, Jasmine Lamboria, Priya Ghanghas, Sachin Siwach, Parveen Hooda, Aditya Pratap Singh, Arundhati Chaudhary, Sumit Kundu, Ankush, Kapil Pokharia and Narendra Berwal.

Weightlifting:
Mirabai Chanu, Gyaneshwari Devi, Bindiyarani Devi, Harjinder Kaur, Sanjana, Martina Devi, Rishikant Singh, M. Raja, Ajaya Babu, Dilbag Singh and Lovepreet Singh.

Other Sports Included:
India has also named squads in Swimming, Track Cycling, Judo, Lawn Bowls, Artistic Gymnastics, Para Athletics, Para Swimming, Para Powerlifting, Para Cycling and Wheelchair Basketball.

With several traditional medal-winning events missing from the Games, India’s success will largely depend on strong performances from its athletics, boxing, weightlifting and para sports contingents.

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