NEW DELHI: In a blow to India's medal aspirations in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the disciplines of shooting, archery and wrestling were on Tuesday axed from the Games programme for the 2026 edition, which is to be held in the State of Victoria in Australia.
The multi-sport event will take place in March 2026 across multiple cities including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland. The local organising committee has decided to keep 16 sports on the initial list of the Games programme, with further sports to be added later this year. The list includes aquatics (swimming, para swimming and diving), athletics & para athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, T20 cricket, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls and para lawn bowls, netball, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis & para table tennis, triathlon & para triathlon and weightlifting & powerlifting.
