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CWG gold medallist para athlete Dilip Gavit aims to set world records in 100m & 400m

Fresh from winning the 100m gold with a Games record on his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow, para sprinter Dilip Gavit has set his sights on breaking the world records in both the 100m and 400m at next month's Para Asian Games in Japan. The T47 athlete said he is…

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Prioritise women boxers, better bet for 2028 Olympic medal: Akhil Kumar

Indian women boxers are a stronger medal bet for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. They delivered record-breaking performances at the recent Commonwealth Games. Akhil Kumar believes women boxers deserve prioritisation in future planning. He noted the women's team won six gold medals while men secured two. The sport needs inspiring…

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"All the required facilities are just one call away": Indian weightlifting coach Vijay praises govt support after 8 CWG2026 medals

A total of eight medals were secured by the Indian weightlifting contingent at the CWG 2026, with a gold medal, six silver medals and a bronze medal. The highlight was the gold by Mirabai Chanu in the women's 48 kg category, marking a hat-trick of Commonwealth golds.

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CWG 2026: Gold for para shot putter Rana; triple jumpers Chitravel, Selva Prabhu clinch silver, bronze

Soman Rana secured a gold medal in para shot put for India. Praveen Chitravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran earned silver and bronze in triple jump. Chitravel achieved a distance of 16.58 meters for his silver medal win. Thirumaran's bronze medal came with a jump of 16.52 meters. Other Indian athletes…

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CWG Boxing: Preeti Pawar through to finals with dominating win

Preeti Pawar secured a spot in the Commonwealth Games final after a dominant performance. She defeated Zambia's Catherine Mwape with a convincing 5-0 scoreline. The Indian boxer's effective counter-attacks proved too much for her opponent. Mwape faced multiple eight counts during the intense semifinal bout. Pawar will now face Canada's…

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CWG 2026: Shilpa Shyla upgraded to bronze after Nigerian athlete disqualified in women's shotput F57

Indian para-athlete Shilpa Shyla was upgraded to the bronze medal in the women's shot put F57 event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi was disqualified. The revision gave India its first double podium finish of the Glasgow Games, with Sharmila Dhankar winning gold, and took the country's…

The Economic Times

Sarvesh Kushare becomes 1st Indian to win silver in CWG men's high jump

Sarvesh Kushare secured a historic silver medal in the men's high jump event. He became the first Indian to achieve this feat, clearing 2.25 meters. Romaine Beckford of Jamaica won the gold medal on countback after both failed at 2.28 meters. Jack Kimani of England claimed the bronze medal with…

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Neeraj Chopra set for blockbuster Arshad Nadeem showdown at CWG

Indian athletes are set to compete in Glasgow aiming for a better medal haul. Neeraj Chopra faces strong competition in the men's javelin event. Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and high jumper Sarvesh Kushare are also strong medal contenders. Several other events offer potential podium finishes for the Indian contingent. The…

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CWG 2026: Srihari Natraj advances to 50 m backstroke semifinal

Srihari Natraj advanced to the 50m backstroke semifinals at the Commonwealth Games. He secured his spot after finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 25.52 seconds. India's contingent is participating in a reduced competition program at the Glasgow event. Several sports that have historically contributed to India's medal…

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India's CWG weightlifting quota reduced due to doping violations; Dilbagh withdrawn

India's weightlifting representation at the Commonwealth Games has diminished from sixteen to eleven quotas, resulting in Dilbagh Singh's withdrawal due to injury and the impact of doping violations. The quota cut was necessitated by several Anti-Doping Rule Violations infractions during the qualifying stages, which have led to bans for N…

The Economic Times

India will leave lasting institutional legacy with 2030 CWG: Mandaviya

India will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The nation aims to leave a lasting institutional legacy for Commonwealth sport. Discussions included governance reforms and strengthening the anti-doping framework. India supports establishing an annual forum for translating decisions into action. The country is ready to host a historic and…

The Economic Times

India has one of its strongest-ever women's boxing teams for CWG: Mohammed Ali Qamar

Indian boxing great Mohammed Ali Qamar expressed confidence in the women's squad for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He believes each of the seven female boxers is capable of winning a medal. Qamar highlighted the experience of boxers like Jaismine and Lovlina Borgohain. He noted that women's boxing has improved significantly…

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Gold difficult but we will do fine in CWG, Asiad not so sure: Mary Kom on Indian boxing prospects

With the Commonwealth Games on the horizon, Mary Kom is hopeful for medal success for Indian boxers, although she acknowledges that securing a gold might be a tough feat this time around. The legendary six-time world champion has also criticized the Boxing Federation of India, emphasizing ongoing selection disputes and…

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India to send 125-130 athletes to CWG; IOA won't interfere in selection matters: Raghuram Iyer

India is sending 125-130 athletes to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, competing in eight able-bodied and four para sports. This scaled-down event follows Victoria's withdrawal, with Glasgow stepping in as host. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is also planning for the much larger Asian Games and remains in dialogue with the…

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Sports fraternity surprised after medal-yielding sports excluded from CWG 2026 list

Among major sports cricket, wrestling and many more were dropped from the upcoming commonwealth game 2026.

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'India shouldn't send team for 2026 Commonwealth Games': Pullela Gopichand, Vimal Kumar react after badminton removed from CWG programme

The Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) decision to axe as many as 12 sports from the Glasgow 2026 programme has invited sharp response from India's celebrated coaches Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar, who have urged the country to boycott the Games.

The Times of India

Uproar! Axing popular sports from CWG leads to widespread disappointment

The removal of popular sports like hockey, badminton, wrestling and table tennis from the Commonwealth Games (CWG) programme for Glasgow 2026 has led to strong reactions from some of the world bodies ruling the 12 sports that have been axed as well as former athletes.

The Times of India

Hockey, wrestling, badminton and shooting among prominent sports dropped from Glasgow CWG 2026 programme

NEW DELHI: In a major blow to India's medal chances at the Commonwealth Games, the organisers of the 2026 edition of the multisport event in Glasgow on Monday confirmed the exclusion of hockey, badminton, table tennis, shooting and wrestling among prominent sports from the Games' programme. Women's cricket - which…

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Paris Olympics: No medal for Indian boxers a result of poor planning

Indian boxers returned from Paris with zero medals despite boasting of some proven performers in Tokyo Games bronze winner Lovlina Borgohain, two-time world championships gold medallist Nikhat Zareen and Asian and CWG champion Amit Panghal. Only Nishant Dev showed promise and fought his heart out in a close bout in…

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Injury-ravaged Mirabai Chanu qualifies for Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics silver medallist and reigning CWG champion, Mirabai Chanu, on Monday became the only weightlifter from the country to qualify for the Paris Games 2024 after finishing third in Group B of the women’s 49kg division at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand. She had a…

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Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto win Guwahati Masters Super 100 title

Indian women's doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa win second Super 100 title at Guwahati Masters. The world no. 28 pair beat world no. 81 Chinese Taipei duo in 40-min final. This is the 3rd title for the Indian pair this year. Ashwini and Tanisha started playing together in…

The Times of India

Cricket’s Olympic programme, qualification pathway and athlete quota will be finalised by 2025: ICC chief Barclay

MUMBAI: Cricket’s inclusion into the Olympic fold for the Los Angeles 2028 seemed like a natural progression after the sport became part of the CWG and Asian Games and considering its global reach and popularity.

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Hangzhou Asian Games: Champion, mentor, senior pro: At 37, Saurav Ghosal, flagbearer of Indian squash, is all this and much more

Saurav Ghosal is a 37-year-old squash champion who has been a pro for 20+ years. He has won 7 medals in Asian Games, 2 bronze at CWG, mixed doubles gold at World Doubles Championship, third at World Cup, and multiple PSA Tour titles. He recently led India to a hard-fought…

The Times of India

Amit Panghal, two others get notice for indiscipline

NEW DELHI: Three elite boxers - 2019 World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal (51kg), Birmingham CWG silver winner Sagar Ahlawat (+92kg) and 2021 national champion Rohit Mor (57kg) - have been issued show cause notices by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for leaving the national camp in NIS Patiala…

The Times of India

CWG champion lifter Achinta Sheuli dropped from Asian Games squad

Women's sabre team, which includes Bhavani, not cleared

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