Commonwealth Games 2026: Sports Ministry Approves 126-Member Indian Contingent; Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu Headline Squad

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has officially approved a 126-member Indian athlete squad for the 23rd edition of the Commonwealth Games, scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2, 2026.

The overall Indian delegation comprises 191 members, which includes 126 athletes (78 men and 48 women), 51 team officials, and 14 contingent staff members. India's campaign will be headlined by marquee Olympic medallists, including javelin throw icon Neeraj Chopra, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, and boxer Lovlina Borgohain.

Streamlined Glasgow 2026 Programme

The Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow with a significantly streamlined format. The 2026 edition features just 10 able-bodied sports and six para-sport disciplines, representing a reduction of nine sports from the Birmingham 2022 schedule.

India will field competitors in nine able-bodied sports and five para-sport categories. Given the reduced sports roster, India faces a re-engineered competitive landscape as it looks to build on its 61-medal haul from the 2022 Games.

Discipline Roster and Athlete Highlights

Athletics forms the largest core of the Indian contingent with 32 athletes, followed closely by boxing and judo, which feature 14 athletes each. Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Mirabai Chanu spearheads a 12-member weightlifting contingent, while Birmingham silver medallists Bindyarani Devi and Harjinder Kaur also return to the squad.

Complete Indian Athlete Squad for Glasgow 2026

Able-Bodied Disciplines

Athletics (32 Athletes)

Men: Gurindervir Singh, Murali Sreeshankar, Praveen Chithravel, Neeraj Chopra, Samardeep Singh Gill, Aadarsh Ram Jothi Shankar, Animesh Kujur, Kuldeep Kumar, Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Dev Kumar Meena, Yashas Palaksha, Rajesh Ramesh, Lokesh Sathyanathan, Tejaswin Shankar, Tejas Ashok Shirse, Gulveer Singh, Yash Vir Singh, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi, Selva Prabhu Thirumaran, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Rohit Yadav.
Women: Manpreet Kaur, Priyanka Goswami, Ravina, Rashdeep Kaur, Seema Kaliramna, Ansa Babu, Parul Chaudhary, Neeru Pathak, Nidhi Rani, Pooja Singh.

Boxing (14 Athletes)

Men: Jadumani Singh Mandengbam, Sachin Siwach, Aditya Pratap Yadav, Sumit Kundu, Ankush, Kapil Pokhariya, Narender Berwal.
Women: Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Priya Ghanghas, Sakshi Chaudhary, Lovlina Borgohain, Arundhati Choudhary, Parveen Hooda.

Judo (14 Athletes)

Men: Harsh Singh, Rohit Basir Majgul, Arun Kumar, Harsh Tokas, Karanjit Singh Maan, Avtar Singh, Yash Ghangas.
Women: Shraddha Kadubal Chopade, Asmita Dey, Tulika Maan, Yamini Mourya, Ishroop Narang, Unnati Sharma, Inunganbi Takhellambam.

Weightlifting (12 Athletes)

Men: Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, Raja Muthupandi, Valluri Ajaya Babu, Dilbag Singh, Lovepreet Singh.
Women: Mirabai Chanu Saikhom, Sanjana, Seram Nirupama Devi, Harjinder Kaur, Martina Devi Maibam, Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam, Gyaneshwari Yadav.

Artistic Gymnastics (8 Athletes)

Men: Tapan Mohanty, Das Tapeswaranath, Swatish KP, Satyajit Mondal.
Women: Nishka Agarwal, Pranati Nayak, Eshitaa Sunil Rewale, Protistha Samanta.

Lawn Bowls (6 Athletes)

Men: Putul Sonowal, Navneet Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Sunil Bahadur (Reserve).
Women: Nayan Moni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki, Reshma Kumari (Reserve).

Track Cycling (6 Athletes)

Men: David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, Jemsh Singh Keithellakram, Dinesh Kumar, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, Rojit Singh Yanglem, Sekhon Harshveer Singh.

Swimming (5 Athletes)

Men: Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Dhakshian Shashikumar.

Para-Sport Disciplines

Para Athletics (11 Athletes)

Sharmila, Shilpa Kanchugarakoppalu Shyla, Devender Kumar, Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Dilip Mahadu Gavit, Shubham Juyal, Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath, Soman Rana, Ramesh Shanmugam, Sagar Thayat, Shreyansh Trivedi.

Para Powerlifting (7 Athletes)

Men: Ashok, Parmjeet Kumar, Sudhir, Jhandu Kumar.
Women: Jaspreet Kaur, Suman Devi, Kasthuri Rajamani.

Para Swimming (6 Athletes)

Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina, Ali Imam, Suyash Narayan Jadhav, Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni, Tejas Nandakumar, Swatik Patil.

Wheelchair Basketball (3x3) (4 Athletes)

Gupta Reena Rameshchandra, Irengbam Ritu Chanu, Jadhav Minakshi Harichandra, Rayannavar Laxmi Rayappa.

Para Track Cycling (1 Athlete)

Lisha Das.

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