To safeguard its medals count, India wants to host sports dropped by Glasgow CWG, including badminton, cricket and hockey
Sports ministry has informed the Commonwealth Games Federation about interest in hosting badminton, cricket, hockey, squash, table tennis and wrestling, games dropped for 2026 CWG
Six of the 12 disciplines in which India won medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were dropped from the Glasgow CWG 2026 edition. This includes badminton, cricket, hockey, squash, table tennis and wrestling. After submitting a letter of intent to host the 2036 Olympics and an informal interest in hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG), India is also keen on hosting the 10 disciplines that the 2026 CWG hosts Glasgow dropped from its programme.
Six of the 12 disciplines in which India won medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were dropped for the 2026 edition. Badminton, cricket, hockey, squash, table tennis and wrestling got the axe and the omissions will hit India’s medal count. Archery and shooting won’t be part of the program after getting excluded in 2022 also.
However, the sports ministry has now stepped in.
“Yes, we are interested in hosting the dropped sports from the 2026 CWG program,” a source in the Sports Ministry revealed. “We are interested as we don’t want our medal tally to suffer. But in the end, the decision lies with the hosts. An informal proposal has been put forward,” the source added.
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