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India's medal prospects have been dealt a major blow with the exclusion of events like cricket, hockey, wrestling and shooting from the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Table tennis, squash and triathlon events have also been scrapped to reduce the cost of organizing the Games.
Nine of the Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in Birmingham in 2022 will not be part of the next Games. The Glasgow Games will be held at only four venues. The games will be held from July 23 to August 2, 2026. Glasgow has also previously hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The Commonwealth Games Federation said the sports included athletics and para-athletics (track and field), swimming and para-swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, track cycling and para-track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para-lifting, boxing, judo, bowls. Will be. and includes Para-Bowl, three 3 by 3 basketball and 3 by 3 wheelchair basketball. Due to this program of Commonwealth Games, many medals of India will be reduced. Sports in which India wins more medals are being left out.
Where will the games take place?
The Games will be held at four venues in Glasgow, Scotland: Scotstown Stadium, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Emirates Arena and the Scottish Events Center (SEC).
Australia withdrew
The main reason for withdrawal from sports is the economic crisis. Sydney was originally scheduled to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games but Australia withdrew citing financial crisis. Glasgow eventually bid but for financial reasons planned to include fewer games which the Commonwealth Federation accepted.
