Mountain bike champion calls games absence a shame
Harriet Harnden is already a 17-time British Champion [BBC] A 17-time British mountain biking champion said it was a shame to see the sport removed from the Commonwealth Games. Harriet Harden, from Malvern, Worcestershire, said the games were an opportunity to attract new riders. A slimmed down version of the games is taking place in […]
Is it time for India to look beyond Commonwealth Games?
Mumbai: There was considerable frustration within the Indian sporting community over the trimmed version of the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/04/the-australian-state-of-victoria-will-host-the-commonwealth-games-in-2026/" title="The Australian state of Victoria will host the Commonwealth Games in 2026″>2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Of the nine sports axed for Glasgow to accommodate a more budget-friendly event, India had medalled in six — wrestling, table tennis, […]
Losing 16 medals at Commonwealth Games: Preparing excuses for underperformance? – Analyst
SHAH ALAM – A local sports analyst has expressed surprise at Youth and Sports Minister <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2023/04/sports-minister-from-malaysia-dissuades-fans-from-the-dream-no-race-in-sepang-for-the-time-being/" title="Sports minister from Malaysia dissuades fans from the dream: no race in Sepang for the time being”>Hannah Yeoh‘s statement about Malaysia potentially losing 16 medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, highlighting that it often seemed the country prepared […]
‘Deeply appalled and disappointed’ – Firstpost
The legendary Pullela Gopichand and <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/05/indias-mens-badminton-team-on-the-cusp-of-history-as-they-take-on-indonesia-in-the-thomas-cup-final/” title=”India's men's badminton team on the cusp of history as they take on Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final”>Vimal Kumar on Tuesday slammed the decision to exclude sports such as badminton from 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and urged the country to not send a team to the event […]
Hockey, Shooting, Wrestling, Cricket, Badminton Axed From 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
India’s medal prospects have taken a massive hit with the 2026 Commonwealth Games limiting itself to just 10 events in a bid to remain budget-friendly. Key sports in which Indian athletes have been regularly winning medals at the CWG including hockey, badminton, shooting, wrestling among others have been dropped for the next edition to be […]
Hockey, wrestling, badminton and shooting among prominent sports dropped from Glasgow CWG 2026 programme | More sports News
Glasgow CWG 2026 programme” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> NEW DELHI: In a major blow to India‘s medal chances at the Commonwealth Gamesthe organisers of the 2026 edition of the multisport event in Glasgow on Monday confirmed the exclusion of hockeybadminton, table tennis, shooting and wrestling among prominent sports from the Games’ programme. Women’s cricket – which had […]