The Commonwealth Games Federation (CWF) and Commonwealth Games Australia on 5 October announced the games to be included in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Games will comprise 26 events spanning a total of 20 sports, including 9 para-sports. Wrestling has not found a place in these games.
This is the first time since 2010 that wrestling has not found a place in the CWG Games. Overall, this is only the fourth time in the 92-year history of the Commonwealth Games, which began in 1930, that wrestling has been out of the Commonwealth Games.
Wrestling was not included in the Commonwealth Games only three times – 1990 Auckland, 1998 Kuala Lumpur, and 2006 Melbourne.
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The return of shooting to the CWG is relief news for India, as shooting has been the highest medal-winning sport in the history of the Commonwealth Games.
India has so far won a total of 135 medals including 63 gold, 44 silver, and 28 bronze in shooting at the Commonwealth Games.
In the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Indian shooters won a total of 16 medals including 7 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze. Of the 66 medals India won in that CWG, 25% came from shooting.
India has participated in 18 Commonwealth Games out of 22 held so far
- India participated in these games for the first time in 1934 from London CWG.
- India has been a part of all CWGs except four times (1930, 1950, 1962, 1986).
- India hosted the CWG only once in 2010, it was in Delhi.
- India is at number four for most medals in CWG with 564 medals.
