New Delhi, July 15 -- India's top 400m athletes, bound for the Commonwealth Games starting July 23 and Asian Games later this year, feel competition at the Glasgow Games will be higher than what is expected in Aichi-Nagoya in September-October.

The presence of athletes from Australia and England will make races more competitive, and that will be good preparation ahead of the Asian Games, say runners to SAI Media. India will field a 32-member track and field squad at the truncated 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, according to a press release from SAI.

Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi, who will be competing in the men's 400m and mixed 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games, said competition in Glasgow is going to be tough and it is like "a...