India, July 24 -- Even before the 2026 Commonwealth Games were declared open in Glasgow, the Indian contingent suffered two setbacks. Arun Kumar, a judoka in the 78kg category, was removed from the judo squad after he was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The development occurred before the Indian judoka team's departure for Glasgow.

Meanwhile, weightlifter Dilbagh Singh had to leave Glasgow after the sport's quota was reduced from 12 to 11. According to PTI, a well-placed source said, "The federation got to know about the reduction of quota from 12 to 11 lifters only yesterday."

"Since Dilbagh is suffering from a back injury and did not train at all during the preparatory camp in Birmingham, a decision ...