India, July 24 -- India's campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow suffered a major blow on the eve of the opening ceremony as two athletes were withdrawn from the squad.

Judoka Arun Kumar was provisionally suspended and withdrawn from the competition after failing a test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). Hours after Kumar's suspension, weightlifter Dilbagh Singh was also sent back from Glasgow. Unlike Kumar, Singh did not fail a drug test, but fell prey to the reduction of athlete slots.

Clause 2.4 of the qualification system reads: "The maximum number of athlete qualification slots allocated to a CGA [Commonwealth Games Association, i.e. participating nation] will be reduced by one (1) if any weightlifting...