New Delhi, July 22 -- Two-time Olympic medal winner Neeraj Chopra will headline the 125-strong Indian squad that will compete at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 in Glasgow, starting from July 23. The Indian squad includes 77 men and 48 women across 13 disciplines, which also includes para-sports.

However, unlike the previous editions, wrestling, badminton, table tennis and shooting aren't a part of CWG 2026, thus severely affecting India's medal count. For the fact, these four disciplines alone counted for 25 of the 61 medals that India won at Birmingham four years ago in 2022.

Initially the CWG 2026 was to be held by Australian state Victoria. However, they withdrew their hosting rights in 2023, citing spiralling costs. Glasgow stepp...