Neeraj Chopra included in India’s 32-member athletics team for Commonwealth Games 2026

NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced the 32-member Indian athletics team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Glasgow. The squad includes top stars as well as young talents. India has filled its complete quota with 22 male athletes and 10 female athletes selected for the final team.

The team was announced during a virtual press conference held on Sunday by World Athletics Vice-President and former AFI President Adille Sumariwalla. He said the team was selected according to the selection policy announced by the federation earlier. Performances of athletes competing abroad with prior approval were also considered during the selection process.

Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra is the biggest attraction in the squad. However, his participation will be confirmed only after he completes the qualification requirements set for the Games. According to the Chief Selection Committee’s decision, Neeraj Chopra and triple jump athlete Selva Prabhu have been included in the team with certain conditions. Their performances in upcoming international events and the Inter-State Meet before the Commonwealth Games will be reviewed before taking a final decision on their participation. The federation expects Selva Prabhu, who is an NCAA athlete in the USA, and Neeraj, who is set to return to international competitions after recovering from injury, to meet the required qualification standards.

Indian athletics team for Commonwealth Games 2026
Men’s team
100m: Gurindervir Singh
200m: Animesh Kujur
5000m, 10,000m: Gulveer Singh
110m Hurdles: Tejas Ashok Shirse
400m Hurdles: Yashas P, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan
High Jump: Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Adarsh Ram J
Pole Vault: Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar
Long Jump: M. Sreeshankar, Lokesh Sathyanathan
Triple Jump: Praveen Chithravel, Selva Prabhu
Shot Put: Samardeep Singh Gill, Tajinderpal Singh Toor
High Jump & Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar
Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, Yashveer Singh

Women’s team
3000m Steeplechase, 5000m: Parul Chaudhary
High Jump: Pooja
Shot Put: Manpreet Kaur
Discus Throw: Seema, Nidhi Rani
10,000m Race Walk: Raveena, Priyanka
Mixed Relay Pool (4x400m): Vishal T.K, Rajesh Ramesh, Ansa Babu, Rashdeep Kaur, Neeru Pathak