CWG 2026 Overview & India Highlights
The 23rd Commonwealth Games 2026 are held in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 2, 2026, with an Indian contingent of 122 athletes having secured 4 medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze) so far.
CWG 2026 Sports Disciplines & List of 5 Dropped Major Sports
CWG 2026 is hosted in a scaled-down format featuring 10 sports. Major sports dropped include Shooting, Wrestling, Badminton, Hockey, and Table Tennis.
CWG 2026 India Medal Winners List & Table
Comprehensive winners table: Mirabai Chanu's 3rd consecutive Gold, Rishikanta Singh's Snatch CWG Record Silver, Jhandu Kumar's opening Bronze in Para Powerlifting, and Lovlina Borgohain's assured medal.
India's CWG History & All-Time Performance
Historic stats: 1930 Hamilton origin, Rashid Anwar 1934 first bronze, Milkha Singh 1958 first gold, Delhi 2010 best performance (101 medals, 2nd rank).
MPPSC & UPSC Sports Revision Notes
High-yield one-liner revision points tailored for MPPSC & UPSC exams.
Practice Questions
1Which athlete won India's first Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026?
2Which major sport has been dropped from the Glasgow CWG 2026?
3Who won India's very first medal (Bronze) to open the medal tally at CWG 2026?
4Who set a new CWG Snatch record while winning Silver in men's 60kg weightlifting?
5Which Scottish city is hosting the Commonwealth Games 2026?
6In which year did India achieve its best ever CWG performance with 101 medals?
7Who won India's first ever CWG Gold medal in history at the 1958 Cardiff Games?
8In MPPSC Mains syllabus, Sports Current Affairs comes under which paper?
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