'It will be painful': Wrestlers hope their sport is not left out of 2026 Commonwealth Games final roster
Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held in Australia's Victoria state doesn't include three sports that India has regularly fielded its athletes in and also won many medals in. Wrestling, shooting and archery are not part of the initial list of 16 sports announced by the CWG Federation earlier this week, when it revealed Victoria as the host for the 2026 edition. The coaches and wrestlers part of the ongoing men's national camp at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat were taken aback by the news. TimesofIndia.com recently visited the camp that's on to prepare for the Asian Championships in Mongolia. "I wasn't aware of this," said Ravi Dahiya, silver medallist (57kg) from the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, talking to Timesofindia.com