Commonwealth Games 2026: Wrestling and archery miss out; Shooting to return

In the 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games which is scheduled in Victoria, Australia, shooting has been included in the roster. On the other hand, wrestling and archery been excluded.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Commonwealth Games Australia unveiled the full sports programme on Wednesday for the 2026 CWG. The multi-nation event in Australia will feature 20 sports and 26 disciplines, including nine fully integrated para-sports.

The return of shooting, which was controversially dropped from the



Birmingham CWG earlier this year, is a welcome development for India.

Shooting has been India’s strongest sport in the Commonwealth Games with 135 medals (63 gold, 44 silver, and 28 bronze) till now. When it comes to Wrestling, it is in the third spot with 114 (49 gold, 39 silver, and 26 bronze) medals.

But the absence of wrestling which yielded the most number of medals, 12 (6 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze) at the Birmingham Games is a big loss. The sport has been dropped after featuring in four successive Games since 2010.