Injured javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been provisionally added to India’s 20-member athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games 2026. The Athletics Federation of India named a strong contingent, headlined by sprinters Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur, who recently traded the national 100m record between them.
The squad includes most of India’s notable names in track and field, including decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and high jumper Sarvesh Kushare, among others.
The notable absentee from the list is 400m specialist Vishal TK, who missed out despite becoming the first Indian to clock a sub-45-second timing in the men’s 400m event. Vishal’s national record currently stands at 44.98 secondswhich was 0.02 seconds short of the CWG 2026 qualification mark set by the Athletics Federation of India.
INDIA’S CWG 2026 ATHLETICS SQUAD
1. Gurindervir Singh – 100m
2. Animesh Kujur – 200m
3. Gulveer Singh – 5000m / 10000m
4. Tejas Ashok Shirse – 110m Hurdles
5. Yashas P – 400m Hurdles
6. Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan – 400m Hurdles
7. Sarvesh Anil Kushare – High Jump
8. Adarsh Ram J – High Jump
9. Dev Meena – Pole Vault
10. Kuldeep Kumar – Pole Vault
11. Sreeshankar M – Long Jump
12. Lokesh Sathyanathan – Long Jump
13. Praveen Chithravel – Triple Jump
14. Selva Prabhu -Triple Jump
15. Samardeep Singh Gill – Shot Put
16. Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot Put
17. Neeraj Chopra# – Javelin Throw
18. Rohit Yadav – Javelin Throw
19. Yash Vir Singh – Javelin Throw
20. Tejaswin Shankar – Decathlon / High Jump
– Ends
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