The UBS Athletics Kids Cup is one of a grassroots initiatives, designed to introduce children to sports through fun, inclusive and accessible competition.
One of the defining moments of the closing ceremony was a unique Indo-Scottish 'jugalbandi', with musicians and dancers from both nations coming together in a cultural collaboration
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8: Gold medals from Judokas Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh take India to 23 medals. Tejaswin also secured historic bronze in decathlon.
While medals are at stake, the contest carries an added layer of intrigue. Every meeting between the two Asian superstars has become one of the most anticipated events in global athletics.
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8: Check India's full July 31 schedule, events, athletes, medal chances and timings in IST across boxing, athletics, Judo and more
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 7: Sri Lanka's Pathirage topped qualifying with 82.84m; Neeraj, Rohit and Yash Vir advanced, while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem placed seventh with 78.63m.
Chopra, who won gold in the 2018 Games in Gold Coast in Australia with a throw of 86.47m, missed the 2022 edition due to an injury.
With wrestling, shooting and badminton absent, India heads to Glasgow with its strongest-ever athletics squad, making track and field the country's biggest Commonwealth Games medal hope
India has named a 120-member contingent for Glasgow 2026 across 13 disciplines. Athletics accounts for the largest representation, followed by boxing, judo and weightlifting
Neeraj Chopra had won a gold in the 2018 CWG in Gold Coast but missed the 2022 edition in Birmingham due to an injury
The Olympic and World Championship medallist may not have returned to the top step of the podium, but his performance in Doha offered plenty of positives as he continues his comeback from an injury.
The 28-year-old has not competed since the World Championships in Tokyo last September, where he struggled with a back injury and finished eighth with a best effort of 84.03 m
Returning to competition after a nine-month absence caused by a back injury, India's Olympic champion says he is fit and ready for a demanding year featuring the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games
Chopra, who has not competed since the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, has been recovering from a back injury and is yet to begin his season
His stunning 92.62m effort at the Rome Diamond League made him the second-best Asian thrower in history and the first Sri Lankan to cross the sport's most celebrated benchmark.
Antil shattered his own world record of 73.29m by an incredible 1.53 metres in the men's javelin F64, to claim the gold at the 8th Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship in Bengaluru
Chopra parted ways with Czech legend Jan Zelezny as his coach last week, deciding to partner with Chaudhary, who was his formative coach and trains javelin throwers in Panipat
Chopra acknowledged that working alongside Zelezny, widely regarded as the greatest javelin thrower of all time, proved to be a deeply enriching experience
Olympic javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra launches Vel Sports, his own athlete management firm, ending a decade-long association with JSW Sports
While expectations remain sky-high for Neeraj, recent numbers underline both the challenges and optimism attached to India's most consistent track and field star.