Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain named India’s flag and baton bearers for opening ceremony
The two award-winning athletes will lead India’s representation at the ceremony and bring together the country’s two most successful names in weightlifting and boxing.
Mirabai, an Olympic silver medalist and multiple Commonwealth Games medalist, has become one of India’s leading performers in weightlifting on the international stage.
Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina has also managed to rank among India’s foremost boxers with her remarkable performances in major global competitions.
This ceremonial honor centers around the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where the high-profile duo will lead a formidable 126-member contingent of Indian athletes.
The entire delegation, which has been officially sanctioned by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as well as the Indian Olympic Association, consists of 78 men and 48 women from eight core sports and five para-sports disciplines.
The action kicks off at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro arena on 23 July, kicking off an intense 11-day campaign that runs until 2 August. While Mirabai and Lovlina took center stage at the opening ceremony, India’s wider sports campaign features elite global icons such as two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra, who leads the 32-member athletics team.
Strong competitive squads have also been formed for judo, athletics cycling, swimming, lawn bowls and artistic gymnastics.
With an extensive track record of success at Commonwealth level, this year’s team comes to Scotland heavily favored to challenge for the podium on both traditional and para-athletic venues.
Official Indian athlete delegation for Glasgow 2026
Athletics
- Women: Parul Chaudhary, Pooja Singh, Manpreet Kaur, Seema Kaliramna, Nidhi Rani, Ravina, Priyanka Goswami, Rashdeep Kaur, Neeru Pathak, Ansa Babu.
- Men: Neeraj Chopra, Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Gulveer Singh, Tejas Shiyse, Yashas Palaksha, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Sarvesh Kushare, Adarsh Ram, Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar, Murali Sreeshankar, Lokesh Sathyanathan, Praveen Chithravel, Selva Prabhu, Samardeep Singh Gill, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Rohit Yadav, Yash Vir Singh, Tejaswin Shankar, Vishal TK, Rajesh Ramesh.
Barbell
- Women: Mirabai Chanu Saikhom, Gyaneshwari Yadav, Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam, Harjinder Kaur, Sanjana, Seram Nirupama Devi, Martina Devi Maibam.
- Men: Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, Raja Muthupandi, Valluri Ajaya Babu, Dilbag Singh, Lovepreet Singh.
Boxing
- Women: Sakshi Chaudhary, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Priya Ghanghas, Parveen Hooda, Arundhati Choudhary, Lovlina Borgohain.
- Men: Jadumani Singh, Sachin Siwach, Aditya Pratap, Sumit Kundu, Ankush, Kapil Pokhariya, Narender Berwal.
Judo
- Women: Asmita Dey, Shraddha Kadubal Chopade, Yamini Mourya, Unnati Sharma, Inunganbi Takhellambam, Ishroop Narang, Tulika Maan.
- Men: Rohit Basir Majgul, Arun Kumar, Harsh Tokas, Karanjit Singh Maan, Avtar Singh, Yash Ghangas.
Gymnastics (Artistic)
- Women: Nishka Agarwal, Pranati Nayak, Eshitaa Sunil Rewale, Protistha Samanta.
- Men: Tapan Mohanty, Das Tapeswaranath, Kaitheri Puthalath Swathish, Satyajit Mondal.
Swimming
- Men: Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Dhakshan Shashikumar.
Track Bike
- Men: David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, Jemsh Singh Keithellakram, Dinesh Kumar, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, Rojit Singh Yanglem, Sekhon Harshveer Singh.
Lawn Bowls
- Women: Nayan Moni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki, Reshma Kumari.
- Men: Putul Sonowal, Navneet Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Sunil Bahadur.
Para Sports Delegation
- Para Athletics: Sharmila, Shilpa Kanchugarakoppalu Shyla, Devender Kumar, Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Dilip Mahadu Gavit, Shubham Juyal, Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath, Soman Rana, Ramesh Shanmugam, Sagar Thayat, Shreyansh Trivedi.
- Money Strengthening: Jaspreet Kaur, Suman Devi, Kasthuri Rajamani, Ashok, Parmjeet Kumar, Sudhir, Jhandu Kumar.
- Disabled Swimming: Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina, Ali Imam, Suyash Narayan Jadhav, Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni, Swatik Patil.
- Parachute Bike: Lisha Das.
- 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball: Reena Rameshchandra Gupta, Irengbam Ritu Chanu, Minakshi Harichandra Jadhav, Laxmi Rayappa Rayannavar.
