Usha exhorts athletes to do India proud at the Commonwealth Games

The Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) on Tuesday supplied a grand send-off to the Indian contingent for the 2026 Commonwealth Video games (CWG), and unveiled the official package that the athletes will don in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2.

The ceremony introduced collectively athletes, assist workers, directors and official sponsors as Staff India hopes to forge a profitable CWG marketing campaign. A contingent of 124 athletes will characterize the nation on the quadrennial competitors. The upcoming version has been reduce right down to 10 sporting disciplines together with six para-sports.

The occasion within the nationwide capital was attended by Union sports activities minister Mansukh Mandaviya and IOA president P.T. Usha amongst different dignitaries.

“Right now marks the start of one other proud chapter for Indian sport. Each athlete sporting the India jersey has earned this chance via years of exhausting work, self-discipline and sacrifice. I’ve full confidence that Staff India will make the nation proud via its performances. On behalf of the Indian Olympic Affiliation, I want each member of Staff India the perfect,” Usha remarked on Tuesday.

Mandaviya stated that his ministry is dedicated to offering optimum assist to each member of the contingent. “I urge each athlete to compete fearlessly, uphold the best spirit of sportsmanship, and provides their highest. The Authorities of India stands firmly behind every athlete and stays dedicated to offering each doable assist to assist carry glory to the nation,” he stated.

Former paddler Sharath Kamal graced the event and reminisced about his first CWG in Melbourne in 2006. “I didn’t know a lot going into it,” Sharath, who participated in 5 editions and gained a number of medals, recalled. “No one anticipated us to win medals. However after we gained our first medal within the workforce occasion, it was a second that I nonetheless relish. It retains coming again to me very often.”