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Sports removed from C'wealth games for financial reasons

The Commonwealth Games will be held in the city of Glasgow in Scotland in 2026. Interestingly, hockey, badminton, shooting, cricket, table tennis and wrestling have been removed from this competition. Also, the reason behind the removal of some sports in the competition is to control the huge expenses incurred for the competition. In fact, taking some sports out of the competition is a matter of concern for India. India has more medals in the sports which have been withdrawn from the competition. For the players, this is like taking away the opportunity to show their skills.   Due to this, the number of players will also decrease. There is a picture that these competitions will be held only in name. In fact, if a new sport was included, Scotland would have been thanked. But the situation is exactly opposite. If the competition cannot be held properly, then the post of host should not be taken. Other countries in the Commonwealth Games should also protest and persuade Scotland to do so.This is the first time in the history of World Games that many games have been cancelled for financial reasons only.

 


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