Rs 15.56 crore: The money behind the medal at 2026 CWG
India finished fourth in the 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals, a decrease from the 2022 edition. The article details the funding provided to athletes through government schemes like TOPS and ACTC.
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The report highlights the financial investment required to support elite athletes and the impact of event scheduling on national medal tallies.
New Delhi: India finished the 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals to its name - 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. It placed India in fourth place behind Australia, England and Canada. Boxing and athletics produced the most medals (10) with weightlifting (8) and para-athletics (6) next in the order.In the truncated quadrennial event, held without shooting, wrestling, badminton, table tennis and field hockey, all of which have contributed significantly to India's coffers in the past, the country finished with 22 medals fewer than the 2022 edition in Birmingham (61 medals).Gulveer Singh emerged as the only multiple medallist for India at the Games.
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