Sports Ministry details Commonwealth Games preparations
The Indian Sports Ministry has allocated significant funding for athletics and boxing ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Meanwhile, the government reported 78 doping cases this year, emphasizing strict anti-doping enforcement.
Why it matters
This reflects the balance between investing in elite sports performance and maintaining integrity through anti-doping regulations.
Athletics and boxing received the lion’s share of funds in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games starting Thursday in Glasgow.
Of the Sports Ministry’s ₹53.09 crore expenditure on training and exposure, approximately ₹20cr was spent on India’s 32-member athletics contingent led by Neeraj Chopra while boxing (seven men and as many women) received ₹10cr. This includes preparatory camps in Switzerland, Turkiye and Poland for the athletes and in Ireland for the pugilists. Weightlifters, training in England, received ₹5cr, the ministry said in a presentation on Monday.
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