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Commonwealth Games 2026: Huge decline in the number of women players in the Indian team, this figure will shock you

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A total of 125 players from India are entering the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026, out of which the number of women players is only 48. That means 38.4 percent of the total number of Indian contingent. (Photo: Getty Images)Compared to Birmingham CWG 2022, there is a decline of more than 10 percent in the number of female athletes in Glasgow 2026. The number of female athletes in Birmingham was 49.5 percent i.e. almost half of the Indian contingent. In the last Commonwealth Games, there was an Indian contingent of 215 players, of which 106 were men and 104 were women. (Photo: Getty Images)Earlier in 2014, when the Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, there was a decrease in the number of female athletes in the Indian contingent. In Glasgow 2014, there were only 76 women athletes in the Indian contingent of 215 players. That means only 35.3 percent. (Photo: Getty Images) However, in the next Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast in 2018, there was an increase in the number of female athletes in the Indian contingent. There were 103 women in the Indian team out of 216 players. That means 47.65 percent of the total number. (Photo: Getty Images)

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