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Hockey's exclusion from 2026 CWG a big setback: Rampal

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October 25, 2024

Describing the gold medal won by the Indian women's hockey team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester an inspiration for her, former captain Rani Rampal said on Thursday that the exclusion of the sport from the 2026 edition in Glasgow is a big setback for the country.

The Glasgow organisers on Tuesday left out hockey, shooting, cricket, badminton and wrestling from the roster of the scaled-down 2026 CWG, a move which will severely hurt India's medal prospects at the quadrennial event.

"The exclusion of hockey from Commonwealth Games is a big setback. It's a very sad news. CWG has always been India's favourite event," Rani told PTI Bhasha.

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