Following his removal, India’s total delegation for the Games has been reduced to 124 members.

New Delhi: Indian judoka Arun Kumar has been pulled from the upcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games following a positive result in an out-of-competition doping screening.
Arun, who fights in the -73kg division and recently participated in the Qingdao Grand Prix last month, has received a provisional suspension from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
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"The notification for suspension has come. We have to withdraw him," an informed source within the federation disclosed to the Press Trust of India.
India had initially cleared a squad of 14 judokas, split evenly with seven men and seven women. With this latest development, the country's total delegation size for the Games has dropped to 124.
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The national judo team has not yet departed for Glasgow, with their respective events scheduled to get underway on July 31.
PTI
Published: 23 Jul 2026, 03:53 pm IST
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