Parupalli Kashyap: Former India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has expressed his surprise at badminton being excluded from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and said that "it is a very strange decision" as badminton has been one of the most popular sports in the Games.
On Tuesday morning, the organisers confirmed that Glasgow 2026 will feature a 10-sport programme, in which badminton is one of the major sports being dropped.
"Very strange that this decision has been taken. I don't know what this decision is. India is one of the biggest Commonwealth nations playing in the event. It's really unfortunate... I won the gold in 2014 Glasgow CWG and it was a full house. So many fans came to watch the match, and there were no seats left. Kind of a very strange decision to put out," Kashyap, who interestingly won the gold in the 2014 Glasgow games, told IANS.
