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‘Our Standards Were Absolutely Right’: AFI Defends CWG Qualification Mark Amid Criticism
The Athletics Federation: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has defended its much-debated qualification standards for the Commonwealth Games 2026 after filling the country's entire quota of 32 athletes for Glasgow.
When the benchmarks were first announced, they attracted criticism from several quarters for being significantly higher than existing national standards in some events. However, following the announcement of the final squad, AFI spokesperson and World Athletics vice-president Adille Sumariwalla said the results have vindicated the federation's approach.
“So you can see the whole quota and we could have even taken more people. So the quota is 32, so we also kept the qualifying standards to make sure that people qualify. So you can see that therefore our qualifying standards were not high. Our qualifying standards were right,” Sumariwalla said during a press conference announcing India’s athletics team for the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
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