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Judoka Rohit Majgul: Gujarat’s rising judoka Rohit Majgul (-66kg) secured qualification for both the Commonwealth Games 2026 and the Asian Games 2026 after a stellar performance at the Judo Selection Trials in New Delhi.

In the best-of-three finals at the national judo trials, Majgul faced Haryana’s Garvit in a tense showdown. The decisive bout went into golden score, where Majgul executed a brilliant O-goshi to score a waza-ari and clinched victory.

The 23rd Commonwealth Games are scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2, while the Asian Games 2026 are scheduled to take place in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 onwards.