World Athletics vice-president and former AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said the selections were made strictly according to the federation’s policy. He added that performances of athletes who competed overseas with prior approval from the federation were also considered during the selection process.

“We have selected the team today. As you are aware that we have a quota of 32 athletes. We have selected 22 men and 10 women to fill the quota. As we have mentioned earlier, our selection has been as per the policy of AAFI. We have also in the policy mentioned that athletes who have asked for special permission, who have participated abroad, taken prior permission, their performances have been taken into consideration,” Adille Sumariwalla said during a virtual media interaction on Sunday.

ALSO READ: Will Team India Shake Hands With Pakistan Players? Harmanpreet Kaur Responds Ahead Of IND vs PAK World Cup Clash

One of the key talking points after the squad announcement was the conditional selection of Neeraj Chopra and triple jumper Selva Prabhu. Both athletes have requested that their performances in upcoming events be considered before their places are officially confirmed for the Commonwealth Games.

According to Sumariwalla, the federation has agreed to review their results before making a final decision.

ALSO READ: 'Be fearless, ruthless...': Rohit, Gambhir, Gill Motivate Harmanpreet Kaur-led Side Ahead Of India vs Pakistan Clash

“There are two people who we have selected and they have requested that their performances, one in the coming interstate meet be considered. That is Selva Prabhu who is also an NCAA athlete as well as Neeraj who has requested that he would be participating in a couple of competitions before the Commonwealth Games. If he achieves his qualifying standard, he has also requested to be selected. Neeraj would participate in a couple of international meets before the Commonwealth Games,” Sumariwalla added.

India Athletics Squad for Commonwealth Games 2026

Men

Gurindervir Singh (100m), Animesh Kujur (200m), Gulveer Singh (5000m, 10,000m), Tejas Ashok Shirse (110m hurdles), Yashas P (400m hurdles), Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (400m hurdles), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (High Jump), Adarsh Ram J (High Jump), Dev Meena (Pole Vault), Kuldeep Kumar (Pole Vault), M. Sreeshankar (Long Jump), Lokesh Sathyanathan (Long Jump), Praveen Chithravel (Triple Jump), Selva Prabhu* (Triple Jump), Samardeep Singh Gill (Shot Put), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot Put), Neeraj Chopra* (Javelin Throw), Rohit Yadav (Javelin Throw), Yash Vir Singh (Javelin Throw), Tejaswin Shankar (Decathlon, High Jump).

Women

Parul Chaudhary (3000m Steeplechase, 5000m), Pooja (High Jump), Manpreet Kaur (Shot Put), Seema (Discus Throw), Nidhi Rani (Discus Throw), Ravina (10,000m Race Walk), Priyanka (10,000m Race Walk).

Mixed 4x400m Relay Pool:
Vishal T.K., Rajesh Ramesh, Ansa Babu, Rashdeep Kaur and Neeru Pathak.

Note: Neeraj Chopra and Selva Prabhu have been selected provisionally, with their final inclusion depending on their performances in competitions scheduled before the Commonwealth Games.