New Delhi: This Commonwealth Games will be held from July 23 to August 2. This year’s championship will be held in Glasgow. But before participating in the competition, a medal was assured for India. Yes, you read that right Indian women’s boxer Lovleena Baragohai has secured her bronze medal in the upcoming Commonwealth Games. But how?

Behind it in Asana are the rules of the Commonwealth Games. The number of competitors in the women’s 75 kg middleweight category was extremely low. There were only 5 contestants. According to the rules of the draw, three boxers besides Lovlina were given direct byes in the first round, as a result of which they reached the semi-finals directly without playing the quarter-finals. And according to the boxing rules of the Commonwealth Games, bronze medals are given to the two boxers who lost in the semi-finals. No third place match is held. So even if Lovlina loses in the semis, she is sure to win the bronze medal. Next July 31 in the semi-finals Tuvalu boxer TKBP. Lovlina will enter the ring against Tafaki. In that case, if they win that match, Lovlina will go to the finals to fight for gold or silver.

Cricket, badminton and table tennis have not been included in the Commonwealth Games this time. India won silver in cricket at the last Commonwealth Games. Medals came in badminton, table tennis too. But surprisingly none of these sports were placed in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The entire competition will be organized in only four venues. That is why several sports like cricket, badminton, table tennis, netball, road racing have been cut to cut costs. A total of nine games have been axed from the 2026 Commonwealth Games to the 2022 Birmingham Games.

It should be noted that earlier in 2014, the Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow. After 12 years, this championship will be held in Scotland again. After being dropped from the Shooting Games list in Birmingham, it was unlikely to return to Glasgow. Later, when it was announced that the 2026 Commonwealth Games would host 10 games at four venues within eight miles, the cancellation of shooting became ripe, as Barry Buddon, where the shooting competition took place in Glasgow 12 years earlier, is about 100 km from Glasgow. However, sports lovers are a bit disappointed as cricket, table tennis, badminton have been left out.