Ace Javelin thrower and Olympic Champion Arshad Nadeem will spearhead Pakistan’s 36-member contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2026, set to be held in Glasgow from 23 July to 2 August.
Major General Adil Rehmani has been appointed as the Chef de Mission for the Pakistani contingent, which will be compete in six categories — athletics, boxing, swimming, gymnastics, judo and lawn bowls.
Arshad will lead Pakistan’s athletics team, Faiqa Riaz, Ansar Abbas, Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Yasir, and Noreen Hussain.
The boxing squad comprises Afzal Khan, Fatima Zahra, Malaika Zahid, Qudratullah and Samama Rehman Butt. Shehzad Ali will represent Pakistan in gymnastics, whereas Shah Hussain will compete in judo.
Pakistan’s lawn bowls team consists of Maqsood Wasim Khan and Muhammad Ayub Qureshi, while the swimming squad features Hamza Asif, Hareem Malik, Jehanara Nabi and Muhammad Ahmad Durrani.
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Pakistan made their Commonwealth Games debut in 1954 and have since won 82 medals — 27 gold, 27 silver and 28 bronze.
The country enjoyed its best Commonwealth Games campaign in five decades at the 2022 Birmingham Games, where a 68-member contingent competed across 12 sports. Pakistan finished 18th in the medal standings with eight medals — two gold, three silver and three bronze.
Arshad Nadeem delivered one of the standout performances in Birmingham, winning the men’s javelin throw with a Games record of 90.18 meters to secure Pakistan’s first Commonwealth Games gold medal in athletics since 1962.
Weightlifter Nooh Dastgir Butt also struck gold in the men’s +109kg category, setting a Commonwealth Games record with a combined lift of 405kg.
Pakistan’s wrestling team contributed three silver medals through Muhammad Inam (men’s freestyle 86kg), Zaman Anwar (men’s freestyle 125kg), and Muhammad Sharif Tahir (men’s freestyle 74kg).
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