When it comes to Indian sports, can controversy ever be far behind? In addition to the historic CWG campaign and other extraordinary performances at several World Championships in 2022, there were also numerous administrative problems, on-field disputes, and a few genuinely bizarre situations.

An Indian para-athlete, who won a medal in a parasport competition at the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is presently being investigated for doping, according to some reports, after morphine, a chemical that is against the WADA Code, was discovered in his urine sample recently.

On Wednesday, rhythmic gymnast Bavleen Kaur of India was unable to advance to any of the individual apparatus events at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Prior to that, India had a dismal showing in artistic gymnastics too, where the country could not win any medal in any competition.

At the men's heavyweight para powerlifting competition for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, Indian para-athlete Sudhir took home the gold medal. India's first gold medal in para powerlifting at the CWG was the 28-year-old Sudhir's highest podium placement at Birmingham 2022.