Bangladesh at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Bangladesh competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] This marked Bangladesh's 11th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
| Bangladesh at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CG code | BAN |
| CGA | Bangladesh Olympic Association |
| Website | nocban |
| in Glasgow, Scotland 23 July 2026 – 2 August 2026 | |
| Competitors | 15 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Samiul Islam Rafi |
| Baton bearer | Sonia Aktar |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The King's Baton relay stopped in Bangladesh in December 2025.[4][5] The Bangladesh team competed in four sports: athletics, artistic gymnastics, boxing and swimming.[6][7][8] The Bangladesh team consisted of 15 athletes (11 men and four women).[9] Swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi was the country's opening ceremony flagbearer.[10][11] Meanwhile, swimmer Sonia Aktar was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[10][12]
The Bangladesh Olympic Association secretary general Jubaidur Rahman Ranateam acknowledged that the team is unusually small for Bangladesh, describing it as a 'token delegation' to protect Bangladesh's status in the movement. Bangladesh was particularly effected by the reduced programme for 2026, with its most successful sports largely excluded.[13]
The Bangladeshi team did not win a medal at these edition of the Commonwealth Games.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic gymnastics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Artistic Gymnastics
Bangladesh nominated three male gymnasts. As a consequence, they were entered in the men's team event, which took place alongside the individual qualification phase.[14]
- Men
- Team Final & Individual Qualification
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | ||||
| Shishir Ahmed | Team | 10.250 | 2.050 | 8.950 | 11.700 | 9.300 | 7.500 | 49.750 | 30 |
| Rajib Chakma | 10.450 | 9.500 | 10.700 | 11.650 | 9.550 | 8.600 | 60.450 | 28 | |
| Abu Saeed Rafi | 5.300 | 8.850 | 5.900 | 11.650 | 10.000 | 9.450 | 51.150 | 29 | |
| Total | 26.000 | 20.400 | 25.550 | 35.000 | 28.850 | 25.550 | 161.350 | 8 | |
Athletics
Bangladesh entered five athletes, three males and two females.[13]
- Key
Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only.
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Imranur Rahman | Men's 100 metres | 10.39 | 3 | Did not Advance | |||
| Lushad Islam | Men's 400 metres | 49.76 | 6 | ||||
| Najimul Hossain Roni | Men's 400 metres hurdles | 52.90 | 7 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Shirin Akter | Women's 100 metres | 12.39 | 7 | Did not Advance | |||
Field event
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Swapna Khatun | Women's long jump | 5.43 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Boxing
Bangladesh entered three boxers (two men and one woman).[15] Zinnat Ferdous became the first female boxer to represent Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Rakib Hossain | Men's 55 kg |  Tetekana (SOL)W RSC |
 Inoino (PNG)W 5–0 |
 Dixon (AUS)L RSC |
Did not advance | ||
| Ruhin Reza | Men's 60 kg | Bye |  Ndevelo (NAM)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||
| Zinnat Ferdous | Women's 51 kg | N/a |  Fryers (NIR)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||
Swimming
Bangladesh selected four swimmers, three men and one woman.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kajol Mia | Men's 200 m butterfly | 2:12.52 | 16 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:14.69 | 21 | |||||
| Samiul Islam Rafi | Men's 50 m backstroke | 26.57 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 25.23 | 36 | |||||
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 52.49 | 40 | |||||
| Sukumar Rajbongshi | Men's 50 m breaststroke | 30.90 | 44 | ||||
| Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.39 | 39 | |||||
| Sonia Akter | Women's 50 m butterfly | 32.71 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:07.70 | 61 | |||||