Pakistan at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Pakistan competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] This was the country's 15th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1954 Commonwealth Games.
| Pakistan at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CG code | PAK |
| CGA | National Olympic Committee of Pakistan |
| Website | nocpakistan |
| in Glasgow, Scotland 23 July 2026 – 2 August 2026 | |
| Competitors | 21 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Arshad Nadeem |
| Baton bearer | Fatima Zahra |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Fatima Zahra |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The King's Baton relay stopped in Pakistan in December 2025.[4][5] The Pakistani delegation consisted of 21 athletes competing in six sports.[6][7][8][9][10]
Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[11] Meanwhile, boxer Fatima Zahra was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[11]
Zahra would win Pakistan's only medal at the games, a bronze in the women's 60kg boxing event.[12] This marked Pakistan's worst performance at the Commonwealth Games in 36 years.[13] Zahra as the only medalist, served as the country's closing ceremony flagbearer. She became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games medalist and the first Pakistani woman to win a boxing medal at the Commonwealth Games.[13]
Competitors
Medals
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fatima Zahra | Boxing | Women's 60 kg | 31 July 2026 |
Athletics
Pakistan selected eight athletes, five men and three women, for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- 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 | ||
| Muhammad Akhtar | Men's 5000 metres | N/a | 14:50.95 | 22 | |||
| Muhammad Ismail | Men's 400 metres | 50.60 | 41 | did not advance | |||
| Faiqa Riaz | Women's 100 metres | 11.64 | 21 | ||||
- Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Arshad Nadeem | Men's javelin throw | 78.63 | 7 q | 77.41 | 9 |
| Muhammad Yasir | 74.36 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Ansar Abbas | Men's long jump | 7.06 SB | 18 | ||
| Feryal Farooq | Women's discus throw | N/a | 38.66 | 8 | |
| Noreen Hussain | Women's pole vault | N/a | NM | ||
Bowls
Pakistan selected a team of two male bowlers.[14]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mohammed Qureshi | Singles |  Owen (WAL)L 0–2 |
 Banks (SCO)L 0–2 |
 Tolchard (ENG)L 0–2 |
 Prasad (FIJ)W 2–0 |
 Simpson (JAM)W 2–0 |
5 | did not advance | |||
| Maqsood Wasim Khan Mohammed Qureshi |
Pairs |  Teys / Wedlock (AUS) L 0–2 |
 Kelly / McKeown (NIR) L 0–2 |
Prasad / Prasad (FIJ) L 1–1* |
 Forsyth / Grantham (NZL) L 0–2 |
 Nathan / Hill (TGA) L 0–2 |
6 | ||||
Boxing
Pakistan selected a team of five boxers for the Games, three men and two women.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Sumama Rahman | Men's 55 kg | Bye |  Mandengbam (IND) L 0–5 |
did not advance | |||
| Qudrat Ullah | Men's 60 kg |  Kemis (UGA) W 5–0 |
Jude Gallagher (NIR) L 0–4 | ||||
| Afzal Khan | Men's 65 kg |  Bouzin (SEY) W 5–0 |
 Labrie (CAN) L 0–5 | ||||
| Malaika Zahid | Women's 54 kg | Bye |  Mwape (ZAM) L 1–4 | ||||
| Fatima Zahra | Women's 60 kg | N/a |  Segoete (LES) W RSC |
Wilson (NZL) W 5–0 |
Al-Ahmadieh (CAN) L RSC |
did not advance | |
Gymnastics
Pakistan selected a single male gymnast for the 2026 Games.
| Athlete | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | |||||
| Shahzad Ali | N/a | 2.500 | 3.200 | N/a | 8.300 | N/a | did not advance | |||||||||
Judo
Pakistan entered one male judoka.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Shah Hussain Shah | Men's +100 kg | Bessong (CAN) L 0s3–100s2 |
did not advance | ||||
Swimming
Pakistan selected a team of four swimmers, two male and two female.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hamza Asif | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.17 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.43 | 47 | |||||
| Men's 50 m breaststroke | 29.63 | 35 | |||||
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 26.09 | 46 | |||||
| Muhammad Ahmed Durrani | |||||||
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.09 | 44 | |||||
| Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:55.98 | 26 | |||||
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:14.85 | 22 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m individual medley | 2:09.79 | 17 | |||||
| Jehanara Nabi | |||||||
| Women's 50 m butterfly | 29.99 | 40 | did not advance | ||||
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.36 | 36 | |||||
| Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:11.16 | 29 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| Hareem Malik | Women's 50 m breaststroke | 36.52 | 24 | did not advance | |||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:22.51 | 27 | |||||
| Women's 200 m breaststroke | 3:08.84 | 15 | |||||