Rajasthan stuck in 2012, Manipur in 2023: How actively are states with CWG medals promoting sports?

Rajasthan stuck in 2012, Manipur in 2023: How actively are states with CWG medals promoting sports?

India’s states celebrated 39 Commonwealth Games medals, but how much are their sports departments actually promoting those achievements? This investigation tracks the social-media activity of state sports bodies, revealing glaring gaps, from Rajasthan’s last Facebook post in 2012 and Manipur’s silence to Haryana’s limited outreach. In contrast, states like Tamil Nadu show how one can promote grassroots athletes consistently on social media.

Are Indian State Sports Departments Doing Enough to Promote Their Athletes?

India returned from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals. For a country that is still trying to build a stronger sporting culture beyond cricket, every one of those medals should have been a chance to tell a bigger story. Behind every medal is an athlete, a coach, a family, a training centre and often a small town or village where the journey started. For many young athletes, seeing someone from their own state win on the intern…