Tulika Maan withdrawn from Commonwealth Games 2026 over alleged whereabouts failures

India's judo campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has suffered another setback. A day after 73kg judoka Arun Kumar was ruled out after failing a dope test, CWG silver medallist Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the Glasgow Games after coming under scrutiny over alleged whereabouts failures. Judo Federation of India (JFI) president Mukesh Kumar confirmed the development and said the matter is being looked into. Kumar said: "She didn't tell us about her whereabouts. We are looking into this. As per the rules, an athlete needs to disclose his/her whereabouts to NADA. She didn't." "She has been called to the NADA office. She has gone there. We will talk to her. Let's see what decision comes up. But as an athlete, she had to disclose her whereabouts so that testing could be done on time," he said. Tulika is one of India's strongest medal hopes in judo at the Glasgow Games. She won a silver medal in the women's +78kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Indian judo competition at the 2026 Games is scheduled from July 31 to August 2. The development comes just a day after when 73kg judoka Arun was declared ineligible following an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). Arun had enjoyed a rapid rise in recent years. He won gold at the 2023 Macau Junior Asian Cup, followed by another gold at the 2025 Taipei Asian Open and a bronze medal at the Hong Kong Asian Open. Earlier this year, he finished seventh at the prestigious Tashkent Grand Slam, earning his maiden Commonwealth Games selection.