Following a June 2019 decision by the
Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board to back
BOCCG's proposal that archery and shooting not be included in the 2022 sport programme,
IOA President Narinder Batra proposed that India boycott the 2022 Games, claiming the CGF leadership had an "India bashing mindset" and that "people with a particular mindset" could not tolerate India's sporting prowess (of which
shooting sports constitute a significant portion). However, the IOA later withdrew its boycott threat and proposed the hosting of a combined archery and shooting championships, scheduled to take place in
Chandigarh during January 2022. The proposal was backed by associated stakeholders and subsequently received official approval on the proviso that India bore the cost of hosting the event; medals awarded in Chandigarh would be included in the 2022 Games overall medal table a week after the closing ceremony. In July 2021, the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2021,
Hockey India withdrew both hockey teams from the Games, citing the pandemic within the
United Kingdom and the proximity of Birmingham 2022 to the
2022 Asian Games (with
Paris 2024 Olympic qualification at stake in the latter); the decision was made in response to the UK's non-recognition of Indian COVID-19 vaccination certificates and
England Hockey withdrawing from the
2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in
Bhubaneswar. Following discussions with the IOA and
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, the federation determined that India would, subject to qualification, participate in the Commonwealth hockey tournaments. ==Competitors==