Birmingham | The Commonwealth Games began on 28 July 2022 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. This is the second major sporting event being organized in 2020 after the pandemic. The multi-nation sporting event will witness participation from 72 nations, with over 5000 athletes participating in 280 events across 19 sports across 15 venues.
The Games, which have been the biggest and most expensive sporting event in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics, have had to grapple with the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and will run for 11 consecutive days. The Indian contingent was led by star shuttler PV Sindhu, who was also the flag bearer along with Manpreet Singh, who is leading India’s men’s hockey team.
The Indian contingency consists of 215 players including the Indian women’s cricket team making their debut in such a setup. Around 164 Indian athletes participated in the opening ceremony. The Indian team is looking very strong this time and a lot of bets have been placed on the Indian athletes.
Here is the list of events that will see the participation of Team India on the first day:
T20I Cricket:
India Women vs Australia Women (4:30 PM)
Swimming:
Kushagra Rawat – 400m Freestyle Heat (3:00 PM)
Ashish Kumar Singh – 100m Backstroke S9 Heat (3:00 PM)
Sajan Prakash – 50m Butterfly Heat (3:00 PM)
Srihari Nataraja – 100m Backstroke H (3:00 PM)
Kushagra Rawat – (If Qualified) – 400m Freestyle Final (1:30 PM)
Ashish Kumar Singh – (If Qualified) – 100m Backstroke S9 Final (11:30 PM)
Sajan Prakash – (if eligible) – 50m butterfly cm (11:30 PM)
Srihari Nataraja – (If Qualified) – 100m Backstroke Semi (11:30 PM)
Boxing:
Shiv Thapa – Men’s 63.5kg Round of 32 (4:30 PM)
Sumit Kundu – Men’s 75kg Round of 32 (4:30 PM)
Rohit Tokas – Men’s 67kg Round of 32 (11:00 hrs)
Ashish Chowdhary – Men’s 80kg Round of 32 (11:00 PM)
Gymnastics:
Yogeshwar, Satyajit, Saif – Men’s Individual and Team Qualifying (1:30 PM)
Men’s Team Finals (If Qualified) (10:00 PM)
Hockey:
India vs Ghana – Women’s Group Stage (6:30 PM)
lawn bowls:
NayanMoney – Women’s Singles (1:00 PM)
Dinesh, Navneet, Chandan – Main Triples (1:00 PM)
Sunil, Mridul – Main Pair Round 1 (7:30 PM)
Roopa, Tania, Lovely – Woman Four Round 1 (7:30 PM)
Squash:
Saurav, Ramit, Abhay – Round of 64 (4:30 PM)
Joshna, Sunayna, Anahata – Round of 64 (4:30 PM)
Men’s Singles – Round of 64 (10:30 PM)
Women’s Singles – Round of 64 (10:30 PM)
Table Tennis:
Men’s Team – Qualifying Round 1 (2:00 PM)
Women’s Team – Qualifying Round 1 (2:00 PM)
Men’s Team – Qualifying Round 2 (8:30 PM)
Women’s Team – Qualifying Round 2 (8:30 PM)
track cycling:
Vishwajeet, Naman, Venkappa, Ananth, Dinesh – Men’s Team Pursuit Qualification (2:30 PM)
Mayuri, Triysha, Shushikala – Women’s Team Sprint Qualification (2:30 PM)
Rojit, Ronaldo, David, Esso – Men’s Team Sprint Qualification (2:30 PM)
Men’s Team Pursuit Final (if qualifying) (8:30 PM)
Women’s Team Sprint Final (if qualifying) (8:30 p.m.)
Men’s Team Sprint Final (if qualifying) (8:30 p.m.)
Triathlon:
Adarsh, Vishwanath – Men’s Final (3:30 PM)
Sanjana, Pragya – Women’s Final (5:30 PM).
Badminton:
India vs Pakistan – Group stage of mixed team event (6:30 PM).
(Inputs from PTI)