The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow run from July 23 to August 2, with Indian athletes competing in 13 sports. For viewers in India, action starts at 1:30 PM IST, with key medal events from 9:30 PM IST into the night. Fans can follow stars like Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Srihari Nataraj in a packed, medal-heavy schedule.
The soccer world cup is over and up next on the global sporst calendar is a tournament that will bring out the best athletes to the field in search of gold, silver and bronze medals. We are talking about the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. If you are one of those fans who want to catch the action live, here is what you need to know about the Commonwealth Games 2026 date, time in India, and full schedule of Indian athletes, including Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu to Srihari Nataraj. Notably, the Commonwealth Games will be held from July 23 to August 2 in Glasgow, Scotland, with Indian athletes competing across 13 sports. As far as Commonwealth Games India time is concerned, then know that events begin from 1:30 PM IST, while the biggest medal sessions generally start from 9:30 PM IST onwards, stretching past midnight on several days. The schedule features marquee names including Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Srihari Nataraj and Murali Sreeshankar. Neeraj Chopra is expected to do the country proud in javelin. Check out the complete Commonwealth Games 2026 schedule for India and the dates when the country's biggest medal contenders in athletics, gymnastics, boxing, swimming, basketball, wightlifting, and more, will be in action.
This edition of the Commonwealth Games runs for 11 days, beginning with the opening ceremony on July 23 and concluding on August 2 2026. Since Glasgow follows British Summer Time, Indian viewers can expect afternoon action from 1:30 PM IST, evening sessions between 5:30 PM and 9:30 PM IST, and medal events from 9:30 PM onwards. The Glasgow Commonwealth Games time difference works in India's favour, allowing most finals to be watched after regular working hours. Yes, unlike teh FIFA World Cup that was mostly held late at night in India, the Commonwealth Games 2026 timings will be quite easy to negotiate.
India's campaign is spearheaded by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who headlines the athletics squad alongside long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and decathlete Tejaswin Shankar. In weightlifting, all eyes will be on Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu, while Lovlina Borgohain leads India's boxing challenge. Swimmer Srihari Nataraj also returns as one of the country's strongest medal prospects. Despite the absence of badminton, wrestling and shooting from this edition, India's contingent remains packed with established champions and exciting young talent.
Bowls
Pinki Singh & Rupa Rani Tirkey – Women's Pairs Sectional Play (4:50 PM)
Putul Sonowal – Men's Singles Sectional Play (6:15 PM)
Para Powerlifting Finals
Ashok Kumar Malik & Parmjeet Kumar – Men's Lightweight (5:30 PM)
Suman Devi & Jaspreet Kaur – Women's Lightweight (5:30 PM)
Sudhir & Jhandu Kumar – Men's Heavyweight (10:30 PM)
Kasthuri Rajamani – Women's Heavyweight (10:30 PM)
Gymnastics
Men's Team Final (2:30 PM)
Boxing
Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria & Aditya Pratap Singh (3:30 PM)
Priya Ghanghas, Jadumani Singh & Sumit Kundu (10:30 PM)
Swimming
Ali Imam – S13 100m Freestyle Heats (2:15 PM)
Srihari Natraj – 50m Backstroke Heats (2:20 PM)
Bowls
Putul Sonowal
Pinki Singh & Rupa Rani Tirkey
Gymnastics
Women's Team Final (2:30 PM)
Boxing
Parveen Hooda, Arundhati Choudhary & Sachin Siwach (3:30 PM)
Lovlina Borgohain, Ankush & Aditya Pratap Singh (10:30 PM)
3x3 Basketball
India vs Wales (Women's Wheelchair) – 5 PM
Swimming
Dhakshan Shashikumar
Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni
Srihari Natraj (Final, if qualified)
Weightlifting Finals
Rishikanta Singh (2:30 PM)
Mirabai Chanu (6:30 PM)
M Raja (11 PM)
Gymnastics
Men's & Women's Individual All-Around Finals
Boxing
Jaismine Lamboria, Jadumani Singh, Kapil Pokhariya, Narender Berwal & Aditya Pratap Singh
3x3 Basketball
India vs Scotland (Women's Wheelchair) – 10:15 PM
Bowls
Putul Sonowal
Pinki Singh & Rupa Rani Tirkey
Athletics & Para Athletics Finals
Sarvesh Kushare, Adarsh Ram, Tejas Shirse, Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Shreyansh Trivedi, Sharmila Dhankar & Shilpa K Shya
Weightlifting
Gyaneshwari Yadav
Bindyarani Devi
Ajaya Babu
Swimming
Sajan Prakash
Athletics Qualifying
Pooja, Murali Sreeshankar, Gurindervir Singh, Yashas P, Santhosh Kumar Thamilarasan
Boxing
Sakshi Choudhary, Sachin Siwach, Sumit Kundu & Ankush
3x3 Basketball
India vs Nigeria (Women's Wheelchair)
Bowls
Putul Sonowal
Pinki Singh & Rupa Rani Tirkey
Athletics Finals
Pooja
Gurindervir Singh
Gulveer Singh
Weightlifting
Harjinder Kaur
Boxing Quarterfinals
Preeti Pawar, Priya Ghanghas, Parveen Hooda, Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh, Aditya Pratap Singh & Kapil Pokhariya
Swimming
Srihari Natraj
3x3 Basketball
Women's Wheelchair Semifinal (if qualified)
Athletics & Para Athletics Finals
Murali Sreeshankar
Manpreet Kaur
Parul Choudhary
Devender Kumar
Mohammed Basil M
Weightlifting
Sanjana
Dilbag Singh
Nirupama Devi
Swimming Finals (if qualified)
Srihari Natraj
Aneesh S Gowda
Ravi Veera Venkata Budigina
Suyash Narayan Jadhav
Swatik Patil
Aryan Nehra
Gymnastics Finals
Boxing Quarterfinals
3x3 Basketball
Women's Wheelchair Final (if qualified)
Athletics & Para Athletics Finals
Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Samardeep Singh Gill
Seema Kaliramna
Nidhi Rani
Parul Choudhary
Weightlifting
Martina Devi
Lovepreet Singh
Track Cycling
Men's Team Pursuit Final
Athletics Qualifying
Neeraj Chopra
Rohit Yadav
Yash Vir Singh
Tejaswin Shankar
Praveen Chithravel
Selva Prabhu
Dev Meena
Kuldeep Kumar
Athletics Finals
Neeraj Chopra
Yash Vir Singh
Rohit Yadav
Tejaswin Shankar
Yashas Palaksha
Santhosh Kumar Thamilarasan
Animesh Kujur
Judo Medal Rounds
Track Cycling
Men's Keirin
Boxing Semifinals
Athletics & Para Athletics Finals
Praveen Chithravel
Selva Prabhu
Vishal TK
Rajesh Ramesh
Ramesh Shanmugam
Priyanka Goswami
Ravina
Shubham Juyal
Soman Rana
Dev Meena
Kuldeep Kumar
Gulveer Singh
Mixed 4x400m Relay
Boxing Finals
Judo Medal Rounds
Bowls Medal Matches
Nayanmoni Saikia
Navneet Singh & Dinesh
Judo Medal Rounds
Ishroop Narang, Tulika Maan, Avtar Singh & Yash Ghanghas
Track Cycling
Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam
Lisha Das