Commonwealth Games 2026 Date, Time In India: Full Schedule Of Indian Athletes In Action, From Neeraj Chopra To Mirabai Chanu

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.

Commonwealth Games 2026 Date, Time In India

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.

Commonwealth Games 2026: Key Indian Athletes To Watch

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.

Commonwealth Games 2026: Full Schedule Of Indian Athletes In Action

July 23

Bowls

• Pinki Singh & Rupa Rani Tirkey – Women's Pairs Sectional Play (4:50 PM)

• Putul Sonowal – Men's Singles Sectional Play (6:15 PM)

July 24

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

July 25

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)

July 26

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

July 27

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

July 28

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)

July 29

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)

July 30

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

July 31

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

August 1

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

August 2

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