Action begins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday in Birmingham.
As cricket returns to Commonwealth Games for the first time since 1998, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co begin proceedings with a blockbuster clash vs Australia.
The women’s hockey team, looking to bounce back from the World Cup, are also in action.
In badminton, the mixed team event kicks off with a India-Pakistan clash. The Indian team are top seeds in the event, and won gold in 2018.
Boxing action begins with Shiva Thapa in men’s 63.5 kg round of 32 bout.
There is table tennis and squash action as well. In swimming, there are three events featuring Indians. Finals are scheduled later in the day.
CWG 2022: Here’s the full list of Indian athletes participating at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
India's schedule for July 29 at CWG 2022
| Sport & discipline | Athletes | Details of event | Timing (in IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket T20 | India vs Australia (Group A) | 3.30 pm | Lost by 3 wickets | |
| Badminton (Mixed team event) | India vs Pakistan (Group A) | 6.30 pm approx | ||
| Hockey (Women's) | India vs Ghana (Pool A) | 6.30 pm | Won 5-0 | |
| Boxing (Men's 63.5kg) | Shiva Thapa | Rd of 32 vs Suleman Baloch (PAK) | 5.00 pm | Thapa beats Baloch by unanimous decision |
| Table Tennis (Women's team) | Group 2 vs RSA Group 2 vs Fiji | 2.00 pm 8.30 pm | Won 3-0 | |
| Table Tennis (Men's team) | Group 3 vs BAR Group 3 vs SGP | 4.30 pm 11.00 pm | Won 3-0 | |
| Artistic Gymnastics (Men's team final & Indiv. qualifications) | Satyajit Mondal, Saif Tamboli, Yogeshwar Singh | Subdivision 2 | 4.30 pm | |
| Swimming Men's 400m freestyle | Kushagra Rawat | Heat 3 | 3.11 pm Final: 11.37 pm | 8th in heat and 14th overall to miss final |
| Swimming Men's 50m butterfly | Sajan Prakash | Heat 6 | 4.03 pm | 8th in heat and 24th overall to miss semifinals |
| Swimming Men's 100m backstroke | Srihari Nataraj | Heat 4 | 4.26 pm | 3rd in heat and 5th overall to reach semifinals |
| Men's 100m Backstroke S9 Final | Ashish Kumar Singh | FINAL | 0.18 am (Past midnight) | |
| Squash (Women's singles) | Anahat Singh | Rd of 64 vs Jada Ross | 11.00 pm | |
| Squash (Men's singles) | Abhay Singh | Rd of 64 vs Joe Chapman | 11.45 pm | |
| Cycling (Men's 4000m Team Pursuit) | Vishavjeet, Naman, Venkappa, Anantha Narayanan, Dinesh | Qualifying | 3.25 pm Final: 9.50 pm | 6th in qualifying to miss finals |
| Cycling (Women's team sprint) | Mayuri, Triyasha, Shushikala | Qualifying | 4.12 pm Final: 10.25 pm | 7th in qualifying to miss finals |
| Cycling (Men's team sprint) | Rojit, Esow, Beckham, Ronaldo | Qualifying | 4.46 pm Final: 10.33 pm | 6th in qualifying to miss finals |
| Lawn Bowls (Women's singles) | Tania Choudhury | Section B - Round 1 vs Hoggan Dee Section B Round 2 vs Daphne Artur | 1.00 pm 4.00 pm | Lost 21-10 Lost 22-21 |
| Lawn Bowls (Men's triples) | Chandan, Navneet, Mridul | Section A - Round 1 vs NZL Section A - Round 2 vs SCO | 1.00 pm 4.00 pm | Lost 23-6 Lost 19-12 |
| Lawn Bowls (Men's pairs) | Sunil, Dinesh | Section C, Round 1 vs MAS Section C, Round 2 vs FLK | 7.30 pm 10.30 pm | |
| Lawn Bowls (Women's fours) | Lovely, Rupa Rani, Pinki, Nayanmoni | Section D, Round 1 vs ENG Section D, Round 2 vs COK | 7.30 pm 10.30 pm | |
| Triathlon (Men's indiv. sprint distance) | Adarsh Muralidharan Nair Sinimol, Vishwanath Yadav | Final | 3.31 pm | Adarsh finished 30th Vishwanath finished 33rd |
| Triathlon (Women's indiv. sprint distance) | Pragnya Mohan, Sanjana Sunil Joshi | Final | 7.01 pm | Pragnya finished 26th,Sanjana finished 28th |
The table in the article will be updated in due course if there are any changes as per the official website for CWG 2022. Information from Sports Authority of India is awaited as well.
