India will have a packed medal schedule at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on August 1, with 10 boxers, led by Lovlina Borgohain, competing for gold in Glasgow.
The day also features medal events in athletics, judo, para athletics and track cycling, while Gulveer Singh returns to the track aiming to add another medal to his campaign after winning silver in the men's 10,000m.
Lovlina leads India's biggest-ever boxing finals contingent
India's boxing team is on the verge of making history after all 10 finalists secured at least silver medals by winning their semi-finals.
The Indian boxers competing for gold are:
- Lovlina Borgohain (Women's 75kg)
- Sakshi Chaudhary (Women's 51kg)
- Preeti Pawar (Women's 54kg)
- Jaismine Lamboria (Women's 57kg)
- Priya Ghanghas (Women's 60kg)
- Arundhati Choudhary (Women's 70kg)
- Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (Men's 55kg)
- Sachin Siwach (Men's 60kg)
- Ankush Panghal (Men's 80kg)
- Narender Berwal (Men's +90kg)
All title bouts will take place at the SEC Centre.
Gulveer Singh, Priyanka Goswami among athletics medal hopes
India will also have several medal opportunities in athletics.
Gulveer Singh will compete in the men's 5,000m final, hoping to add to the silver medal he claimed in the 10,000m.
Olympian Priyanka Goswami will aim to upgrade her Birmingham 2022 silver when she competes in the women's 10,000m race walk final.
Meanwhile, Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran will contest the men's triple jump final, while Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar feature in the men's pole vault final. India will also compete in the mixed 4x400m relay final.
Judokas look to continue historic campaign
India's judokas will look to build on their impressive start after Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won the country's first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold medals.
Unnati Sharma, Harsh Tokas, Karanjit Singh Maan and Inunganbi Takhellambam will all be in action on Saturday.
Bowls, para athletics and cycling also on schedule
In bowls, Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar face England in a crucial men's pairs match, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
India will also compete in para athletics and track cycling, where several athletes will be aiming to reach medal rounds.
India schedule today – August 1 (IST)
Athletics- Men's triple jump final – 2:40 PM
- Women's 10,000m race walk final – 3:00 PM
- Men's pole vault final – 11:35 PM
- Men's 5,000m final – 12:15 AM (August 2)
- Mixed 4x400m relay final – 1:50 AM (August 2)
Boxing finals
- Women's 54kg – 3:30 PM
- Women's 57kg – 3:45 PM
- Men's 55kg – 4:15 PM
- Women's 51kg – 9:00 PM
- Women's 60kg – 9:15 PM
- Women's 70kg – 9:30 PM
- Women's 75kg – 9:45 PM
- Men's 60kg – 10:00 PM
- Men's 80kg – 10:15 PM
- Men's +90kg – 10:30 PM
Judo
Round of 16, quarter-finals, repechage, semi-finals and medal bouts will be held from 3:54 PM onwards, with finals concluding at 10:42 PM.
Bowls
- Men's pairs vs England – 3:50 PM
- Women's singles – 10:20 PM
- Men's pairs semi-final (if qualified) – 11:45 PM
Para athletics
- Men's shot put F57 final – 2:35 PM
- Men's 1500m T54 final – 2:50 PM
Track cycling
Qualifying events begin at 2:30 PM, with medal races scheduled from 10:02 PM onwards.
India will have medal opportunities across multiple sports on Saturday, but the spotlight will firmly be on boxing, where the country will aim to convert its record 10 finalists into a rich haul of gold medals.
Inputs from agencies
