Digital Desk, New Delhi. The 2026 Commonwealth Games are nearing their conclusion. Saturday (August 1) will mark the 10th day since the tournament began. India has one last chance to win a medal, especially in athletics, boxing, and judo. India’s best pole vaulters, Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar, will compete in the finals. Praveen Chitravel and Selvaprabhu Thirumaran will also be seen in the triple jump final.
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Boxer Narender makes it to the final of the 90kg category. Indian boxer Narender has entered the final of the men’s 90kg category. He defeated Nigel Paul of Trinidad and Tobago by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the semi-finals to book his place in the final. In boxing, Preeti Pawar (54kg), Ankush Panghal (80kg) and others will have a chance to win a medal in the final.
India’s schedule for Saturday, August 1 is as follows:
2:35 PM: Para Athletics – Shubham Juyal and Soman Rana in the men’s F57 shot put final (medal event)
2:40 pm: Athletics – Praveen Chithravel and Selvaprabhu Thirumaran in men’s triple jump final (medal event)
2:50 pm: Para Athletics – Ramesh Shanmugam in the men’s 1500m T54 final (medal event).
3 PM: Athletics – Priyanka Goswami and Raveena Gayakwad Women’s 10,000m Race Walk Final (Medal Event)
3:30 pm: Boxing – Preeti Pawar vs. Scarlett Savannah Delgado (Canada) Women’s 54kg Final (Medal Event)
3:30 PM: Judo – Women’s -63 kg category: Unnati Sharma vs. Lamulela Magagula (eSwatini) in the 16-man elimination round (Match No. 5, Mat 2)
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3:30 PM: Judo – Men’s -90 kg Round of 16 Elimination Round: Karanjeet Singh Mann vs. Elliot Connolly (New Zealand) (Match No. 12, Mat 2)
3:30 PM: Judo – Harsh Tokas vs. Odysseas Georgakis (Cyprus) in the men’s -81 quarterfinals (Match No. 19, on Mat 2)
3:30 PM: Judo – Inunganbi Takhelambam vs. in the women’s -70 kg quarterfinal (Match No. 21, on Mat 2)
Note: If India’s judo players win, they will advance to the next round which will take place after the above bouts, and the semi-finals will begin at 8:30 PM.
3:45 pm: Boxing – Jasmine Lambouria vs. Mikayla Walsh (Northern Ireland) Women’s 57kg Final (Medal Event)
3:50 PM: Bowling – India (Navneet Singh, Dinesh Kumar) vs England – Men’s Doubles
4:15 pm: Boxing – Women’s 55kg final (medal event) Jadumani Singh vs Jaye Dixon (Australia)
4:19 pm: Track Cycling – Dinesh Kumar and Harshvir Singh Sekhon will compete in the men’s 10km scratch race qualifying round – if they qualify the final will be at 10:50 pm.
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9:00 PM: Boxing – Sakshi Chaudhary vs Ruby White (England) Women’s 51kg Final (Medal Event)
9:15 PM: Boxing – Women’s 60kg Final (Medal Event) Priya Ghanghas vs. Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadih (Canada)
9:30 pm: Boxing – Arundhati Choudhary vs Chantelle Reid (England) Women’s 70kg Final (Medal Event)
10:15 pm: Boxing – Women’s 75kg final (medal event) Lovlina Borgohain vs Emma Sue Greentree (Australia)
10:20 pm: Bowls – Women’s Singles: Nyamoni Saikia vs Bridget Herselman (South Africa)
10:45 pm: Boxing – Sachin Siwach vs Trygen Morning Ndavelo (Namibia) Men’s 60kg Final (Medal Event)
11:15 PM: Boxing – Men’s 80kg Final: Ankush Panghal vs. Dimezi Shittu (England) (Medal Event)
11:35 pm: Athletics – Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar in the men’s pole vault final (medal event)
11:45 PM: Boxing – Men’s 90+kg Final (Medal Event) Narinder Berwal vs. Damar Thomas (England)
11:45 pm: Bowling – India (Navneet Singh, Dinesh Kumar) in the men’s doubles semi-finals (if they qualify)
12:15 AM: Athletics – Gulvir Singh in the men’s 5000m final (medal event)
1:50 AM: Athletics – Vishal TK, Rajesh Ramesh, Rashdeep Kaur, Neeru Pathak will participate in the mixed 4x400m relay final (medal event).