Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra is set to compete in the men’s javelin throw qualification at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on Thursday, aiming to secure a place in the final and maintain India’s strong athletics performance. The Games, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, will also see India start its campaign in track cycling as competitions in athletics, weightlifting, and lawn bowls continue.
Tejaswin Shankar is scheduled to begin his decathlon campaign, though his participation is uncertain due to a knee injury sustained during the men’s high jump final on Monday.
In weightlifting, Martina Devi Maibam will compete in the women’s 86+kg category, while Lovepreet Singh will participate in the men’s 110+kg event, both aspiring to add to India’s medal tally. Indian cyclists Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam and David Beckham Elkatohchoongo will represent the country in the track cycling events.
According to the ESPN schedule, India’s events on Thursday include:
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s Decathlon 100m
- Athletics: Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualifying
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s Decathlon Long Jump
- Athletics: Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu – Men’s Triple Jump Qualifying
- Track Cycling: Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Rojit Singh Yanglem – Men’s Team Sprint Qualifying
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s Decathlon Shot Put
- Athletics: Vishal TK – Men’s 400m Semifinal
- Weightlifting: Martina Devi Maibam – Women’s 86+kg Final (Medal Event)
- Bowls: India (Dinesh Kumar, Navneet Singh) vs Botswana – Men’s Pairs Sectional Play
- Bowls: Nayanmoni Saikia vs Emma Firyana Saroji (Malaysia) – Women’s Singles Sectional Play
- Track Cycling: Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Rojit Singh Yanglem – Men’s Team Sprint Finals (Subject to Qualification)
- Weightlifting: Lovepreet Singh – Men’s 110+kg Final (Medal Event)
- Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill – Men’s Shot Put Final (Medal Event)
- Athletics: Animesh Kujur – Men’s 200m Semifinal
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s Decathlon High Jump
- Athletics: Seema Kaliramna and Nidhi Rani – Women’s Discus Throw Final (Medal Event)
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s Decathlon 400m
- Athletics: Parul Chaudhary – Women’s 5000m Final (Medal Event)
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