Athletics at Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG) Day 1 Live: Sarvesh Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar to compete for medals
India’s athletics campaign begins today
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A 32-member Indian athletics team will represent the country at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Scotstoun Stadium, with a seating capacity of 11,000, will host nearly 60 athletics medal events across a six-day schedule from July 27 to August 1, 2026.
India heads into the Games after a successful campaign at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, where the athletics contingent claimed eight medals.
Spearheaded by two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, the Indian 32-member athletics contingent will shoulder the responsibility of lifting the nation in the medal tally.
While Chopra, alongside Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh, will only start his campaign on July 29, several of India’s athletics stars will be in action from July 27 itself.
On the opening day of the athletics event, athletes like Gurindervir Singh, Murali Sreeshankar, Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar and Tejas Shirse will be in action.
Indian athletics & para-athletics squad for Commonwealth Games 2026
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has named a 32-member athletics contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2026. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and triple jumper Selva Prabhu were the final additions to the squad after Chopra competed at the Diamond League and Selva met the required effort at the domestic meet in Bhubaneswar, completing India’s athletics contingent for the Games.
Below is the full list of athletes selected to represent India in athletics at the Commonwealth Games 2026:
Men
- Gurindervir Singh – 100m
- Animesh Kujur – 200m
- Vishal TK – 400m, Mixed 4x400m relay
- Rajesh Ramesh – 400m, Mixed 4x400m relay
- Gulveer Singh – 5000m, 10,000m
- Tejas Shirse – 110m hurdles
- Yashas Palaksha – 400m hurdles
- Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan – 400m hurdles
- Dev Meena – Pole vault
- Kuldeep Kumar – Pole vault
- Sarvesh Anil Kushare – High jump
- Aadarsh Ram J – High jump
- Tejaswin Shankar – High jump, Decathlon
- Murali Sreeshankar – Long jump
- Lokesh Sathyanathan – Long jump
- Praveen Chithravel – Triple jump
- Selva Prabhu – Triple jump
- Samardeep Singh Gill – Shot put
- Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot put
- Neeraj Chopra – Javelin throw
- Rohit Yadav – Javelin throw
- Yash Vir Singh – Javelin throw
Women
- Rashdeep Kaur – 400m, Mixed 4x400m relay
- Neeru Pathak – 400m, Mixed 4x400m relay
- Ansa Babu – 400m, Mixed 4x400m relay
- Parul Chaudhary – 3000m steeplechase, 5000m
- Priyanka Goswami – 10,000m race walk
- Ravina Gaikwad – 10,000m race walk
- Pooja Singh – High jump
- Manpreet Kaur – Shot put
- Seema Kaliramna – Discus throw
- Nidhi Rani – Discus throw
India’s full athletics & para-athletics schedule for July 27 at Commonwealth Games 2026
14:40 IST – Athletics (Men’s 100m Heats)
- Athletes: Gurindervir Singh
- Stage: Round 1
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
15:00 IST – Athletics (Men’s Long Jump Qualifying)
- Athletes: Murali Sreeshankar, Lokesh Satyanathan
- Stage: Qualifying Round (Group A)
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
15:55 IST – Athletics (Men’s 110m Hurdles Heats)
- Athletes: Tejas Shirse
- Stage: Round 1 (Heat 1)
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
23:35 IST – Para Athletics (Women’s Shot Put F57 Final)
- Athletes: Sharmila Dhankar, Shilpa K Shyla
- Stage: Final (Medal Event)
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
23:40 IST – Athletics (Men’s High Jump Final)
- Athletes: Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar, J Aadarsh Ram
- Stage: Final (Medal Event)
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
01:57 IST (July 28) – Para Athletics (Men’s 100m T38 Final)
- Athletes: Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Shreyansh Trivedi
- Stage: Final (Medal Event)
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
02:15 IST (July 28) – Athletics (Men’s 110m Hurdles Final)
- Athletes: Tejas Shirse (if qualified)
- Stage: Final (Medal Event)
- Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
Where and when will Commonwealth Games 2026 take place?
The Commonwealth Games 2026 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2.
How many athletics events are on Day 4 of Commonwealth Games 2026?
India will contest four athletics medal events on Day 4 of CWG 2026 – Para Women’s Shot Put F57, Men’s High Jump, Para Men’s 100m T38, and potentially Men’s 110m Hurdles.
How many medals have Indian athletes won so far at Commonwealth Games 2026?
India have won four medals so far – Mirabai Chanu’s gold (women’s 48kg weightlifting), Rishikanta Singh’s silver (men’s 60kg weightlifting), Raja Muthupandi’s silver (men’s 65kg weightlifting), and Jhandu Kumar’s bronze (para powerlifting).
Where to watch Commonwealth Games 2026 in India?
The Games are streamed live on the SonyLIV app and website, with telecasts on Sony Sports Network channels.
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