Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG) Day 3 Live Updates: Rupa-Pinki in lawn bowls action; Mirabai Chanu to contest for gold
Mirabai Chanu will look to clinch a third successive gold medal in weightlifting
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Two-time CWG gold medallist and Olympic medallist, Mirabai Chanu will headline India’s campaign on Day 3 at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Chanu, the reigning champion in women’s 48kg category, will aim to defend her crown for a second successive edition.
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Apart from Chanu, two more weightlifters—Rishikanta Singh Chanabam and Raja Muthupandi — will also contest for medals in their respective weightlifting categories.
Having won no medals on Saturday (July 25), the Indian contingent will hope to add to their tally on Day 3 of the quadrennial event.
Related: Commonwealth Games 2026: Who are India’s medal contenders today, July 26 (Day 3)?
Also in action will be the gymnasts in individual finals. While Tapan Mohanty and Yogeshwar Singh will represent the nation in the men’s all-around final, the women’s division will be represented by Pranati Nayak and Protistha Samanta.
There could also be medals in swimming if the Indian men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team qualify for the medal event. The quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh S Gowda, Dhakshan Sashikumar will be in action in heats in the afternoon, with the medal event set for midnight (Indian Timing).
India have so far only won one medal after two days of competition— a bronze in para-powerlifting. Jhandu Kumar clinched the medal in men’s heavyweight category, lifting 190 kg for his maiden CWG medal. His bronze has put India on the medal tally chart, where they are joint-10th alongside Malaysia and Northern Ireland at the end of day 2.
India’s full schedule for Day 3 [July 26] at Commonwealth Games 2026
13:00 IST — Bowls and Para Bowls (Women’s Pairs)
- Athletes: Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki Singh [vs Amanda Steenkamp, Diana Viljoen (Namibia)]
- Stage: Sectional Play — Round 4
- Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
14:15 IST — Weightlifting (Men’s 60kg)
- Athletes: Rishikanta Singh Chanambam
- Stage: Final
- Venue: SEC Armadillo
Related: Commonwealth Games 2026: Updated medal tally after Day 2, July 25
16:30 IST — Artistic Gymnastics (Men’s Individual All-Around)
- Athletes: Tapan Mohanty
- Stage: Final
- Venue: The Arena
16:39 IST — Swimming (Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay)
- Athletes: Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh S Gowda, Dhakshan Sashikumar
- Stage: Heats 2
- Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre
18:45 IST — Weightlifting (Women’s 49kg)
- Athletes: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
- Stage: Final
- Venue: SEC Armadillo
19:15 IST — Bowls and Para Bowls (Men’s Singles)
- Athletes: Putul Sonowal (vs Shaun James Parnis – Malta)
- Stage: Sectional Play — Round 4
- Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
22:05 IST — Bowls and Para Bowls (Women’s Pairs)
- Athletes: Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki Singh (vs Amy Pharaoh, Sian Honnor – England)
- Stage: Sectional Play — Round 5
- Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
22:30 IST — Artistic Gymnastics (Women’s Individual All-Around)
- Athletes: Pranati Nayak, Nishka Agarwal, Eshita Rewale, Protistha Samanta (Subject to qualification)
- Stage: Final
- Venue: The Arena
22:45 IST — Boxing (Women’s 54kg)
- Athletes: Preeti Pawar (vs Deborah Mtenje – Malawi)
- Stage: Preliminaries — Round of 16
- Venue: SEC Centre (Hall 5)
23:15 IST — Weightlifting (Men’s 65kg)
- Athletes: Muthupandi Raja
- Stage: Final
- Venue: SEC Armadillo
23:45 IST — Boxing (Men’s 55kg)
- Athlete: Jadumani Singh (vs Sumam Rehman – Pakistan)
- Stage: Preliminaries — Round of 16
- Venue: SEC Centre (Hall 5)
00:45 IST (July 27) — Boxing (Men’s 65kg)
- Athletes: Aditya Pratap Singh (vs Nuhu Batte – Uganda)
- Stage: Preliminaries, Round of 16
- Venue: SEC Centre (Hall 5)
01:56 IST (July 27) — Swimming (Men’s 4X200m Freestyle Relay) **
- Athletes: Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh S Gowda, Dhakshan Sashikumar
- Stage: Final (Subject to qualification)
- Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre
When will India’s day start on July 26 (Day 3) at Commonwealth Games 2026?
India’s day will start at 1 pm IST, with the lawn bowls match in women’s pairs between India and Namibia.
Which Indian athletes will be in action on Day 3 (July 26) at Commonwealth Games 2026?
The day will be headlined by Mirabai Chanu, who will be in action in the weightlifting women’s 48kg category final. She will also be joined by two more weightlifters, while Putul Sonowal in lawn bowls is another athlete to keep an eye on.
How many medals will India contest on July 26 (Day 3) at Commonwealth Games 2026?
India will contest in 6 medal events on Sunday.
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