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Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG) Day 6 Highlights: Dilip Gavit wins gold; Basil, Sreeshankar bag silvers; boxers confirm six medals

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Published at :July 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM

Modified at :July 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM

India will compete in as many as 12 medal events on Day 6 of Commonwealth Games 2026. Follow the July 29 action live here.

India will compete in at least 7 medal events on Wednesday

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Having already breached the double-figures mark in total medal count, India will enter its biggest day yet at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on July 29 (Day 6), with the contingent set to contest in at least seven medal events.

Starting the day with Sanjana in the women’s 77kg weightlifting final, Wednesday will also see more established athletes like Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary in action in the men’s long jump and women’s 3000m steeplechase final, respectively.

There is also Manpreet Kaur in the women’s shot put final while several boxers will be in quarter-final action. Sakshi Chaudhary, Jasmine Lamboria, Arundhati Chaudhary, Sachin Siwach, Anush Yadav and Narender Berwal will all take the ring hoping to confirm medals by reaching the semi-finals.

India are already assured of four medals in boxing, with Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh, Preeti Pawar and Priya Ghanghas reaching the final four stage.

Para-athletes Devender Kumar and Sagar Thayat will eye medals in men’s discus throw F44 event while Mohammed Basil and Dilip Gavit will be in action in the men’s 100m T47 final.

In swimming, Aryna Nehra will compete in the men’s 1500m freestyle final while Sajan Prakash-Aneesh Gowda will hope to first reach the final and then go for medals in men’s 200m freestyle.

India’s full schedule for Day 6 [July 29] at Commonwealth Games 2026

14:00 IST – Weightlifting (Women’s 77kg)

Athlete: Sanjana
Stage: Final
Venue: SEC Armadillo

15:12 IST – Swimming (Men’s 200m Freestyle)

Athletes: Sajan Prakash [Heat 4], Aneesh Kumar Gowda [Heat 5]
Stage: Heats
Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre

15:35 IST – Athletics (Men’s Shot Put)

Athletes: Tajinderpal Singh Toor [Group A], Samardeep Singh Gill [Group B]
Stage: Qualification Round
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

15:44 IST — Para-Swimming (Men’s 50m Freestyle S7)

Athletes: Chaitanya Kulkarni [Heat 1], Suyash Jadhav [Heat 1]
Stage: Heats
Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre

16:02 IST — Athletics (Men’s 200m)

Athlete: Animesh Kujur
Stage: Round 1
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

16:45 IST — Boxing (Women’s 51kg)

Athlete: Sakshi Chaudhary vs Caitlin Fryers (Northern Ireland)
Stage: Quarter-final
Venue: SEC Hall 5

17:30 IST – Boxing (Women’s 70kg)

Athlete: Arundhati Chaudhary vs Morgan Henderson (New Zealand)
Stage: Quarter-final
Venue: SEC Centre (Hall 5)

18:15 IST — Boxing (Men’s 60kg)

Athlete: Sachin Siwach vs Treasure Moremi (Botswana)
Stage: Quarter-final
Venue: SEC Hall 5

19:00 IST — Boxing (Men’s 80kg)

Athlete: Ankush Yadav vs Jade Micock
Stage: Quarter-final
Venue: SEC Hall 5

19:30 IST — Boxing (Men’s 90+kg)

Match: Narender Brewal vs Michael Seko (Samoa)
Stage: Quarter-finals
Venue: SEC Centre (Hall 5)

20:55 IST — Bowls (Men’s Pairs)

Athletes: India (Navneet Singh/Dinesh Kumar) vs Namibia (Waylon Wentzel/Christo Steenkamp)
Stage: Sectional Play – Group Stage
Venue: SEC Hall 3

23:00 IST — Boxing (Women’s 57kg)

Athlete: Jaismine Lamboria vs Elise Glynn (England)
Stage: Quarter-finals
Venue: SEC Hall 5

23:51 IST — Swimming (Men’s 200m Freestyle)

Athletes: Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Kumar Gowda
Stage: Final (Subject to qualification) **
Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre

23:54 IST — Athletics (Men’s Long Jump)

Athlete: Murali Sreshankar, Lokesh Sathyanathan
Stage: Final
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

00:03 IST (Thursday) — Athletics (Men’s 400m Hurdles)

Athlete: Yashas Palaksha [Heat 1], Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan [Heat 2]
Stage: Heats
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

00:31 IST (Thursday) — Athletics (Women’s Shot Put)

Athlete: Manpreet Kaur
Stage: Final
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

00:46 IST — Para-Swimming (Men’s 50m Freestyle S7)

Athletes: Chaitanya Kulkarni, Suyash Jadhav
Stage: Final (Subject to qualification) **
Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre

00:55 IST — Para-Athletics (Men’s Discus Throw F42‑44/F61‑64)

Athletes: Devender Kumar, Sagar Thayat
Stage: Final
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

01:10 IST — Bowls (Women’s Singles)

Match: Nayanmoni Saikia vs Caroline Whitehead (Isle of Man)
Stage: Sectional Play – Section C
Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC)

01:14 IST — Swimming (Men’s 1500m Freestyle)

Athlete: Aryan Nehra
Stage: Final
Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre

01:42 IST — Para-Athletics (Men’s 100m T47)

Athletes: Mohammed Basil, Dilip Gavit
Stage: Final
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

02:05 IST — Athletics (Women’s 3000m Steeplechase)

Athlete: Parul Chaudhary
Stage: Final
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium

When will India’s day start on Day 6 (July 29) at Commonwealth Games 2026?

India’s day will begin at 2 pm IST on Wednesday with the weightlifting final. Sanjana will be in action in women’s 77kg division.

How many medal events will Indian athletes contest on Day 6 (July 29) of Commonwealth Games 2026?

On Wednesday, Indian athletes will contest at least 7 medal events, with potentially two more swimming and para-swimming finals, should the athletes qualify.

Which Indian athletes will contest for medals on Day 6 (July 29) at the Commonwealth Games 2026?

Weightlifting: Sanjana [Women’s 77kg]

Athletics: Murali Sreeshankar, Lokesh Satyanathan [Long Jump]

Athletics: Manpreet Kaur [Women’s Shot Put]

Para-Athletics: Devender Kumar, Sagar Thayat [Men’s Discus Throw F44]

Swimming: Aryan Nehra [Men’s 1500m Freestyle]

Para-Athletics: Mohammed Basil, Dilip Gavit [Men’s 100m T47]

Athletics: Parul Chaudhary [Women’s 3000m Steeplechase]

Potential Medal Events

Swimming: Sajan Prakash & Aneesh S Gowda [Men’s 200m Freestyle]

Para-Swimming: Suyash Jadhav, Chaitanya Kulkarni [Men’s 50m Freestyle S7]

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