Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG) Day 6 Live Updates: Sanjana eliminated with DNF in weightlifting; Murali Sreeshankar, Parul Chaudhary will contest for medals in athletics
2026-07-29T15:39:01+05:30
Joseph Biswas
2026-07-29T15:40:04+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: Both Sajan Prakash and Sunil Kumar Gowda failed to qualify for the final
Both of Indian swimmers, Sajan Prakash (1:51.99) and Sunil Kumar Gowda (1:51.64) failed to qualify for the Men's 200M Freestyle final.
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2026-07-29T15:37:11+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Men's Shot Put, Qualification Round, Group A Starting List
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2026-07-29T15:34:18+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Coming Up Next: Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be in action shortly
One of the strong medal prospects of India, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, will be in action in the Men's Shot Put qualifying round, Group A. The qualifying round will begin at 3:35 PM, and Toor will be making his first attempt shortly after that.
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2026-07-29T15:31:06+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: Sunil Kumar Gowda finished in 7th position
Sunil Kumar Gowda finished in the seventh position but with a marginally better timing than Sajan Prakash. Gowda completed 200M in 1:51.64. The qualification list will be out soon. Stay tuned for the results.
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2026-07-29T15:29:11+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: Sunil Kumar Gowda in action (Men's 200MFreestyle Heat 5)
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2026-07-29T15:28:32+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: Sajan Prakash finished in 5th position
Sajan Prakash had a decent race and finished in the fifth position with a timing of 1:51.99. If he qualified or not will be decided after all heats have taken place. For now, let's get ready for another Indian swimmer who will be in action in Heat 5, Sunil Kumar Gowda.
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2026-07-29T15:25:08+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: The race begins
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2026-07-29T15:23:58+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: Sajan Prakash is in action
Men's 200M Freestyle Heat 3 is about to finish, and India's Sajan Prakash will be in action in Heat 4, which will begin just in a minute from now.
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2026-07-29T15:08:15+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Swimming: Sajan Prakash will be in action shortly
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2026-07-29T14:47:15+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Upcoming: Sajan Prakash will be in action in Men's 200m Freestyle Heats
The event will take place at 3:12 PM. Prakash has had a couple of successful heats in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Although he has not been able to convert them into medals yet. To catch the swimming action and find out Heats result. Stay tuned with us.
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2026-07-29T14:44:22+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Weightlifting: Sanjana is eliminated from the Women's 77KG event
After failing to make any successful attempts out of her three snatch attempts, Sanjana is eliminated from the event. She won't be competing in the clean and jerk category either as the athlete need to make at least one successful lift in the snatch category to advance to the C&J category.
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2026-07-29T14:40:52+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Weightlifting: Sanjana failed to make a successful lift and will be eliminated from this competition
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2026-07-29T14:39:02+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Weightlifting: Sanjana needs to make a successful lift in her third attempt to stay in the competition
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2026-07-29T14:38:14+05:30
Kaivalya R Pillai
Weightlifting: Sanjana will make her second attempt now
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India will compete in at least 7 medal events on Wednesday
2 pm: Hello and welcome to Khel Now’s live blog for Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games 2026. Please wait for the blog to load.
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.
Related: Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5 Results
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.
Related: Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG) Day 5 Highlights
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
Related: Commonwealth Games 2026: India’s medal tally after Day 5, 28th July
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 EventsSwimming: Sajan Prakash & Aneesh S Gowda [Men’s 200m Freestyle]
Para-Swimming: Suyash Jadhav, Chaitanya Kulkarni [Men’s 50m Freestyle S7]
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