India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 schedule for August 1: Boxers aim to make it mega day as several gold medals in offing
On August 1, 2026, India competes in multiple finals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, including boxing, athletics, and judo.
Boxer Preeti Pawar fights Scarlett Savannah Delgado of Canada in the women's 54kg final at 3:30 PM.
In athletics, Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar compete in the men's pole vault final; Gulveer Singh, who won silver in the 10,000m, races in the men's 5000m final.
Other finals include Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran in men's triple jump, Priyanka Goswami and Ravina Gayakwad in women's 10,000m race walk, and the mixed 4x400m relay.
Cycling qualification rounds feature David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, and Rojit Singh Yanglem in men's sprint, plus Dinesh Kumar and Harshveer Singh Sekhon in the 10km scratch race.
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