The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games will begin at Birmingham, United Kingdom on July 28 and the mega event will conclude on August 8. The opening ceremony for the event will take place during the early hours of Friday, as per Indian Standard Time. The opening ceremony will begin at 4 AM IST. Then the first day of the mega event will see sports like hockey, women’s cricket, and badminton taking centre stage. India women’s cricket team will square off against Australia while India women’s hockey team will start their campaign against Ghana.
Talking about India, the contingent had won 66 medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, including 26 gold. The contingent would hope to return with a bigger medal haul this time around. India’s best showing at the event had come in 2010 as they returned with 101 medals, including 38 gold.
Here is the full Day 1 Schedule (July 29) of the Commonwealth Games:
Opening Ceremony: 4-7:30 AM (Alexander Stadium, Birmingham)
Schedule of different sports on Day 1
5:30 PM – 10:45 PM IST and 12 AM-5:15 AM IST (July 30) — Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls
Women’s Singles Sectional Play – Round 1Para Men’s Pairs B6-B8 Sectional Play – Round 1, Men’s Triples Sectional Play – Round 1, Women’s Singles Sectional Play – Round 2, Para Women’s Pairs B6-B8 Sectional Play – Round 1, Men’s Triples Sectional Play – Round 2Men’s Pairs Sectional Play – Round 1, Para Men’s Pairs B6-B8 Sectional Play – Round 2, Women’s Fours Sectional Play – Round 1, Men’s Pairs Sectional Play – Round 2, Para Women’s Pairs B6-B8 Sectional Play – Round 2, Women’s Fours Sectional Play – Round 2
6PM-9:30PM, 11PM-2:30AM, 4AM-7:30AM — Badminton
Mixed Team Event Qualifying Round 1, England v Barbados, Singapore v Mauritius, South Africa v Jamaica, Malaysia v Zambia, Scotland v the Maldives, India v Pakistan, Canada v Uganda, Australia v Sri Lanka, Mixed Team Event Qualifying Round 2, Malaysia v Jamaica, England v Mauritius, Singapore v Barbados, South Africa v Zambia
6PM-12AM, 2:30AM-6:15AM — Artistic Gymnastics
Men’s Team Final and Individual Qualification – Subdivision 1, Men’s Team Final and Individual Qualification – Subdivision 2 Men’s Team Final and Individual Qualification – Subdivision 3
6PM-9:30PM, 11PM-2:30AM, 4AM-7:30AM — Hockey
Women’s Group Matches — New Zealand v Kenya, South Africa v Scotland, India v Ghana, Canada v Wales
Men’s Group Matches, England v Ghana, New Zealand v Scotland
6PM-10:30PM, 2:30AM-7PM — Rugby 7s
Men’s and Women’s Group matches
6:30 PM-11:30 PM, 1 AM-6 AM — Table tennis and para table tennis
Women’s Team Event Qualifying Round 1, Men’s Team Event Qualifying Round 1, Women’s Team Event Qualifying Round 2, Men’s Team Event Qualifying Round 2
6:30 PM-9:30 PM, 1 AM-3:30 AM — Cycling and para-cycling
7:30PM-10:15PM, 4AM-7AM — Swimming and para swimming
8PM-11:30PM, 3AM-6:30AM — Cricket
India vs Australia
Pakistan vs Barbados
8PM-1AM — Triathlon and para triathlon
9PM-11:45PM, 3:30AM-6AM — Boxing
Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 32
Promoted
9PM-12:30AM, 3AM-6:30AM — Netball
9PM-11:45PM, 3AM-5:30AM — Squash
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