Dutee Chand

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With a week's time left for the Commonwealth Games 2022, fans are expecting the Indian players to win medals at the Athletics event as it features the strongest Indian contingent of 37 players including 18 men and 19 women athletes.

The CWG features Athletics event since the beginning of the quadrennial showpiece in 1930. The 37-member Indian athletics contingent includes Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, Asian Games 2018 silver medalist Dutee Chand, and Long-jump national record holder M. Sreeshankar among others.

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In CWG overall statistics, England leads the medal tally in Athletics by winning 577 medals, while Australia have won the most number of gold medals (196). Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals including five gold medals in Athletics event with Milkha Singh winning the first medal for India in athletics as he won the gold medal in 400m race in CWG 1958 in Cardiff, Wales.

During the 2018 CWG at Gold Coast, Indian athletes were able to win only three medals in athletics event as Neeraj Chopra won gold in men's javelin throw, while Seema Antil, and Navjeet Dhillon bagged silver and bronze medal, respectively in women's discus throw event.

Schedule:

The CWG 2022 will take place from July 28 while the sports events will begin from July 29. However, the athletics events will be commenced from Saturday, July 30.

Day 1- Saturday, July 30

(11:30 am - 7 pm IST)

Men's Marathon T53/54 Final

Women's Marathon T53/54 Final

Men's Marathon Final

Women's Marathon Final

Men's Marathon T53/T54 Medal Ceremony

Women's Marathon T53/T54 Medal Ceremony

Men's Marathon Medal Ceremony

Women's Marathon Medal Ceremony

Day 2- Tuesday, August 2

(02:30 pm - 05:45 pm IST)

Men's Long Jump Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles

Men's 100m Round 1

Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Rounds - A

Women's Heptathlon High Jump - A & B

Women's 800m Round 1

Women's 100m Round 1

Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Rounds - B

Women's Shot Put A & B

Women's 1500m T53/54 Round 1

(11 pm - 02:30 am IST)

Women's Heptathlon Shot Put

Women's Pole Vault Final

Men's 100m T45-47 Heats

Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1

Men's High Jump Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Men's 100m T45-47 Final

Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1

Men's 100m T45-47 Medal Ceremony

Men's 10,000m Final

Women's Discus Throw Final

Women's Heptathlon 200m

Women's 100m T37/38 Final

Men's 10,000m Medal Ceremony

Women's 100m T33/34 Final

Day 3- Wednesday, August 3

(02:30 pm - 05:45 pm IST)

Men's 1500m T53/54 Round 1

Women's Heptathlon Long Jump

Women's 400m Round 1

Men's Shot Put Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Men's 800m Round 1

Men's 100m T11/12 Round 1

Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Men's 400m Round 1

(11 pm - 02:30 am IST)

Women's Pole Vault Medal Ceremony

Women's Discus Throw Medal Ceremony

Men's High Jump Final

Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw

Women's 100m Semi-finals

Women's 100m T37/38 Medal Ceremony

Men's 100m Semi-finals

Women's 100m T33/34 Medal Ceremony

Women's 10000m Final

Women's Shot Put Final

Men's Discus Throw F42-44/F61-64 Final

Women's Heptathlon 800m

Men's 100m T37/38 Final

Women's 10000m Medal Ceremony

Men's High Jump Medal Ceremony

Women's 100m Final

Men's 100m Final

Day 4- Thursday, August 4

(02:30 pm - 05:45 pm IST)

Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Rounds

Men's Decathlon 100m

Women's 200m Round 1

Men's Decathlon Long Jump

Women's High Jump Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Men's 1500m Round 1

Men's 200m Round 1

Men's Decathlon Shot Put

(11 pm - 2:15 am IST)

Women's Heptathlon Medal Ceremony

Women's Shot Put Medal Ceremony

Men's Discus Throw F42-44/F61-64 Medal Ceremony

Men's 100m T37/38 Medal Ceremony

Women's 100m Medal Ceremony

Women's Discus Throw F42-44/F61-64 Final

Men's Decathlon High Jump - A & B

Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1

Men's 100m Medal Ceremony

Men's Long Jump Final

Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-finals

Women's 800m Semi-finals

Men's 100m T11/12 Final

Men's Discus Throw Final

Women's Discuss Throw F42-44/F61-64 Medal Ceremony

Men's Decathlon 400m

Men's Long Jump Medal Ceremony

Men's 100m T11/12 Medal Ceremony

Women's 1500m T53/54 Final

Men's 110m Hurdles Final

Day 5- Friday, August 5

(02:30 pm - 05:45 pm IST)

Women's Long Jump Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles

Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1

Men's Decathlon Discus Throw

Women's 1500m Round 1

Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1

Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1

Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds - A

Men's Decathlon Pole Vault - A & B

Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds - B

(11 pm - 2:30 am IST)

Men's Discus Throw Medal Ceremony

Women's 1500m T53/54 Medal Ceremony

Men's 110m Hurdles Medal Ceremony

Men's Shot Put Final

Men's Triple Jump Qualifying Rounds - A & B

Men's 200m Semi-finals

Women's 400m Semi-finals

Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw

Men's 1500m T53/54 Final

Women's 200m Semi-finals

Women's Triple Jump Final

Men's 800m Semi-finals

Men's Shot Put Medal Ceremony

Men's 400m Semi-finals

Men's Decathlon 1500m

Men's 1500m T53/54 Medal Ceremony

Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final

Day 6- Saturday, August 6

(02:30 pm - 05:45 pm IST)

Women's Triple Jump Medal Ceremony

Men's Decathlon Medal Ceremony

Women's 3000m Steeplechase Medal Ceremony

Women's High Jump Final

Women's Shot Put F55-57 Final

Women's 10km Race Walk Final

Men's Hammer Throw Final

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final

Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1

Women's 10km Race Walk Medal Ceremony

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Medal Ceremony

Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1

Men's 1500m Final

(11 pm - 2:15 am IST)

Women's High Jump Medal Ceremony

Women's Shot Put F55-57 Medal Ceremony

Men's Hammer Throw Medal Ceremony

Men's 1500m Medal Ceremony

Women's Hammer Throw Final

Men's Pole Vault Final

Women's 400m Hurdles Final

Women's 800m Final

Men's 5000m Final

Women's 400m Hurdles Medal Ceremony

Men's 400m Hurdles Final

Women's 800m Medal Ceremony

Women's Hammer Throw Medal Ceremony

Women's 200m Final

Men's 5000m Medal Ceremony

Men's 400m Hurdles Ceremony

Men's 200m Final

Day 7- Sunday, August 7

(02:30 pm - 05:45 pm IST)

Women's 200m Medal Ceremony

Men's 200m Medal Ceremony

Men's Pole Vault Medal Ceremony

Men's Triple Jump Final

Women's 100m Hurdles Final

Men's 400m Final

Women's 400m Final

Women's 100m Hurdles Medal Ceremony

Men's 10km Race Walk Final

Women's Javelin Throw Final

Men's 400m Medal Ceremony

Women's 400m Medal Ceremony

Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final

Men's Triple Jump Medal Ceremony

Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final

(11 pm - 2 am IST)

Women's 4 x 100m Medal Ceremony

Men's 4 x 100m Relay Medal Ceremony

Men's 10km Race Walk Medal Ceremony

Women's Long Jump Final

Women's Javelin Throw Medal Ceremony

Women's 1500m Final

Men's Javelin Throw Final

Men's 800m Final

Women's 1500m Medal Ceremony

Women's 5000m Final

Men's 800m Medal Ceremony

Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final

Women's Long Jump Medal Ceremony

Women's 5000m Medal Ceremony

Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final

Men's Javelin Throw Medal Ceremony

Women's 4 x 400m Relay Medal Ceremony

Men's 4 x 400m Relay Medal Ceremony

Indian squad for Athletics event:

Men Athletes: 

Avinash Sable (3000m steeplechase), Murali Sreeshankar, Muhammed Anees (long jump), Praveen Chitravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul (all triple jump), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shotput)*, Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu, Rohit Yadav (all javelin), Sandeep Kumar, Amit Kharti (race walking), Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, Arokia Rajiv, Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m relay).

Women Athletes:

S Dhalalakshmi (100m and 4x100m relay), Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles), Aishwarya B (long jump and triple jump), Ancy Sojan (long jump), Manpreet Kaur (shotput), Navjeet Kaur Dhillon, Seema Punia (discus), Annu Rani, Shilpa Rani (javelin), Manju Bala and Sarita Singh (hammer throw), Bhawana Jat, Priyanka Goswami (race walking), Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda, MV Jilna, NS Simi (4x100m relay)

Where to watch the live broadcast of the athletics event at the CWG 2022 in India?

The Commonwealth Games 2022 athletics events will be broadcast live on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4 channels in India.

Where to watch the live streaming of the athletics event at the CWG 2022 in India?

The athletics event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be streamed live on Sony Liv app.

Where to tune in for the latest updates?

One can visit www.sportstiger.com for all the latest updates. You can also download the SportsTiger App, available on Google Play Store & Apple App Store.