In Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9, India has medal aspirations in athletics, boxing, judo, track cycling, and bowls. The highlight of Friday for the Indian camp is likely to be Neeraj Chopra who is a gold medalist at the Olympics and will participate in the men's javelin throw final as part of the bid to claim the medal in the Commonwealth Games after securing gold in the 2018 Gold Coast Games. Chopra will be participating in the event alongside teammates Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh. Meanwhile, the promising Indian boxing team will strive to inch towards gold and the judokas of the country will kick off their Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign.

Apart from Chopra, another athlete of India to watch out for in Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9 is Tejaswin Shankar. Shankar, who is currently leading the decathlon competition after finishing second in the first five events, now has to cover five events, including the 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and the closing 1500m run.

India's Schedule On July 30: Medal Events And Important Fixtures

Time (IST)

Event

Sport

Athlete(s)

Round/Stage

2:35 PM

Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles

Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar

Decathlon Event

3:15 PM

Women's 54kg

Boxing

Preeti Pawar vs Catherine Mwape (Zambia)

Semifinal

3:20 PM

Men's Decathlon Discus Throw

Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar

Decathlon Event

3:30 PM onwards

Men's -60kg

Judo

Harsh Singh vs Chikondi Kathewera (Malawi)

Round of 16

3:30 PM onwards

Women's -52kg

Judo

Shraddha Chopade vs Jane Massaquoi (Sierra Leone)

Round of 16

3:30 PM onwards

Men's -66kg

Judo

Rohit Basir Majgul vs Samuel Ribeiro (Mozambique)

Round of 16

3:30 PM onwards

Women's -48kg

Judo

Asmita Dey vs Eva Ewing (Scotland)

Quarterfinal

3:30 PM onwards

Women's -47kg

Judo

Yamini Mourya vs TBD

Quarterfinal

4:15 PM

Mixed 4x400m Relay

Athletics

Vishal TK, Rajesh Ramesh, Rashdeep Kaur & Neeru Pathak

Heats

4:30 PM

Men's 80kg

Boxing

Ankush Panghal vs Joshua Ofori (Canada)

Semifinal

5:00 PM

Men's Decathlon Pole Vault

Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar

Decathlon Event

5:15 PM

Men's Pairs

Bowls

Dinesh Kumar & Navneet Singh vs Falkland Islands

Group/League Match

5:21 PM

Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit

Track Cycling

Dinesh Kumar & Rojit Yanglem

Round 1

7:15 PM

Women's 57kg

Boxing

Jaismine Lamboria vs Rapelang Maselela (Lesotho)

Semifinal

7:30 PM

Women's 70kg

Boxing

Arundhati Choudhary vs Rosie Eccles (Wales)

Semifinal

8:15 PM

Men's 55kg

Boxing

Jadumani Singh vs Philip Pumulo Mutakela Haoseb (Namibia)

Semifinal

8:30 PM

Men's Keirin

Track Cycling

David Beckham Elkachohtoongo & Jemsh Singh Keithellakram

Round 1

10:20 PM

Women's Singles

Bowls

Nayanmoni Saikia vs Mildred Mkandawire (Zambia)

Group/League Match

10:46 PM

Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit

Track Cycling

Dinesh Kumar & Rojit Yanglem

Final (Medal Event, if qualified)

11:01 PM

Men's Keirin

Track Cycling

David Beckham Elkachohtoongo & Jemsh Singh Keithellakram

Round 2 (if qualified)

11:30 PM

Women's 51kg

Boxing

Sakshi Choudhary vs Amber-Jane Wall (Canada)

Semifinal

11:30 PM

Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw

Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar

Decathlon Event

11:45 PM

Men's Keirin

Track Cycling

David Beckham Elkachohtoongo & Jemsh Singh Keithellakram

Final (Medal Event, if qualified)

12:15 AM (Aug 1)

Women's 60kg

Boxing

Priya Ghanghas vs Lucy Kings-Wheatley (England)

Semifinal

12:45 AM

Men's Javelin Throw

Athletics

Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav & Yash Vir Singh

Final (Medal Event)

12:45 AM

Women's 75kg

Boxing

Lovlina Borgohain vs Tarona Khanum Badi Pasoni Taafaki (Tuvalu)

Semifinal

1:05 AM

Men's Decathlon 1500m

Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar

Final Decathlon Event

1:15 AM

Men's 60kg

Boxing

Sachin Siwach vs Owain Harris-Allan (Wales)

Semifinal

1:30 AM

Men's 90+kg

Boxing

Narender Berwal vs Nigel Paul (Trinidad and Tobago)

Semifinal

1:30 AM

Men's 400m Hurdles

Athletics

Yashas Palaksha & Santhosh Kumar Thamilarasan

Final (Medal Event)

India Eye Strong Performances on Day 8

India occupies 10th position in the table for CWG 2026 with a total of 17 medals (3 gold, 10 silver, 4 bronze) mainly through athletics and weightlifting events. Day 9 is when India makes its biggest effort to secure some podium positions. Three Indian athletes namely Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, and Yash Vir Singh are participating in the men’s javelin event, while Tejaswin Shankar is leading the decathlon final with 4,339 points.

Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar are representing in the 400m hurdles event. Most importantly, there are ten Indian boxers qualifying for the semi-final round, thus winning 10 assured medals.