CWG 2026 Day 1 Schedule: Full List Of Indian Athletes In Action

India will look to build on their brilliant record at the Commonwealth Games when business gets underway in the 23rd edition of the tournament on Thursday, July 23, in Glasgow.

For India, the 2026 edition will mark the country’s 19th appearance at the Commonwealth Games since making its debut in 1934. A 124-member contingent will represent the country in Glasgow, Scotland, with athletes competing across eight able-bodied sports and five para-sports, aiming to bag medals on the global stage.

India will start their campaign with bowls events across men’s and women’s disciplines.

Sport	Name of the event	Name of athlete	Round	Name of opponent	Country	Event time
Bowls	Women’s pairs	Pinki & Rupa Rani Tirkey	Sectional Play	Connie & Rebecca Rixon	Malta	4:50 pm IST
Bowls	Men’s singles	Putul Sonowal	Sectional Play	Ryan Bester	Canada	6:15 pm IST

After scripting history with their memorable medal-winning performances at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, India’s lawn bowls team will return to the global stage in Glasgow,

Scotland, with renewed ambition to compete against the world’s best at CWG 2026.

But this time the sport will be referred to as bowls. In a first for the CWG, Glasgow 2026 will host both Bowls and Para Bowls indoors, creating a unique and more intimate atmosphere for athletes and spectators.

Bowls is among the six original sports featured on the CWG programme and has been part of every edition since the inaugural Games in 1930, apart from Kingston 1966, when the event wasn’t held because of the lack of suitable bowls facilities.

The Indian women’s lawn bowls team etched its name in history at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey beat South Africa to clinch a historic gold medal in the women’s fours event.

The opening ceremony will be held at Glasgow’s iconic OVO Hydro, a venue renowned for hosting some of the world’s biggest music stars and live performances.