The hotly anticipated 2022 Commonwealth Games are just a few hours away. With the opening ceremony scheduled on 29th July 2022 in the evening, all of India is waiting for the games to begin.
The 22nd edition of the multi-sport event will see a strong Indian contingent of 215 members fighting for superiority in many events. India, however, dealt a major blow when Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra pulled out of the prestigious event with a thigh injury. He sustained the injury on his way to winning Silver at the World Athletics Championship.
The inclusion of Women’s Cricket into the event for the very first time is another big news from the UK. The Indian badminton team being led by PV Sindhu and Laksya Sen is also expected to bring out good results for the team.
The Indian women’s athletics team, however, got off to a poor start with three athletes failing the dope test. Let’s look at India’s schedule for the first day of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
India Schedule for Day 1 of 2022 Commonwealth Games:
| Time Schedule | Sports | Events |
| 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 1 Para 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 2 Men’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 |
| 8 PM-1 AM | Triathlon and para-triathlon | |
| 9PM-11:45PM, 3:30AM-6AM | Boxing | Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Round of 32 |
| 9PM-12:30AM, 3AM-6:30AM | Netball | |
| 9PM-11:45PM, 3AM-5:30AM | Squash | |
