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With the action at the XX Commonwealth Games just a day away, it will be of particular interest to Indian viewers to know which of the country’s athletes will perform on which day. Here is a detailed schedule of the top Indian players who have made it to the Games.
Wednesday 23rd July
CWG 2014 Opening Ceremony: 1:30 am IST
London Olympics silver medalist Vijay Kumar will be the flag bearer for India during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Thursday 24th July
Badminton mixed team event will get underway from the first day of the quadrennial event. The Indian team, which is placed in Group-B, will take on the team of Ghana in their opening match. The match is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. (IST). In the evening session the team will take on the Ugandan team.
In Hockey, the Indian women’s team, who are ranked 13th in the world, will play the World No. 22 Canadian team on the opening day. The match will start at 8:30 p.m. (IST).
In Squash, Indian stars Saurav Ghoshal and Mahesh Mangaonkar will start their campaign in men’s singles. In women’s singles Dipika Pallkal and Joshana Chinappa will be battling it out to make it to the next round.
Other key Indian players who will be in action on the opening day of CWG include weightlifters Sanjita Chanu and Omkar Attri, cyclists Alan Baby, Amrit Singh and Amarjit Nagi and judoka Jina Chongtham.
Friday 25th July
On the second day of the games the Indian Badminton team will play the team of Kenya. The match will start at 6:30 p.m. (IST).
Boxing and shooting events will also start from this day. In Boxing, star Indian players Shiva Thapa, Mandeep Jangra, Sumit Sangwan and Dinesh Kumar will start their campaign for the games.
In Shooting, former World No. 1 Heena Sidhu will be in action in the 10m Air Pistol event. Apart from Heena, other Indian shooters who will be in action include Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and skeet shooters Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Arti Singh Rao.
In Hockey, the Indian men’s team will play Wales in their opening match, which will start at 1:30 p.m. (IST). In squash, the Round of 16 will be played in both men’s and women’s singles.
Other key Indian players who will be in action on the second day of the games include weightlifters Rustam Sarang and Swati Singh, judokas Balvinder Singh and Vikender Singh and cyclists Amit Kumar and Deborah.
Saturday 26th July
Boxing – On Saturday, the Round of 32 in men’s welterweight which features 2010 CWG gold medalist Manoj Kumar will take place. In men’s lightweight Devendro Singh and in middleweight Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh will be in action.
In Hockey, the Indian men’s team will play the home nation Scotland in their second league match, which will start at 8:30 p.m. (IST).
In Shooting, star Indian shooters like Rahi Sarnobat, P.N Prakash and Ayonika Paul will be in action.
In Squash, the men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals will be held on this day.
Sunday 27th July
Athletics events will start from this day. Olympian Om Prakash Karhana will be in action on this day of the Games.
In Hockey, the Indian women’s team will play the Kiwis in their second league match. The game will start at 8:30 p.m. (IST).
In Shooting, Mohd Asab and Shreyasi Singh wil lead the Indian challenge in men’s and women’s double trap respectively.
In Weightlifting, Indian star Katulu Ravi Kumar will be in action in men’s 77kg category.
Gold and bronze medal matches in women’s team event in Table Tennis.
Monday 28th July
Badminton – Mixed team gold and bronze medal matches.
Athletics – Kamalpreet Singh in men’s hammer throw.
Boxing – World No. 2 Pinki Jangra in women’s flyweight category.
Hockey – Indian women’s team will lock horns with the inexperienced Trindad and Tobago team. Match will start at 11:30 p.m. (IST).
Weightlifting – Chandrakant Mali in men’s 85kg
Squash – men’s and women’s singles gold medal match.
Gold and bronze medal matches in men’s team event in Table Tennis.
Tuesday 29th July
In Athletics, Siddhanth Thingalaya will be in action in men’s 110m hurdles.
Badminton – men’s and women’s singles matches will start.
Hockey – The Indian team will play the World Champions Australia in their third league match, which will start at 6:30 p.m. (IST).
Shooting – Olympic bronze medalist Gagan Narang will be in action in men’s 50m rifle 3 postion, Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol and former World No. 1 Manavjit Singh Sandhu in men’s trap event.
Wrestling events start from this day. Quite a few Indian wrestlers like Amit Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will be in action on day 1 of the wrestling event..
Wednesday 30th July
Athletics – Olympians Mayookha Johny and Vikas Gowda will reprsent the nation in women’s long jump event and men’s discus throw event respectively.
Diving – Ramananda Kongbrailatpam in men’s 1m springboard
Hockey – The Indian women’s team will lock horns with the South African team.
Boxing – Round of 8 in women’s 48kg, women’s 60kg, men’s 91kg, women’s 75kg and men’s 75 kg category.
Thursday 31st July
Athletics – Men’s discus throw final, Krishna Poonia and Seema Punia in women’s discus throw.
Diving – Ramananda Kongbrailatpam in men’s 1m springboard.
Hockey – The Indian men’s team will take on the team of South Africa. The game will start at 8:30 p.m. (IST).
Lawn bowls – Women’s triples gold and bronze medal match.
Friday 1st August
Athletics – Sahana Kumari in women’s high jump; women’s discus final round; women’s 4x400m relay and women’s 4x100m relay.
Boxing – Women’s flyweight, men’s bantamweight, men’s lightwelterweight, men’s light heavy and men’s superheavy weight semifinal rounds.
Lawn bowls – Women’s pairs gold medal, men’s fours gold medal and men’s singles gold medal events.
Saturday 2nd August
Athletics – Arpinder Singh in men’s triple jump; Ravinder Singh Khaira, Devinder Singh and Vipin Kasana in men’s javelin throw.
Boxing – Gold medal matches in every weight category.
Hockey – Women’s gold and bronze medal matches.
Sunday 3rd August
