A 126-member Indian contingent will compete in gymnastics, swimming, para swimming, para powerlifting, lawn bowls and boxing, with several medal events scheduled throughout the day.
The biggest medal hopes will come in para powerlifting, where Ashok, Parmjeet Kumar, Jaspreet Kaur, Suman Devi, Kasthuri Rajamani, Sudhir and Jhandu Kumar will all be in action in their respective finals.
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India schedule on Day 2 (Friday) – All timings in IST |
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| Time | Event | Indian Athlete(s) | Stage |
| 2:30 PM | Gymnastics | Tapan Mohanty, Swathish KP, Tapeshwarnath Das, Yogeshwar Singh | Men’s Team Final & Individual Qualification |
| 3:40 PM | Para Swimming | Ravi Veera Venkata Bhavani Karthik Budigna | Men’s S13 100m Freestyle Heats |
| 3:40 PM | Para Swimming | Imam Ali | Men’s S13 100m Freestyle Heats |
| 3:56 PM | Swimming | Srihari Natraj | Men’s 50m Backstroke Heats |
| 5:40 PM | Para Powerlifting | Ashok, Parmjeet Kumar | Men’s Lightweight Final |
| 7:24 PM | Para Powerlifting | Jaspreet Kaur, Suman Devi | Women’s Lightweight Final |
| 7:30 PM | Lawn Bowls | Pinki Singh & Rupa Rani Tirkey | Women’s Pairs Sectional Play |
| 10:00 PM | Gymnastics | Indian Men’s Team | Team Final |
| 10:20 PM | Lawn Bowls | Putul Sonowal | Men’s Singles Sectional Play |
| 10:40 PM | Para Powerlifting | Kasthuri Rajamani | Women’s Heavyweight Final |
| 11:00 PM | Boxing | Jadumani Singh | Men’s 55kg Round of 32 |
| 12:00 AM* | Para Swimming | Ravi Veera Venkata Bhavani Karthik Budigna* | Final (subject to qualification) |
| 12:00 AM* | Para Swimming | Imam Ali* | Final (subject to qualification) |
| 12:29 AM* | Swimming | Srihari Natraj* | Men’s 50m Backstroke Semi-final (subject to qualification) |
| 12:29 AM* | Para Powerlifting | Sudhir, Jhandu Kumar | Men’s Heavyweight Final |
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*Events subject to qualification where applicable. |
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India make encouraging start on Day 1
India enjoyed a memorable opening day in lawn bowls as Putul Sonowal pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the competition by defeating reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada in the men’s singles.
Making his Commonwealth Games debut, Sonowal claimed the opening set 5-4 before Bester levelled the contest by winning the second set 7-3. The Indian held his nerve in the tie-break to seal a famous victory and open his campaign in style. He will next face Cecil Alexander of the Falkland Islands on Friday.
India also celebrated success in the women’s pairs event, where Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh edged past Malta in another tie-break.
The Indian duo dominated the opening set 7-1 before overcoming a spirited comeback to secure victory and give India a winning start in the competition.
With multiple medal events on the schedule and several of the country’s leading athletes set to compete, India will be aiming to convert its encouraging start into podium finishes on Day 2 of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
