Day Four: Indian Athletes In Action At CWG

What the report says

Rediff.com, citing PTI, published India’s schedule for the fourth day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with athletes listed across boxing, gymnastics, lawn bowls, swimming and weightlifting on Sunday, July 26. The report frames the day as a busy one for the Indian contingent, with several early-round contests and medal-event finals scheduled through the afternoon and late evening IST.

In boxing, Preeti is listed for a women’s 54kg round-of-16 bout against Malawi’s Deborah Mtenje at 10:45pm. Jadumani Singh Mandengbam is scheduled to face Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman in the men’s 55kg round of 16 at 11:45pm, followed by Aditya Pratap Yadav against Uganda’s Nuhu Batte in the men’s 65kg category at 12:45am on July 27. Gymnastics includes the men’s all-around final featuring Tapan Mohanty and Yogeshwar Singh at 4:30pm, while Pranati Nayak, Nishka Agarwal, Protistha Samanta and Eshitaa Rewale are listed for the women’s all-around final at 10:30pm.

The lawn bowls schedule includes Putul Sonowal in men’s singles sectional play against Malta’s Shaun James Parnis at 7:15pm. In women’s pairs, Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinky Singh are due to play Namibia’s Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen at 1pm, then England’s Amy Pharaoh and Sian Honnor at 10:05pm. India’s men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team — Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda and Dhakshan Shashikumar — is listed for heats at 4:39pm, with a final possible at 1:56am if they qualify.

Weightlifting is highlighted as a key area, with Rishikanta Singh in the men’s 60kg final at 2pm, Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu in the women’s 48kg final at 6:30pm, and Raja Mathupandi in the men’s 65kg final at 11pm.