Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final - Highlights

Update: 2026-07-30 07:58 GMT
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2026-07-30 12:29 GMT

Athletics, Men's 400m Semi-finals: Vishal TK clocks a poor 46.43s; fails to qualify for semis

Indian national record holder Vishal TK had a poor outing in the semi-finals as he finished outside the 46s, clocking a sub-par 46.33s.

He finished 6th in his heat, and overall he finished in 14th position, with just 8 available quota spots.



2026-07-30 12:10 GMT

Athletics, Men's Triple Jump: Selva Prabhu, Praveen Chithravel advance to final

Selva finally found a valid attempt of 16.21m on his third attempt and jumped up to third position to qualify for the final.

Meanwhile, Praveen Chithravel didn't take any more attempts, and his first-round attempt of 16.46m was enough to qualify for the final. 



2026-07-30 12:01 GMT

Para Cycling, Men's Team Sprint Qualification: India failed to qualify for the medal events, clocking 46.396s

Indian men's sprint team of Ronaldo Singh, Rojit Singh and David Beckham clocked a sub-par time of 46.396s in the qualification round.

They finished 7th in the heats among as many teams, with only the top four advancing to the medal events.



2026-07-30 11:54 GMT

Athletics, Men's Triple Jump Qualification: Selva Prabhu fouls on his second consecutive attempt

Selva Prabhu exceeds the takeoff zone again, resulting in a foul on his second consecutive attempt.

He needs a valid attempt on his final jump to have any chance of qualification in the final.



2026-07-30 11:36 GMT

Athletics, Men's Triple Jump Qualification: Praveen Chithravel starts with 16.41m

Praveen misses the automatic qualifying mark of 16.60m on his first attempt but has a good start with 16.41m.

He is currently at the top of the standings among the seven athletes who have taken their first attempt.



2026-07-30 10:56 GMT

Para Cycling, Women's C4-C5 Individual Pursuit Qualification: Lishi Das clocks 6:58.00s

Lishi Das clocks 6:58.00s on her debut at the Commonwealth Games. She is currently in second position, and only four athletes will qualify for the medal events.

Four more athletes are still to come, so Lisha's fate will be decided based on their timings.


 

2026-07-30 10:46 GMT

Athletics, Men's Decathlon Long Jump: Tejaswin skips the third attempt; finishes long jump at top

He has also jumped up in overall standings to third place, having 1885 points from the two events.



2026-07-30 10:32 GMT

Athletics, Men's Decathlon Long Jump: Tejaswin Shankar leaps a new personal best of 7.82m; gains massive 1000+ points

He improved his previous best of 7.67m by a good 15 centimetres, adding another 1000+ event to his arsenal.

He gained 1015 points from the event and is currently in top position in the men's long jump standings.



2026-07-30 10:23 GMT

Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra qualifies for final

All three Indian javelin throwers progressed to the final.

Neeraj Chopra's second attempt at 79.61m was enough for him to qualify for the final and ended the qualifying round in 5th place.

He joined Rohit Yadav (78.37m) and Yashvir Singh (78.36m) in the final as they had already qualified for the final, finishing in 9th and 10th positions.



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