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Athletics: Tejas Shirse storms into 110m hurdles final!
India's Tejas Shirse booked his place in the men's 110m hurdles final after finishing third in Heat 1 with a time of 13.76 seconds.
The national record holder secured one of the three automatic qualifying spots from the heat, finishing behind England's Samuel Bennett (13.20s) and Jamaica's Jerome Campbell (13.33s).
Tejas will return later tonight to contest the final and fight for a Commonwealth Games medal.
Up Next: Tejas Shirse begins men's 110m hurdles campaign!
India's Tejas Shirse will be in action in Heat 1 of the men's 110m hurdles Round 1 at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
Qualification to the final is straightforward - the top three finishers in each heat (Q) will earn automatic qualification, while the next two fastest athletes (q) across all heats will complete the final field.
Athletics, Men's 100m Heats: Gurindervir Singh bows out in the preliminary round
The Indian national record holder failed to progress from the 100m preliminary heats, finishing 28th with only 17 spots available for the semi-finals.
Overall, he placed 35th in the men’s 100m event, as seven athletes received byes into the semi-finals, resulting in his early elimination in Glasgow.
He clocked 10.39s in his heat, which is 0.30s slower than his national record of 10.09s set earlier this year at the Federation Cup.
Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly Heats: Sajan Prakash qualifies for the final
Sajan clocked the sixth-best time in the heats (1:58.59s), which was enough to qualify for the 8-man final scheduled for 1:44 AM post-midnight on 27th July.
He has already bettered his 9th-place finish from the last edition of the games at Birmingham 2022 and will now aim to improve his position further in the final.
Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly Heats: Sajan Prakash fights bravely against 8-time Olympic medalist
Sajan Prakash clocks a time of 1:58.59s in heat 2, finishing in second place just behind 8-time Olympic medalist Duncan Scott of Scotland, who clocked 1:58.29s.
The experienced Indian was leading at the 100m mark, but Duncan made a late push and just edged out the Indian.
Sajan is currently in 4th place in the overall standings with 8 athletes to go to the final, with 1 more heat to go.
Athletics: Sreeshankar qualifies for long jump final with first-attempt leap!
Murali Sreeshankar needed just one jump to book his place in the men's long jump final at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
The Indian produced a superb 8.01m effort with his opening attempt to breach the automatic qualifying mark of 8.00m, sealing his place in the final without requiring any further jumps.
Athletics: Gurindervir Singh finishes second in Heat 4!
Gurindervir Singh finished second in Heat 4 of the men's 100m preliminary round, clocking 10.39 seconds behind Jamaica's Rohan Watson, who won the race in 10.13 seconds.
After the completion of four of the 11 heats, Gurindervir is ninth overall. With 17 fastest athletes across all heats progressing to the semifinals, the Indian will now have to wait for the remaining seven heats to determine whether his time is enough to secure qualification.
Athletics, Men's 100m Heats: Gurindervir Singh in action
Indian national record holder Gurindervir Singh will be in action at the men's 100m heats at 2:55 PM IST.
He will be in heat 4 and has the 2nd-best Personal Best (10.09s) in his heat. There are no automatic qualifiers, and hence the 17 fastest men across 11 heats will qualify from the preliminary round.
These 17 athletes will join the 7 men who have already earned a bye in the semi-finals because of their comparatively higher personal bests.
Here is the start list:
Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly Heats: Sajan Prakash in action
Indian veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash will begin his campaign in Glasgow with the 200m Butterfly heats at 3:00 PM IST.
He has the 8th-best entry time (1:57.09s) among the 20-man field and will be hoping to reach the final.
He is in heat 2 alongside 8-time Olympic medalist Duncan Scott of Scotland, which could help him to push his limits and clock a seaosn best timing.
Here is the start list:
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