Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9: Neeraj Chopra to fight for gold on July 31 - Schedule, timings

Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra began his campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday.

He competed in the qualification round, finishing fifth with a best throw of 79.61m to qualify for the final. Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh also sealed their spots in the final.

In the men's triple jump, national record holder Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu also booked their places in the final, while Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi bowed out in the men's 400m semi-finals.

Competition resumes on Friday with action across bowls, boxing, cycling, judo and athletics. A total of 10 medal events are scheduled across three sports.

All three Indian javelin throwers -Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh - will compete for gold in the men's javelin throw final on July 31, while India's judokas will also begin their campaign.

Here are all the events where India will be in action on Friday at the Commonwealth Games 2026 on July 31. (All times are in IST)

• 2:35 PM - Athletics: Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Tejaswin Shankar
• 3:15 PM - Boxing: Women's 54Kg Semi-final - Preeti Pawar Vs Catherine Mwape (ZAM)
• 3:20 PM - Athletics: Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Tejaswin Shankar
• 3:50 PM - Judo: Men's 60 kg Round of 16 - Harsh Singh Vs Chikondi Kathewera (MAW)
• 4:05 PM - Athletics: Mixed 4x400m Relay Heats
• 4:20 PM - Judo: Women's 52KG Round of 16 - Shraddha Chopade Vs Jane Massaquoi (SLE)
• 4:30 PM - Boxing: Men's 80Kg Semi-final - Ankush Panghal Vs Joshua Ofori (CAN)
• 4:40 PM - Judo: Men's 66Kg Round of 16 - Rohit Majgul Vs Samuel Rebeiro (MOZ)
• 4:59 PM - Cycling: Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualification - Harshveer Sekhon & Dinesh Kumar
• 5:00 PM - Men's Decathlon Pole Vault - Tejaswin Shankar
• 5:15 PM - Judo: Women's 48Kg Quarterfinal - Asmita Dey Vs Eva Wing (SCO)
• 5:15 PM - Bowls: Men's Pairs - India Vs Falkland Islands - Navneet Singh & Dinesh Kumar
• 6:40 PM - Judo: Women's 57Kg Quarterfinal - Yamini Maurya
• 7:15 PM - Boxing: Women's 57Kg Semi-final - Jaismine Lamboria Vs Rapelanf Maselela (LES)
• 7:30 PM - Boxing: Women's 70Kg Semi-final - Arundhati Chaudhary Vs Rosie Eccles (WAL)
• 8:15 PM - Boxing: Men's 55Kg Semi-final - Jadumani Singh Vs Philip Haoseb (NAM)
• 8:30 PM - Judo: Medal Bouts
• 8:30 PM -Cycling: Men's Keirin - Round 1 - David Beckham, Ronaldo Singh, Jemsh Singh
• 10:20 PM - Bowls: Women's Singles - India Vs Zambia - Nayanmoni Saikia
• 10:46 PM - Cycling: Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit Finals
• 11:30 PM -Athletics: Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Tejaswin Shankar
• 11:30 PM - Boxing: Women's 51Kg Semi-final - Sakshi Chaudhary Vs Amber-Jane Wall (CAN)
• 11:43 PM - Cycling: Men's Keirin Final
• 11:53 PM - Cycling: Men's Elimination Race Final
• 12:15 AM - Boxing: Women's 60Kg Semi-final - Priya Ghanghas Vs Lucy Kings Wheatley (ENG)
• 12:45 AM - Boxing: Women's 75Kg Semi-final - Lovlina Borgohain Vs Tarona Taafaki (TUV)
• 12:45 AM - Athletics: Men's Javelin Throw Final - Neeraj Chopra & Yashvir Singh & Rohit Yadav
• 01:00 AM - Boxing: Men's 60Kg Semi-final - Sachin Siwach Vs Owain Harris Allan
• 01:05 AM - Athletics: Men's Decathlon 1500m Final - Tejaswin Shankar
• 01:30 AM - Athletics: Men's 400m Hurdles Final - P Yashas & T Santhosh
• 01:30 AM - Boxing: Men's +90Kg Semi-final - Narender Berwal Vs Nigel Paul (TTO)