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Monday is a very important day for India in the Commonwealth Games 2026. Sreeshankar in long jump and Sajan Prakash in swimming will compete for medals in the finals.
Whereas in the high jump final, Tejaswin Shankar, Sarvesh Kushare and J. Adarsh Ram will present the challenge. In weightlifting, India is expecting three medals from Gyaneshwari Yadav, Bindyarani Devi and V. Ajaya Babu. Apart from this, Indian players will also be seen in action in boxing, para athletics, artistic gymnastics, lawn bowls and wheelchair basketball.
Sreeshankar reached the final
India’s long jump athlete Murali Sreeshankar has reached the finals. Sreeshankar made it to the finals by clearing a distance of 8.01 meters in his very first jump during the qualifying round. Sreeshankar won the silver medal in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. To qualify for the final, a distance of 8 meters had to be covered.
Sajan Prakash also reached the finals
Swimmer Sajan Prakash has reached the finals of men’s 200 meter butterfly. Sajan Prakash finished second in Heat 2 with a timing of 1:58.59, slightly better than his personal best (PB) of 1:57.09. They will challenge for the medal in the final to be held at 1:44 pm.
Eye on Tejaswin in high jump
India’s biggest hope in athletics will be in the men’s high jump final. Tejaswin Shankar, Sarvesh Kushare and J. Adarsh Ram will go for the medal at 11:40 pm. Meanwhile, Tejas Shirse will run the 110 meter hurdles heats at 3:55 pm. If qualified, he will also play in the final at 2:15 pm.
Medal hopes from three Indians in weightlifting
After Mirabai Chanu and Rishikant Singh winning medals on Sunday, India’s focus will be on weightlifting on Monday also.
Dnyaneshwari Yadav will challenge in the final of women’s 53 kg category at 5:30 pm. After this, Bindyarani Devi will compete in the final of women’s 58 kg category at 8:00 pm. At 12:30 pm, V. Ajaya Babu will show his strength in the final of men’s 79 kg category. All three players will enter directly into the medal event.
Challenge of four Indian boxers in boxing
Four boxers from India will enter the ring in boxing. Sachin Siwach will face England’s William Hewitt in the round-of-16 of the men’s 60 kg category at 4:45 pm. After this, Ankush will face Jalan Jaan of Antigua and Barbuda in the round-of-16 of Men’s 80 kg category at 6:00 pm.
Sakshi Chaudhary will face Lethabo Modukanel of Botswana in the round-of-16 of the women’s 51kg category at 10:30 pm. At 1:00 pm, Sumit Kundu will face Northern Ireland’s John McConnell in the round-of-16 of the men’s 70 kg category.
Medal hopes in gymnastics and para athletics also
In artistic gymnastics, Pratistha Samantha will be a medal contender for India in the women’s vault final at 6:15 pm.
In Para Athletics at 11:35 pm, Sharmila Dhankar and Shilpa K in the women’s shot put F57 final. Shayla will come down. After this, Rakeshbhai Bhatt and Shreyansh Trivedi will present their challenge on the track in the men’s 100 meter T38 final at 1:57 pm.
Apart from this, in women’s wheelchair 3×3 basketball, the Indian team will face Nigeria at 7:30 pm. In lawn balls, Putul Sonowal will face Anwar Hamada of Kenya in the men’s singles sectional play match at 10:05 pm.
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