Indian bowls contingent gave a flying start to India’s campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, registering two wins from two matches on the opening day in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday.

The duo of Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh defeated Malta in the women’s pairs event, while debutant Putul Sonowal stunned three-time medalist Ryan Bester in the men’s singles opener.

The bowls competition will continue with the second round of group-stage matches on Friday, July 24. Meanwhile, events such as artistic gymnastics, boxing, swimming, para swimming, and para powerlifting will also get underway.

There will be six medal events on Friday, including four finals in para powerlifting and one each in para swimming and artistic gymnastics.

Here are all the events where India will be in action on Friday of the Commonwealth Games 2026 on July 24 (all times are in IST).

• 03:40 PM – Para Swimming: Men’s S13 100m Freestyle Heats – Ravi Veera Venkata


• 03:56 PM – Swimming: Men’s 50m Backstroke Heats – Srihari Nataraj


• 05:00 PM – Artistic Gymnastics: Men’s Team Final & Individual Qualification


• 05:40 PM – Para Powerlifting: Men’s Lightweight Final – Ashok & Paramjeet Kumar


• 07:24 PM – Para Powerlifting: Women’s Lightweight Final – Jaspreet Kaur & Suman Devi


• 07:30 PM – Bowls – Women’s Pairs (India Vs South Africa) – Rupa Rani Tirkey & Pinki Singh


• 10:20 PM – Bowls – Men’s Singles – India Vs Falkland Islands – Putul Sonowal


• 10:40 PM – Para Powerlifting: Women’s Heavyweight Final


• 11:00 PM – Boxing: Men’s 55kg Round of 32 – Jadumani Singh Vs Aaron Cullen (SCO)


• 12:00 AM – Para Swimming: Men’s S13 100m Freestyle Final


• 12:29 AM -Swimming: Men’s 50m Backstroke Semi-finals


• 12:29 AM – Para Powerlifting: Men’s Heavyweight Final – Sudhir & Jhandu Kumar