Live Updates | Commonwealth Games 2026 | Day 1

Hello & welcome to our live updates coverage of Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games 2026. 

The opening ceremony was electric, and the Indian contingent made a good statement of themselves, led by Mirabai Chanu & Lovlina Borgohain. Here is the full schedule of the day on our X profile. Missed Day 0? We have you covered.

4:27pm | Next up will be the Indian Men's Gymnastics Team, where, after the end of Subdivision 1, an 18-year-old Jovi Loh from SGP currently leads in all-around with a score of 72.400. In the Subdivision 1 only two teams wee in fray but Malaysia didn't finish; hence, Singapore was the only team to have a score and they currently lead with 151.950

4:20pm | Five swimmers will represent the nation on one of the biggest multi-sport stages.

🇮🇳 India’s Swimming Squad: Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh S Gowda, Dhakshan.

4:15pm | Srihari Nataraj is into the M 50m backstroke semis, finishing 5th in his heat with a time of 25.52s. The semis are tonight. However, it's going to be really challenging to go to the final. 

Top 8 at 25.16, so we will need an NR to get into Finals. With Srihari you never know; maybe, just maybe, he is up for it

3:50pm | Next up will be Srihari Nataraj in the 50m Backstroke H4, an event that is very close to his heart. The Indian national record stands at 25.18. Can he better it today?

3:45pm | So, Budigina actually finished third with 57.10, and Ali Imam was eighth with 1:05.32. It will be interesting to see if Budigina can actually replicate this performance in the evening and jump onto the podium.

3:40pm | Alright then, Budigina and Imam Ali will compete in the men’s 100m freestyle S13 heats. Given there is only one heat, we do expect all the swimmers to go in to the finals straight. Watch out for the 2nd and 8th lanes.

3:30pm | The first event of Indian interest is para swimming, where India will have two swimmers in action.

Here's the schedule for the first half till 8pm.

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