Commonwealth Games 2022 : The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games will kick start on July 28 (India time) with a grand opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Music band Destroyers will enthrall the 30,000 fans during the opening ceremony, which starts at 11:30 pm Indian Standard Time.
Birmingham 2022 will see around 5000 athletes from 72 countries competing for podium finishes, starting July 29.
After finishing third in the medals tally in the previous edition, India will be hoping for yet another superb show at the quadrennial event.
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With 215-member strong contingent, shuttler PV Sindhu, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya along with paddler Manika Batra are likely to be India's biggest medal contenders at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Also, with women's cricket making the cut for the first time, India will be aiming for a podium finish. Meanwhile, India's hockey contingent, both men's and women's, will be looking to replicate their superb show at the Tokyo Olympics.
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However, the absence of the shooting, along with Olympic and reining CWG champion Neeraj Chopra's late pull out due to injury could dent India's medal prospects in Birmingham.
Everything you need to know about the Commonwealth Games 2022:
When do the Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will take place?
The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 28.
Where the CWG 2022 opening ceremony will take place?
The Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony will take place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.
What will be the start time of the CWG 2022 opening Ceremony in India?
The Birmingham 2022 games opening ceremony will start at 7 PM local time, that is, 11:30 pm IST.
When the sporting events will begin at Commonwealth Games 2022?
The sporting events will begin on Friday, July 29.
What will be the start time of India sporting events at Birmingham 2022?
On most days, starting July 29, the sporting events are likely to begin from 1:30 pm Indian time and end by 3:30 am (the next day).
How fans can watch their athletes vying for a podium finish in India?
Sony Sports Networks has the broadcasting rights for Commonwealth 2022. It will live telecast the Indian matches along with others on five channels.
Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, and Sony SIX will live telecast CWG 2022 India matches with English commentary. While Sony TEN 3 will live broadcast the matches with Hindi Commentary. Sony TEN 4 channel will live telecast the matches in regional languages.
How to watch live streaming of the Commonwealth Games on the app?
Fans can watch the live streaming of India matches at Commonwealth Games on Sony LIV app.
India's CWG schedule and list of the Indian contingent
Event: Athletics-Marathon
30 July 2022
Nitender Rawat: Men’s Marathon
Event: Athletics
02 August 2022
Avinash Sable: Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Murali Sreeshankar: Men’s Long Jump
Muhammed Anees Yahiya: Men’s Long Jump
Dhanalakshmi Sekar: Women’s 100m
Jyothi Yarraji: Women’s 100m hurdles
Manpreet Kaur: Women’s Shot Put
Navjeet Kaur Dhillon: Women’s Discus Throw
03 August 2022
Aishwarya B: Women’s Triple Jump
05 August 2022
Abdulla Aboobacker: Men’s Triple Jump
Praveen Chithravel: Men’s Triple Jump
Eldhose Paul: Men’s Triple Jump
DP Manu: Men’s Javelin Throw
Rohit Yadav: Men’s Javelin Throw
Sandeep Kumar: Men’s 10km race walk
Amit Khatri: Men’s 10km race walk
Aishwarya B: Women’s Long Jump
Ancy Sojan: Women’s Long Jump
Annu Rani: Women’s Javelin Throw
Shilpa Rani: Women’s Javelin Throw
Manju Bala Singh: Women’s Hammer Throw
Sarita Romit Singh: Women’s Hammer Throw
06 August 2022
Amoj Jacob: Men’s 4x400m relay
Noah Nirmal Tom: Men’s 4x400m relay
Arokia Rajiv: Men’s 4x400m relay
Muhammed Ajmal: Men’s 4x400m relay
Naganathan Pandi: Men’s 4x400m relay
Rajesh Ramesh: Men’s 4x400m relay
Bhawna Jat: Women’s 10km race walk
Priyanka Goswami: Women’s 10km race walk
Hima Das: Women’s 4x100m relay
Dutee Chand: Women’s 4x100m relay
Srabani Nanda: Women’s 4x100m relay
MV Jilna: Women’s 4x100m relay
NS Simi: Women’s 4x100m relay
Badminton
29 July 2022
Ashwini Ponappa and B Sumeeth Reddy: Mixed Doubles
03 August 2022
PV Sindhu: Women’s Singles
Aakarshi Kashyap: Women’s Singles
Lakshya Sen: Men’s Singles
Kidambi Srikanth: Men’s Singles
04 August 2022
Treesa Jolly: Women’s Doubles
Gayatri Gopichand: Women’s Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy: Men’s Doubles
Chirag Shetty: Men’s Doubles
Commonwealth Games 2022: India's Boxing full schedule
30 July 2022
Amit Panghal: Men’s 51kg
Mohammad Hussamuddin: Men’s 57kg
Shiva Thapa: Men’s 63.5kg
Rohit Tokas: Men’s 67kg
Sumit Kundu: Men’s 75kg
Ashish Chaudhary: Men’s 80kg
Sanjeet Kumar: Men’s 92kg
Sagar Ahlawat: Men’s 92+kg
Nitu Ghanghas: Women’s 48kg
Nikhat Zareen: Women’s 50kg
Jasmine Lamboria: Women’s 60kg
Lovlina Borgohain: Women’s 70kg
India's CWG Cricket (women’s) full schedule
29 July 2022
Australia vs India
31 July 2022
India vs Pakistan
03 August 2022
Barbados vs India
Commonwealth Games 2022 : India's Hockey (Men’s) full schedule
31 July 2022
India vs Ghana
01 August 2022
England vs India
03 August 2022
Canada vs India
04 August 2022
India vs Wales
GWG 2022 : India's Hockey (Women’s) full schedule
29 July 2022
India vs Ghana
30 July 2022
India vs Wales
02 August 2022
India vs England
03 August 2022
Canada vs India
Commonwealth Games 2022 : India's Table Tennis full schedule
Men’s Team
July 29: Round 1 & Round 2
July 30: Round 3
July 31: Quarterfinals
August 1: Semifinals
August 2: Finals
Commonwealth Games 2022 : Women’s Team events Schedule
July 29: Round 1 & Round 2
July 30: Round 3
July 30: Quarterfinals
July 31: Semifinals
August 1: Finals
CWG 2022 : India's Weightlifting full schedule
30 July 2022
Mirabai Chanu: Women’s 55kg
Sanket Mahadev: Men’s 55kg
Chanambam Rishikanta Singh: Men’s 55kg
31 July 2022
Bindyarani Devi: Women’s 59kg
Jeremy Lalrinnunga: Men’s 67kg
Achinta Sheuli: Men’s 73kg
01 August 2022
Popy Hazarika: Women’s 64kg
Ajay Singh: Men’s 81kg
02 August 2022
Usha Kumara: Women’s 87kg
Purnima Pandey: Women’s 87+kg
Vikas Thakur: Men’s 96kg
Ragala Venkat Rahul: Men’s 96kg
CWG 2022 : India's Wrestling full schedule
05 August 2022
Bajrang Punia: Men’s 65kg
Deepak Punia: Men’s 86kg
Mohit Grewal: Men’s 125kg
Anshu Malik: Women’s 57kg
Sakshi Malik: Women’s 62kg
Divya Kakran: Women’s 68kg
06 August 2022
Ravi Kumar Dahiya: Men’s 57kg
Naveen: Men’s 74kg
Deepak: Men’s 97kg
Pooja Gehlot: Women’s 50kg
Vinesh Phogat: Women’s 53kg
Pooja Sihag: Women’s 76kg
