India will compete in five events at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday, July 25, with events including 3×3 wheelchair basketball, boxing, bowling, swimming and rhythmic gymnastics.Today is expected to be a relatively quiet day for India in terms of medal chances, with no confirmed medal events involving Indian athletes unless they qualify for the finals in rhythmic gymnastics and swimming.Boxer Sachin Siwach will be the only boxer from India to take part in the tournament. He started in the men’s 60kg category after several Indian boxers received first-round byes.In bowling, reigning women’s four-time gold medalist Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinky Singh return to the women’s pairs event, while Putul Sonowal will take part in the men’s singles event after winning on the first day.The Indian women’s rhythmic gymnastics team of Pranati Nayak, Nishika Agarwal, Eshta Revale and Protista Samantha will compete in the team and individual qualifying rounds after the men’s team failed to do well at the Olympics.India’s fixture list for Saturday, July 25
- From 2:30 pm – Rhythmic gymnastics: Pranati Nayak, Nishka Agarwal, Eshita Rewale and Protistha Samanta in the women’s team and individual qualifying rounds. (A medal event will be awarded if they qualify.)
- 3:50 pm – bowl: Women’s doubles group match between India and Tonga.
- 4:00 pm – boxing: Men’s 60kg Round of 32, Sachin Siwach vs. Keoma Al-Ahmadieh (Canada).
- 4:19 pm – swim:Dhakshan Shashikumar in the men’s 400m freestyle preliminaries. (If he qualifies, the finals will be at 11:30 p.m.)
*Side note: If Srihari Natraj qualifies, he can compete in the men’s 50m backstroke final at 12:20am.
- 4:43 pm – 3×3 wheelchair basketball: Women’s Group B match between India and Wales.
- 7:30pm – bowl: Putul Sonowal vs. Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple (Malaysia), Men’s Singles Group Stage.
