As the Commonwealth Games 2018 kickstarts from today at the beautiful and scenic Gold Coast in Australia, Indian sports fans eagerly await our athletes performing. This time a jumbo Indian contingent would be aiming to make it big with strong medal-winning performances as fans watch the opening ceremony in Gold Coast.
The 2018 Gold Coast games will also mark the 5th time that Australia has hosted the games. There are signboards all across the city welcoming 71 Commonwealth countries for the 21st CWG.
Indian contingent is unlikely to let anything come in the way of a strong showing at the Games, where have a decent record to boast of. At the previous edition in Glasgow the Indian medal tally stood at 64 with 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze and the 225-strong contingent would be expected to either better it or ensure that the final count hovers close to the previous haul.
Commonwealth Games 2018 Calendar:
Day 1 – April 5, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Mixed team badminton | India vs Sri Lanka | 4.31 am |
| Women’s hockey | India vs Wales | 5.02 am |
| Women’s basketball | India vs Jamaica | 2.03 am |
| Mixed team badminton | India vs Pakistan | 2.31 am |
| Men’s basketball | India vs Cameroon | 3.30 pm |
| Cycling (4000m Team Pursuit) | Aleena Reji, Deborah Herold, Manorama Devi, Amritha Reghunath | 10.12 am (Qualification), 3.00 am (Final) |
| Cycling (Team Sprint) | Ranjit Singh, Sahil Kumar, Sanu Raj P, Manjeet Singh | 12.04 pm (Qualification), 4:28 pm (Final) |
| Cycling Women Team Sprint | Deborah Herold, Aleena Reji | 11.54 am (Qualification), 4:21 pm (Final) |
| Gymnastics (Individual All Around) | Rakesh Patra, Yogeshwar Singh, Ashish Kumar | 4.38 am (Qualification) |
| Swimming (Men’s 50m Butterfly) | Sajan Prakash | 6.57 am (1st Heat), 4.22 pm (1st Semi-final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 50m Butterfly) | Virdhawal Khade | 6.57 am (1st Heat), 4.22 pm (1st Semi-final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 100m Backstroke) | Srihari Nataraj | 7.24 am (1st Heat), 4.52 pm (1st Semi-final) |
| Weightlifting (Men’s 56 kg) | Gururaja | 5.12 am |
| Weightlifting (Women’s 48 kg) | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 9.42 am |
| Weightlifting (Men’s 62 kg) | Muthupandi Raja | 2.12 pm |
| Men’s Boxing Preliminary Rounds | Indian Boxers – Men | 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm |
| Women’s Boxing Preliminary Rounds | Indian Boxers – Women | 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm |
| Table Tennis Team Group and Knockout Stage | Indian Table Tennis Team | 4.00 am-10.00 am and 11.30 am-4.30 pm |
| Squash Singles Preliminary | Indian Squash Team | 8:00 am-12 am and 1.30 pm-5.00 pm |
| Lawn bowls | Indian lawn bowls team | N/A |
Day 2 – April 6, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Women’s Hockey | India vs Malaysia | 10.02 am |
| Cycling (Women Sprint) | Deborah Herold | 8.32 am (Qualification), 10.02 am (Repechage), 10.24 am (Quarter-finals), 2.52 pm (Semi-finals) 4.18 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Women Sprint) | Aleena Reji | 8.32 am (Qualification), 10.02 am (Repechage), 10.24 am (Quarter-finals), 2.52 pm (Semi-finals) 4.18 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Women’s 3,000m Individual Pursuit) | Sonali Chang, Manorama Devi | 8.56 am (Qualification), 3.00 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Men’s 4,000m Individual Pursuit) | Manjeet Singh | 10.47 am (Qualification) |
| Cycling (Keirin) – Individual event | Sahil Kumar, Sanu Raj P, Ranjit Singh | 2.32 pm (Qualification), 3.15 pm (Repechage), 4.08 pm (Semi-final), 4.41 pm (Final) |
| Gymnastics (Women Individual All Around) | Pranati Das, Pranati Nayak, Aruna Reddy | 4.39 am (Qualification) |
| Swimming (Men’s 50m Butterfly) Individual Event | Sajan Prakash and Virdhawal Khade | 3.07 pm (Final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 100m Backstroke) | Srihari Nataraj | 5.06 pm (Final) |
| Weightlifting (Men’s 69kg) | Deepak Lather | 9.42 am |
| Weightlifting (Women’s 58kg) | Saraswati Rout | 2.12 pm |
| Mixed Team Badminton | India vs Scotland | 9.30 am-1.00 pm |
| Boxing Men Preliminary rounds | Indian Boxers – Men | 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm |
| Boxing Women Preliminary Rounds | Indian Boxers – Women | 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm |
| Table Tennis (Team Group and Knockout Stage) | Indian Table Tennis Team | 4.00 am-10 am and 11.30 am-4.30 pm |
| Squash (Singles Preliminary) | Indian Squash Team | 8.00 am-12 pm and 1.30 pm-5 pm |
Day 3 – April 7, 2018
Event | Athletes | Time |
| Men’s basketball | India vs England | 1.03 pm |
| Women’s basketball | India vs Malaysia | 2.03 pm |
| Men’s Hockey | India vs Pakistan | 10.02 am |
| Cycling (Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit) | Manjeet Singh | 3.54 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Men’s Sprint) – Individual Event | Sanu Raj P, Ranjit Singh and Sahil Kumar | 9.56 am (Qualification), 10.43 am (Quarter-final), 2.10 pm (Semi-final), 4.14 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Women Point Race) | Amritha Raghunath, Sonali Chang and Manorama Devi | 10.28 am (Qualification), 2.46 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Women 500m Time Trial) – Individual event | Deborah Herold and Aleena Reji | 3.29 pm |
| Gymnastics (Individual All Around) | Rakesh Patra, Yogeshwar Singh and Ashish Kumar | 4.39 am (Final) |
| Gymnastics (Women Individual All Around) | Pranati Das, Pranati Nayak and Aruna Reddy | 12.11 pm (Final) |
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | Sajan Prakash | 3.07 pm (Final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 50m Backstroke) | Srihari Nataraj | 6.45 am (1st Heat), 3.49 pm (1st Semi-final) |
| Weightlifting (Men’s 77kg) | Sathish Sivalingam | 5.12 am |
| Weightlifting (Women’s 63kg) | Vandana Gupta | 9.42 am |
| Weightlifting (Men’s 85kg) | Ragala Venkat Rahul | 2.12 am |
| Boxing Men Preliminary rounds | Indian Boxers – Men | 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm |
| Boxing Women Preliminary Rounds | Indian Boxers – Women | 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm |
| Table Tennis (Team Group and Knockout Stage) | Indian Table Tennis Team | 4.00 am-10.00 am and 11.30 am-4.30 pm |
| Squash (Singles Preliminary) | Indian Squash Players | 8.00 am-12 pm and 1.30 pm-5.00 pm |
Day 4 – April 8, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Women’s basketball | India vs New Zealand | 1.01 pm |
| Men’s Hockey | India vs Wales | 3.02 pm |
| Women’s Hockey | India vs England | 5.02 pm |
| Cycling (Women’s scratch race) – Individual event | Amritha Raghunath, Sonali Chang and Manorama Devi | 1.02 pm (Qualification), 4.14 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Women’s Keirin) | Deborah Herold and Aleena Reji | 1.22 pm (Qualification), 2:27 pm (Repechage), 4.34 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (Men’s 40km Points Race) | Manjeet Singh | 1.37 pm (Qualification), 4.51 pm (Final) |
| Cycling (1000m Time Trial) | Ranjit Singh and Sahil Kumar | 2.37 pm |
| Shooting (Women’s 10m Air Pistol) – Individual event | Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu | 4.31 am (Qualification), 7:30 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Women’s Skeet) | Maheshwari Chauhan, Saniya Shaikh | 4.31 am (Qualification), 11.30 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Men’s Skeet) | Sheeraj Sheikh and Smit Singh | 4.31 am (Qualification), 11.15 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Men’s 10m Air Rifle) | Deepak Kumar and Ravi Kumar | 6 am (Qualification), 9 am (Final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 100m Butterfly) | Sajan Prakash | 7.10 am (1st Heat), 4.23 pm (1st Semi-final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 50m Backstroke) | Srihari Nataraj | 5.01 pm (Final) |
| Weightlifting (Women’s 69 kg) | Punam Yadav | 5.12 am |
| Weightlifting (Men’s 94kg) | Vikas Thakur | 9.42 am |
Day 5 – April 9, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Athletics (400m) | Muhammad Anas | 3.26 pm (Semi-final) |
| Athletics (Shot put) | Tajinder Pal Singh Toor | 3.55 pm |
| Athletics (High Jump) | Tejaswin Shankar | 5.50 am |
| Athletics (High Jump) | Siddharth Yadav | 5.50 am |
| Women 400m – Individual event | Hima Das and Poovamma Raja | 6 am (Heat 1) |
| Women 10,000m | L Suriya | 4.05 pm |
| Shooting (Men’s 10m Air Pistol) – Individual event | Jitu Rai and Om Prakash | 4:31 am (Qualification), 7.39 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Women’s 10m Air Rifle) – Individual event | Apurvi Chandela and Mehuli Ghosh | 6:30 am (Qualification), 9 am (Final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 100m Butterfly) | Sajan Prakash | 5.29 am |
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Virdhawal Khade | 6.43 am (1st Heat), 4.07 pm (1st Semi-final) |
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Srihari Nataraj | 6.01 am (1st Heat), 3.07 pm (Final) |
| Weightlifting Men’s 105 kg | Pardeep Singh | 5.12 am |
| Weightlifting Women’s 90kg | Lalchhanhimi and Purnima Pandey | 9.42 am |
| Weightlifting Men’s +105kg | Gurdeep Singh | 2.12 am |
Day 6 – April 10, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Athletics (400m) | Muhammed Anas | 5.18 pm |
| Poovamma Raju | Poovamma Raju | 4.46 pm (Semi-final) |
| Athletics (400m Hurdles) | Dharun Ayyasamy | 6.45 am (Heat 1) |
| Athletics (Women 200m) | Hima Das | 8:18 am (Heat 1) |
| Athletics (Long Jump) | Sreeshankar M | 7.00 am |
| Men’s Hockey | India vs Malaysia | 5.02 pm |
| Women’s Hockey | India vs South Africa | 3.02 pm |
| Shooting (Women’s 25m Air Pistol) | Heena Sidhu | 4.31 am (Qualification), 11 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Women’s 25m Air Pistol) | Anuraj Singh | 4.31 am (Qualification), 11 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Men’s 50m Rifle Prone) | Gagan Narang and Chain Singh | 4.31 am (Qualification), 8.30 am (Final) |
| Swimming (Men’s 1,500m Freestyle) | Sajan Prakash | 4.23 pm |
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Virdhawal Khade | 3.15 PM (Final) |
Day 7 – April 11, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Athletics (High jump) | Tejaswin Shankar and Siddharth Yadav | 3.35 pm (Final) |
| Athletics (Women 400m) | Hima Das and Poovamma Raju | 5.15 pm (Final) |
| Athletics (400m hurdles) | Dharun Ayyasamy | 5.41 pm |
| Athletics (Women 200m) | Hima Das | 5.08 pm (Final) |
| Athletics (Long jump) | Sreeshankar M | 4.02 pm |
| Athletics (Women long jump) | Nayana James and Neena Pinto | 2.30 pm |
| Men’s Hockey | India vs England | 3.02 pm |
| Gymnastics (Rhythmic Women Individual All Around) | Meghana Reddy | 6.33 am (Qualification) |
| Shooting (Men’s Double Trap) | Mohammed Asab and Ankur Mittal | 4.31 am (Qualification), 11.15 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Women’s Double Trap) | Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman | 4:31 am (Qualification), 6 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Men’s 50m Pistol) | Jitu Rai and Om Prakash | 4.31 am (Qualification), 7.30 am (Final) |
Day 8 – April 12, 2018
Events | Athlete | Time |
| Athletics (400m Hurdles) | Dharun Ayyasamy | 3.15 pm (Final) |
| Athletics (Women 200m) | Hima Das | 5.08 pm (Final) |
| Athletics (Women long jump) | Nayana James and Neena Pinto | 3:25 pm |
| Athletics (Triple Jump) | Rakesh Babu A V and Arpinder Singh | 6.00 am |
| Athletics (Women Discus throw) | Seema Antil and : Navjeet Kaur Dhillon | 4.10 pm |
| Athletics (Heptathlon) | Purnima Hembram | 5.35 am (100m hurdles), 6.30 am (High Jump), 2.50 pm (Shot Put), 4.27 pm (200m) |
| Gymnastics (Rhythmic Women Individual All Around) | Meghana Reddy | 6.33 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) | Anish Bhanwala and Neeraj Kumar | 4.31 am (Qualification) |
| Shooting (Women’s 50m Rifle Prone) | Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant | 4.31 am (Qualification), 9.31 am (Final) |
| Wrestling (Men 57 Kg) | Rahul Aware | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Men 74 Kg) | Sushil Kumar | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Women 53 Kg) | Babita Kumari | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Women 76 Kg) | Kiran | From 6 am |
Day 9 – April 13, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Athletics (Javelin throw) | Neeraj Chopra and Vipin Kasana | 5.30 am |
| Athletics (1500m) | Jinson Johnson | 7.05 pm |
| Athletics (Heptathlon) | Purnima Hembram | 6 am (Long jump), 7:55 am (Javelin throw), 3.35 pm (800m) |
| Shooting (Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) | Anish Bhanwala and Neeraj Kumar | 9 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions) | Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant | 4.31 am (Qualification), 9.31 am (Final) |
| Shooting (women’s trap) | Shreyasi Singh and Seema Tomar | 4:31 am (Qualification), 11:25 am (Final) |
| Wrestling (Men 65 Kg) | Bajrang Punia | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Men 97 Kg) | Mausam Khatri | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Women 57 Kg) | Pooja Dhanda | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Women 68 Kg) | Divya Kakran | From 6 am |
| Badminton singles and doubles quarter-final | Qualified Players | 6.30 am-10.30 am, 1 pm-5 pm |
| Men’s boxing semi-finals | Qualified Players | 7.30 am-11 am (49kg, 52kg, 60kg, 91kg) and 2 pm-5.30 pm (56kg, 69kg, 75kg, +91kg) |
| Women’s boxing semi-finals | Qualified Players | 7.30 am-11 am (51kg, 60kg) |
Day 10 – April 14, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Athletics (Triple Jump) | Arpinder Singh and Rakesh Babu AV | 10.45 am (Final) |
| Athletics (Javelin Throw) | Neeraj Chopra and Vipin Kasana | 10.05 am (Final) |
| Athletics 1,500m | Jinson Johnson | 11.40 am (Final) |
| Women 5,000m | L Suriya | 10.50 am |
| Shooting (Men’s Trap) | Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai | 4.31 am (Qualification), 11.30 am (Final) |
| Shooting (Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions) | Chain Singh and Sanjeev Rajput | 4.31 am (Qualification), 08.15 am (Final) |
| Wrestling (Men 84 Kg) | Somveer | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Men 125 Kg) | Sumit | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Women 50 Kg) | Vinesh Phogat | From 6 am |
| Wrestling (Women 62 Kg) | Sakshi Malik | From 6 am |
| Men’s boxing final | TBD | 7.30 am-11 am (49kg, 52kg, 60kg, 91kg) and 2 pm-5.30 pm (56kg, 69kg, 75kg, +91kg) |
| Women’s boxing final | TBD | 7.30 am-11 am (48kg, 51kg, 60kg) and 2 pm-5.30 pm (69 kg) |
Day 10 – April 15, 2018
Event | Athlete | Time |
| Badminton singles and doubles gold medal | Qualified Players | 4:30 am – 9:30 am |
| Table tennis doubles and singles medal matches | Qualified Players | 4 am-10 am and 11.30 am-4.30 pm |
| Squash doubles semi-final and final | Qualified Players | 8 am-12 pm and 1.30 pm-5 pm |
The competitions will get underway from April 5 after a strictly-under-wraps opening ceremony today evening. India can hope for their first medal on the first day of competitions itself when world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu presents her challenge in the 48kg category.
On the same day, shuttlers, boxers and table tennis players will also kick off their campaigns.
From all of us at KreedOn and the Indian Sports fans, we wish the athletes all the best. Go For Glory!!
