After Neeraj Chopra was ruled out of Commonwealth Games 2022, all eyes were on Murali Sreeshankar to lead India's tally in athletics and on Day 7 in Birmingham, Sreeshankar will be eyeing the gold medal having qualified for the men's long jump finals in first place during the qualifying round.
Sreeshankar's compatriot Muhammad Anees Yahiya will also look for a medal in the long jump final on Thursday to further boost India's medal tally.
Elsewhere, Indian sprinter Hima Das will also look to secure a place in the final of women's 200m, as the round 1 action takes place on August 4.
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Day 7 of Commonwealth Games 2022 will also witness the likes of Amit Panghal and three other boxers trying to secure at least a medal each by qualifying beyond the quarterfinals.
Furthermore, Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik's wife and one of India's ace squash players Dipika Pallikal will also begin her campaign in Birmingham while Manika Batra will look to make up for the setback of the Indian Women's Table Tennis side, as he gears up for the individual event.
Here is the schedule of Indian athletes on Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games 2022:
Athletics and Para Athletics
Women's Hammer Throw: Qualifying round – Sarita Singh, Manja Bala – 2.30 PM
Women's 200m – Round 1, Heat 2 – Hima Das – 3.30 PM
Men’s Long Jump Final – Muhammed Anees Yahiya, Murali Sreeshankar – 12.12 AM (on Friday)
Boxing
48kg-51kg flyweight Quarterfinal 2 – Amit Panghal – 4.45 PM
57-60 kg lightweight Quarterfinal 2 – Jasmine Lamboria – 6.15 PM
92kg super heavyweight Quarterfinal 1 – Sagar Ahlawat – 8 PM
63.5-67kg welterweight Quarterfinal 3 – Rohit Tokas – 12.30 AM (on Thursday)
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Rhythmic Gymnastics
Individual qualification sub division 1 – Balveen Kaur – 4.30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men's Pool B – India versus Wales – 6.30 PM
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Lawn Balls
Men's Singles – Mridul Borgohain – 4 PM
Squash
Women’s doubles round of 32 – Sunanya Sara Kuruvilla/ Anahat Singh – 5.30 PM
Men’s doubles round of 32 – Velavan Senthilkumar/Abhay Singh – 6 PM
Mixed doubles round of 16 – Dipika Pallikal Karthik/Sourav Ghosal – 7 PM
Mixed doubles round of 16 – Joshana Chinappa/Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu – 11 PM
Women’s doubles round of 16 – Joshana Chinappa/ Dipika Pallikal Karthik – 12.20 AM (on Friday)
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Table Tennis
Mixed doubles round of 64 – Sanil Shetty/Reeth Tennison – 8.30 PM onwards
Mixed doubles round of 32 – Sathiyan Gnansekaran/Manika Batra – 8.30 PM onwards
Mixed doubles round of 32 – Achantha Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula – 8.30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 32 – Sreeja Akula/ Manika Batra – 8.30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles round of 32 – Harmeet Desai/ Sanil Shetty – 8.30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles round of 32 - Sharath Kamal/ Sathiyan Gnansekaran – 8.30 pm onwards
With inputs from PTI
