Commonwealth Games 2022 athletics, live streaming: Dutee Chand, Hima Das boost India’s medal hopes - full schedule
Even with Neeraj Chopra and Tajinderpal Singh Toor missing, the Indian athletics team will be looking for a good outing at Birmingham 2022. Watch live!
Top guns Neeraj Chopra and Tajinderpal Singh Toor may be out due to injuries but the Indian athletics contingent has enough in its tank to pick up a few track and field medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
Athletics events at Birmingham 2022 start on August 2 at the Alexander Stadium - the central venue for the CWG. Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Annu Rani, Seema Punia, Jyothi Yarraji, Murali Sreeshankar and Avinash Sable are some of the top contenders from India. Watch them in action on live streaming.
Women’s discus thrower Seema Punia will be in focus on the opening day as she eyes her fifth straight medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 39-year-old Seema has won one bronze and three silver medals in the previous four editions and is India’s most decorated athlete in the CWG.
With Dutee Chand and Hima Das set to team up for the women’s 4x100m relay, India will fancy their chances. Hima Das will also run the 200m sprint.
Among the men, 3000m steeplechase runner Avinash Sable has been in good form and has reset the national record thrice since the Tokyo Olympics last year. The Maharashtra runner will also compete in the 5000m race.
Women's hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has been setting records too. After breaking a 20-year-old national record in May, the 23-year-old has already bettered her own mark twice since then.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, javelin thrower Annu Rani and Eldhose Paul, who became the first Indian triple jumper to qualify for a world championships final last month in the USA, will be some of the other names to look out for.
India’s best medal haul in athletics at the Commonwealth Games 2022 came at New Delhi 2010, where India won two gold, three silver and seven bronze medals.
In the last two editions, Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018, India won one gold, one silver and one bronze each.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian athletics team
Men: Avinash Sable (3000m steeplechase and 5000m), Nitender Rawat (marathon), M Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya (long jump), Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel and Eldhose Paul (triple jump), DP Manu and Rohit Yadav (javelin throw), Sandeep Kumar and Amit Khatri (10km race walk), Tejaswin Shankar (high jump), Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi and Muhammed Anas Yahiya (4x400m relay)
Women: Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles), Ancy Sojan (long jump), Manpreet Kaur (shot put), Navjeet Kaur Dhillon and Seema Punia (discus throw), Annu Rani and Shilpa Rani (javelin throw), Manju Bala Singh and Sarita Romit Singh (hammer throw), Bhawna Jat and Priyanka Goswami (10km race walk), Hima Das (200m and 4x100m relay), Dutee Chand (100m and 4x100m relay), Srabani Nanda and NS Simi (4x100m relay)
Commonwealth Games 2022 athletics schedule and live India match times
All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Tuesday, August 2
Men's Long Jump Qualifying Rounds - 2:30 PM IST
Women’s Shot Put Qualifying Rounds - 3:30 PM IST
Women's 100m Round 1 Heats - 4:45 PM IST
Women's Discus Throw Final - 12:52 AM IST (August 3)
Wednesday, August 3
Men's High Jump Final - 11:30 PM IST
Women's 100m Semi-Finals - 12:05 AM IST (August 4)
Women's Shot Put Final - 12:35 AM IST (August 4)
Women's 100m Finals - 2:15 AM IST (August 4)
Thursday, August 4
Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round - 2:30 PM IST
Women's 200m Round 1 Heats - 2:55 PM IST
Men’s Long Jump Final - 12:12 AM IST (August 5)
Friday, August 5
Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 Heats - 2:56 PM IST
Men's 4x400m Relay Round 1 Heats - 4:07 PM IST
Women's Long Jump Qualifying Rounds - 4:10 PM IST
Men's Triple Jump Qualifying Rounds - 11:35 PM IST
Men’s Shot Put Finals - 11:36 PM IST
Women's 200m Semi-finals - 12:45 AM IST (August 6)
Saturday, August 6
Women’s 10km Race Walk Final - 3:00 PM IST
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final - 4:20 PM IST
Women’s 4x100m Relay Round - 4:45 PM IST
Women’s Hammer Throw Final - 6:30 PM IST
Men’s 5000m Final - 12:40 AM IST (August 7)
Women’s 200m Final - 2:14 AM IST (August 7)
Sunday, August 7
Men’s Triple Jump Final - 2:45 PM IST
Women's 100m Hurdles Final - 2:55 PM IST
Men's 10km Race Walk Final - 3:50 PM IST
Women’s Javelin Throw Final - 4:05 PM IST
Women’s 4x100m Relay Final - 5:10 PM IST
Women’s Long Jump Final - 11:35 PM IST
Men’s Javelin Throw Final - 12:10 AM IST (August 8)
Men’s 4x400m Relay Final - 1:00 AM IST (August 8)
Where to watch Commonwealth Games 2022 athletics live in India?
Select athletics events at the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be telecast live on Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and Sony TEN 4 TV channels in India. Live streaming will be available on SonyLIV.