Commonwealth Games 2026 schedule, start times and how to watch

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Glasgow hosts a slimmed-down version of the Commonwealth Games as athletes from 74 nations and territories compete for gold in the Scottish city.

Glasgow stepped in after the Australian state of Victoria backed out three years ago due to the cost of hosting the Games.

The 10-sport programme, including six Para sports, will feature athletics, gymnastics, cycling and swimming - and will take place across four Glasgow venues.

The 11,000-spectator Scotstoun Stadium will stage the athletics as well as the biggest home star of the Games, new mile world record holder Josh Kerr.

The Games will be shown live across TNT Sports and HBO Max, rather than on the BBC or terrestrial television.

Here is a closer look at the full day-by-day schedule for the Games, including every session for every sport

Full day-by-day Commonwealth Games schedule (all times BST)

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Day 1 (Thursday 23 July 2026) – 0 gold medal events

Bowls and Para Bowls

OPENING CEREMONY

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Day 2 (Friday 24 July 2026) – 14 gold medal events

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

10pm-1:30pm
2:30pm-6pm
7pm-9:30pm

Artistic Gymnastics

10pm-4pm
5:30pm-9:15pm - Men’s team final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

8:30am-2:15pm
3pm-10:15pm

Boxing

11am-2:30pm - Round of 32
6pm-9:45pm - Round of 32, Round of 16

Para Powerlifting

1pm-4:30pm - Men’s lightweight final 🥇, Women’s lightweight final 🥇
6pm-9:30pm - Women’s heavyweight final 🥇, Men’s heavyweight final 🥇

Swimming and Para Swimming

10:30am-1pm
7pm-10pm - Women's 400m freestyle final 🥇, Men's 200m individual medley final 🥇, Women's S13 100m freestyle final 🥇, Men's S13 100m freestyle final 🥇, Women's 200m backstroke final 🥇, Women's SM10 200m individual medley final 🥇, Men's S10 100m butterfly final 🥇, Women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay final 🥇, Men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay final 🥇

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Day 3 (Saturday 25 July 2026) – 9 gold medal events

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

10pm-1:30pm
2:30pm-6pm
7pm-9:30pm

Artistic Gymnastics

10pm-4pm
5:30pm-8:45pm - Women’s team final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

8:30am-2:15pm
3pm-10:10pm

Boxing

Netball

9am-12:30pm
2pm-5:30pm
7pm-10:30pm

Swimming and Para Swimming

10:30am-1pm
7pm-10:15pm - Men’s 400m freestyle final 🥇, Women's 200m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s 50m backstroke final 🥇, Women’s 50m butterfly final 🥇, Women's S14 200m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s S14 200m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s 100m breaststroke final 🥇, Mixed 4 x 100m freestyle relay final 🥇

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Day 4 (Sunday 26 July 2026) – 14 gold medal events

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

Artistic Gymnastics

12pm-3pm - Men’s individual all-around final 🥇
6pm-9pm - Women’s individual all-around final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

Boxing

Netball

9am-12:30pm
2pm-5:30pm
7pm-10:30pm

Swimming and Para Swimming

10:30am-12:45pm
7pm-10:15pm - Women’s S9 100m backstroke final 🥇, Men’s S9 100m backstroke final 🥇, Women’s 100m breaststroke final 🥇, Men’s 100m butterfly final 🥇, Women’s 100m backstroke final 🥇, Men’s 200m backstroke final 🥇, Men’s 50m freestyle final 🥇, Women’s 1500m freestyle timed final 🥇, Men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay final 🥇

Weightlifting

9:30am-12pm - Men’s 60kg final 🥇
2pm-4:30pm - Women’s 48kg final 🥇
6:30pm-9pm - Men’s 65kg final 🥇

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Day 5 (Monday 27 July 2026) – 27 gold medal events

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

Artistic Gymnastics

1pm-5:30pm - Men’s floor exercise final 🥇, Women’s vault final 🥇, Men’s pommel horse final 🥇, Women’s uneven bars final 🥇, Men’s rings final 🥇

Track and Field

10am-1:30pm
6:30pm-10pm - Women’s shot put F57 final 🥇, Men’s high jump final 🥇, Women’s T38 100m final 🥇, Men’s hammer throw final 🥇, Women’s 10,000m final 🥇, Men’s 3000m steeplechase final 🥇, Men’s 1500m T20 final 🥇, Men’s T38 100m final 🥇, Men’s 110m hurdles final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

Boxing

Netball

Swimming and Para Swimming

10:30am-12:15pm
7pm-10:15pm - Women’s 400m individual medley final 🥇, Women’s 100m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s SB9 100m breaststoke final 🥇, Women’s SB8 100m breaststroke final 🥇, Women’s 100m butterfly final 🥇, Men’s 50m breaststroke final 🥇, Men’s 800m freestyle timed final 🥇, Men’s 200m butterfly final 🥇, Women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay final 🥇

Weightlifting

9:30am-11:30am - Men’s 71kg final 🥇
1pm-5:45pm - Women’s 48kg final 🥇, Women’s 58kg final 🥇
8pm-10:30pm - Men’s 79kg final 🥇

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Day 6 (Tuesday 28 July 2026) – 27 gold medal events

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

Artistic Gymnastics

1pm-5:30pm - Men’s vault final 🥇, Women’s balance beam final 🥇, Men’s parallel bars final 🥇, Women’s floor exercise final 🥇, Men’s horizontal bar final 🥇

Track and Field

10am-12:30pm
6:30pm-10pm - Women’s high jump 🥇, Women’s hammer throw final 🥇, Men’s T20 long jump final 🥇, Men’s 10,000m final 🥇, Men’s 100m final 🥇, Women’s 100m final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

8:30am-1:30pm - Para Mixed pairs B2-B3 gold medal final 🥇, Women’s pairs bronze medal final 🥉, Para Mixed pairs B2-B3 bronze medal final 🥉, Men’s singles gold medal final 🥇, Women’s pairs gold medal final 🥇, Men’s singles bronze medal final 🥉
3pm-9:55pm

Boxing

Netball

Swimming and Para Swimming

10:30am-13:15pm
7pm-10:15pm - Men’s S13 50m freestyle final 🥇, Women’s S13 50m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s 100m freestyle final 🥇, Women’s 200m individual medley final 🥇, Men’s 400m individual medley final 🥇, Women’s 50m backstroke final 🥇, Men’s 200m breaststroke final 🥇, Women’s 50m breaststroke final 🥇, Women’s 800m freestyle timed final 🥇, Mixed 4 x 100m medley relay final 🥇

Weightlifting

9:30am-12pm - Men’s 88kg final 🥇
2pm-4:30pm - Women’s 63kg final 🥇
6:30pm-9pm - Women’s 69kg final 🥇

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Day 7 (Wednesday 29 July 2026) – 26 gold medal events

3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

11:30am-3:30pm
6:30pm-9:30pm -Men’s bronze medal final 🥉,Women’s bronze medal final 🥉, Men’s wheelchair bronze medal final 🥉, Women’s wheelchair bronze medal final 🥉, Men’s wheelchair gold medal final 🥇, Women’s wheelchair gold medal final 🥇, Men’s gold medal final 🥇, Women’s gold medal final 🥇

Track and Field

10am-1pm
6:30pm-10pm - Women’s discus throw F42-44/61-64 final 🥇, Women’s 1500m T54 final 🥇, Men’s long jump final 🥇, Women’s shot put final 🥇, Men’s 100m T47 final 🥇, Men’s discus throw F42-44/61-64 final 🥇, Women’s heptathlon 800m - final 🥇, Women’s 3000m steeplechase final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

Boxing

Netball

Swimming and Para Swimming

10:30am-123:15pm
7pm-10pm - Men’s 100m backstroke 🥇, Women’s 200m breaststroke final 🥇, Men’s 200m freestyle final 🥇, Women’s 50m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s 50m butterfly final 🥇, Women’s S9 100m freestyle final 🥇, Men’s S7 50m freestyle final 🥇, Women’s 200m butterfly final 🥇, Men’s 1500m freestyle timed final 🥇, Women’s 4 x 100m medley relay final 🥇, Men’s 4 x 100m medley relay final 🥇

Weightlifting

9:30am-12pm - Women’s 77kg final 🥇
2pm-4:30pm - Men’s 94kg final 🥇
6:30pm-9pm - Women’s 86kg final 🥇

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Day 8 (Thursday 30 July 2026) – 16 gold medal events

Track and Field

10am-1:30pm
6:30pm-10pm - Men’s shot put final 🥇, Women’s triple jump final 🥇, Women’s 100m T47 final 🥇, Men’s 100m T12 final 🥇, Women’s discus throw final 🥇, Women’s 5000m final 🥇, Women’s 100m hurdles final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

Netball

9am-12:30pm
2pm-5:30pm
7pm-10:30pm

Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling

10am-1pm
4pm-7pm - Women’s tandem B sprint final 🥇, Women’s 4000m team pursuit final 🥇, Women’s C4-5 4000m individual pursuit final 🥇, Men’s 4000m team pursuit final 🥇, Women’s team sprint final 🥇, Men’s team sprint final 🥇

Weightlifting

9:30am-12pm - Men’s 110kg final 🥇
2pm-4:30pm - Women’s +86kg final 🥇
6:30pm-9pm - Men’s +110kg final 🥇

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Day 9 (Friday 31 July 2026) – 21 gold medal events

Track and Field

10am-1:45pm
6:30pm-10:15pm - Men’s 10,000m race walk final 🥇, Women’s pole vault final 🥇, Women’s long jump T38 final 🥇, Men’s javelin throw final 🥇, Women’s 800m final 🥇, Men’s decathlon 1500m - final 🥇, Women’s 400m hurdles final 🥇, Men’s 400m hurdles final 🥇, Men’s 200m final 🥇, Women’s 200m final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

Boxing

10:30am-12:30pm
2:30pm-5pm
7pm-9:30pm

Judo

11am-2pm
4pm-6:45pm - Women’s -48kg final 🥇, Men’s -60kg final 🥇, Women’s -52kg final 🥇, Men’s -66kg final 🥇, Women’s -57kg final 🥇

Netball

Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling

10am-3pm
4pm-8:15pm - Women’s 4000m individual pursuit final 🥇, Men’s C1-3 1000m time trial final 🥇, Women’s 10km scratch race final 🥇, Men’s 4000m individual pursuit final 🥇, Women’s sprint final 🥇, Men’s keirin final 🥇, Men’s elimination race final 🥇

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Day 10 (Saturday 1 August 2026) – 44 gold medal events

Track and Field

10am-1:45pm - Men’s shot put F57 final 🥇, Men’s triple jump final 🥇, Men’s 1500m T54 final 🥇, Women’s 10,000m race walk final 🥇, Men’s discus throw final 🥇, Men’s 400m final 🥇, Women’s 400m final 🥇, Women’s 200m T38 final 🥇
6:30pm-10:30pm - Men’s pole vault final 🥇, Women’s long jump final 🥇, Women’s 400m T54 final 🥇, Women’s javelin throw final 🥇, Men’s 5000m final 🥇, Men’s 4 x 100m relay final 🥇, Women’s 4 x 100m relay final 🥇, Men’s 800m final 🥇, Men’s one mile final 🥇, Mixed 4 x 400m relay final 🥇, Women’s one mile final 🥇

Bowls and Para Bowls

Boxing

11am-2:30pm - Women’s bantamweight 54kg final 🥇, Men’s bantamweight 55kg final 🥇, Women’s featherweight 57kg final 🥇, Women’s welterweight 65kg final 🥇, Men’s welterweight 65kg final 🥇, Men’s light-middleweight 70kg final 🥇, Men’s heavyweight 90kg final 🥇
4:30pm-8pm - Women’s flyweight 51kg final 🥇, Women’s lightweight 60kg final 🥇, Men’s lightweight 60kg final 🥇, Women’s light-middleweight 70kg final 🥇, Women’s middleweight 75kg final 🥇, Men’s light-heavyweight 80kg final 🥇, Men’s super-heavyweight +90kg final 🥇

Judo

11am-2pm
4pm-6:45pm - Men’s -73kg final 🥇, Women’s -63kg final 🥇, Men’s -81kg final 🥇, Women’s -70kg final 🥇, Men’s -90kg final 🥇

Netball

Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling

10am-1:30pm
3pm-7pm - Men’s tandem B sprint final 🥇, Women’s tandem B 1000m time trial final 🥇, Women’s 25km point race final 🥇, Women’s 1000m time trial final 🥇, Men’s sprint final 🥇, Men’s 10km scratch race final 🥇

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Day 11 (Sunday 2 August 2026) – 15 gold medal events

Bowls and Para Bowls

9am-3:15pm -Men’s pairs bronze final 🥉, Para Men’s pairs B6-B8 bronze final 🥉, Women’s singles bronze final 🥉, Para Women’s pairs B6-B8 bronze final 🥉, Para Men’s pairs B6-B8 gold final 🥇, Para Women’s pairs B6-B8 gold final 🥇, Men’s pairs gold final 🥇, women’s singles gold final 🥇

Judo

10am-1pm
3pm-5:45pm - Women’s -78kg final 🥇, Men’s -100kg final 🥇, Women’s +78kg final 🥇, Men’s +100kg final 🥇

Netball

9am-11am - Bronze medal final 🥉
1pm-3pm - Gold medal final 🥇

Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling

9am-1pm - Men’s 1000m Time Trial Final 🥇
3pm-5:45pm - Women’s Elimination Race Final 🥇, Men’s C1-3 3000m individual pursuit final 🥇, Women’s keirin final 🥇, Women’s C4-5 1000m time trial final 🥇, Men’s 40km point race final 🥇

CLOSING CEREMONY