Commonwealth Games 2018: Full schedule of events of Indian athletes on Day 1

The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, being hosted this time at Gold Coast, Australia, is already underway with a glittering opening ceremony taking place on Wednesday, and the events set to take place on the following day. India, with contingent that comprises 225 athletes as well as 75 officials, are considered a powerhouse at the Commonwealth Games, having finished second on the medal table in the 2010 event in Delhi, and look set to finish among the top five this time around as well. Here's _Firstpost_'s live blog of the Commonwealth Games. [caption id=“attachment_4418747” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representative image. Reuters[/caption] Star badminton player PV Sindhu led the contingent at the opening ceremony earlier on Wednesday, in which Prince Charles, member of the British royalty, declared the event open. The ceremony went off without a hitch in front of a 35,000-strong crowd at the Carrara Stadium in Queensland city, despite an initial spell of rain. With the main sporting events taking place from Thursday, 5 April, let us take a look at the ones that involve Indian athletes on Day 1, categorised according to the sports: Badminton: India vs Sri Lanka Event: Mixed team badminton Time: 4.31 am India vs Pakistan Event: Mixed team badminton Time: 2.31 pm Hockey: India vs Wales Event: Women’s hockey Time: 5.02 am Basketball: India vs Jamaica Event: Women’s basketball Time: 2.03 pm India vs Cameroon Event: Men’s basketball Time: 3.30 pm Cycling: Team: Aleena Reji, Deborah Herold, Manorama Devi, Amritha Reghunath Event: Cycling (4000m Team Pursuit) Time: 10.12 am (Qualification), 3 pm (Final) Team: Ranjit Singh, Sahil Kumar, Sanuraj P, Manjeet Singh Event: Cycling (Team Sprint) Time: 12.04 pm (Qualification), 4:28 pm (Final) Team: Deborah Herold, Aleena Reji Event: (Cycling) Women Team Sprint Time: 11.54 am (Qualification), 4:21 pm (Final) Gymnastics: Athlete: Rakesh Patra Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.38 am (Qualification) Athlete: Yogeshwar Singh Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.38 am (Qualification) Athlete: Ashish Kumar Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.38 am (Qualification) Team: Ashish Kumar, Yogeshwar Singh, Rakesh Patra Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.38 am (Qualification) Swimming: Athlete: Sajan Prakash Event: Swimming (Men’s 50m Butterfly) Time: 6.57 am (1st Heat), 4.22 pm (1st Semi-final) Athlete: Virdhawal Khade Event: Swimming (Men’s 50m Butterfly) Time: 6.57 am (1st Heat), 4.22 pm (1st Semi-final) Athlete: Srihari Nataraj Event: Swimming (Men’s 100m Backstroke) Time: 7.24 am (1st Heat), 4.52 pm (1st Semi-final) Weightlifting: Athlete: Gururaja Event: Weightlifting (Men’s 56 kg) Time: 5.12 am Athlete: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Event: Weightlifting (Women’s 48 kg) Time: 9.42 am Athlete: Muthupandi Raja Event: Weightlifting (Men’s 62 kg) Time: 2.12 pm Boxing: Event: Men’s Boxing Preliminary Rounds Time: 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm Event: Women’s Boxing Preliminary Rounds Time: 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm Table Tennis: Event: Table Tennis Team Group and Knockout Stage Time: 4.00 am-10.00 am and 11.30 am-4.30 pm Squash: Event: Squash Singles Preliminary Time: 8:00 am-12 am and 1.30 pm-5.00 pm Lawn Bowls: Athlete: Pinki Event: Women’s Singles (Section D) Time: 4.30 am (Round 1); 7.30 am (Round 2) Event: Men’s triples (Section A) Time: 4.30 am (Round 1); 7.30 am (Round 2) Event: Men’s Pairs (Section D) Time: 11.30 am (Round 1); 2.30 pm (Round 2) Event: Women’s Fours (Section B) Time: 11.30 am (Round 1); 2.30 pm (Round 2)