Lokesh Satyanathan in with a great chance. He jumped 7.77m in his first attempt and is currently on top of Group B. Combined he has the fourth best jump now if we look at the overall numbers. Only India's Murali Sreeshankar has qualified for the final officially. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard 8m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final. 

Lokesh Satyanathan will soon be in action in Men's Long Jump Qualifying Group B. He will be the last to take the first attempt. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard 8m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final

Theoritically, India can return with double digit medal tally today. Indian weightlifters will be in back in focus in athletics too, there are several top name who are in action.   

Full list of medal events today for India: 

Weightlifting - Gyaneshwari Yadav in Women's 53kg Final

Artistic Gymnastics - Protistha Samanta in Women's Vault Final

Weightlifting - Bindyarani Devi in Women's 58kg Final

Para Athletics - Sharmila Dhankar and Shilpa K Shyla in Women's Shot Put F57 Final

Athletics - Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar, J Aadarsh Ram in Men's High Jump Final

Para Swimming - Swatik Patil in Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final (Medal Event, if he qualifies)

Weightlifting - V Ajaya Babu in Men's 79kg Final

Swimming - Aryan Nehra in Men's 800m Freestyle Fastest Heat/Final

Swimming - Sajan Prakash in Men's 200m Butterfly Final

Para Athletics - Rakeshbhai Bhatt and Shreyansh Trivedi in Men's 100m T38 Final

Athletics - Tejas Shirse in Men's 110m Hurdles Final

ejas Shirse in Men's 110m Hurdles Final (Medal Event, if he qualifies from Heats)

TEJAS SHIRSE IN FINAL!

After a shaky start, Tejas recovers in time to take third place! Samuel Bennett of England is first in Heat 1 with a time of 13.20s, Jerome Campbell of Jamaica second with 13.33s, while Tejas Ashok Shirse is third with 13.76s. Tejas' personal best is 13.27s, He will hope to go under that mark in the 110m hurdles final at 2:15 AM!

Soon, Tejas Shirse will be in action Men's 110m Hurdles Heats. There will only be two heats. Shirse is in Heat 1. In total there are 16 competitors. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. 

Heat 9 is over in 100m Round 1. Gurindervir Singh, India's fastest man, has been knocked out. After the 9th heat, Gurindervir has dropped to 20th with a timing of 10.39 seconds. Only the top-17 will through to the semifinals.

Gurindervir has dropped down to the eleventh spot in the overall tally, with two runners faster than him in Heat 6. Another five heats to go. It's looking increasingly difficult for him.

Another brilliant piece of news from Glasgow! Sajan Prakash finished Heat 2 in second place with a time of 1:58.59, below his PB of 1:57.09. But, the effort is enough for him to clock the seventh-fastest time overall. HE HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL.

Gurindervir Singh is now the ninth-fastest overall in the men's 100m heats. Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati dominated Heat 5 with a blistering 10.00s finish, while Jersey's Jamie Oldham took second in 10.41s, leaving Gurindervir’s 10.39s mark intact as he pushes for a semi-final spot. It's going to be tough for Gurindervir to finish among the top 10 sprinters from here on. 

In Men's Long Jump, India's Murali Sreeshankar has earned direct qualification with a leap of 8.01 meters. He was the first one in the event, and he made his first attempt count. Brilliant news for India!

Gurindervir is eighth-fastest so far, but we have another seven heats to go. Remember, only the 10 fastest runners go through to the next round.

Gurindervir Singh finishes second with a time of 10.30 seconds. Jamaica's Rohan Watson tops Heat 4 with a time of 10.13 seconds.

Wales' Jeremiah Azu has come out on top of Heat 3 with a time of 10.10 seconds. Gurindervir Singh, who is next up, needs to be at his best to qualify.

In Heat 2, it's Ghana's Abdul-Rasheed Saminu who has come out on top with a time of 10.01 seconds. It's his season best.

The results from Heat 1 are out. Nigeria's Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe has topped with a time of 10.10 seconds. 

Gurindervir Singh is a part of Heat 4. There are a total of 11 heats in the men's 100m event. A total of seven athletes have been given a bye into the semifinals, while the other ten will come from the eleven heats today. There will be no automatic qualification. The fastest ten sprinters from the eleven heats will enter the next round.

Here's how India's schedule looks on July 27 (Monday):

Athletics & Para Athletics

2:40 PM - Men's 100m Heats (Gurindervir Singh)

3:00 PM - Men's Long Jump Qualifying (Murali Sreeshankar, Lokesh Satyanathan)

3:55 PM - Men's 110m Hurdles Heats (Tejas Shirse)

11:35 PM - Women's Shot Put F57 Final (Sharmila Dhankar, Shilpa K Shyla)

11:40 PM - Men's High Jump Final (Sarvesh Anil Kushare, Tejaswin Shankar, J Aadarsh Ram)

1:57 AM - Men's 100m T38 Final (Rakeshbhai Bhatt, Shreyansh Trivedi)

2:15 AM - Men's 110m Hurdles Final (Tejas Shirse - if qualified)

Boxing

4:45 PM - Men's 60kg Round of 16 (Sachin Siwach vs William Hewitt, ENG)

6:00 PM - Men's 80kg Round of 16 (Ankush vs Zalaan Jan, ANT)

10:30 PM - Women's 51kg Round of 16 (Sakshi Choudhary vs Lethabo Modukanele, BOT)

1:00 AM - Men's 70kg Round of 16 (Sumit Kundu vs Jon McConnell, NIR)

Weightlifting

5:30 PM - Women's 53kg Final (Gyaneshwari Yadav)

8:00 PM - Women's 58kg Final (Bindyarani Devi)

12:30 AM - Men's 79kg Final (V Ajaya Babu)

Swimming & Para Swimming

3:00 PM - Men's 200m Butterfly Heats (Sajan Prakash)

4:26 PM - Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Heats (Swatik Patil)

12:02 AM - Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final (Swatik Patil - if qualified)

1:07 AM - Men's 800m Freestyle Final / Fastest Heat (Aryan Nehra)

1:44 AM - Men's 200m Butterfly Final (Sajan Prakash - if qualified)

Gymnastics & Bowls

6:15 PM - Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Vault Final (Protistha Samanta)

10:05 PM - Lawn Bowls: Men's Singles Sectional Play (Putul Sonowal vs Anwar Hamada, KEN)

Basketball

12:00 AM - Women's Wheelchair 3x3 Basketball: India vs Nigeria (Group Stage)

In an interview, Gurindervir called himself a fighter jet, who has explosive speed going forward but finds it tough to manouvere. 

Speed has a new benchmark.

After becoming the first Indian to clock 10.09 seconds in the men's 100m, Gurindervir Singh is set for #Glasgow2026. pic.twitter.com/15Ayb0t6AF

— Olympic Khel  (@OlympicKhel) July 27, 2026

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. The day begins with India's 'fastest man', Gurindervir Singh in men's 100m heats. The country has big expectations from Gurindervir, who holds the national 100m record, having clocked 10.09 seconds in Ranchi earlier this year.