Indian athletes will hoist the flag in Glasgow, know when and how to watch live?

Commonwealth Games 2026 kicks off in GlasgowImage Credit source: Getty Images

Commonwealth Games 2026 Streaming in India: After 4 years of waiting and many apprehensions, the Commonwealth Games 2026 are going to start. These games, which were earlier held in Australia, are now going to be held in Scotland this time. Last time the Games were organized in Birmingham, England in 2022 and this time thousands of athletes from all over the world are gathering in neighboring Glasgow, Scotland. Like every time, many players from India are also presenting their claim in the hope of a medal. We give you complete information about when and where you can see these Indian athletes.

When, where and how will you be able to watch live streaming of CWG 2026?

After 12 years in Glasgow commonwealth games is making a comeback. Earlier in 2014 also, these games were held in the capital of Scotland, in which India won a total of 64 medals. This time it will be worth seeing whether this number will increase or decrease. At what time will the events of Indian players start and where will you be able to see them winning medals, let us now tell you about it.

When will the Commonwealth Games 2026 start and for how many days?

The Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 will start from 23rd July and will last till 2nd August i.e. a total of 11 days.

In which stadium will the opening ceremony of CWG 2026 be held and where will the events be held?

The opening ceremony of the Games will be held at the OVO Hydro Stadium in Glasgow and most of the games, including track and fields, will be held here. But some games will also be held at different venues.

What time will the events of CWG 2026 start according to Indian time?

According to Scottish time, the games will start at 9 am and continue till 10-11 pm. Indian time is 4.5 hours ahead of Scotland. In such a situation, games can be watched in India from 1.30 pm, which will continue till after midnight.

On which TV channels can the CWG 2026 games be watched in India?

The official broadcaster in India for Glasgow CWG 2026 is Sony Sports Network, on whose different channels these games can be watched. Apart from this, it will also be telecast on DD Sports.

Which platform will have to be used for online streaming of CWG?

Online live streaming of the games will happen only on Sony Network’s OTT platform Sony Liv.

Sumit Sundriyal

Presently I am working as Assistant News Editor (Sports) in TV9 Hindi (Sports 9). Reaching here started from 2009, when I took admission in Mass Media Honors Course (2009-12) at Jamia Millia Islamia. Then in 2013, he completed Post-Graduation Diploma in Hindi Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication. It was from here in 2013 that he entered professional journalism for the first time and first made a place in News 18 India TV channel. Before taking entry in digital journalism, he spent about 6 years in the TV industry, where he worked on the assignment desk. While at the assignment desk, gathering information is the most important task and it is the responsibility to check every aspect of that news and take it forward. Did the same thing while working at News 18 India. After this, the fascination with sports and sports news turned towards digital journalism and a new journey began. It started during IPL 2019, when Quint joined Hindi. After writing sports news with Quint for a year, he established a relationship with TV9 Hindi to achieve a new position in this work. For the last 3 years, I have been bringing every small, big, serious and funny sports news to you here and am constantly trying to present it in a better way.

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