When, where and how the Commonwealth Games will be held, here's all the information
When, where and how the Commonwealth Games will be held, here's all the information
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There are only two days left for the Commonwealth Games to begin. It is scheduled to start on Thursday (July 28) in Birmingham, England. This is also going to be the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games. More than 5000 athletes from 72 countries are going to compete for medals in 20 different sports events. The Games are scheduled to begin with a grand opening ceremony to be held at the Alexander Stadium on Thursday. Birmingham is going to be seen hosting it for the first time.

England is going to host the games for the third time. Birmingham has also been preceded by the Commonwealth Games in London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002. India will enter the Games for the 18th time. They did not participate in 1930, 1950, 1962 and 1986. This time, India is expecting gold medals from several athletes including badminton star PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, wrestler Ravi Dahiya, and Bajrang Punia, boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.

What time will the opening ceremony be broadcast?: The opening ceremony will begin at 11:30 pm local time in Birmingham. According to Indian time, it is going to be aired from 4 am on July 29.

On which channel can you watch the opening ceremony and the competition in India?: The right to broadcast the Commonwealth Games in India is with Sony Pictures Network. You will be able to watch it on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3, Sony Six and Sony Ten 4. It is also going to be broadcast on the sony liv app and website.

Will the games be broadcast on Doordarshan as well?: Yes, apart from Sony Network, games are going to be watched on Doordarshan. However, like Sony, not all the matches will be broadcast here. Doordarshan is going to broadcast only the matches of Indian players.

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