Triathlete Hayden Wilde will look to give New Zealand’s 232-strong team a Commonwealth Games kickstart, before gold beckons at the velodrome and pool on opening day.
Olympic bronze medallist Wilde takes on his close rival Alex Yee of England as the two favourites for gold in the men’s triathlon in Birmingham starting around 10pm (NZT) on Friday.
Then at the London velodrome, New Zealand’s men’s and women’s pursuit and sprint teams will vie with traditional cycling rivals England and Australia for medals.
Paralympic great Dame Sophie Pascoe has won gold at the last two Commonwealth Games.
In the pool, Dame Sophie Pascoe will splash for a fifth Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s 100m freestyle S9, her only event in Birmingham. She will swim for gold just before 7am on Saturday (NZT).
Dunedin teenager Erika Fairweather, an Olympic finalist in her strongest 400m freestyle in Tokyo, will open her campaign in the women’s 200m freestyle.
In the team events, the New Zealand women’s and men’s sevens teams start their three-day chase for gold while the Silver Ferns netballers and Black Sticks hockey women and men should all make winning starts.
Kiwis in action on day one of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Friday (all NZ times, * denotes if qualified):
Bowls-
7.30pm: Women’s singles (Katelyn Inch) rounds 1 and 2, men’s triples (Ali Forsyth, Mike Galloway, Andrew Kelly) rounds 1 and 2, para men’s (Graham Skellern, Mark Noble) and women’s (Pam Walker, Lynda Bennett) pairs B6-B8, round 1
Hockey-
8pm: Black Sticks v Kenya, women’s pool B
Rugby sevens-
9.06pm: Black Ferns Sevens v Canada, women’s pool A
10.12pm: All Blacks Sevens v Sri Lanka, men’s pool A
Cycling, track-
9.14pm: Women’s team pursuit qualifying
9.55pm: Men’s team pursuit qualifying
10.42pm: Women’s team sprint qualifying
11.16pm: Men’s team sprint qualifying
Swimming heats-
9.47pm: Women’s 400m IM (Mya Rasmussen)
10.09pm: Women’s 200m freestyle (Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas)
10.17pm: Women’s 100m freestyle S9 (Tupou Neiufi, Sophie Pascoe)
10.27pm: Men’s 100m backstroke S9 (Jesse Reynolds, Joshua Willmer)
10.33pm: Men’s 50m butterfly (Cameron Gray)
10.59pm: Men’s 100m backstroke (Andrew Jeffcoat)
11.07pm: Women’s 100m butterfly (Helena Gasson, Hazel Ouwehand)
Triathlon-
10pm: Men’s individual (Hayden Wilde, Tayler Reid, Dylan McCullough)
(Saturday, July 30-)
1.30am: Women’s individual (Andrea Hansen, Nicole van der Kaay)
Squash-
1.30am: Men’s singles (Temwa Chileshe) round of 64
Bowls-
2am: Men’s pairs (Shannon McIlroy, Tony Grantham) round 1 and 2, women’s fours (Val Smith, Tayla Bruce, Selina Goddard, Nicole Toomey) round 1 and 2, para men’s (Graham Skellern, Mark Noble) and women’s (Pam Walker, Lynda Bennett) pairs B6-B8, round 2
Cycling, track-
3.41am: Women’s team pursuit finals*
4.20am: Men’s team pursuit finals*
4.55am: Women’s team sprint finals*
5.03am: Men’s team sprint finals*
Gymnastics, artistic-
4.30am: Men’s team final and individual qualifying (Misha Koudinov, Ethan Dick, Sam Dick, William Fu Allen, Jorden O’Connell-Inns)
Rugby sevens-
5.14am: Black Ferns Sevens v Sri Lanka, women pool A
7.04am: All Blacks Sevens v Samoa, men pool A
Boxing-
5.30am: Men’s under-80kg, round of 32 (Onyx Lye)
Swimming-
6.15am: Women’s 400m IM final* (Mya Rasmussen)
6.25am: Women’s 200m freestyle final* (Erika Fairweather, Eve Thomas)
6.48am: Men’s 100m backstroke S9 final* (Jesse Reynolds, Joshua Willmer)
6.55am: Women’s 100m freestyle S9 final* (Sophie Pascoe, Tupou Neiufi)
7.09am: Men’s 50m butterfly semifinal* (Cameron Gray)
7.56am: Women’s 100m butterfly semifinal* (Helena Gasson, Hazel Ouwehand)
Squash-
6.45am: Men’s singles (Lwamba Chilese) round of 64
Netball-
7am: Silver Ferns v Northern Ireland, pool B
Boxing-
7.30am: Men’s under-80kg, round of 32 (Onyx Lye)
Hockey-
8am: Black Sticks men v Scotland, men’s pool A
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