Glasgow, July 23 -- India opened their Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign with two victories in bowls on Thursday with Putul Sonowal upsetting reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada in men's singles and Pinki Singh-Rupa Tirkey winning in women's pairs.
Sonowal, making his Commonwealth Games debut at the age of 43, prevailed in a tie-break to beat Bester after the two players split the first two sets at the Scottish Event Campus.
Sonowal, the reigning Asian champion, had edged the first set 5-4 before losing the second 7-3 in his first play match of Section D, which includes six players. The bowlers who win each of the four sections (A to D) will qualify for the semi-finals, according to olympics.com.
Earlier, Pinki Singh and Rupa Ti...