That, then, is us done for today. It seems a long time ago we started, because it was, which is another way of saying it’s been a lot of fun … and we’ll see you again tomorrow. But until then, peace out.
That’s two Jamaican golds in five minutes; not bad.
Demario Prince of Jamaica wins gold in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 13.17s.
Samuel Bennett of England grabs silver in a personal best of 13.30s, with Milan Trajkoivc of Cyprus taking bronze.
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Prince is away well, and he pushes further ahead but here comes Bennett … and he’s not going to get there!
This is a brutal race, one that can turn with one hit obstacle, and our runners take their marks…
Out come wa hurdlers; fastest in qualifying was Bennett of England.
Romaine Beckford of Jamaica wins the men's high jump with a leap of 2.25m
SarveshKushare of India takes silver with the same height and Kimani Jack of England bronze with 2.20m.
…and he’s close but knocks the bar off with a buttock. He’s pretty happy with his evening’s work.
It’s this or silver…
Now here comes Beckford, going at 2.28m … and he cant get over. But he does a backflip anyway, then Kushare trots over for a go…
Back with the high jump, Jack of England has one more shot at 2.25 … and he cant get over. Thus he must settle for bronze, with Kushare and Beckford left to contest the gold.
I can’t pretend our men’s 110m hurdles final is the highest standard, but it should be a good race; Samuel Bennett of England will fancy himself for gold, but Demario Prince of Jamaica and Milan Trajkovic of Cyprus will have thoughts in that regard too.
We’ve not been shown anything of the men’s high jump final, but Romaine Beckford of Jamaica leads with 2.25m; Sarvesh Kusha of India is second on the same mark, with Kimani Jack of England third on 2.20.
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That completes our swimming programme for today, while we’ve one final left on the track: the men’s 110m hurdles.
Australia win gold in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay
England take silver and New Zealand the bronze.
Australia are winning by miles in the 4x200m relay and England pull away from NZ to secure silver.
Gough’s mark of 11.11 is a Games record, and as good a birthday present to self as anyone’s getting; he’s 26 today.
Thomas Young of England wins the men's T20 100m in 11.11s
Ullrich Muller of Australia takes silver and Zachary Gringras of Canada bronze.
Muller is first to show, but Young is running him down and pulling away! He celebrates before the line!
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Our 100m runners are ready, Thomas Young going for England with Thomas McGough of Australia outside him.
Back in the pool, Australia lead by 3.24s, with the battle for minor medals between England and NZ.
Next on the track it’s the men’s 100m T38 final. Out they come…
Our final race in the pool is under way, the final of the women’s 4x200m free. At 200m, Australia lead from England from NZ.
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Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand wins gold in the men's 200m butterfly
Harrison Turner and Matthew Temple, both of Australia, take silver and bronze respectively.
Turner fades and Clareburt of NZ s coming through at the last! Scott of Scotland is nowhere….
Turner of Australia now leads at 150m, the lead 1.13 from Temple, also of Australia, with Mildred third.
I’ve kept the men’s 200m butterfly final from six minutes ago to watch as live, and after 50m, Turner of NZ leads from Mildred of England.
Was Bryce moving wide a plan? I think it may have been because it allowed Sandilands to keep the inside track, and as soon as it happened the race was over.
Ben Sandilands of Scotland wins gold in the men's 1500m T20 in 3:57.25
Michael Barber of Canada takes silver and Steven Bryce of Scotland bronze.
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Sandilands is miles ahead now, his race timed to perfection. Barber is comfy in second and Bryce third.
Bryce moves wide at the bell and Sandilands bursts through the gap, the Olympic champ moving away!
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We’re away in the men’s T20 1500m, Bryce in front with Sandilands second, poking him along, and Barber of Canada third.
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Ethan Katzberg of Canada wins gold in the men's hammer with a throw of 80.97m
Iosif Kesidis of Cyprus takes silver with 76.97 and Rowan Hmailton of Canada bronze with 75.36.
Ethan Katzberg still leads in the men’s hammer with 80.97, hurls his final effort, and it’s pretty close to his own mark … but not quite, I don’t think. Still, he’s all over this event, a dominant force miles ahead of the competition.
T20 is for track athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
They find it hard to absorb information and apply race-plans and tactics, especially in busy competition environments.
In the 1500m, we’ve got three Scots, two of whom are Olympic champions – Ben Sandilands won in Paris and Owen Miller in Tokyo. The third of the trio is Steven Bryce, and they train together in Fife; I can’t wait to see how things shake out.
We’ve three finals remaining on the track: the men’s 1500m T20, the men’s 100m T38 and the men’s 110m hurdles.
Edmund Serem of Kenya wins gold in the men's 3000m steeplechase in 8:18.23
Simon Koech and Leonard Bett, also of Kenya, take silver and bronze respectively in 8:18.59 and 8:21.63.
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Bett, I think, has settled for bronze, but Serem passes Koech and clambers over the last barrier; can Koech come again? I don’t think he can!
At the bell, it’s Koech from Serem from Bett, and Serem closes down the back straight…
Beamish is tailing off! The three Kenyans lead, then Desgagnes of Canada some way behind, with a gap behind him, and it looks like the medals are decided, just not who gets which.
Koech hits the front, Bett behind him, and Beamish, previously seventh, is moving up as the pace quickens.
At 1000m, Bett leads from Koech, but there’s not much between first and seventh; eighth is Pearce of England, and he’s miles behind.
Time for the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, with Geordie Beamish of New Zealand, the reigning world champion, looking to become the first non-Kenyan to win since 1982.
Sam Short of Australia wins the men's 800m freestyle
Benjamin Goedemans and Matthew Galea, also of Australia, take silver and bronze respectively.
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Davies says it was a funny race so she tried to stay calm, not do anything silly and be there for the finish. She wasn’t expecting to lead from 600m out, but she’s glad she did. Tahe last 10m, though, she felt safe, and she’s “stoked”.
In the men’s 800m free final, Sam Short of Australia, the 400m champ, leads by a distance at halfway, with Benjamin Goedemans second and Daniel Wiffen of Northern Ireland third.
Oh man, that’s got the eyeballs leaking. We’ve not a clue what our competitors have invested in making it to here, but we know it’s more than we can comprehend.
A tearful Whiston says it’s been a very long journey and her dad’s just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, so she wanted to make him proud – this race was for him. She didn’t see him on the way round, and “sport isn’t just about us, it’s about the community behind us.”
She loves pushing her body to see what it can do and now she wants to cheer on Team England. A school teacher, she thinks her kids will enjoy it and she’s really looking forward to watching it back with them.
But much as we’d love to stay with them, the action says nah. Brock Whiston is being interviewed, after which we’ll enjoy the men’s 800m free.
Davies ran a near-perfect tactical race there, taking advantage of the slow start to kick with plenty in hand, easily taking out Mwangi and driving it home.
Rose Davies of Australia wins gold in the women’s 10000m in 31:39.32
Diana Wanza of Kenya takes silver in 31:50.13 and Emeline Imanizabayo of Rwanda bronze in 31:55.47.
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With 800m to go, Davies moves by Wanza, who digs deep and fights back … for a few seconds. The gap narrowed, but now it’s increasing, and at the bell, the Aussie is all alone. If she stays on her feet, she wins.
Wanza leads Davies by 10m and Davies leads the field by about double; these will surely be one and two … but is Davies closing the gap? She is you know, and this is now her race to lose!
Back with the 10 Wanza leads from Cheptoyek, from Niyonkuru of Rwanda. Oh, and Wanza kicks, opening a lead of maybe 10m, with Australia’s Rose Davies closest to her with four laps to go. Is this the definitive break?
In the pool, Brock Whiston receives her gold medal and, as she celebrates with her mum, who couldn’t be prouder, the Ugandan team bounce about, celebrating Husnah Kukundake’s silver medal. It’s a lovely moment.
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The Kenyans step on the gas, Wanza, Chebet and Mwangi looking to shed a few, and the three English drop, the leading group now down to 10.
Back on the track, we’re over halfway in the women’s 10000m and Cheptoyek of Uganda leads, from Wanza and Mwangi of Kenya; it’s really close, with any of I think 13 in with a chance
Ramsay-Peaty says sometimes the harder you try the slower you go and he needs to keep things in perspective. He’s just getting back to the adrenaline of races and you can work the hardest in the world but it doesn’t really matter unless you’re race-polished and he’s not.
He’s a different person now to the man – he wasn’t even a man – who won in Glasgow 12 years ago, with a six-year-old and another kid on the way. He’s had ups and downs in his career and, after a great start he lost his way and his purpose, but now he’s planning for LA and it’s not about medals.
He felt off all week and doesn’t know why – her got slower for the final, doesn’t know why, but they’re trying new things and need to find answers.
Back on the track, we’re at 2km in the women’s 10000m and we’ve sped up, Wanza of Kenya leading from Mwangi of Kenya, with Chebet of Kenya third.
That’s a brilliant comeback from Williamson, because Houlie went off like a torpedo. Ramsay-Peaty, meanwhile, lost the race in the first 20m, though came back strong, and he’ll have to look at this meet as a step on the road to recapturing his old invincibility.
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Sam Williamson of Australia wins gold in the men's 50m breaststroke
Michael Houlie of South Africa takes silver, with Adam Ramsay-Peaty of England making do with bronze.
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But Williamson of Australia is coming back, and here comes Ramsay-Peaty!
And we’re off! Houlie of RSA leads and Peaty is nowhere..
The world record, by the way, is 25.95 – held, of course, by Ramsay-Peaty. We’re ready…
A 94-second first lap! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that. But we’re going to ignore them just for a few, because our finalists are emerging before the men’s 50m butterfly. The crowd go wild for Ramsay-Peaty, who noises them up, but how confident is he really?
We’re away in the women’s 10000m final, and to say it’s slow doesn’t do it justice; they’re almost running backwards.
Alex Perkins of Australia wins gold in the women's 100m butterfly
Keanna Macinnes of Scotland takes silver and Erin Gallagher of South Africa bronze.
Perkins is going away – she’s making light of this! And can Keanna Macinnes of Scotland steal silver from Gallagher?
Alex Perkins leads by maybe half a second art the turn, Gallagher of RSA second…
Right, our butterfliers are ready to go…
Meanwhile, on the track, the women gather for the speed-slog of the 10,000m. Megan Keith of Scotland will fancy herself for something, and given it’s not too hot, and the crowd will be on her side, it must be tempting for her to take it on.
Next in the pool, we’ve got the final of the women’s 100m butterfly.
In the men’s hammer final, Ethan Katzberg of Canada, the reigning Olympic and double world champion, has hit 80.97m in round one. If anyone even gets near that, I’ll be surprised.
Brock Whiston of England wins gold in the women's 100m breaststroke SB8
Husnah Kukundakwe of Uganda takes silver with Iona Winnifrith of England securing bronze.
Kukundakwe of Uganda leads, but Whiston reels her in and, over the turn, bursts away. She’s going to win by miles, but does Winnifrith have time to nab silver from Kukundakwe?
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Our finalists are coming out for the women’s 100m breaststroke SB8 final. Brock Whiston of England is the world record holder and favourite, but the 15-year-old Iona Winnifrith has a squeak.
Hahn was never really threatened. Her winning time of 12.79 is a season’s best, and she regains the title she lost to Breen four years ago.
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Sophie Hahn wins gold for England in the women's T38 100m
Olivia Breen of Wales takes silver and Maddie Down of England the bronze.
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Hahn gets away well but Breen comes back … and Hahn powers away!
And here they come! Breen is the Wales team captain and looks confident, but she’ll need to run a lot quicker than she did this morning if she’s to win here. She’s waving and all that, while Hahn looks dead focused, staring down the track. Here we go, our first athletics medal about to be decided…
In roundabout four minutes, it’ll be time for the women’s 100m T38 final, and the Hahn/Breen grudge race. I can’t wait for that, and the good news I – and we – don’t really have to. But do’t sleep on Australia’s Rhiannon Clarke between them…
Following Hunter-Bell home was Jemma Reekie of Scotland while, in the pool we’ve the medal ceremony for the women’s 400m individual medley. After that, it’s the women’s 100 breast SB8 final.
Hunter-Bell, by the way, eased to victory ion her 800m heat and, after a touch of illness, confirms her voice has returned, so that’s good news.
Oh, but Liu is disqualified for a kicking offence, so Willmer moves up to silver with Hodge of Australia snaffling bronze.
Beau Matthews of Australia wins gold in the men's 100m breaststroke SB9
Fernando Lu of Canada wins silver and Joshua Willmer of Australia takes bronze.
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…and no one is getting near him
Matthews of Australia is punishing this race…
SB9 is a Paralympic classification for breaststroke swimmers (indicated by the ‘SB’ prefix) with minimal physical impairments, such as the loss of one hand or movement restrictions in one hip. In this category, swimmers race primarily in the 100m breaststroke event
We’ve got the men’s SB9 100m breaststroke up next, while Georgia Hunter-Bell is third at 600m in the the third women’s 800m heat.
Meg Harris of Australia wins the women's 100m freestyle
Mollie O’Callaghan comes through to steal silver, with Shayna Jack left the bronze.
Still it’s the Aussies and there’s Harris; Jack hasn’t got the gas to catch her!
They’re into the pool and the three Aussies in the middle are in front, Mollie O’Callaghan leading. But at the turn, she’s third, Harris from Jack.
ANDITDONTDSTOP! Now back to the pool we go for the women’s 100m free final!
On the track, we’re watching the second heat of the women’s 800, Boffey of Wales leading into the home straight. But Odira, Kenya’s world champ, comes through to pass her/
The second semi was won by Australia’s Kyle Chalmers in 47.87; Liendo of Canada, Richards of Wales and Shepherd of England qualify for the final too.
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While that was going on, the first semi of the men’s 100m freestyle went; Flynn Southam of Australia won in 48.08, with Jacob Mills and Jacob Whittle of England coming second and third; Kai Taylor of Australia is the fourth qualifier.
Smith is really happy with her swim. She can’t express her emotions in words but she’s chuffed with her time and it’s great to look at the scoreboard and see her name. She’l celebrate with her coach, then her parents and friends, and what an achievement that is.
I can’t wait to see how Smith develops, because that was a tremendous swim – she stayed calm, kept her form, and wasn’t intimidated by what was going on around her. In two years’ time, she’s going to be something.
Jenna Forrester wins gold for Australia in the womens' 400m medley
Amalie Smith of England takes silver, with Ellas Ramsay of Australia bronze.
Smith closes to within 1.92s and can she have a dart on the final 50? I think Forrester is too strong and too far gone, but what a swim this is from the 16-year-old.
Forrester pulls away on the breast, but Smith closes a little at 250m, and she might just have a squeak on the free – but even if not, she’s alone in second.
On the back, it’s Forrester maybe two seconds ahead of Smith, who is second, her stroke long and languid. But does she have the stamina to keep it going?
Smith – who, let us not forget as if we could is 16 – is up Forrester as they turn having done one leg of fly, but so far, this is really close.
Our finalists in the women’s 400m medley emerge. It’s hard to look past the Aussies – words I might type again in this meet – and there are three of them: Tara Kinder, Jenna Forrester and Ella Ramsay. But Amalie Smith of England has a chance too .. and off we go!
“If he turns up close to his best, they won’t get close to him,” says Mark Foster of Peaty-Ramsay. He notes that he’s changed coaches and had time off, so is on a journey, but is the class of the field if he can find his best work.
The women’s T37/38 100m final will be a serious ruckus. Sophie Hahn of England and the defending champion, Olivia Breen of Wales don’t like each other much, and only one of them can take gold – assuming no one else beats both. Hahn, though, qualified impressively, and is surely the favourite.
This is such a shame.
Oh dear. Scotland’s Brooke Neely, who boxed nicely against Nadeeka Ranasinghe of Sri Lanka but had two points deducted for holding, breaks down in interview, explaining she’s worked 12 years to get to here. But she’ll be back.
On the other hand, in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, we’ve got Kenya’s Simon Koech who finished seventh in 2024.
Our two big track finals tonight are the women’s 10,000m and the men’s 110m hurdles. I’m looking forward to baith, but it’s worth pointing out that neither race features an athlete who made the Olympic final in Paris.
Coming up at 8.07pm BST, Adam Ramsay-Peaty goes in the final of the men’s 50m breaststroke. Can he redeem his Games following a disappointing bronze in the 100m?
Delicious Orie is really high on Ruby, noting that Rob McCracken, head coach of British boxing, has seen her potential. White, meantime, says she can do a lot better than she did, and she’ll show it in the quarters on Wednesday.
Five 10-9s in the third, meaning three scores of 30-25 and two of 30-26. The Pocket Rocket, the smallest member of the England squad, is into the next round and couldn’t have been more impressive. I think we’re going to see a lot, lot more from her i the days and years to come.
It’ll take a good performance to beat White, I’ll tell you that for a burton. In round two she again managed four 10-8s and one 10-9, and she’s all over the third as well.
Four 10-8 and one 10-0 for White, and this is very impressive indeed. Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby! Oh and a big one-two means a standing count; White is showboating now, totally in command.
Ruby White is in the ring and, right enough, she’s unloading. But what’s more impressive is her ring-craft – she’s controlling the centre and dominating Thandolwethu Truelove Mathiba of South Africa
It’s at 7pm BST that things get going in earnest.
On the track:
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19:05 - women’s shot put F57 final
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19:10 - men’s high jump final
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19:50 - women’s T37/38 100m final
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19:57 - men’s hammer throw final
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20:05 - women’s 10,000m final
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20:50 - men’s 3,000m steeplechase final
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21:12 - men’s 1500m T20 final
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21:27 - men’s T37/38 100m final
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21:45 - men’s 110m hurdles final
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19:07 - women’s 400m individual medley final
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19:26 - women’s 100m freestyle final
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19:32 - men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 final
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19:54 - women’s 100m breaststroke SB9 final
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20:01 - women’s 100m butterfly final
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20:07 - men’s 50m breaststroke final
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20:37 - men’s 800m freestyle final
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21:14 - men’s 200m butterfly final
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21:20 - women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
On TNT, Radzi has advised us that there’s boxing coming “almost imminently”, then their boxing expert accepted congratulation from Ellie Simmonds for using the phrase “punches in bunches” to describe England’s Ruby White – as though it wasn’t one coined by Mike Goldberg for, in the first instance, Mike “Quick” Swick. She’s on next…
Thanks Taha and hi again everyone. Before too long, we’ll be starting proceedings on the track – that’s the highlight of the evening sesh – but we’ve got plenty of swimming too.
Time for Daniel Harris to take control once again.
It took Elliot Jones, an unheralded English 100m sprinter making his international debut at the grand age of 28, to cut through the noise. Asked about all the no-shows at these Commonwealth Games, he began to shake his head, almost in disbelief.
“The national pride I have is so, so high,” he said. “I personally don’t understand why athletes wouldn’t want to come and represent their country, regardless of timetables. I’m going to take every international call I can get.”
3x3 basketball: England, with four wins from four, are in action against Singapore in the men’s event, leading 16-11 with three minutes to go. It’s the last pool match for these two sides, and England maintain their 100% record with a 21-12 victory. They’re off to a semi-final on Wednesday.
Nigeria's Rafiatu Lawal wins weightlifting gold in the women's 58kg
And there it is: England’s Pratt drops to fourth as Rafiatu Lawal steps up to lift 117kg, taking her to gold. She takes a bit more time – as you’d do – when lifting an astonishing 122kg. She’s going for 126kg with her final attempt – and, my word, she delivers. It’s a dominant victory, 30kg clear of the bronze medallist.
Weightlifting: Eliza Pratt, having dropped to third, is going to try to lift 113kg to keep herself in medal contention in the 58kg final. It’s a huge moment as she steps up … but she can’t stand up with the bar to her chest and immediately looks distraught. Pratt is still third but with Lawal to come, she will probably drop out of the medal spots.
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Weightlifting: Back to the women’s 58kg final, where England’s Eliza Pratt pulls off a lift of 109kg in the clean and jerk. She’s at the top of the leaderboard but there are still three athletes to come, including Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal, who dominated the snatch section.
Canada's Felix Dolci wins men's rings final
Felix Dolci climbs to the top! He pushes his compatriot Emard off gold with a score of 13.766, and Australia’s James Hardy claims bronze, just as he did in the floor exercise. It’s a Canadian one-two.
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Artistic gymnastics: England’s Adam Tobin needs a step forward to stay on his feet with his dismount, and he scores 13.066 to go fourth in the men’s rings final. Now to Luke Whitehouse, who claimed gold in the floor exercise. He scores 13.1, with two athletes to come. Canada’s William Emard is in gold position with 13.6.
Artistic gymnastics: The men’s rings final is underway, and Cyprus’ Sokratis Pilakouris – who claimed silver in this event in 2022 – looks happy with his routine, but less pleased with his score. He’s awarded 13.466 to move to bronze position, and there are four gymnasts still to come.
Weightlifting: Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal is in her own league! She lifts 103kg and has a 9kg lead as we head into the clean-and-jerk section of the women’s 58kg final. Lawal won gold in Birmingham four years ago when competing in the 59kg final.
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Weightlifting: Over in the women’s 58kg final, there’s drama as Canada’s Ann-Sophie Taschereau has two failed attempts at trying to lift 94kg in the snatch … it’s third-time lucky and the lift takes her to first place. Though only for a few moments – Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal clears 95kg for a Games record. Can she lift 100kg above her head with her second go? She lets out a quick roar before approaching the bar … and she breaks her own record!
Australia's Kate McDonald wins the women's uneven bars final
McDonald takes gold, and Emily Roper has bronze! Just like her twin sister, Abigail, on the vault earlier today. What a wonderful day for the family.
Artistic gymnastics: Thanks, Daniel. Yep, let’s stay with the women’s uneven bars final, with Canada’s Ellie Black nailing her routine … a score of 13.9 takes her into second place. Time for Australia’s Ruby Pass to complete the event …
Indeed she is, 14.333 putting her in gold-medal position. To see if she stays there, stick with us – here’s Taha Hashim to coax you through the next two hours.
By the way, we’re started in the women’s 53kg weightlifting final; we’ll give you detail once these a-bars are done with. On which point, McDonalds’s routine is really good and is, I think the best we’ve seen so far. She’s bouncing about taking congratulation, but is she going first?
We pause at halfway for the bars to be reset, then Kate McDonald of Australia appears…
It’s Emily Roper next and an she join her twin sister as a Commonwealth medalist? I think she can you know, her routine very clean with tricks linked and the dismount nailed. In the crowd, Abigail loves it, leaping about in her seat. but what of the judges? Well they’re keen too, 13.666 putting her in the lead with four athletes to go.
Alana Walker of Jamaica goes next but stumbles in the dismount, which’ll cost her. She winds up with 12.533, third of three so far.
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Li Wen Yeoh of Malaysia goes next and this looks a much harder routine than Amankwaah’s. Sure enough, she moves ahead with 13.533.
A decent routine from Amnkwaah, her control pretty good, and she’s marked at 13.233. I doubt that’s good enough for a medak.
It’s time to go in the u-bars, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah of England first up.
Righto, it’s almost time for the women’s uneven bars, and I’m currently enjoying the name Anneke Spies-Burger – she’s warming up for the women’s 53kg weightlifting.
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Oh man, that was amazing – Lynn is so, so excited, and it’s amazing to see.
Our silver and bronze Scots are so excited – Lynn didn’t think a medal was on the cards, “but if you’re in the final you’re there to win medals”, he lives for these moments. tried to do the best routine he’d ever done, and did.
Ward also thinks he delivered the best routine he’s ever managed in competition and, though he didn’t get gold, his mate winning bronze makes up for it immediately and they’re going to be on the podium together. He’s happier for him than for himself.
Carroll is delighted – this is his first time in the 15s, and he’s feeling great. He knew he needed a routine that was almost perfect and afterwards, knew he might’ve laid one down – he thought it was one of rhe the best he’d ever done. His excitement and pride are palpable absolutely lovely to say.
We’ve not got long to wait for our next gymnastics final – in 10 minutes, it’s the women’s uneven bars.
England beat Malawi 73-38 in the netball
Superb work from England, whose next match is against Tonga on Wednesday.
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Jordan Carroll of Canada wins gold in the men's pommel horse
Silver goes to Reuben Ward and bronze to Cam Lynn, both of Scotland – and the arena goes wild, no one more so than Lynn himself.
England now lead Malawi 72-37 in the netball, and this is an impressive hiding. If they play this way against SA, they’ve every chance of making the last four.
McClenaghan goes for everything, but his legs separate somewhat, and it’s not going to be enough. He scores 13.000, and with one competitor to come, Ritam Malik of Australia, the gold and silver look spoken for.
Maybe! 13.833 for Lynn, which takes him third, but next up it’s Rhys McClenaghan, the Olympic champ.
Cam Lynn of Scotland really, really likes his performance and so does Reuben Ward. But will it be good enough enough for a medal?
It’s 12.066 for Tobin and, with three athletes to come, Carroll still leads from Ward from Georgiou.
Next up it’s Adam Tobin of England … and he slips off. He’ll get back on, but won’t be troubling the medal-bearers today.
Next out is Reuben Ward, Scotland’s all-around champ, and his effort is seriously useful too – as it must be to challenge Carroll, whose score is Olympic-medal high. Ward salutes the crowd … and his score of 14.966 isn’t quite high enough
Back with the netball, England lead Malawi 55-33 with 14.19 left in Q4. they’ve been really impressive, quick to the ball and dominant in the semi-circle.
Jordan Carroll of Canada razzes out a beautiful routine, so much control. It’ll take some beating, that, and … he gets 15.000, 6.000 for difficulty and 9000 for execution! He absolutely loves it, the gold glinting at him from afar.
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Second of eight it’s Marios Georgiou of Cyprus, who stays on but whose leg separations will cost him execution marks. He records 13.100, which puts him in the lead for now.
Moore, the all-around bronze medalist, dismounts very nicely, but that error will cost him. He manages 12.833, roughly half a mark less than he registered in qualifying, and which I doubt is enough for a medal.
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Ach, Jesse Moore of Australia falls, which’ll cost him a mark and perhaps some difficulty scores.
…and it’s time to go.
Our gymnasts are warming up…
Coming up in a few, we’ve got the final of the men’s horse, with the final of the women’s 53kg weightlifting to follow at 3.30pm BST.
England beat Kenya 21-0 in the men’s wheelchair 3x3, the first shut-out in the competition. And back with the netball, England lead Malawi 44-27, stretching away with 8,58 left in Q3.
England are having their way with Kenya in the me’s wheelchair 3x3, leading 15-0 with 5.07 left.
Back with the wheelchair 3x3, England men, 4-0 and top of the group, lead Kenya 3-0.
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At the end of Q2, England lead Malawi 37-23, but really, this is a phoney war. The real thing comes on Thursday evening, when they meet South Africa, the winners likely to accompany Australia into the last four.
England are playing well now, leading 31-20 with four minutes left in Q2. Meantime, Australia women are playing Canada in the 3x3, it’s gone to overtime … and a basket from the Aussies seals the match. Both teams though, are going through to the knockouts.
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Our next final isn’t until 3pm, in the men’s pommel horse. But between now and then, we’ve the netball, with England leading Malawi 21-12. It’s a bit messy, but South Africa, England’s main rivals for second place in the pool behind Australia, beat them 65-44, a margin the Red Roses are on course to better.
Fontaine is only 16 and took vault silver at last year’s world championships. She’s got a bright future – and the present isb’t bad either.
Lia-Monica Fontaine of Canada wins the women's vault
Abigail Martin of England takes silver and Abigail Roper of Wales bronze; Emily Roper is fourth, with McGregor winding up fifth.
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England lead Malawi 17-9 at the end of the first quarter in the netball; this is a much more relaxing contest than yesterday’s against Australia, a match in which they didn’t really compete.
Left to go is Courtney McGregor of NZ; if she can’t beat 14.000, Lia-Monica Fontaine is the champion.
Next, it’s Georgia Godwin of Australia, whose landing sees her leap off the mat. And, when she goes again, it’s a much better effort, but she’ll not be challenging the medal position … and her score of 13.116 puts her fifth.
Emily Roper of Wales – her twin sister, Abigail, lies third after the first round – tries a full twist Yurchenko, but has to take a little step on landing, gets 13.284 and that takes her into fourth place.
Thanks Martin and hello hello. We’ve got the final of the women’s vault going on, while England lead Malawi 5-1 in the netball with 11.55 left in Q1.
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I will be back tomorrow. I will leave you in a capable hands of Daniel Harris for the next session.
Commonwealth Games: what to expect later today …
Did I hear you ask what is coming up later on? Yes, I believe I did.
Netball resumes at 2pm (all times BST), with England v Malawi, Tonga v Northern Ireland, Jamaica v Uganda and Scotland v Trinidad and Tobago as the order of play.
The bowls and para-bowls restarts at 2.45pm and goes through until 10pm. There is a 3x3 basketball session from 5pm to 9.15pm, and boxing from 6pm to 10pm.
And the prospect of medals galore! 🥇🥇🥇
In the evening sessions, from 6.30pm BST on the track there will be nine athletics and para-athletics finals, including the men’s high jump, hammer and steeplechase, the women’s 10,000m, the men’s T37/38 100m and the women’s shot put F57 finals.
In the pool, from 7pm BST, there are also nine swimming and para-swimming finals, and from 8pm BST the men’s 79kg weightlifting competition comes to its conclusion.
And if you are near Glasgow, there are still some tickets to be had.
🥇🏴 Gold for England's Luke Whitehouse in the Men's Floor Exercise Final
England’s Luke Whitehouse has convincingly won the Men’s Floor Exercise Final in Glasgow, taking gold from Canada’s Rene Cournoyer in silver and Australia’s James Hardy in bronze.
Whitehouse’s score of 14.566 was streets ahead of his competitors, over half-a-point ahead of Cournoyer.
Gymnastics: As expected, Luke Whitehouse (🏴 ENG) scores well – his 14.566 is more than a point ahead of his nearest rival and more than he posted in qualifying – and with four men yet to go, it feels like we might just be watching the battle for silver and bronze here now.
Gymnastics: Ooooooft. Reuben Ward (🏴 SCO) has had to see the funny side as he ended up face-planting on his final move on the floor.
As it stands James Hardy (🇦🇺 AUS) and Felix Dolci (🇨🇦 CAN) are in gold and silver position, but Luke Whitehouse (🏴 ENG) is strong favourite and on the floor right now.
Gymnastics: A bit of a lull in the live action this hour – everybody needs lunch, I guess – so the focus is on Glasgow International Arena, where the Men’s Floor Exercise Final is taking place.
Athletics: The women’s T37/38 100m first round has started, and England’s Sophie Hahn has won the first heat. In the women’s 100m, Imani Lansiquot (🏴 ENG) is among the 17 qualifiers in her first outing after a couple of injury-ravaged years. In an interview after her heat she said that athletes seldom talk about the mental health impact of long-term injury, and was clearly overjoyed to be back competing.
Very much not overjoyed is Australian sprint star Rohan Browning. Eight runners in the men’s 100m qualify automatically for the latter stages without having to run a heat, based on times earlier this year. Browning said it was clearly “not fair” and “extremely weird”. He narrowly made the cut to appear in the semi-finals tonight later this week.
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Boxing: Nicholas Devlin (🏴 SCO), Owain Harris-Allan (🏴 WAL), Treasure Moremi (🇧🇼 BOT) and Sachin Siwach (🇮🇳 IND) have all punched their way through the round of 16 in the men’s 60kg prelims, the latter at the expense of England’s William Hewitt, despite a points deduction.
In other athletics-but-not-Commonwealth-Games-news: Olympic triathlon champion Cassandre Beaugrand (🇫🇷 FRA) will not take part in next month’s European championships in Birmingham. Beaugrand’s agent Julien Galland told AFP that while the “desire was very strong”, there had not been enough time to prepare for the event, which is scheduled for August 10-16.
PA is carrying some quotes from England’s Gabriel Langton, who said he feared for his gymnastics future after his fall on the opening day.
The 19-year-old, who sustained head and neck injuries after slipping off the high bar, said:
I knew that I could talk still, I could move a lot of things but I was just hoping that I could do gym again really. With other injuries like a leg injury, it’s not nice but you know most of the time that those things will heal. I suppose neck injuries are to be taken seriously, so I was just hoping that it wasn’t anything too bad. When I got the scans back, it was a big relief. My thought process switched quite quickly to being ‘I should be back in the gym quite soon.’
Athletics: My colleague Taha Hashim earlier suggested that people have mentally prepared the pose they would strike for the cameras while waiting to run a major 100m race. Personally? I’d just be holding my tummy in. Not a problem for professional athletes.
The women have just started the heats for the 100m. Mabel Akande (🏴 ENG) and Leah Bertrand (🇹🇹 TTO) have won the first two. That doesn’t actually guarantee they progress. It is going to be the fastest 17 athletes by absolute time, not place, that go through, so this is more of a personal time trial against the clock than a “heat”.
Hi, good afternoon (or evening or morning). This is my first stint on the Glasgow 2026 live blog, although I was nearly down to do the opening ceremony. Let me tell you, if I had been on the live blog when there was an unexpected cameo by seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy, the rest of the evening would mostly have consisted of me typing ‘jsjkdjdgsgjs!!jdkhkhsk’ like an over-excited social media producer for a football team who just scored a last minute winner. Here are some behind the scenes clips of McCoy’s cameo for your pleasure.
It’s time for Martin Belam to steer things for the next couple of hours.
Athletics: England’s Sam Bennett has made it to the final of the men’s 110m hurdles on his Commonwealth Games debut, having put together the best time in the heats: 13.20 (wind +2.1). Bennett claimed gold at the UK Championships in June with a time of 13.41.
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Swimming: The men’s 100m freestyle heats are in full flow, with the 16 fastest swimmers progressing to the semi-finals. Australia’s Kyle Chalmers took gold in this event four years ago and he’s up in the last heat, against Scotland’s Jensen Norris and Stefan Krawiec. Chalmers is fourth at the halfway mark … but victorious with 49.06.
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Edidiong Umoafia wins men's 71kg weightlifting gold!
Nigeria’s Edidiong Umoafia claims the first gold medal of the day, finishing with a score of 319 after lifting 147kg in the snatch and 172kg in the clean and jerk. England’s Jonathan Chin has to settle for fourth.
Athletics: Do you, like myself, imagine what poses you’d strike for the camera before your 100m heat? No, just me? OK. After nine heats in the men’s 100m, the fastest time belongs to Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati with 10.00. Two more heats to go.
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A few stories from Sunday:
Swimming: It’s the men’s 200m butterfly heats, and England’s Edward Mildred – who won three relay medals at the 2022 Games – wins the first with a time of 1:57.99. What can Scotland’s Duncan Scott offer in the second? Fresh off winning the 200m individual medley, he edges past India’s Sajan Prakash to triumph with a time of 1:58.29.
Athletics: A first glimpse of the track at these Games. It’s, well, not a gorgeous day in Glasgow. We’re taking in the men’s 100m, and the third heat belongs to Wales’ Jeremiah Azu, bustling to a time of 10.10. He won 60m gold at the world indoor championships last year.
Weightlifting: Over in the men’s 71kg final, it’s Nigeria’s Edidiong Umofia who has taken control of the snatch section, lifting 147kg. England’s Jonathan Chin is competing in that final – he’s also a full-time doctor who balances 50 to 70-hour weeks with his training.
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Preamble
Here we go again, with 27 gold medals to be won today. It’s the start of athletics and para athletics at these Games, and there’ll be plenty of focus on the pool with the 50m men’s breaststroke final as Adam Ramsay-Peaty tries to execute his “battle plan”. The first thing we’ll turn to is the men’s weightlifting, with medals up for grabs in the 71kg event. There’s plenty to get stuck into, and I’ll need all the help I can get – drop me a line with your thoughts, hopes, dreams, wishes, whatever you fancy.
