Athletics events at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow continue despite rain due to regulations allowing competition in wet conditions, prioritizing safety through facility design and official monitoring.
Wales' Orlando Holley-Sotomi secured a first-round knockout against Lesotho's Refiloe Thai in their men's 70kg boxing quarterfinal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, leaving Thai injured and prompting immediate medical attention.
Australia's swimmers set a record with 37 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, with Kyle Chalmers surpassing Ian Thorpe's record and Meg Harris winning six golds, as the team dominates the pool and other events.
England's Matt Richardson, who defected from Australia, withdraws from the 2026 Commonwealth Games track cycling due to an injury sustained in Japan, cancelling a highly anticipated showdown with his former Australian teammates.
Flynn Southam (21) defeats Kyle Chalmers in the 100m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games, marking a changing of the guard. Chalmers, seeking a record 10th gold, finished 3rd behind Southam (47.13s) and Matt Richards (47.64s).
Australia dominates Commonwealth Games swimming, winning 23 of 35 events, with Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy predicting a golden era peaking at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
New Zealand swimmers perform haka for gold medalist Lewis Clareburt, Pakistani lawn bowler Mohammed Ayub Qureshi works double shift, and men's 88kg weightlifting record broken five times in 10 minutes at Commonwealth Games Day 5.
Madias Ngake, a Cameroonian-born weightlifter now representing England, wins 86kg silver at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, 14 years after fleeing persecution for her sexuality in Cameroon following the London 2012 Olympics.
England secured a crucial 94-32 win over Tonga in the Commonwealth Games, breaking their record for most goals in a single game (previously 89) and boosting their semi-final hopes.
Scotland's Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman advance to the men's mile final at the Commonwealth Games, setting up a highly anticipated showdown on Saturday night after impressive performances in their heats.
Murali Sreeshankar secured silver in the men's long jump with a 8.09m jump, while India's boxing team made history with 10 semifinalists, surpassing the 2022 Birmingham medal tally.
Sharmila Dhankar, a 40-year-old para athlete, wins gold in the women's F57 seated shot put at the Commonwealth Games, overcoming a history of domestic abuse and living with polio since childhood.
Torrential rain and cold conditions disrupted Commonwealth Games athletics in Glasgow, but several athletes still delivered record-breaking performances. England's Amy Hunt, Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme and Canada’s Camryn Rogers were among the standout performers.
India's Chanambam Rishikanta Singh secured a silver medal in the men's 60kg weightlifting event at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with 121kg.
India's Rishikanta Singh secured a silver medal in the men's 60kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games with a combined lift of 264kg, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with 121kg.
Jhandu Kumar, a 29-year-old para powerlifter from Bihar, wins bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, overcoming a polio-affected childhood and humble beginnings as an e-rickshaw driver to become India’s first medallist in this edition of the Games.
Australia's swimmers claimed 5 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Sam Short, Mollie O'Callaghan, Alex Perkins, and the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team winning gold. Meanwhile, gymnast Georgia Godwin led the Australian women's team to a historic gold medal, becoming the nation's most decorated women's gymnast at the Games.
Adam Ramsay-Peaty wins 100m breaststroke bronze at the Commonwealth Games, expressing deep frustration and doubt about his future in the sport due to intense emotional and physical pain.
English gymnast Gabriel Langton, 19, cleared of serious injury after a fall from the horizontal bar at the Commonwealth Games; to be discharged from hospital Saturday evening.
Australia secures medals in gymnastics, basketball, and boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with Jesse Moore winning bronze in men's all-around artistic gymnastics and the women's artistic gymnastics team claiming gold.
Australia's men's artistic gymnastics team secured a bronze medal at the Glasgow Games with a combined score of 235.650, narrowly edging out Scotland's late surge, led by strong performances on the pommel horse by Ritam Malik (13.500) and Jesse Moore (13.300), avoiding a repeat of their 2022 Commonwealth Games heartbreak where they missed bronze by 0.650 points.
England gymnast Gabriel Langton, 19, suffered a severe fall from the high bar during the Commonwealth Games men's team final in Glasgow, prompting an immediate medical response. Though the exact injury remains undisclosed, Langton was conscious, moving, and speaking after the incident, with Team England reporting he has been cleared of serious complications and will rejoin the team.
England's Gabriel Langton, 19, suffered a severe fall in the men's team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games, requiring hospitalization. Despite the incident, England secured a silver medal, behind Canada's first gold in the event in 20 years.
Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games saw unexpected delays, surprising wins, and quirky moments: a broken lane rope halted swimming, Australian Jenna Forrester won gold in the 200m backstroke after a rapid medal ceremony turnaround, and an English athlete's dropped lollies paused a basketball match.
