Sydney doctor Mackenzie Little secured javelin gold at the Commonwealth Games, immediately returning to her ENT registrar role. Kurtis Marschall won his third consecutive pole vault title with a Games record, while Brooke Buschkuehl earned long jump bronze.
India is set for a busy penultimate day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Saturday, August 1, with numerous athletes competing in medal events across athletics, boxing, judo, and para athletics, including several gold medal bouts in boxing.
Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy secured silver at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after missing gold on a countback to Eliza McCartney. Meanwhile, cyclist Georgia Baker earned her fifth Games gold in the women's scratch race, contributing to Australia's dominant day in track cycling.
Nina Kennedy secured a silver medal in the women's pole vault final in Glasgow, falling short of her usual gold standard due to challenging crosswinds. Despite disappointment, she expressed happiness for Eliza McCartney's win and reflected on the human aspect of sport.
British pole vaulter Molly Caudery, 26, will miss the rest of the season after undergoing emergency spinal surgery. The world indoor champion experienced a "flare-up" last week and had a microdiscectomy. She will miss the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.
Molly Caudery and Georgia Hunter Bell secured victories in pole vault and 1500m, respectively, at the Rome Diamond League, with other British athletes competing in various events.
Madhya Pradesh athletes Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar broke the national pole vault record at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition in Ranchi, clearing 5.45m. Despite their achievement, they were seen travelling by e-rickshaw with their equipment, drawing criticism online.
Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar shattered the national pole vault record at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition, clearing 5.45m. Meena won gold on countback. Both athletes met the Commonwealth Games qualification standard.
Armand Duplantis won the pole vault at the Diamond League opener with a meeting record of 6.12m but missed his world record attempts. South Africa's Gift Leotlela surprised in the men's 100m, while Shericka Jackson and Masai Russell won their events.
Tamil Nadu's pole vaulters encountered a troubling incident when Railway Protection Force officials at Rajahmundry carelessly cut the ropes holding their valuable poles to a train's windows. As a result, the poles tumbled onto the tracks, leaving the athletes no choice but to halt the train and salvage their equipment.
Baranica Elangovan set a new Indian pole vault national record of 4.23m at the Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, bettering her own mark of 4.22m from March. The Tamil Nadu athlete, who has already cleared the 4.10m Asian Games qualification mark three times this year, attempted 4.30m but failed. Meanwhile, India's 4x100m mixed relay team broke the national record at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana.
Pole-vaulter Kuldeep Kumar set a new national record of 5.41m at the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, representing Madhya Pradesh. The 21-year-old from Prayagraj bettered Dev Kumar Meena's previous mark of 5.40m, achieved at the World University Games last year. Kuldeep hopes his achievement will bring visibility to pole vault in India and prevent future incidents like the one in January when he and Meena were briefly detained at Panvel railway station after ticket examiners objected to their poles being called 'steel pipes'.
Pole vaulter Kuldeep Kumar set a new national record of 5.41m at the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, bettering Dev Kumar Meena's previous mark of 5.40m. The 21-year-old from Prayagraj, who was briefly detained at Panvel railway station in January with his poles, said he hopes this achievement ensures no one else faces similar issues.
