Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four – live
Key events
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.
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.
