Commonwealth Games 2026: swimming, athletics and weightlifting on day six – live
Key events
Women’s 200m Another heat won by an Australian, this time it’s Monique Hanlon finishing ahead of Zambia’s Edna Ng’andula.
Women’s 200m The second heat is won well ahead of the field by Australia’s Misa Gross in 23.21, with Millicent Ndoro of Kenya in second. That should be good enough to go through.
Women’s 200m breaststroke Angharad Evans, who is emerging as one of the stars of these games with a gold medal and a relay bronze, is in action in the heats, turning on the burners in the last 10m to go through with the fastest time from the three qualifiers. Winning her hear 2mins 26.48secs, ahead of Australia Tara Kinder.
Women’s 200m Big cheer at the Scotsoun Stadium as Alyson Bell crosses the line just behind heat winner, the fabulously named Beyonce Defreitas of the British Virgin Islands.
Hello, thanks for joining me this morning. We’ve got some gripping Commonwealth Games action coming up today. Ongoing currently is the women’s 77kg weightlifting final, while out on the track are the heats in the women’s 200m and a intriguing batch of heats from the early session in the pool.
Preamble
Tom will be with you shortly. Here’s what to look out for today:
Morning (10am-1pm BST)
Weightlifting – women’s 77kg final
Athletics and Para-athletics heats
Swimming and Para-swimming heats
Bowls and Para-bowls (through the day)
Afternoon (1-5pm BST)
3×3 basketball and 3×3 wheelchair basketball
Weightlifting – men’s 94kg final
Netball: Jamaica v Scotland, England v Tonga
Evening (5-10pm BST)
3×3 basketball/wheelchair basketball: medal matches
Boxing – seven quarter-finals
Weightlifting – women’s 86kg final
Athletics and Para-athletics – eight finals
Swimming and Para-swimming – 11 finals
Netball: New Zealand v Wales, Australia v South Africa
