A selection of the standout moments from the action on Wednesday 29 July at Glasgow 2026.
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Le Clos stands alone as Swimming draws to a close
After six days of repeat playings of Advance Australia Fair, the Swimming competition has drawn to a close at Glasgow 2026. Australia finished with 37 golds, 16 silvers and 23 bronzes to comfortably top the medal table but on the final day it was Chad le Clos (pictured) who grabbed the headlines. South Africa’s third-placed finish in the final event, the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay, earned le Clos a bronze and brought up his 21st Commonwealth Games medal – making him the most-decorated athlete in Games history.
Malaysia are weightlifting’s heavyweights
Malaysia lead the Glasgow 2026 Weightlifting medal table with five golds and one bronze, after Mohamad Syahmi Bin Nor-Ghazali lifted 197kg – a Games record – in the clean and jerk to claim the Men’s 94kg title. Combined with his snatch, he lifted a total of 347kg – roughly the same weight as a fully stocked vending machine. Canada’s Alex Bellemarre took silver, with Oliver Riley Saxton of Australia claiming bronze. It’s a family affair for Saxton – his father is his coach and a former Commonwealth Games medallist, and his mother also was a competitive weightlifter.
Who runs the world? Beyonce and her team-mates
There are just 12 athletes representing the British Virgin Islands at Glasgow 2026, but three of them line up in the 200m semi-finals at the EDF Scotstoun Stadium after qualifying in Wednesday morning’s heats. Beyonce Defreitas won her heat in the Women’s event, while her team-mates Wanyae Belle and the nation’s record holder Jaleel Croal put in solid times to make the Men’s semi.
The Mile makes its Commonwealth return
World record-holder Josh Kerr eased through his Men’s Mile heat on Wednesday morning and said afterwards he’s not fazed by the pressure on him to top the podium. “I kind of thrive in the pressure environment. I want as much pressure on me as possible,” he said. “I’m here to show up and get a gold medal for Scotland, and hopefully we can put more people on the podium than just me.” Kerr’s countryman Jake Wightman has also made Saturday’s final.
Fourth time’s a charm for Mauritian boxer
Four-time Commonwealth Games veteran Merven Clair of Mauritius will claim his first-ever medal – he’s guaranteed at least a bronze – after a unanimous decision victory in his Men’s 70kg Boxing quarter-final over Ghana’s Precious Akai Nettey. “This is my last Commonwealth Games and it’s my fourth,” Clair said. “I lost my first time, I lost my second, and I lost my third, but I never gave up.”
Golden goals in 3×3 Basketball
England’s Men’s 3×3 Basketball side held onto their Commonwealth title, after a tight 19-17 victory over Australia. Earlier, it had been Australia celebrating over England after winning the Men’s 3×3 Wheelchair competition. Australia’s Eithen Leard said, in a massive understatement, that his team had “started to figure out this sport”. In the Women’s Wheelchair final, England beat Scotland 18-10 for gold, while Australia’s Women upgraded their bronze from Birmingham 2022 to gold with a 21-11 victory over Uganda.
