From para bowls gold and weightlifting bronze in the morning, to gold and bronze in the pool to finish the day, it was another day full of success for Team Scotland. Catch up on all the action across the seven sports in action…
Swimming
There was gold for Stephen Clegg in the S13 100m Freestyle and bronze for Team Scotland’s Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay on Day Five of Glasgow 2026. Read more HERE.
A stunning finale is set up in the pool on Wednesday as Scotland’s swimmers aim to end the Commonwealth Games on a high, and on the podium.
Fresh off of Mixed Medley Relay success, Matthew Ward, Duncan Scott, Keanna MacInnes and Angharad Evans are all in individual action, with aims to add to their medal collection. All will likely be involved in medley relays during the course the day as well.
With eight medals already secured, the team will have sights set on matching the total of 12 won in Birmingham.
Basketball 3×3
The men’s running team set Hall 4 at the SEC on fire with their 21-16 win over Malaysia to book a place in the semi-finals tomorrow against Australia at 11:30. They lost out 21-14 in the group stages so are looking to turn that around as they bid to get the first 3×3 medal for Team Scotland.
Kyle Jiminez, who closed out the match with an incredible 2-point throw from the edge of the court to win the game said: “That was a massive buzz but I have to put that last shot down to luck. I roughly knew where the basket was and I heard someone shout 1.5 from the crowd so I knew I had to go for it.
“The atmosphere was unbelievable. So thankful to be in the position that we are. We have a great group around us across all four teams. We aren’t different teams, we are one team, one nation.
“I’ve played Australia at every single Commonwealth Games. We know what they’re about, they are big, they are physical so we can work on the little things that didn’t work so well in the last game and hopefully get the win.”
The men’s and women’s wheelchair teams also Australia in their semi-finals at 12.30 and 15:00 respectively.
Athletics
Wet conditions which would have suited the swimming at Tollcross rather than Scotstoun hampered many athletes on night two of the athletics programme with four athletes in action.
In challenging conditions, Angela McAuslan-Kelly finished 11th in the hammer with a best throw of 54.26m. Although down on her best, the continuous heavy rain was impacting the whole field. Her best throw came on her second attempt with two further fouls.
Andrew Butchart ensured the men’s 10,000m was run at a true pace over the first few laps to keep the field moving. As the race wound up, Butchart stayed up at the head of the field with a group of nine, staying in contention much to the delight of the home crowd. As the pace kicked on in the closing few kilometres, Butchart couldn’t stay with the pace and eventually finished 13th in a time of 28:16.75.
Allie Routledge also found the going tough in the shot put competition. With a wet circle, all the heptathletes found it tricky, with Routledge throwing 10.13m which took her down to 14th overall. She returned to compete in the 200m where she clocked 26.01 which saw her score after four events stand at 3102 in 14th place. She’d had a great start in the morning session, clocking a big personal best in the 100m Hurdles, her time of 14.20 was a personal best and took over two tenths of a second off her previous best. In the high jump, she claimed 818 points after a best clearance of 1.67m on her third and final attempt.
Despite his best efforts, Steven Stone had to retire in round four of the men’s T20 long jump final after three fouls in the first three jumps.
In the morning session, Nicole Yeargin eased through to the women’s 400m semi-finals as the fourth fastest qualifier after a clocking of 52.44. Unfortunately, Brodie Young just missed out in the men’s event finishing one place outside the automatic places by 0.02 seconds with a time of 46.57.
There was a long wait for Jamie Phillips as he finished fourth in heat two of the men’s 800m in a time of 1:48.47. With only three going through automatically and then the next four fastest, he just missed out by one position after a quick final heat.
Wednesday morning at Scotstoun will see mile world record holder Josh Kerr and 2022 world 1500m champion Jake Wightman begin their campaigns in the men’s mile heats. Joined by Neil Gourley, there will be plenty of Scottish interest across the two heats for the home crowd to get behind.
In the finals action on Wednesday evening, Melanie Woods and Joanna Robertson start the programme in the women’s T53/54 1500m in what will be an exciting contest. Woods won world bronze over the distance in New Delhi last November, and she goes in to the events as the quickest athlete on their PBs.
Sarah Tait will go in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final and Stephen Mackenzie competes in the men’s long jump. Also, Allie Routledge will conclude her heptathlon with three more events across Wednesday in the long jump, javelin and 800m.
The women’s 200m heats will include Alyson Bell during the morning session, while Jemma Reekie and Erin Wallace return to the track for the women’s 800m semi-finals during the evening programme.
Weightlifting
Bronze for Angus Doig lit up the Armadillo to kick off the weightlifting action on Day Five. Read more HERE.
Beth Ashbee’s dream of representing Team Scotland came true this afternoon in the Women’s 63kg with her daughter watching on from the crowd. After two failed attempts at 85kg in the snatch, it was a must-lift on her third to stay in the competition and she did it finishing the first portion in 9th place.
Moving onto the clean & jerk she moved through 95kg in her first attempt and 100kg in her second with ease. Before her third and final lift of the competition, opting to go for 104kg, her daughter could be heard on the microphone saying ‘good luck mummy’. It wasn’t to be but for Beth, the goal was to get here and she’s done it.
She said: :”That was amazing, I actually can’t explain how that felt. At first the noise was a bit daunting and then I got used to it and loved it. I honestly think if I hadn’t the crowd behind me I wouldn’t have got that last lift but I pushed my way through.”
In the final competition of the night, Maddie Rosher stepped out for the Women’s 69kg. After two failed snatch attempts at 97kg she made sure with her third attempt to keep her in the contest.
She started strongly in the clean & jerk with 117kg but wasn’t able to complete her two attempts at 120kg, ending the competition with a total of 214 for 5th position.
She said: “I think there was a lot of adrenaline and I found it quite difficult to find my focus on the platform but I am really happy with 97 and 117. It was just one of those days. I’d have loved more but it’s definitely a goal for the future and hopefully I’ll be back win four years time to try and fight for a medal.”
Boxing
Caitlin Rainey made history when she won her quarter-final bout against Flora Loga of Papua New Guinea this afternoon to guarantee herself at least a bronze medal – the first ever female boxing medal for Team Scotland. The referee stopped the fight in the second round after Rainey had won the first round 5-0.
She said: “I want to keep the gold medal in Scotland. This is just me getting started. This has been a brilliant experience, the best in my career so far and hopefully it only gets better from here.
“I was a bit nervous backstage hearing the crowd but when I stepped out it lit a fire in me and that is now burning and I can’t wait to get onto the next fight and hopefully go all the way.”
Caitlin will try and fight her way into the gold medal match when she takes on Kaci Rock of Northern Ireland at 11am on Friday 31 July.
Next to fight for the females was Niamh Mitchell in the quarterfinals of the 60kg. Facing Priya Priya of India who she’d sparred with before, she took the first round, lost the second and went out on a split decision after the third.
She said: “I am gutted. This has been a lifetime dream for me but I am happy that I got to this point. I did think I could come home with that gold medal so to come home with nothing is really devastating.
The final bout of the night saw Robert McNulty in the quarterfinals of the men’s 90kg. Securing another medal in the ring with a unanimous victory, he is hoping to turn the bronze into gold.
He said: “Job’s not done yet, I’ve still to change the colour of that medal but I am delighted with my performance. I do a lot of showboating and it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but it works for me and that’s my style.
“More of the same [in the next fight]. Flashy, style and a win hopefully.”
Robert will fight in his semi-final on Friday at 16:45.
Tomorrow we will see Lara Brown fight at 12:45, Nick Devlin at 13:30 and Sonny Kerr at 20:00 all hoping to get into medal contention.
Gymnastics
On the final day of the gymnastics competition there were 5th places for both Reuben Ward on Parallel Bars and Cameron Lynn on High Bar. It has been a fantastic Games for both gymnasts, moving on from the disappointment of a close 4th place in the Team Event to take individual medals – a first-ever Scottish All-Around Gold for Reuben, followed by a historic silver and bronze for the pair on Pommel Horse.
Reuben said: “There’s been some highs and lows, the highs have been absolutely massive and the lows more irritating. After the team final was pretty devastating, I’m not going to lie. Regardless of results, it’s just been an amazing experience and to sort of prove to others and – I believe in myself but – to really prove it to myself that I can perform in these situations is just fantastic. As a whole, I’m just going to say unforgettable.
“It’s heartbreaking, if I’m honest, to know I won’t be in here again doing a routine in front of this crowd. I genuinely just want to run over there and jump on the podium and just drink it in one last time. I tried to do my best after parallel bars but I feel like the moment was just gone too quick. It’s just absolutely incredible, the crowd seemed to be loving it, I’ve been loving it, the boys have been loving it. It’s just special and it’d be really good to interact with them [the crowd] one more time, if possible, I’m not sure if that’s possible.”
Cameron said: “I have feelings of relief, feelings of happiness, maybe just a tad bit of disappointment as well cause it was the best high bar routine I’ve done all week. As soon as I landed that dismount and I heard the crowd and saw my teammates in the stand with their kilts on, it doesn’t get much better than that. It’s a home games and I’ve just loved every single second of it. It’s exceeded expectations, from the crowd, from the organisation, everything about the games, the Opening Ceremony – watching it on the telly, what a performance. It’s the first indoor ceremony we’ve ever had at a Commonwealth Games and it was phenomenal, it looked absolutely amazing and in terms of the gymnastics, I don’t even have a word for it, it’s been absolutely unreal.”
When asked about putting Scottish gymnastics on the map, he said: “It makes me so happy, even a bit emotional to be honest. I was one of those little kids in 2014 that watched that team win a silver medal and it’s such a special moment that I can give back to the younger generation, seeing them in the crowds and stuff like that. I just want to give back and make sure that they have the same experience I had in 2014.”
Bowls
We entered the second half of the bowls competition, following the gold medal heroics of the Mixed Para B2/B3 Pairs in the morning session. Read more HERE.
Garry Brown and Stuart Sloan won their opening Glasgow 2026 match in the Para Men’s Pairs B6-B8, with a 2-0 victory over South Africa’s Gareth Rees-Gibbs and Jarid James.
Brown and Sloan started steady, easing into a 3-0 lead in the first three ends, and retained their consistency to win the opening set 4-1. The second set had Scotland firmly in command and they ran out 6-3 winners to claim a straight sets victory, and kick start their Glasgow 2026 campaign. Next up for Brown and Sloan will be Singapore tomorrow at 12:45.
Stuart said: “It’s good to get it over and done with and get the win out the road. A couple wee breaks in there which went our way, apart from that last end to be honest.”
Garry added: “Yeah, me and Stuart were both feeling the nerves this morning. Solid win, move on to tomorrow. Hopefully we’re here to stay and we’ll have some fun along the way. It’s a breather to get first win out the way, that first game was really important as we didn’t want to be on the back foot after one game, you want to be going forward.
“We know what we need to do to get through to the semi, that’s our target right now – semi-finals, and that first game there was really important. If we hadn’t gone through that there, it puts us in a wee bit of a tricky position so that’s good to get it over and done with and gets us through.”
A tight tie break defeat saw Pauline and Mary Wilson fall short against Norazian Daud and Jariah Zakaria of Malaysia in the Para Women’s Pairs B6-B8. Scotland edged in front early doors but the Malaysians matched them and they were neck-and-neck going into the final end of the first set at 4-4. An excellent final end from Malaysia, with two sensational efforts from Zakaria, saw them steal the first set with a 6-4 win.
The Wilsons had some work to do. After going one behind they played a tremendous second end to surge into a 5-1 lead. They continued their momentum to win the second set 6-3 and take the contest to a tie breaker, which the Scots lost on the last bowl for a narrow opening day defeat. Next they play Canada on Wednesday at 17:50 on Rink 2.
