Key events
Lauren Mackie (🏴 ENG) is going to progress to the semi-finals of the Women’s 54kg boxing after defeating Helen Jones (🏴 WAL). She dominated in the end and it was a unanimous decision.
Martin Belam
Good afternoon (or morning or evening). I’m watching Lauren Mackie (🏴 ENG) and Helen Jones (🏴 WAL) in the Women’s 54kg boxing which has reached the quarter-final stage. It has been a close round but Mackie has taken it 4-1 according to the judges.
Martin Belam is absolutely primed to take you through the next batch of fun.
Weightlifting: 88kg bronze medallist Angus Doig: “I had no intention of getting a medal, I wanted to turn up and do the best I could. It was not in my mind, so I am over the moon. I am so grateful.”
Swimming: The 18-year-old Filip Nowacki from Jersey continues his fantastic competition with a first place in his 200m breaststroke heat, edging out England’s Greg Butler.
Athletics: England’s Max Burgin looks very calm and collected in his heat, breezing to victory in a time of 1.46.61 without breaking a sweat. Justin Davies of Wales comes second and Australia’s Peyton Craig third.
England win women’s pairs bowls gold
Bowls: It was a tight final, which could have gone either way, and the result was not certain until the final roll as England’s Sian Honnor and Amy Pharoah held their nerve against a fine Malaysian pair.
Athletics: The men’s 800m heats have begun. The first three guarantee qualifiers are Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal, England’s Ben Pattison and Handal Roban of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The first two will be eyeing up the medals, that’s for sure.
Swimming: It is the 50m men’s butterfly heats. Joshua Liendo of Canada wins his, seeing off Australia’s Cameron McEvoy who comes second.
Check out the medal table.
Swimming: Another impressive swim from 16-year-old Amalie Smith who wins her 200m medley heat comfortably. This comes after taking silver in the 400m event.
Athletics: Amani Kirnon gets a red card for a false start in the 400m. It is a long way from Monserrat to Glasgow to not even get to run. Canada’s Lauren Gale finished first, leaving everyone a long way back in the distance.
Athletics: The women’s 4x400m heats have started. Twenty-nine athletes have entered and we will only lose five from the opening round of races. Not much jeopardy out there.
Athletics: The women’s heptathlon is up and running with the 100m hurdles. It is looking a little wet on the track not that Sienna MacDonald is concerned, who gets the quickest time to earn an early lead.
Australia are loving life in Scotland, dominating at the top of the medal table.
Weightlifting: England’s Chris Russ comes out too late for his lift and does not have time to complete it. How bizarre.
A little run through from yesterday’s activities …
Part-time sprinter given time to shine.
More bronze for Adam Ramsay-Peaty.
All the best photos.
Scotland win bowls tie-break to take gold
Bowls: There was a tie-break required in the Para Mixed Pairs B2-B3 bowls final after drawing 9-9. It was dramatic stuff but Scotland took the honours thanks to an aggressive final ball from Robert Barr of the host nation, leaving England to accept silver.
Preamble
Welcome to today’s coverage of the Commonwealth Games, which will offer up the usual smorgasbord of events. From the track to the bowling green, there is something for everyone in Glasgow at the moment.
Medals will be handed out in the athletics, swimming, bowls and weightlifting today as everyone goes in search of gold.
Amid the criticism of high-profile athletes shunning this competition, it is a relief to know that one man turned down Love Island to partake.
