Commonwealth Games: All the live action from the penultimate day of the Games in Glasgow
As the 2026 Commonwealth Games draw hit the finishing straight, there are still plenty of medals up for grabs as Australia looks to add to its mighty medal haul in Glasgow. Follow all the action live!
SPORT: As the 2026 Commonwealth Games draw hit the finishing straight, there are still plenty of medals up for grabs as Australia looks to add to its mighty medal haul in Glasgow.
Peter Bol will be one of three Australian hopefuls in the 800m final while Kurtis Marschall will look to make it three straight golds in the men’s pole vault.
Our cyclists will look to continue their stranglehold of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome as our Diamonds go for gold.
Stay across all the news and developments below from late afternoon (WA time)!
Fraser Williams and Aaron Kirby are reporting live.
Record sprint for Hoffman
Off to quarter final
Back at the velodrome, the Aussie men went to work and are all through to the sprint quarter finals.
Tate Ryan and Daniel barber made like work of their race. They have little time to rest with the quarter finals up shortly.
Australian triple triumph
It’s a clean sweep for Australia taking out gold, silver and bronze in the 10km women’s race walk final.
After cruising in second place for a majority of the race, Jemima Montag blazed past her teammate to win her third straight Commonwealth Gold. Clocking a PB with 42.13.40.
Elizabeth McMillen would be feeling frustrated after being pipped by her teammate but will hold her head high with the silver medal in a flawless run.
While Rebecca Henderson ran uninterrupted throughout the final, trailing the two big guns but cleared plenty of space between her and the pack to bring home bronze.
Montag bursts to the lead
Jemima Montag has kicked into another gear, blasting past Elizabeth McMillen who has lead for the first 8km of the race walk final.
She needs to be flawless in the final laps after receiving two faults, one more red card will put her in the penalty box.
Hoff the Man
Gold medal fancy Leigh Hoffman bested Canadian Cole Dempster in the eighth final of the men’s sprint at the velodrome.
There are still two Aussies left to race for a spot in the quarter final.
Fault for Montag
The brutal 10km race walk is around 70 per cent of the way through and Jemima Montag has received her first gault.
Aussie contingent of herself, Elizabeth McMillen and Rebecca Henderson still hold a commonding lead on the top three spots.
Straight through
Kane Perris and Luke Zaccaria are through to final of the men’s Tandem B Sprint.
They shot to the top of timings with a blistering 9.917 in the Velodrome.
Games record!
Leigh Hoffman has just broken the Comm Games record in the Men’s Sprint with a 9.361.
He tops the qualification for the final.
Exhilarating run!
Women’s 10k walk
After Isaac Beacroft cliamed an epic gold in the men’s race yesterday, it’s the women’s turn.
And there is no shortage of Aussie medal hopes.
Jemima Montag is going for her third Comm Games gold while Rebecca Henderson and Elizabeth McMillen are all a good chance.
Kiwis through
If the Diamonds can take down Jamaica tonight they will face Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in the Netball final.
The Kiwis took down England 61-54.
