Commonwealth Games: Live coverage of Day 1 from Glasgow

The first medals of the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been handed out, with England claiming snaring gold to kickstart their campaign.

Para Powerlifter Mark Swan won the first of 215 gold medals that will be handed out.

Winning with a 153.9kg bench press, while Nigeria’s Roland Ezuruike and Malaysia’s Bonnie Bunyan Gustin take home Silver and Bronze respectively.

How long will it take Australia to open their account?

Para Weightlifter Natasha Price has notched her first lift in the bench press, moving 63kg with ease.

The Gangurru’s have triumphed over Jamaica with a fundamental 21-13 win.

Emma Clarke sunk a long dagger to bury their opposition, who had no answer for the 6’4 centre Lara McSpadden.

Pressure defence from the Aussies gave them plenty of opportunities to take advantage of their shooters who spaced the floor for their big threat inside the arc.

WA’s Amy Atwell shot an equal game-high eight points and fellow Stateswoman Clarke sunk six points with five boards.

The small ball line-up of Atwell, Clarke and Whittle saw the girls jack up a flurry of streaky two point shots, but they found their winning rhythm with the McSpadden pick and roll – who finished with five points and four rebounds.

Now it’s time for the men to notch their second win when they face Nigeria.

Lara McSpadden is back into the game after Australia ran with a small ball line-up, shooting predominately from beyond the arc while she was sidelined.

The inclusion of the tall has the girls playing inside the arc.

An Emma Clarke block helped feed the ball back into McSpadden inside, as the girls lead 15-9 with 3.25min to play.

The Gangurrus 3 and D game plan is proving formidable, but poor shooting is keeping Jamaica in the game.

Aussies are pressing hard on the Jamaica squad and it clearly has the opposition flustered.

WA shooter Amy Atwell showed her hustle after grabbing the offensive board on her own miss.

Australia leads 10-7 with a little over five minutes left to play.

Jamaica took the early lead on Australia but a pick and roll from 6’4 centre Lara McSpadden tied things up.

WA’s Emma Clarke showed off her shooting prowess, sinking a bucket from beyond the arc to move ahead.

Referee’s are deliberating on a call so there has been a long pause in play.

The second game for the women’s 3x3 is underway, with Australia looking to follow up against Jamaica after their thumping against Kenya.

After breaking the Oceania record, Lightweight Para Powerlifter Daniel Bos attempted to go one better - aiming for an ambitious 150kgs.

A stellar effort, Bos pumped the iron as far as he possibly could but couldn’t get the bar over the line.

A failed challenged saw him finish with 123.3 points after lifting more than three times his weight.

Impressive, but not good enough for Bos.

“No excuses, I wasn’t strong enough to lift 154 . . . it’s back to the drawing board now,” he told Channel 7.

“Time to figure out what I did right and what I did wrong.”

Para Powerlifter Daniel Bos has set a new Oceania record with a whopping 147kg bench press.

The Aussie hit the events lead with a 142kg press, and followed up with a record setting lift.

That’s a wrap for early action in the pool, Australia is in prime position to nab some early medals with strong heat performances.

Read the full wrap here.