Commonwealth Games: Live coverage of Day 7 from Glasgow
It was another incredible night in Glasgow for Australia, adding eight medals to the tally on day seven. Catch up on all the action in our live blog.
Sport: The swimming’s wrapped up, but our Australian track-and-field stars & cycling champions are just getting started in Glasgow.
Jessica Hull is looking to lead the charge as she starts favourite in the women’s 5000m event, while the likes of Peter Bol and Lachie Kennedy will also be on the track for Day 7 action.
Stay across all the news and developments below from late afternoon (WA time)!
Key events
31 Jul 2026 - 04:48 AM
Davies speaks
31 Jul 2026 - 04:36 AM
DAVIES SECURES 10,000 5,000 double!
31 Jul 2026 - 04:16 AM
Kennedy confident he can win
31 Jul 2026 - 03:58 AM
Three Aussies through to 800m final!
31 Jul 2026 - 03:50 AM
Peter Bol survives a huge scare
31 Jul 2026 - 03:10 AM
Torrie Lewis wins her women’s 200m semi
31 Jul 2026 - 02:25 AM
Lachie Kennedy makes 200m final
31 Jul 2026 - 02:11 AM
Men sprint to gold redemption!
31 Jul 2026 - 01:23 AM
Aussies go down in Ashes on Wheels
31 Jul 2026 - 01:09 AM
Neyland’s new World Record! Tara grabs Gold
31 Jul 2026 - 12:39 AM
Silver for Gallacher
31 Jul 2026 - 12:30 AM
Fantastic Fife
31 Jul 2026 - 12:25 AM
Diamonds complete clean sweep
31 Jul 2026 - 12:09 AM
Record breaking Gold completes epic comeback
30 Jul 2026 - 11:37 PM
Podium for Perris
30 Jul 2026 - 08:02 PM
Barber blasts men into gold race
30 Jul 2026 - 07:15 PM
Hull, Caldwell ease into final
30 Jul 2026 - 06:34 PM
Ashes on wheels
30 Jul 2026 - 05:52 PM
Rivalry renewed
Neyland’s new World Record! Tara grabs Gold
Tara Neyland has struck gold for Australia, setting a new world record in the C4-C5 4000m individual pursuit finals.
The dominant ride left her competition in the dust with a stunning 4.46.614, breaking the new record that was set during the bronze ride.
Normoyle off the podium
C4 class cyclist Erin Normoyle has been shortchanged of a medal after her opponent Nicole Murray broke the world record in the individual para pursuit finals.
Silver for Gallacher
Jessica Gallacher settles with silver in the tandem B sprint finals after losing position against New Zealand’s Emma Foy in the final.
Despite a swift win in the first bout, New Zealand came back after the crash interrupted second to take gold.
Fantastic Fife
Lawn bowls ace Ellen Fife turned her first set comeback into a 1.5-0.5 win.
She needed come from behind in the opening set, but took charge in the second to close out the match 6-5.
Diamonds complete clean sweep
The Diamonds took care of business against Ireland with an emphatic 88-27 win to go undefeated in their pool matches.
Now they turn their attention to Jamaica in the upcoming semi-final clash.
Their biggest rival New Zealand dominated the other pool with a 5-0 record as well.
Decider imminent
We need a race three to decide the gold medallist in the women’s tandem sprint after New Zealand tied it up to one a piece.
Record breaking Gold completes epic comeback
The Australian women completed an almighty comeback against Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand to take gold in the 4000m team pursuit.
Gold medal favourites New Zealand looked ready to run away with the win after building their lead out to as much as 0.278.
But the green and gold grit never gave up, and the Aussie women put their head down and pedalled on - putting in a record breaking performance to win gold.
The squad of Georgia Baker, Claudia Marcks, Alyssa Polites and Felicity Wilson-Haffenden broke the Commonwealth Games record with a 4.10.658 ride.
Fife splits game one
Jumping quickly to the SEC Hall, Ellen Fife has split her first set with Malta’s Connie-Leigh Rixon in the singles lawn bowls.
The 5-5 finish see the pair split the points after Fife evened the score on the final end, making for a do or die second set.
Diamonds putting Ireland to the sword
The big dogs have come out for the Diamonds despite a 37-point lead.
WA pair Sophie Garbin and Courtney Bruce have hit the court alongisde other starters Kate Moloney and Jamie-Lee Price.
Overkill?
Tandem race ends in crash
It’s ugly scenes in the velodrome with Australia and New Zealand’s tandem teams crashing into each other at the jump.
Jessica Gallacher’s bike lost control and steered straight into the New Zealand’s pair, all four women hit the velodrome floor hard.
Thankfully all the athletes seemed to have came away unscathed, but there will be a break before they go again.
