Commonwealth Games 2026: Hunter Bell wins 800m gold; athletics and boxing on day eight - live

And to finish the day it’s a victory for Adaejah Hodge, who was tight with Shaniqua Bascombe entering the straight, but then burst through to finish with a time of 22.07.

India’s Neeraj Chopra can’t outdo Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage – with a throw of 89.75m, he’s got gold.

Sinesipho Dambile bursts clear on the straight to capture gold and a time of 19.96 – Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzurike is behind him with 20.09.

Olivia Breen won silver in the T38 100m – she’s gone one better in the long jump, her 5.09m leap securing gold.

England’s Jake Minshull, 21 years old, pushes to get silver as Ezekiel Nathaniel takes gold with 48.47.

Eliza McCartney, having cleared 4.65m with her first attempt, takes gold over Australia’s Nina Kennedy. Imogen Ayris, who got to 4.55m, takes bronze, as she did in Birmingham four years ago.

Next on the track – the women’s 400m hurdles final. England’s Emily Newnham delivers a brilliant finish to very nearly threaten Jamaica’s Sanique Walker, who holds on for gold. Canada’s Savannah Sutherland advances on the outside to take bronze.

New Zealand’s Max Attwell wins the 1500m race but the key battle overall is between Grenada’s Lindon Victor and Canada’s Damian Warner … Victor has Commonwealth decathlon gold for the third time! He finished second last in the 1500m, but Warner, 14 seconds ahead of him, couldn’t close the gap.

Hunter Bell isn’t letting anyone past and she wins with ease! She puts down a time of 1:59.81, with Kenya’s Lilian Odira taking silver and Australia’s Sarah Billings bronze.

To the end of the men’s elimination race, with Scotland’s Mark Stewart pushing right to the close … but he has to settle for silver, with Australia’s Blake Agnoletto triumphant. England’s Henry Hobbs has his second medal of these Games after collecting bronze.

The men’s 10,000m race walk becomes a contest between Australia’s Isaac Beacroft and Kenya’s Stephen Ndangiri Kihu – Beacroft pushes to the front in the final lap and knows he has the win on the final straight, geeing up the crowd before the finish line. Just 19 years young, he has gold.

Azizulhasni Awang is incredibly emotional as he gets off his bike – the 2017 keirin world champion has just secured gold at the age of 38. He speaks to TNT: “This is my last Commonwealth [Games] … I’m so happy, there’s no words to describe it … finally I’ve won a gold medal for my country.”

Emma Finucane leads the way in the women’s sprint, not letting Sophie Capewell out of her sight … Finucane leads as we enter the final lap and Capewell can’t get past her at any point. Wales’ Finucane goes 2-0 up to earn another gold medal.

It’s an Australian one-two-three in the men’s 4000m individual pursuit, with Oliver Bleddyn setting a Games-record time of 4:03.898. Conor Leahy must settle for his second silver of the week.

We’re into golden score (next point wins) in the women’s -57kg judo final, with England’s Acelya Toprak – who won silver in 2022 – up against India’s Yamini Mourya. And Toprak triumphs after her opponent records three shidos!

“I felt like I was dying but I don’t know if I looked like it,” Toprak tells TNT. “I’m hoping this time the gold will go up this time in my mum’s house because I think the silver’s in the loft.”

Into the final lap and Australia’s Georgia Baker takes control, holding on till the finish line – she takes gold, Wales’ Anna Morris collects silver, her third medal of these Games.*

Update: Morris has been relegated to fifth, losing her silver for entering the sprinter’s lane when another rider was present. That means a bronze for Scotland’s Erin Boothman.

Cycling: Morris, the reigning world and European champion in this discipline, opens up a 1sec gap after the first 2-3 laps and just keeps extending it. Knight, who is the world record holder and set a new Games record earlier today, has no answer as the gap grows to almost 2sec after 2500m. It’s a 3sec gap with a couple of laps to go and Morris can just about see Knight out in front of her – that’s how far ahead she is.

It’s gold for Wales! And just to top it off, she takes a second and a half off Knight’s Games record.

Cycling: David Beckham Elkatohchoongo of India, that is. He crosses the third keirin heat in fifth after Daniel James (yes) Barber of Australia burst past Mohd Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia on the last lap. At least David Beckham did better than Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam in the first heat – his compatriot came last.

Here’s what has happened so far on day eight in Glasgow …

\n Melanie Woods wins gold for Scotland – again. Her T54 1500m was rerun after appeals were lodged following Wednesday’s first race, but the Scot repeated her victory before also making through to the 400m final later on.
\n Controversy in the decathlon as defending champion Lindon Victor has his best discus throw chalked off after an incorrect measurement. The Grenada athlete has gone into the overall lead during the pole vault anyway.
\n Wales’ Emma Finucane is up against Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews in the quarter-finals of the women’s sprint in the velodrome and leads 1-0 in the best-of-three tie.
\n Kaci Rock, daughter of former Irish boxer Jim Rock, is through to the final of the women’s 65kg division after beating Caitlin Ramsey in a thriller.

Athletics: Melanie Woods leads from the start, with Noemi Alphonse and Eliza Ault-Connell following in her slipstream in a breakaway group. The Australian falls behind with 600m to go, with Alphonse sticking behind Woods as they go past the bell. Alphonse launches an attack on the final bend but Woods sees it off and crosses the line in a Games record – just like she did on Wednesday.

Hello and welcome to day eight of the Commonwealth Games. It’s all coming to a head in Glasgow with a raft of medal events and finals across all sports – the highlights being the women’s 800m and both 200m finals in the athletics, the sprint events and men’s Keirin in the cycling, and semi-finals and finals in boxing and judo. The medal ceremonies will be coming thick and fast.

At the morning session at Scotstoun Stadium we have the continuation of the decathlon, plus some relays and the rerun of the women’s 1500m T54 final. In the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome we’ll pedal through a few rounds of sprint qualifying and the start of the individual pursuit. There are also more bowls (there’s always bowls) and netball placing finals.

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Key events

19m agoBritish Virgin Islands' Adaejah Hodge wins women's 200m
26m agoSri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins men's javelin gold
46m agoSouth Africa's Sinesipho Dambile wins men's 200m final
52m agoWales' Olivia Breen wins women's long jump T38 final
1h agoNigeria's Ezekiel Nathaniel wins men's 400m hurdles gold
1h agoNew Zealand's Eliza McCartney wins women's pole vault
1h agoJamaica's Sanique Walker wins women's 400m hurdles gold
2h agoGrenada's Lindon Victor wins men's decathlon
2h agoEngland's Georgia Hunter Bell wins women's 800m gold
2h agoAustralia's Blake Agnoletto wins men's elimination race
2h agoAustralia's Isaac Beacroft wins men's 10,000m race walk
3h agoMalaysia's Azizulhasni Awang wins gold in men's keirin
3h agoWales' Emma Finucane wins gold in women's sprint
3h agoAustralia's Oliver Bleddyn wins gold in men's 4000m individual pursuit
4h agoEngland's Acelya Toprak wins gold in women's -57kg judo
4h agoAustralia's Georgia Baker wins women's 10km scratch final, Anna Morris loses silver
5h ago🏅 Anna Morris (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿) wins the women's 4000m individual pursuit
6h ago🚲 David Beckham and Ronaldo lose out in the keirin – but Daniel James breezes through
8h agoSummary
12h ago🏅 Melanie Woods (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) wins replay of women's T54 1500m
12h agoPreamble

Sean Ingle’s report on Georgia Hunter Bell’s 800m triumph is in so I’ll call it a night. Thanks for tuning in!

A couple of things to catch up on:

British Virgin Islands' Adaejah Hodge wins women's 200m

And to finish the day it’s a victory for Adaejah Hodge, who was tight with Shaniqua Bascombe entering the straight, but then burst through to finish with a time of 22.07.

British Virgin Islands' Adaejah Hodge celebrates after winning the women's 200m final. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins men's javelin gold

India’s Neeraj Chopra can’t outdo Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage – with a throw of 89.75m, he’s got gold.

Athletics: Yashvir Singh has thrown a personal best of 85.41m in the men’s javelin to move to third place – it’s looking like it’ll be India to take silver and bronze, with Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage on course for gold.

South Africa's Sinesipho Dambile wins men's 200m final

Sinesipho Dambile bursts clear on the straight to capture gold and a time of 19.96 – Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzurike is behind him with 20.09.

Sinesipho Dambile of South Africa celebrates winning the men's 200m final. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Athletics: The men’s 200m final it is – here we go.

Wales' Olivia Breen wins women's long jump T38 final

Olivia Breen won silver in the T38 100m – she’s gone one better in the long jump, her 5.09m leap securing gold.

Olivia Breen takes gold for Wales in the long jump T38 final. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

Athletics: Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage is leading the way in the men’s javelin after three rounds, having thrown 89.75m. India’s Neeraj Chopra is second with 85.83m.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga leads the men’s javelin final. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Nigeria's Ezekiel Nathaniel wins men's 400m hurdles gold

England’s Jake Minshull, 21 years old, pushes to get silver as Ezekiel Nathaniel takes gold with 48.47.

New Zealand's Eliza McCartney wins women's pole vault

Eliza McCartney, having cleared 4.65m with her first attempt, takes gold over Australia’s Nina Kennedy. Imogen Ayris, who got to 4.55m, takes bronze, as she did in Birmingham four years ago.

Jamaica's Sanique Walker wins women's 400m hurdles gold

Sanique Walker (centre) of Jamaica on her way to winning her women's 400m hurdles final. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Grenada's Lindon Victor wins men's decathlon

Grenada's Lindon Victor celebrates his victory in the decathlon. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

Athletics: Here we go then, the final event of the men’s decathlon – time for the 1500m. Scotland’s Callum Newby is up at the front with 1000m to go. Lindon Victor is staying close to Damian Warner.

England's Georgia Hunter Bell wins women's 800m gold

Hunter Bell isn’t letting anyone past and she wins with ease! She puts down a time of 1:59.81, with Kenya’s Lilian Odira taking silver and Australia’s Sarah Billings bronze.

Georgia Hunter Bell of England celebrates winning her Women

Georgia Hunter Bell celebrates winning the women's 800m final! Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Athletics: To the track for the women’s 800m final – England’s Georgia Hunter Bell heads to the front and leads at the halfway mark.

Athletics and para athletics: The men’s javelin and women’s long jump T38 finals have begun. England’s Ben East has begun with a personal best in the javelin, launching it 81.12m.

Athletics: The women’s pole vault final has become a tussle between Australia’s Nina Kennedy – Olympic and Commonwealth champion – and two New Zealanders: Eliza McCartney and Imogen Ayris. Kennedy is the first to have a go at clearing 4.55m, and she does so with aplomb.

Athletics: Lindon Victor has extended his lead in the men’s decathlon after throwing 63.06m in the javelin – he’s up to 7488 points. Canada’s Damian Warner is second with 7340, while India’s Tejaswin Shankar has moved up to third, pushing England’s Sammy Ball out of the medal spots. Just the 1500m to go.

Australia's Blake Agnoletto wins men's elimination race

Blake Agnoletto of Australia celebrates winning the men’s elimination race. Photograph: Olly Hassell/SWpix.com/Shutterstock

Australia's Isaac Beacroft wins men's 10,000m race walk

Isaac Beacroft celebrates winning the men’s 10,000m race walk. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang wins gold in men's keirin

Wonderful scenes on the track as Azizulhasni Awang takes gold in men’s keirin. Photograph: Olly Hassell/SWpix.com/Shutterstock

Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images

Wales' Emma Finucane wins gold in women's sprint

Emma Finucane of Wales celebrates winning gold in the women's sprint. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Track cycling: Wales’ Rhian Edmunds is 1-0 up against Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri as they fight for bronze in the women’s sprint – Edmunds gains on the final straight to win the second race and celebrate a bronze. She’s already got herself a gold at these Games from the team sprint.

Athletics: The action has kicked off at the Scotstoun Stadium with the decathlon javelin. The men’s 10,000m race walk final is about to get going, too.

We’re under way in the men's 10,000m walk final. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Track cycling: In the women’s sprint finals, Wales’ Emma Finucane goes 1-0 up against Sophie Capewell.

Australia's Oliver Bleddyn wins gold in men's 4000m individual pursuit

It’s an Australian one-two-three in the men’s 4000m individual pursuit, with Oliver Bleddyn setting a Games-record time of 4:03.898. Conor Leahy must settle for his second silver of the week.

Oliver Bleddyn of Australia on his way to winning gold in the men’s 4000m individual pursuit. Photograph: Sam Mellish/Getty Images

England's Acelya Toprak wins gold in women's -57kg judo

Acelya Toprak of England celebrates after winning the gold medal against Yamini Mourya of India. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Getty Images

Australia's Georgia Baker wins women's 10km scratch final, Anna Morris loses silver

Into the final lap and Australia’s Georgia Baker takes control, holding on till the finish line – she takes gold, Wales’ Anna Morris collects silver, her third medal of these Games.*

Update: Morris has been relegated to fifth, losing her silver for entering the sprinter’s lane when another rider was present. That means a bronze for Scotland’s Erin Boothman.

Georgia Baker of Australia celebrates winning in the women’s 10km scratch final. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Track cycling: Over at the velodrome, we’re underway in the women’s 10km scratch final – with 10 laps to go the bikes are all bunched together. With six laps remaining, Wales’ Megan Barker makes a move, pushing through out front.

Taha Hashim

🏅 Judo: Gold for Canada’s Julien Frascadore in the men’s -66kg final, ending the contest with Cyprus’ Georgios Balarjishvili – the defending Commonwealth Games champion – with a yuko.

Taha Hashim is back – enjoy the evening of athletics, cycling and more with him.

Cycling: After all the chaos of that second heat (both runs of it), England’s Sophie Capewell tries another track stand in the deciding heat of her sprint semi-final against Malaysia’s Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who has to lead from the front. There’s no faffing about this time, with Capewell going high up the banking to pick up some speed. She goes in front after the bell and just about holds on by half a wheel!

Capewell will face Wales’ Emma Finucane for the Commonwealth title in just under an hour’s time but, er, good luck with that.

🏅 Devon Briggs wins the men’s C1-3 1000m time trial for New Zealand! He was the last rider out and is the first Commonwealth champion in this category. He pushes Gordon Allan of Australia into silver and Fin Graham of Scotland into bronze. There were two seconds between the top three.

A man with a mop has been dancing on court to I Want to Break Free during breaks at the netball. Read all about it …

A man dances with a mop on the netball court.

CJ Miller with ‘Doris’ the mop. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Netball: South Africa have clinched 5th place with a 62-54 victory over Uganda in that playoff. The final standings after today’s matches are …

5. South Africa 6. Uganda 7. Malawi 8. Scotland 9. Tonga 10. Wales 11. Northern Ireland 12. Trinidad and Tobago

Tomorrow Semi-finals: New Zealand v England (9am), Australia v Jamaica (1pm)

Sunday Bronze final (9am) Gold final (1pm)

Para cycling: The C1-C3 category enters the Commonwealth Games for the first time. It is for athletes with physical impairment impacting their upper and/or lower limbs. Six riders will battle for the medals in a 1000m time trial.

Cycling: Capewell and Mohd Asri come to a stop in exactly the same place on their second run. This time, the man in the tie blows his whistle instead of shooting his gun – now they move. The Malaysian has to go out in front … but brings it to a stop again. Then they set off at snail’s pace, with Capewell in front. And a gun is fired again and it’s stopped.

Mohd Asri is penalised and forfeits the heat. It’s 1-1 and they will face each other in a deciding heat. Well, that was bizarre.

Cycling: Capewell and Mohd Asri are given a metaphorical rap on the knuckles as the second heat of their semi-final is stopped midway through after Capewell started a track stand, which drew the race to a standstill to such an extent that some guy in a shirt and tie came out to shoot his gun. Nobody is really sure why it was stopped, possibly for backwards movement. They will restart.

Cycling: Emma Finucane sees off Wales teammate Rhian Edmunds with ease to book her place in the women’s sprint final. It wasn’t really a contest – a resigned Edmunds looked to be saving herself for the bronze final. Finucane will better her bronze from this event in 2022.

England’s Sophie Capewell has work to do against Malaysia’s Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who leads 1-0 after the first heat of the other semi. It’s first to two.

Cycling: Pete Mitchell takes the roof off the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome with a sensational performance in the third repechage race of the men’s keirin. The 36-year-old ginger-bearded Scot, who used to ride for England before retiring a few years ago, returned to the sport in 2024. He comes through to beat Njisane Phillip of Trinidad and Tobago on the line and the crowd goes wild. He’ll be the only Scottish representative in the semi-finals. Imagine if he wins a medal.

“Pete was from my era!” says Hoy on TV.

It’s a top gun performance by Pete Mitchell as he qualifies for the semi-finals. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images

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