Commonwealth Games 2026: Day Seven Highlights Include Dominica's Triple Jump Success and New Records

Track Cycling, Athletics, Weightlifting and Netball: Key Events on Day Seven

The Commonwealth Games 2026 witnessed significant performances in track cycling, athletics, weightlifting, and netball on day seven. Here’s a comprehensive rundown of the highlights:

In the women's triple jump final, Dominica’s Theo LaFond extended her lead with a leap of 14.60m, taking gold while Jamaica's Ackelia Smith claimed silver at 14.04 and Shantae Foreman bronze at 13.96.

Meanwhile, in the men's shot put final, Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi threw a winning distance of 21.07m to secure gold ahead of New Zealand’s Tom Walsh (21.03m) and Scott Lincoln (20.99m).

The weightlifting men's +110kg final saw New Zealand’s David Liti break the Commonwealth Games record with a clean & jerk lift of 223kg for gold, while India's Lovepreet Singh followed closely in second place at 388kg and England's Andrew Griffiths secured bronze (356kg) despite his initial doubts.

In netball, England squared up to South Africa at 9pm. The match is crucial for Pool A standings, as the winners will face New Zealand in Saturday’s semi-final after Australia routed Northern Ireland with a decisive 88-27 win.

Track Cycling: Aussies Sweep Team Sprint Finals

Australia sealed their dominance further in the men's team sprint final, pipping England to gold and setting a new Games record of 46.760. Scotland took bronze from Australia over England on a thrilling night at Glasgow.