Five issues to not miss on Day 9 of the Games

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If there has ever been a day you want a information to at Glasgow 2026, it’s Saturday. There are 44 medal occasions throughout the town, in one of the mammoth days of sport in Commonwealth Games historical past.

Key numbers: 

  • Six sports activities in motion 
  • 44 gold medals out there
  • 19 in Athletics and Para Athletics 
  • 14 in Boxing
  • Six in Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling
  • Five in Judo

Moonlight mile

Forget metric – Glasgow goes imperial for Saturday’s headline act, with the long-lasting Mile returning to the Commonwealth Games programme. It couldn’t be higher timed for Scottish supporters: this might be an evening that’s talked about for many years. Josh Kerr (pictured), the newly topped world-record holder, will get one other crack on the distance – and athletics immortality – in entrance of a delirious EDF Scotstoun Stadium crowd.

Saturday evening’s alright (for combating)…

… offered it’s overseen by World Boxing. Luckily, Glasgow 2026 is totally sanctioned, and we now have obtained all of the divisions concluding in what has been a high-quality programme. Scarlett Delgado of Canada takes on India’s Preeti Preeti within the opening bout – the Women’s 54kg, offered by Amul – and we’ll work our manner up the weights earlier than concluding with the large boys, the Men’s 90+kg.

Para Track Pyrotechnics 

The commonplace of Para Athletics competitors at Glasgow 2026, offered by Longines, has been exceptionally excessive, and Saturday might deliver a bonanza of file breaking. Defending champion Nathan Maguire of England options within the Men’s 1500m T54 occasion, whereas the Women’s 400m T54 and Women’s 200m T38 Finals might be among the many most enjoyable races of your complete Games.

Velo, I really like yous 

The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome at Glasgow International Arena has been a boisterous hothouse of file breaking and Anglo-Welsh-Scottish-Australian fight. Welsh surprise Anna Morris goes within the gruelling 25km Points race, whereas Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago plots to place the frustration of not defending his Keirin title on Friday behind him within the Sprint and 1km Time Trial. Neil Fachie, who might be driving his final race when he goes within the Men’s Tandem B Sprint, would be the native hero, and Australian Jessica Gallagher can also be seeking to finish her profession on a excessive as she contests the Women’s Tandem B 1000m Time Trial.  

Crunch time by the Clyde 

From basket to carpet, we attain the enterprise finish of Glasgow 2026, with semi-finals unfolding within the Bowls, Para Bowls and Netball. Can ‘Tattie’ Marshall as soon as once more form bowling historical past into his picture? Will the Aussies and English arrange one other Netball showdown, or can New Zealand and Jamaica spoil the Ashes get together? Don’t miss it.


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