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Canada wasted no time getting on the board at the Commonwealth Games, winning a gold and two bronze on the first day of medal competition in Glasgow, Scotland.
The gold came in gymnastics, where Felix Dolci, William Émard, Ethan Ikeda, Jordan Carroll and René Cournoyer won the men’s team event over defending champion England. Dolci, who helped Canada take silver at the 2022 Games, also placed first in qualifying for the individual all-around event.
A pair of Para swimmers took bronze, with world champion Mary Jibb reaching the podium in the women’s 200m individual medley SM10 category before Jack Gill followed suit in the men’s 100m butterfly S10.
Canada also had a great day in 3×3 wheelchair basketball, where the world-champion men’s and women’s teams both cruised to blowout victories. The men beat Kenya 16-3 as Reed De’Aeth led the way with eight points and 11 rebounds. The women trounced South Africa 19-3 with Elodie Tessier scoring 10 points and opening-ceremony flag-bearer Kady Dandeneau notching seven points and six rebounds.
Here’s more on the top moments from Day 1.
Swimming and gymnastics will remain the focal point this weekend before track and field competition gets underway on Monday.
Here’s a look at the Canadians to watch.
Swimming
On Saturday, 18-year-old Oliver Dawson goes for a medal in the men’s 100m breaststroke final after qualifying with the fourth-best time today, while Ella Jansen has podium hopes in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Sunday is the big day for Canadian swimmers, with Olympic men’s silver medallist Josh Liendo eyeing gold in both the 100m butterfly and the 50m freestyle events while five-time Olympic medallist and three-time world champion Kylie Masse goes for gold in the women’s 100m backstroke. Sophie Angus could also make a push for the podium in the women’s 100m breaststroke.
Canada’s chef de mission Erica Wiebe joins Digital host Tara De Boer from the grounds of Glasgow at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Canada’s swimming medal hopefuls on Monday include Jansen in the women’s 400m individual medley and Dawson in the men’s 50m breaststroke.
The morning heats begin at 5:30 a.m. ET, and the finals are part of the evening sessions starting at 2 p.m. ET each day. Here’s the official swimming schedule with startlists and results.
Gymnastics
The women’s team final and individual qualifying take place on Saturday. Canada took bronze in the team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and remains a medal contender with four-time Olympian Ellie Black and 16-year-old rising star Lia-Monica Fontaine on this year’s squad. Fontaine took silver in the vault at last year’s world championships, while the 30-year-old Black has won three world-championship medals and six Commonwealth Games medals in her career. Canada’s five athletes are competing in subdivision 4, which begins at 1:20 p.m. ET.
The men’s and women’s all-around finals are on Sunday at 7 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET, respectively. Dolci, the reigning Pan Am Games men’s champion, will try for his first solo Commonwealth gold after leading Canada to victory in the team event today and placing first in individual qualifying.
Individual apparatus finals begin on Monday — including the men’s floor (8:05 a.m.), where Dolci won silver in 2022, and Fontaine’s women’s vault (8:45 a.m. ET).
Here’s the full gymnastics schedule and results.
Track and field
Olympic and world champion Ethan Katzberg competes in the men’s hammer throw final on Monday at 2:57 p.m. ET. The 24-year-old is unbeaten in four starts this year as he looks to add the Commonwealth title after taking silver in 2022.
Another prime medal contender is Para sprinter Zachary Gingras in the men’s 100m T38 final at 4:27 p.m. ET. The 2021 Paralympic 400m bronze medallist took bronze in the 100 at the 2022 Commonwealths.
Monday’s slate also includes the first round of the men’s and women’s 100m. Olympic relay champion Jerome Blake is the top Canadian in the men’s heats, which start at 5:40 a.m. ET. The women’s heats at 7:25 a.m. ET feature national record holder Sade McCreath and Audrey Leduc, whose record was broken by McCreath earlier this month.
Here’s the full track and field schedule and results.
Other top Canadians to watch
* 2022 Commonwealth Games boxing bronze medallist Keoma Al-Ahmadieh steps into the ring Saturday at 6:30 a.m. ET for his opening-round bout in the men’s 60-kilogram weight class. 80kg medal hopeful Joshua Ofori fights on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET.
* In lawn bowling, three-time Commonwealth Games medallist (and seventh-time participant) Ryan Bester improved to 1-1 in men’s singles play today. He’ll face an opponent from Malta on Saturday at 11:25 a.m. ET and the Falkland Islands on Sunday at 12:35 p.m. ET. The group stage concludes on Monday morning. The winner of each group advances to the semifinals later that day, and the medal games are on Tuesday.
* After their convincing wins today, Canada’s wheelchair basketball teams both play their second game on Sunday against England. The defending-champion women are at 7:45 a.m. ET and the men (silver medallists in 2022) are at 9 a.m. ET. On Monday, the men face Australia at 7:45 a.m. ET and the women play the Aussies at 9 a.m. ET. The playoffs begin Tuesday.
* Weightlifter Shad Darsigny, who won bronze at the 2022 Games, competes in the men’s 79-kg division on Monday at 3:15 p.m. ET.
How to watch the Games
You can catch a wide variety of live sports all day, every day on CBC Gem and CBCSports.ca. The CBC television network also has coverage every afternoon. For details, check the TV schedule and the streaming schedule.
Here’s more on how to watch the Commonwealth Games on CBC, and here’s a look at the broadcast team and coverage details.
For the latest live streams, video, results and news, visit CBC Sports’ Commonwealth Games website.
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