Sarah Mitton has gone back-to-back at the Commonwealth Games.
The Canadian shot put star had the women’s final under control from start to finish, with her best throw of 19.88m securing another gold medal for Team Canada.
Mitton’s fifth attempt was the one that sealed it, finishing more than two metres ahead of Nigeria’s Jessica Oji (17.87m).
“I’m honestly most proud of just being able to come out here and compete with the girls and pull out the win again,” Mitton told CBC Sports when asked what she’s most proud of.
The Brooklyn, N.S., native entered Glasgow with one goal in mind — defend her Commonwealth title — and she accomplished exactly that.
Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., on her fifth throw recorded a distance of 19.88-metres, enough for the gold medal Wednesday at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
“Any time you step into a major championship my goal is to always get on the podium,” Mitton said. “I had a goal of defending my title and I did just that.”
In athletics competition at Scotstoun Stadium on Wednesday, Brendon Rodney will not be joining his relay teammate Aaron Brown in the semifinals of the men’s 200m. Rodney was disqualified for a lane violation in his opening heat. Fellow Canadian Eliezer Adjibi did not start in the event.
Canadians Frederique Chiasson (23.15) and Marie-Eloise Leclair (23.50) advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 200m.
Foster Malleck was the lone Canadian to reach the final of the men’s one mile, finishing in 3:55.12. Malleck’s Canadian teammates Max Davies (4:01.42) and Aaron Ahl (4:03.30) did not advance.
Sarah Mitton’s fifth throw sailed a distance of 19.88-metres, enough for shot put gold Wednesday at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
Canadian wheelchair racer Nandini Sharma has been stripped of the silver medal she won in the women’s 1,500-metre T54 final after being disqualified for obstruction.
The medal ceremony was delayed until Thursday after Canada appealed the decision, but a ruling later on Wednesday determined Sharma’s disqualification was confirmed.
“Athletics Canada (AC) appealed Nandini Sharma’s disqualification following the women’s T53/54 1,500m race. The Jury has rendered its decision and stated that, ‘having considered the multiple appeals that were submitted the Jury has decided that the disqualification will stand. The race will be re-run with the remaining athletes,'” an Athletics Canada statement read.
“While AC is disappointed with this decision, we accept the process and look forward to Nandini competing again in the T53/54 400m race.”
Nandini Sharma of Brampton, Ont., crossed the line in silver-medal position Wednesday in the 1500m T54 final, but was disqualified after the race for obstruction. The DQ decision was upheld.
The seven-woman race at Scotstoun Stadium quickly became a battle between Sharma and Scotland’s Melanie Woods after an early crash took out a pair of athletes and removed the rest from contention.
Woods pulled away from Sharma while setting a Games record in 3:33.39 seconds. As it stands, England’s Ellis Kottas has been bumped up to silver, with the bronze now going to Australia’s Mikaela Dingley.
Bellemarre, Beaudoin win weightlifting medals
Canadian weightlifter Alex Bellemarre fell one kilogram short of gold at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday in the men’s 94kg division.
The 28-year-old from La Sarre, Que., set a Games record with a 159kg snatch before posting 187kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 346kg, but Malaysia’s Mohamad Syahmi surpassed him for gold with a record-setting lift of his own.
Syahmi broke the Games record in the clean and jerk with 197kg on his first attempt, which combined with his earlier 150kg snatch gave him a total of 347kg.
Alex Bellemarre of La Sarre, Que., set a Games record with a 159kg snatch before posting the second-best clean and jerk at 187kg for a total of 346kg, good enough for a silver medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Australia’s Oliver Saxton took bronze with 336kg.
It was a milestone moment for Rose Beaudoin, from Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Que., who earned bronze in the women’s 86kg weightlifting event, securing the first Commonwealth Games medal of her career.
Beaudoin finished with a combined total of 230kg after two impressive lifts. She posted 103kg in the snatch, before adding 127kg in the clean and jerk.
Australia’s Eileen Cikamatana claimed the gold medal for the third straight Commonwealth Games, setting a Games record with a 248kg total. She also broke the clean and jerk record with a 140kg lift after a 108kg snatch.
The Canadian teenager from Ste-Marie-Madeleine, Que., lifted a total of 230 kilograms to win the bronze medal.
Canadian men earn 3×3 wheelchair basketball bronze
The Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team delivered the country’s 37th medal of the Games, defeating host Scotland 19-9 in the bronze-medal game later Wednesday.
Sherwood Park, Alta., native Reed De’Aeth led Canada with a game-high nine points and four rebounds while going two-for-two from the free throw line.
Finlay Erskine powered Scotland’s offensive attack with eight points.
Australia will face England in the final at 1:30 p.m. ET after advancing with a 19-12 win over Scotland earlier in the day.
Canada’s men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team defeated Scotland 19-9 to claim the bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Canada’s women’s 3×3 basketball squad will have a chance to match the men’s result, as they take on Australia for bronze at 1 p.m. ET.
The Canadian men came up short against England in the semifinals, falling 18-13.
Canada kept pace with England for most of the game, led by De’Aeth with a game-high 10 points and seven rebounds, including a pair of two-pointers from distance.
Oscar Knight’s nine points and six rebounds led the way for England, going four-for-four from the free throw line to help seal the victory. Thomas Harvey and Peter Cusack added five and four points for England, respectively.
Canada fell to England 18-13 in the semifinals of the men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournament, and will face Scotland for the bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The Canadian women also fell to England in their semifinal with an 18-10 loss later Wednesday.
Led by Jade Atkin, England came out strong and held a commanding 12-4 lead before Canada began to find rhythm on offence. Atkin led all players with nine points, while Lucy Robinson added four points in the win.
Canadian veteran Kady Dandeneau powered the team down the stretch, including the lone two-pointer of the game, finishing with four points and eight rebounds.
The Canadians will next play Australia, which fell to Scotland in the other semifinal, 15-12. The bronze-medal match is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, followed by the final at 2 p.m. ET.
Canada is the reigning world champion in both men’s and women’s play.
Canada fell to England 18-10 in the semifinals of the women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournament, and will face Australia for the bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Women 4th in 4×100 medley relay
Ella Jansen finished seventh in the women’s 200m butterfly final, stopping the clock at 2:11.23. Australia’s Brittany Castelluzzo claimed gold in 2:06.56.
Jansen had another shot at a medal later in the day as part of Canada’s women’s 4x100m medley relay team, but once again came up just short, missing bronze by 12-hundredths of a second.
The Canadian quartet of Kylie Masse, Sophie Angus, Ella Jansen and Madison Kryger finished fourth with a time of 3:58.70 after holding the lead through the halfway point of the race.
Australia set a new Games record to win gold in 3:54.25, with Scotland taking silver in 3:57.02 and South Africa edging Canada for bronze in 3:58.58
South Africa edged the Canadians for bronze in 3:58.58, while Australia won gold in a Commonwealth Games-record 3:54.25. Scotland claimed silver in 3:57.02.
On the men’s side, Ben Winterborn, Oliver Dawson, Ben Loewen, and Lorne Wigginton finished their men’s 4x100m medley relay heat in 3:39.82 to punch their ticket to the final.
For the third time at these Commonwealth Games, Josh Liendo has finished just outside the podium.
Liendo finished fourth in the men’s 50m butterfly final with a time of 23.30 seconds, just behind Australia’s Cameron McEvoy, who claimed bronze in 22.92.
Australia’s Kyle Chalmers and Ben Armbruster shared the gold medal, both touching the wall in a Games-record time of 22.73 seconds.
Liendo will have one final chance to add another medal to Canada’s total when he races in the men’s 4x100m medley relay final.
Fresh off winning her first Commonwealth Games medal on Day 5, Sophie Angus returned to the pool for another final at Tollcross International Swimming Centre on Wednesday.
Angus finished seventh in the women’s 200m breaststroke final, touching the wall in 2:28.95.
Angus will have another chance to add to her medal haul later Wednesday as she returns to the pool as part of Canada’s women’s 4x100m medley relay team.
Para swimmer Sebastian Massabie will compete in the final of the men’s 50m freestyle S7 after recording a time of 36.09 in the heats.
Montreal’s Antoine Sauve (1:49.24) and Calgary’s Wigginton (1:49.48) did not advance to the final of the men’s 200m freestyle event.
Other Canadian results on Wednesday
- The men’s pairs bowls team of Ryan Bester and John Bezear rallied to beat the Isle of Man. Canadians dropped the first set 4-2 before winning the second set 5-4 and the tiebreak 2-0.
- Rosalie Dumas finished fifth in the women’s 77kg weightlifting event. The Laval, Que., native lifted 102kg in the snatch and recorded 116kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 218kg.
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