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Commonwealth Games 2026: day eight – in pictures
Commonwealth Games 2026: day eight – in pictures
We look at the best images from day eight in Glasgow, featuring athletics, track cycling and judo
Nina Kennedy of Australia competes in the women's pole vault. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianGuardian sportFri 31 Jul 2026 16.21 EDTFirst published on Fri 31 Jul 2026 10.09 EDTShareView image in fullscreenAlessia McCaig of Australia competes in women’s track cycling sprint qualifying.Photograph: Manish Swarup/APShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Acelya Toprak in her -57kg judo quarter-final against Kaina Delrieu of Vanuatu; Toprak went on to claim gold.Photograph: Molly Darlington/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Lewis Church in action during the decathlon’s pole vault.Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenTogo’s Fayza Issaka Abdoukerim makes her mark in the women’s long jump.Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenScotland’s Caitlin Rainey lands a big right on Kaci Rock, but it was the Northern Ireland fighter who won a close fight in their women’s 65kg semi-final.Photograph: Mattia Ozbot/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenCanada’s Nandini Sharma prepares before her women’s 400m T54 heat.Photograph: Phil Noble/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Josie Knight during 4,000m individual pursuit qualifying. Photograph: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenTonga players before their netball playoff match against Wales, which they won 63-53 to secure ninth place in their first Commonwealth Games.Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Ellis Kottas (left) and Australia’s Mikaela Dingley compete in the women’s 1500m T54 final, which was restaged after a number of crashes in the first race.Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Evan Campbell completes his decathlon 100m hurdles heat after falling at the first hurdle.Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAShareView image in fullscreenScotland’s Summer Shaw, (left) celebrates defeating Botswana’s Botho Babutsi to claim a bronze medal in the women’s 48kg judo. Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/APShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Josh Charlton in action during 4000m individual pursuit qualifying.Photograph: Matthew Childs/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenMalta’s Rachela Pace soars through the air in long jump qualifying.Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenThe women’s 10km scratch race final, won by Australia’s Georgia Baker.Photograph: Matthew Childs/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenMwayi Kumwenda jumps for the ball while under pressure from Emily Nicholl during the netball match between Malawi and Scotland. The African side won 54-47 to secure seventh place.Photograph: James Fearn/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenEngland’s Georgia Hunter Bell celebrates winning gold in the women’s 800m final.Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenAustralia’s Nina Kennedy on her way to silver in the women’s pole vault, as dark clouds gather over Scotstoun Stadium.Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianShareExplore more on these topics
