sports📡 The GuardianBy Steven BloorJul 24, 2026👁 0 views
Commonwealth Games 2026: day one in pictures
Commonwealth Games 2026: day one in pictures
The best images from the first day’s action in Glasgow including swimming, gymnastics and boxing
Chane Cumbermack of Trinidad and Tobago competes in the vault exercise during the men’s team final and individual qualification. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesSteven BloorFri 24 Jul 2026 14.32 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 17.19 EDTShareView image in fullscreenIsle of Man’s Lauren Dennett competes in the women’s 400m freestyle heats.Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenSingapore’s Jovi Loh in action in the vault exercise during the men’s team final and individual qualification.Photograph: Phil Noble/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenLekeisha Pergoliti of Australia (left) sparring with her trainer in a car park near the SEC Armadillo.Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAShareView image in fullscreenJenna Forrester of Australia competes during the women’s 200m backstroke heats.Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenLouis Rooney, a 20-year-old star boxer from Northern Ireland, gets knocked out by Lesotho’s Mathealira Seholoholo in the second round of their bantamweight contest.Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenClayton Bell of Jamaica competes in the floor exercise during the men’s team final and individual qualification.Photograph: Naomi Baker/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenHaniel Kudwoli of Kenya competes during the men’s 100m breaststroke heats.Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenIndia’s Tapeshwarnath Das in action on the vault during the men’s team final and individual qualification.Photograph: Matthew Childs/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenEriu Temakau of Kiribati (blue) takes on Thomas Teers of Guernsey in their bantamweight boxing contest at the Scottish Event Campus.Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenA tapper is prepared for assisting swimmers in the men’s S13 100m freestyle heats.Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenRené Cournoyer competes in the vault during the men’s artistic gymnastics final, which Canada won.Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenAustralia’s Sam Williamson competes in his men’s 100m breaststroke semi-final.Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenNathan Hendricks of South Africa holds his plushie of the Commonwealth Games 2026 mascot, Finnie the Unicorn, as he stands on the podium after winning the men’s 100m freestyle s13 final.Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/ReutersShareExplore more on these topics
