Athletics
Zac Shaw won a blistering Men’s 100m T12 to claim a maiden gold Commonwealth medal. Shaw’s explosive run brought home yet another medal for Team England in an emotional race for the Loughborough-linked sprinter.
Read more on Zac’s success below:
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2026/july/records-fall-as-lboro-win-more-medals
Current student and sport scholar Ben East qualified for the Men’s Javelin Throw Final after hitting 80.38m in the heats. East’s throw saw him finish fourth best and, on this showing, he’ll be in with a shout of the medals in tomorrow’s final (20:15 BST).
University-based Millie Courtney-Bryant unfortunately missed out on the Women’s One Mile final, despite clocking a season’s best of 4:39.50.
Current student and sport scholar Georgina Forde-Wells finished an impressive fifth in the Women’s Triple Jump with a solid score of 13.70m.
Loughborough alum Ben Pattison paced his Men’s 800m semi-final to perfection to qualify for Saturday's final, scheduled for 21:00 BST.
Fellow alum Hannah Nuttall raced brilliantly in the Women’s 5000m final to take fifth place in a season’s best 14:51.34.
Cycling
The 2026 Commonwealth Games cycling programme got underway on Thursday, with Loughborough athletes winning an incredible five medals.
There were podium places for Rhian Edmunds (gold), Sophie Capewell (silver), Morgan Newberry (silver), Joe Truman (silver), and Iona Moir bronze).
Read more on a sensational night at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome here:
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2026/july/records-fall-as-lboro-win-more-medals
Netball
England’s must win match versus South Africa ended in delight after a tense and exhilarating 58-54 win.
Loughborough-linked Jess Shaw and Fran Williams played the whole match as England start to find form just at the right time.
England will now face New Zealand in the second semi-final on Saturday, scheduled for 13:00 BST.
Ex-Lightning player Niamh McCall’s Scotland succumbed to a 65-56 loss to Uganda.
Another former Lightning player, Uganda’s Mary Cholhok, scored 46 goals as her side cemented third spot in Pool B. They will now contest the fifth versus sixth play-off, scheduled for tomorrow at 16:00 BST.
Scotland will now head into the seventh versus eighth play-off, also tomorrow afternoon, where Malawi is likely to await. Whatever happens, Scotland have already guaranteed their highest ever finish at a Commonwealth Games.
Jamaica’s trio of former Lightning players – Shamera Sterling-Humphrey, Rhea Dixon, and Brie Grierson – cruised past Wales 74-28 to secure a semi-final spot against Australia.
Finally, Northern Ireland and alum Michelle Magee now have the unwelcome record of five defeats from five following a crushing 88-27 loss to Australia.
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