Nigeria celebrated a remarkable Day 6 at the 2026 Commonwealth Games as Goodness Nwachukwu smashed her own world record to win gold before Jessica Oji marked her international debut with a historic silver medal in the women’s shot put. The Nigerian duo delivered two of the country’s biggest moments on another thrilling day in Glasgow, which also featured the final swimming events, dramatic athletics contests, 3×3 basketball finals and more medal-winning performances across several sports.
Nwachukwu stole the spotlight in the Women’s Discus F42-44/F61-64, producing a sensational final throw of 39.66m to claim gold and break her own world record by an incredible 3.10 metres. The Nigerian roared with delight after her record-breaking effort, which became the first world record in track and field at Glasgow 2026. Wales completed the podium through Funmi Oduwaiye in silver and Bree Cronin in bronze.
Nigeria’s celebrations continued later in the evening as Jessica Oji announced herself on the international stage with a brilliant silver medal in the women’s shot put. The 19-year-old threw 17.87m to finish behind Canada’s Sarah Mitton, who defended her Commonwealth title with a winning effort of 19.88m. Jamaica’s Lloydricia Cameron claimed bronze. Oji also became the first Nigerian woman to win a Commonwealth Games shot put medal since Vivian Chukwuemeka achieved the feat at Melbourne 2006.
The day began with Samoa’s 18-year-old sensation Seine Stowers producing a stunning display in the Women’s 77kg weightlifting. She broke the Commonwealth Games snatch and overall records to win gold, while England’s Isabella Brown settled for silver after setting a Commonwealth Games clean and jerk record and a personal best. Laura Hughes secured bronze with her final lift.
Scotland’s Josh Kerr also delighted the home fans by cruising through his mile heat in 3:58.57. The newly crowned mile world record holder comfortably qualified for the final and soaked in the cheers from the Glasgow crowd ahead of what promises to be one of the highlights of the Games.
Australia continued its dominance in the 3×3 basketball competition by defeating Scotland in the men’s semi-finals through outstanding long-range shooting. Jonah Antonio led the way with three two-pointers as the Gangurrus reached another Commonwealth Games final. England later joined them after defeating New Zealand 21-16 to set up a repeat of the Birmingham 2022 gold medal match.
Uganda’s women also continued their fairytale run by stunning New Zealand 21-9 to secure at least a silver medal on their Commonwealth Games debut. Jane Asinde inspired the upset with eight points and praised the support from back home, saying, “We brought our A-game to the court today. We have families back home who are praying on their knees. We’ve had a lot of encouraging messages – they believe in us and they know we could do this against experienced, great players. The energy back home is all the way up there.”
Malaysia enjoyed more weightlifting success through Mohamad Syahmi Bin Nor-Ghazali, who lifted a Games record 197kg in the clean and jerk to capture the men’s 94kg title. Canada’s Alex Bellemarre claimed silver after leading following the snatch, while Australia’s Oliver Saxton completed the podium.
Scotland earned its first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in men’s 3×3 basketball by edging New Zealand 18-16 in the bronze medal match. Fraser Malcolm finally secured the medal that eluded him in Birmingham, while Kyle Jimenez starred in an emotional victory for the hosts.
New Zealand claimed bronze in the women’s 3×3 basketball after defeating Jamaica 18-13. Canada also secured bronze in the men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball with a commanding 19-9 victory over Scotland before Australia retained the gold medal by beating England 19-13.
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze completed an extraordinary clean sweep of the backstroke events by winning the men’s 100m backstroke in a Commonwealth Games record, finishing just 0.17 seconds outside the world record. England’s Oliver Morgan took silver, while Ruard van Renen added another bronze for South Africa. Reflecting on his achievement, Coetze said, “I’m just relieved, very proud of myself and happy to get the job done. It was something that I was focused on and believed I could do, so to pull it off is a is a great feeling.”
Scotland celebrated another emotional victory in the pool as Angharad Evans powered to gold in the women’s 200m breaststroke with the Tollcross crowd roaring her home. Kaylene Corbett of South Africa earned silver, while Northern Ireland’s Ellie McCartney collected bronze.
Melanie Woods delighted the home fans again by winning the women’s 1500m T54 in a Games record despite a dramatic crash that threw several athletes from their wheelchairs. After a review, Canada’s Nandini Sharma was disqualified, promoting England’s Ellis Kottas to silver and Australia’s Mikaela Dingley to bronze while Woods remained untouchable in first place.
Australia dominated the sprint events in the pool with remarkable podium sweeps. Meg Harris led an all-Australian clean sweep in the women’s 50m freestyle ahead of Alex Perkins and retiring Shayna Jack. The men’s 50m butterfly also ended in Australian domination as Kyle Chalmers and Ben Armbruster shared gold with identical Games record times of 22.73 seconds, while Cameron McEvoy completed another Australian sweep with bronze.
England successfully defended the men’s 3×3 basketball title after defeating Australia 19-17 in another thrilling final. Jamell Anderson helped England retain the crown, while Scotland’s bronze earlier in the day completed a memorable tournament for the hosts.
Lakeisha Patterson added another Australian swimming gold in the women’s 100m freestyle S9 ahead of teammate Emily Beecroft, while Scotland’s Toni Shaw thrilled the home supporters with bronze. Australia also celebrated Brittany Castelluzzo’s victory in the women’s 200m butterfly, with Scotland’s Keanna Macinnes taking silver and Lizzy Dekkers claiming bronze.
Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle delivered when it mattered most in the men’s long jump, producing an 8.15m leap to win gold ahead of India’s Sreeshankar. Scotland’s Stephen MacKenzie delighted the home crowd with bronze.
Northern Ireland’s Kate O’Connor dominated the women’s heptathlon to secure gold after comfortably winning the concluding 800m. England’s Jade O’Dowda finished second, while Australia’s Tori West completed the podium.
Australia’s Sam Short continued his outstanding week by winning the men’s 1500m freestyle, collecting his third individual gold and fourth overall. Daniel Wiffen of Northern Ireland claimed silver, while Benjamin Goedemans earned bronze for Australia.
Australia also captured the women’s 3×3 basketball title by defeating debutants Uganda 21-11 in the gold medal game. Uganda’s remarkable run ended with silver, while New Zealand secured bronze after overcoming Jamaica.
India celebrated a one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47 as Dilip Mahadu Gavit stormed to gold in a Games record 10.71 seconds ahead of compatriot Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath. England’s Kevin Santos finished third.
Australia capped another dominant night in the pool by winning the women’s 4x100m medley relay ahead of Scotland and South Africa. The final race of the swimming programme saw Australia add another gold in the men’s 4x100m medley relay ahead of England and South Africa. Chad Le Clos helped South Africa claim bronze, securing his record-breaking 21st Commonwealth Games medal to become the most decorated athlete in Games history.
Wales closed the athletics programme through Aled Davies, who won the men’s discus F42-44/F61-64 with a best throw of 48.38m. Sri Lanka’s Palitha Halgahawela took silver with a personal best, while Trinidad and Tobago’s Akeem Stewart earned bronze.
Kenya also celebrated another athletics success as Faith Cherotich produced a superb run to win the women’s 3000m steeplechase after breaking away from Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai three laps from home. England’s Elise Thorner surged past Chemutai on the final lap to take silver, leaving the Ugandan with bronze.
Day 6 also marked the end of the swimming programme, where Australia completely dominated the pool with an astonishing haul of 37 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals for a total of 76 medals. The standout individual story, however, belonged to South African legend Chad Le Clos, whose historic 21st Commonwealth Games medal crowned another unforgettable day of world class sport in Glasgow.
