Nigeria enjoyed another memorable day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as Chukwuebuka Enekwechi won historic men’s shot put gold, while Tobi Amusan surrendered her women’s 100m hurdles title with a bronze medal. Day 7 also delivered record-breaking performances, thrilling athletics finals and another dominant display from Australia across multiple sports.
Enekwechi finally achieved his long-awaited breakthrough by claiming Nigeria’s first-ever Commonwealth Games men’s shot put title. The Nigerian star produced a winning throw of 21.07m in the fifth round to edge New Zealand’s Tom Walsh, who finished with 21.03m, while England’s Scott Lincoln claimed bronze with 20.99m.
The victory crowned years of persistence for Enekwechi, who won silver in 2018 before finishing fourth in Birmingham four years ago. His latest triumph finally delivered the Commonwealth title he had chased for years and marked another landmark achievement for Nigerian athletics.
Later at Night, Nigeria suffered disappointment in the women’s 100m hurdles as Amusan failed to retain the title she had won at the previous two Commonwealth Games. Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas stormed to victory in 12.33 seconds, with Jamaica’s Megan Simmonds taking silver in 12.41 seconds. Amusan finished third to claim bronze and complete the podium.
Athletics continued to produce memorable moments throughout the evening. Australia’s Rose Davies completed a historic distance double by adding the women’s 5,000m title to her earlier 10,000m gold. She became the first woman to achieve the feat at the Commonwealth Games after beating compatriot Jessica Hull in a thrilling sprint finish, while Scotland’s Megan Keith delighted the home crowd with bronze.
Jamaica also celebrated history as Samantha Hall secured the country’s first-ever Commonwealth Games discus medal by winning gold. Canada’s Julia Tunks claimed silver, while India’s SEEMA completed the podium with bronze.
Olympic champion Thea Lafond added another major title to her collection by winning the women’s triple jump for the Dominican Republic with a leap of 14.60m. Jamaicans Ackelia Smith and Shantae Foreman finished second and third respectively.
England’s Zachary Shaw fulfilled a lifelong ambition by winning the men’s T12 title. Canada’s Sheriauna Haas led a one-two finish in the women’s 100m T47 ahead of teammate Chloe Dunbar, while New Zealand’s David Liti ended the weightlifting programme in spectacular fashion by breaking Games records in the clean and jerk with 223kg and total lift with 389kg to claim heavyweight gold.
Weightlifting also produced another series of outstanding performances. Fiji’s Taniela Rainibogi lifted a Commonwealth Games clean and jerk record of 208kg to win the men’s heavyweight title, finishing ahead of England’s Cyrille Tchatchet II and Canada’s Xavier Lusignan.
England’s Emily Campbell successfully defended her women’s 86kg+ crown after producing Commonwealth and Games record lifts. She cleared 163kg in the clean and jerk to win by an incredible 25kg margin over Malaysia’s Siti Aqilah Farhana Draman, while Canada’s Etta Mae Love claimed bronze.
Track cycling made an exciting entrance to the Games programme with seven gold medals decided. Scotland’s Neil Fachie and pilot Aaron Pope captured the men’s tandem B 1000m time trial title, giving Fachie a record sixth Commonwealth Games gold.
Australia continued their impressive medal haul by winning the women’s 4000m team pursuit in a Games record time of 4:10.658. Tara Neyland added another cycling gold after dominating the women’s C4-C5 4000m individual pursuit.
England responded by smashing the Commonwealth Games record to win the men’s 4000m team pursuit, while Wales claimed their first cycling gold by setting another Games record in the women’s team sprint. Australia wrapped up the evening with victory in the men’s team sprint, while Trinidad and Tobago collected bronze after Wales were unable to compete because of a medical emergency involving rider Ioan Hepburn.
New Zealand’s Emma Foy and pilot Jessie Hodges recovered from losing the opening race to defeat Australia’s Jessica Gallagher and Jacqueline Mengler-Mohr in the women’s tandem B sprint final.
One of the biggest surprises of the athletics programme came in the men’s 200m semi-finals, where Commonwealth 100m champion Emmanuel Eseme failed to qualify for the final. The Cameroonian finished fourth in his race and missed qualification by just 0.01 seconds, while England’s Zharnel Hughes also exited after pulling up injured.
Elsewhere, England booked a place in the netball semi-finals with a hard-fought 58-54 victory over South Africa. The result set up a clash with New Zealand, while Australia will face Jamaica in a repeat of the Birmingham 2022 gold medal match.
Day seven ended with Nigeria celebrating another Commonwealth champion through Enekwechi, even as Amusan surrendered her hurdles crown. Meanwhile, Glasgow continued to produce unforgettable performances as records tumbled across athletics, cycling and weightlifting.
