Nigeria celebrated another memorable day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as Samuel Ogazi produced a historic performance to win the men’s 400m title, while Scotland’s Josh Kerr thrilled the home crowd with a stunning victory in the men’s mile.
Day nine featured six sports, with 44 gold medals on offer across athletics and para athletics, boxing, track cycling and para track cycling, and judo.
Ogazi delivered the race of his career to become the first Nigerian man to win the Commonwealth Games men’s 400m title. The 19-year-old stormed to gold in a Games record of 44.25 seconds, finishing ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards and South Africa’s Zakithi Nene. His victory secured Nigeria’s 10th gold medal of the Glasgow Games and capped another outstanding day for Team Nigeria.
Nigeria added more medals on the track as Ella Onojuvwevwo claimed bronze in the women’s 400m after clocking 51.00 seconds. It marked her first individual senior international medal and made her the first Nigerian woman to reach the Commonwealth Games podium in the event since Fatima Yusuf won silver in 1994. Jamaica’s Dejanea Oakley took gold in 50.21 seconds, while Barbados’ Sada Williams earned silver.
Team Nigeria also celebrated bronze medals in other events. Enku Ekuta fought back from a quarter-final defeat to beat Zambia’s Rita Kabinda by ippon in less than three minutes and secure bronze in the women’s 63kg judo event.
Ruth Usoro cleared 6.87m to finish second in the women’s long jump behind England’s Jazmin Sawyers, while the mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Ezekiel Nathaniel, Patience Okon-George, Samuel Ogazi and Ella Onojuvwevwo combined to run a season’s best 3:12.85 for bronze behind Jamaica and England.
Nigeria initially finished second in the men’s 4x100m relay behind Australia, but officials later reinstated Canada after a successful appeal against disqualification. The revised result pushed Nigeria into the bronze medal position. Jamaica dominated the women’s 4x100m relay ahead of Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.
Kerr delivered one of the biggest moments of the Games as he captured Scotland’s first Commonwealth men’s mile title in 60 years. The Olympic champion battled through heavy traffic before launching a decisive surge over the final lap to beat Australia’s Cameron Myers and Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot. He crossed the finish line to a roaring home crowd as fireworks lit up Scotstoun Stadium.
Australia continued its dominance in athletics with several major victories. Jemima Montag led an Australian sweep of the women’s 10,000m race walk ahead of Elizabeth McMillan and Rebecca Henderson. Mackenzie Little defended Australia’s grip on the women’s javelin with a winning throw of 61.88m, while Kurtis Marschall secured his third straight Commonwealth men’s pole vault title. Abbey Caldwell completed an Australian podium sweep in the women’s mile alongside Jessica Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth. Australia also won the men’s sprint through Leigh Hoffman and claimed the mixed tandem cycling sprint bronze through Kane Perris.
The opening para athletics final produced an England one-two in the men’s T54 1500m as Nathan Maguire edged teammate Daniel Sidbury for gold, with Australia’s Sam Rizzo taking bronze. Australia’s Rhiannon Clarke later claimed the women’s 200m T38 title ahead of England’s Sophie Hahn, while Scotland’s Melanie Woods powered to her second gold medal of the Games in the women’s T54 400m. Kenya’s Mathew Kipsang won the men’s 5,000m, Jamaica’s Navasky Anderson captured the men’s 800m title, and Jamaica also claimed the mixed 4x400m relay through a brilliant anchor leg from Oakley.
Boxing belonged to India, whose fighters won seven of the 10 gold medal bouts. Preeti Preeti started the golden run by defeating Canada’s Scarlett Savannah Delgado in the women’s 54kg final. Jaismine Jaismine followed with victory over Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh in the women’s 57kg division. Sakshi Sakshi won the women’s 51kg crown, Priya Priya triumphed in the women’s 60kg final, Arundhati Choudhary captured the women’s 70kg title, Sachin Sachin dramatically knocked down Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo with the final punch of the men’s 60kg final, and Ankush Ankush secured the men’s 80kg gold.
England also enjoyed a successful day in the ring. Sacha Hickey won the women’s 65kg title, Patris Mughalzai claimed the men’s 65kg crown, Isaac Okoh captured heavyweight gold, and Damar Thomas closed the boxing programme with victory in the men’s 90kg final. Northern Ireland’s Jon McConnell won the men’s 70kg title, while Australia’s Jye Dixon secured gold in the men’s 55kg division. Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree also claimed the women’s 75kg title after defeating India’s Lovlina Borghohain.
Track cycling produced more memorable moments. Wales dominated the women’s points race as Anna Morris finished ahead of teammate Jessica Roberts. Emma Finucane broke the Commonwealth Games record to win the women’s 1,000m time trial, while New Zealand’s Emma Foy and pilot Jessie Hodges claimed tandem B gold. Scotland’s Neil Fachie survived a dramatic crash and re-race to secure a record-extending seventh Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men’s tandem B sprint. England’s Henry Hobbs won a chaotic men’s scratch race after a late crash, and Australia’s Leigh Hoffman captured the men’s sprint title.
The judo competition delivered several standout performances. Canada’s Laurence Biron edged Australia’s Saya Middleton on golden score to win the women’s 63kg title. England’s Kelly Petersen-Pollard defeated world number two Aoife Coughlan for women’s 70kg gold, Ethan Nairne won an all-England men’s 73kg final, Malaysia’s Amir Daniel Bin Abdul Majeed captured the men’s 81kg crown, and Mauritius celebrated its first gold medal of Glasgow 2026 after Remi Feuillet won the men’s 90kg title.
Netball produced the biggest shock of the day. New Zealand defeated England 61-54 to reach the final before Jamaica stunned defending champions Australia 46-45 in a dramatic semi-final. The Sunshine Girls reached the Commonwealth Games final for the first time since beating the Diamonds in one of the tournament’s greatest upsets, ending Australia’s run of appearing in every final since netball joined the Games programme in 1998.
Day nine ended with memorable performances across Glasgow as Nigeria celebrated Ogazi’s historic gold and several podium finishes, Kerr delivered a milestone victory for Scotland, India dominated the boxing ring with seven gold medals, Australia continued its athletics supremacy, and Jamaica produced the biggest upset of the Games by knocking Australia out of the netball competition.
