Josh Liendo Breaks Commonwealth Games Record for Gold
Liendo set a meet record in the 100m butterfly, and Black became the first gymnast to win two Commonwealth all-around titles.
- On Sunday, Toronto swimmer Joshua Liendo defended his Commonwealth Games title in the men's 100-metre butterfly, setting a meet record of 50.42 seconds at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
- Host city Glasgow stepped in to host 3,000 athletes from 74 nations after Victoria pulled out of the 2026 Games in 2023 due to ballooning costs.
- Halifax gymnast Ellie Black captured the women's individual all-around gymnastics title Sunday with a score of 53.050, becoming the first athlete to win two such crowns at the Games.
- In her Commonwealth Games debut, 16-year-old Lia-Monica Fontaine from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., secured bronze with a score of 52.800, finishing just 0.100 points behind Australia's Breanna Scott.
- Five-Time Olympic medallist Kylie Masse earned silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke, marking her 10th career Commonwealth Games medal and contributing to Canada's six-medal tally.
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Josh Liendo breaks Commonwealth Games record for gold
Toronto swimmer Joshua Liendo and Halifax gymnast Ellie Black added gold medals to Canada’s tally at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Liendo defended his men’s 100-metre butterfly title before Black became the first person to win two all-around gymnastics crowns at the Games. Liendo touched the wall in a meet record of 50.42 seconds, edging […]
Canada now has nine medals at the Games — three gold, three silver and three bronze.
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Airdrie City ViewCanada's Joshua Liendo swims to 100m butterfly gold at Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW — Toronto’s Joshua Liendo defended his Commonwealth Games title in the men’s 100-metre butterfly on Sunday, winning gold in a meet record of 50.42 seconds. Liendo edged Australians Matthew Temple (50.43) and Ben Armbruster (50.58) at Tollcross International Swimming Centre. The 23-year-old repeated as Commonwealth champion after capturing gold in 2022 and later winning The post Canada’s Joshua Liendo swims to 100m butterfly gold at Comm…
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