Sheriauna Haase and Chloe Dunbar both had breakout performances in their first Commonwealth Games, finishing 1-2 to add two more medals to Canada’s collection on Thursday.
Haase is Canada’s latest Commonwealth Games champion, getting the win in the women’s T47 100 metres in a Canadian record time of 12.23 seconds.
“This experience was so amazing. It was kind of a new level of locking in that my coach, and I went through and just really trusting God's plan for how this whole process was going to go. I'm just so grateful to have won gold. It took me by surprise. I still can't even believe it. Every single time I look at the medal, I can't believe that it's around my neck,” Haase said.
Dunbar set a new personal best time to grab silver, crossing the line in a time of 12.33 seconds.
“Extremely pleased to be able to do it with Sheriauna here. It makes it so much better and so special. I used to run actually with my prosthetic because I was nervous of what people would think in my image. Then I saw Sheriauna running without her arm and being confident with who she was. That has made me become the person I am today, especially in athletics,” Dunbar said.
TUNKS THROWS HER WAY TO DISCUS SILVER
Julia Tunks forged the start of her Commonwealth Games legacy with a silver medal performance in the women’s discus, when her second throw sailed 60.67 metres.
“I came in and I just wanted to have fun and secure a medal and, you know, that's exactly what we did. And although it wasn't gold, you know, silver will do for now, but the next time, you know, I think I'll be chasing that gold,” Tunks said.
Commonwealth Games medals are a Tunks family tradition. Her father Jason Tunks owns two silver medals and a bronze from his own Commonwealth Games discus career.
“It means a lot to me. It proves that I'm a competitor at the majors and I'm going to just try to keep that going, as I get older and come up big with bigger battles, maybe one day the world championships,” Tunks said.
QUARCOO COLLECTS 100 METRES BRONZE
George Quarcoo and his guide Segun Makinde powered their way onto the Commonwealth Games podium, winning bronze in the men’s T12 100 metres with a time of 11.06 seconds.
“That was a dream come true. Exactly eight years ago is where it started, at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. I wasn't able to compete in race but, eight years later, we came here with one mission is to execute and handle business, and that's exactly what we did,” Quarcoo said. “It’s not the color that we wanted, but it's a step in the right direction. It just gets better from here. Looking at that will remind me of all the work that we put in and how much more work we’ve got to put in to get to the top.”
DEBUES-STAFFORD FIGHTS 1500 METRES TRAFFIC
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford battled through a tough women’s 5000 metres final, finishing 14th with a season’s best time of 15:09.66.
“The 5K is just tough. This year has been a tough go for several reasons. I tried to put that behind me because I have been running good workouts. I just don't feel comfortable fighting for position in a longer race. It's just a mental skill that I'm not the best at, it seems. So, I'm a bit disappointed in myself. I definitely think I could have run better today,” DeBues-Stafford said.
WARNER TAKES THE LEAD IN THE MEN’S DECATHLON
Damian Warner is off to a fast start in the men’s decathlon, leading the field with a total of 4353 over the first five events.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and 2020 Olympic champion set the tone from the first event, clocking a time of 10.21 seconds for the highest score in the 100 metres – 1044. He followed that up with the strongest score in the long jump, when his best jump of 7.77 metres added 1002 more points to his score.
Warner added 719 more points in the shot put with his best throw of 13.84 metres, before banking 776 points with a high jump of 1.97 metres. He wrapped up his busy day of competition with a score of 812 in the 400 metres, thanks to a time of 50.05 seconds.
BROWN SPEEDS INTO 200 METRE FINAL
Aaron Brown has designs on adding another Commonwealth Games 200 metres medal and he will get his shot to run for the podium tomorrow night after advancing to the final with his 2nd place finish in a time of 19.90 seconds.
“I wanted to make sure I listened to the gun, got off the mark, drove as long as I could because my start hasn't been my normal blazing start in the 200 metres. I’ve just been doing okay, but my finish has been really good. So, I knew if I could marry the two, get my traditional trademark start, and then have a good finish, I can go under 20 seconds, and that's exactly what happened,” Brown said. “It’s my third Commonwealth Games. I definitely want to get on the podium, aim to win. I was toe-to-toe with the top guy right now. We'll see what we’ve got tomorrow. I'll give my best shot.”
Audrey Leduc and Frédérique Chiasson both ran the women’s 200 metre semi-finals in 22.98 seconds. Marie-Éloïse Leclair completed her semi-final in 23.28 seconds. They did not advance to tomorrow’s final.
“I'm happy. I always try not to overthink and be focused. I know what to do and just have to press play and let it happen. I just have to be in the moment, race the girls around you. I think that's all you can ask and I think I did that. I stayed on it. I wish I had the fire I’ve had in other races, but all in all I think I delivered. I just wanted to better my execution from yesterday and I did that, Leclair said.
GALE IS FINALS-BOUND IN THE 400 METRES
One more race in Glasgow for Lauren Gale. She ran the women’s 400 metre semi-final in a time of 52.05 seconds to secure her place in the Commonwealth Games final.
“I think it was a good race. It's very windy out there. I haven't run in wind like that in a long time, but everyone's running in the same conditions, and I had to execute my own race. Onto the finals,” Gale said.
Christopher Morales Williams wasn’t so lucky in the men’s 400 metre semis. He finished his heat in a time of 45.99 seconds, good for 3rd in the heat, but not enough to race in the final.
“I was close, but it's not close enough. That’s how it goes sometimes. The scene's not done yet. I feel like I have a lot more,” he said.
AHOLOU REPRESENTS IN THE 100 METRE HURDLES
Tatiana Aholou capped a busy day of hurdles, finishing 6th in the women’s 100 metre hurdles with her time of 12.86 seconds.
“I think I was ready to run a little something faster, but I'm continuing to make a mark for myself on the international stage. I came in ranked 6th, I finished ranked 6th, so nobody behind me beat me. I'm happy about that,” she said.
Aholou finished 4th in her semi-final earlier in the day. Her time of 12.91 seconds guaranteed a spot in the final.
Mariam Abdul-Rashid gave it her all in her semi. Her time of 12.98 seconds was 5th in her heat, and she did not advance to the final.
“this has been a bit of a weird outdoor season for me. I started my season at Canadian Nationals because I had two back-to-back, untimely injuries. Each race I managed to put down a better time than the last one. So, at Nationals I got a medal, made this team, and I'm proud of myself.
HASSAN HUSTLES IN 800 METRE SEMI
Abdullahi Hassan ran his 800 metre semi-finals in a time of 1:45.77, good for 6th in his heat, but not enough to advance to the final.
“Definitely a disappointing race. I felt like I could have given more. Right off the bat, that first 200 metres really, really did it for me. I had to work a lot harder the last 400 and ultimately just didn't have the legs for it. I’m genuinely just disappointed in my execution, but I know I'll be back.”
STAFFORD AND PLOURDE BOOK THEIR SPOTS IN THE MILE FINAL
Lucia Stafford sped to a season’s best time of 4:31.27 to secure her spot in the women’s mile final.
“I was in the lead early and I was surprised because I wasn't going fast, but nobody was even on my shoulder. No one was even challenging. I wasn't expecting to go wire to wire. And then 600 metres to go, I was like, "You're in a really vulnerable spot right now. The whole field has been hanging off of you, you’ve been breaking the wind. If you let them get the jump on you, there's like 10 girls there.” So, if I can get the jump on them, all I have to do is not let five girls beat me and that's what I did. I wound it up and took off,” Stafford said.
Simone Plourde leveraged a season’s best time of 4:38.50 to finish 6th in her heat and qualify for Saturday’s women’s mile final.
“It was just a question of staying calm. I was just like listening to the music, trying to stay as calm as possible and I knew that eventually a move was going to be made. When that happened, it was about trying to stay as focused as possible on my competitors rather than how I was feeling, and really trying to fight for that spot, right up until the end. I'm really proud of the way I executed that,” Plourde said.
Kate Current completed the heat with a time of 4:39.66, good for 8th, but she did not advance.
“It was pretty well what we expected it to be, in terms of race strategy. It was a pedestrian first two laps and then kind of a slow burn last 800 metres. I didn't have the wheels at the end. It's been a rough season coming off of injury and only having a handful of workouts on the track before this. We did what we could, but it wasn't enough today and we'll just go back to work,” said Current.
FRIDAY AT GLASGOW 2026
The penultimate day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games lead off with Day 2 of the men’s decathlon. Damian Warner will look to expand on his 14-point lead and secure a spot on the Commonwealth podium.
Evan Dunfee takes to the track in the men’s 10,000 metre race walk final.
Aaron Brown races for the medals in the men’s 200 metre final.
Savannah Sutherland and Brooke Overholt will both line up in the women’s 400 metre hurdles final.
Long jump qualifying begins for Izzy Goudros and Sienna MacDonald. Fellow jumper Jennifer Elizarov takes to the skies in the women’s pole vault final.
Nandini Sharma is back on the track in women’s T53/53 400 metres qualifying.
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