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Scotland Surge to 23 Medals as Games Reach Halfway

A five‑hour, eight‑medal burst at Glasgow's venues highlights home advantage and signals momentum for Team Scotland ahead of next week's European Championships.

Overview

  • Scotland won eight medals in roughly five hours on Wednesday, taking their Commonwealth Games total to 23 as the tournament passed its halfway point.
  • Angharad Evans emerged as Scotland's breakout star by winning the 100m and 200m breaststroke golds and finishing the meet with four medals after adding relay podiums.
  • Keanna MacInnes earned silvers in both the 100m and 200m butterfly and helped the 4x100m medley team to silver, giving her three medals at the Games.
  • Success extended beyond the pool with Melanie Woods claiming T54 1500m gold and Toni Shaw repeating a Birmingham bronze in the S9 100m freestyle, and both men's 3x3 and women's wheelchair 3x3 basketball teams also medalling.
  • First Minister John Swinney praised the athletes and linked the performances to legacy investment such as the £20m 'Summer of Sport' programme, while Team Scotland still has medal prospects in boxing, athletics, bowls, cycling, judo and weightlifting.