{"id":562018,"date":"2026-07-27T15:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/562018\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:22:09","slug":"commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live-commonwealth-games-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/562018\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live | Commonwealth Games 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Kate McDonald wins the women&#8217;s uneven bars final<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">McDonald takes gold, and Emily Roper has bronze! Just like her twin sister, Abigail, on the vault earlier today. What a wonderful day for the family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6774168f085666a3ab59bf#block-6a6774168f085666a3ab59bf\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aha_Hashim,_L.png\" alt=\"Taha Hashim\" class=\"dcr-wso613\"\/>Taha Hashim<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Artistic gymnastics: Thanks, Daniel. Yep, let\u2019s stay with the women\u2019s uneven bars final, with Canada\u2019s Ellie Black nailing her routine \u2026 a score of 13.9 takes her into second place. Time for Australia\u2019s Ruby Pass to complete the event \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6772af8f084862540d116b#block-6a6772af8f084862540d116b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Indeed she is, 14.333 putting her in gold-medal position. To see if she stays there, stick with us \u2013 here\u2019s Taha Hashim to coax you through the next two hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a67725b8f084862540d1157#block-6a67725b8f084862540d1157\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">By the way, we\u2019re started in the women\u2019s 53kg weightlifting final; we\u2019ll give you detail once these a-bars are done with. On which point, McDonalds\u2019s routine is really good and is, I think the best we\u2019ve seen so far. She\u2019s bouncing about taking congratulation, but is she going first?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6771f68f085b8643ec6a8d#block-6a6771f68f085b8643ec6a8d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">We pause at halfway for the bars to be reset, then Kate McDonald of Australia appears\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6771af8f084862540d1142#block-6a6771af8f084862540d1142\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It\u2019s Emily Roper next and an she join her twin sister as a Commonwealth medalist? I think she can you know, her routine very clean with tricks linked and the dismount nailed. In the crowd, Abigail loves it, leaping about in her seat. but what of the judges? Well they\u2019re keen too, 13.666 putting her in the lead with four athletes to go.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a67707a8f085b8643ec6a73#block-6a67707a8f085b8643ec6a73\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Alana Walker of Jamaica goes next but stumbles in the dismount, which\u2019ll cost her. She winds up with 12.533, third of three so far.<\/p>\n<p>Alana Walker of Jamaica during the women&#8217;s uneven bars final. Photograph: Owen Humphreys\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676ff78f085666a3ab5970#block-6a676ff78f085666a3ab5970\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a011.10 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Li Wen Yeoh of Malaysia goes next and this looks a much harder routine than Amankwaah\u2019s. Sure enough, she moves ahead with 13.533.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676f748f085b8643ec6a6e#block-6a676f748f085b8643ec6a6e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A decent routine from Amnkwaah, her control pretty good, and she\u2019s marked at 13.233. I doubt that\u2019s good enough for a medak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676ed08f085666a3ab5960#block-6a676ed08f085666a3ab5960\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It\u2019s time to go in the u-bars, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah of England first up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676e9d8f085666a3ab595b#block-6a676e9d8f085666a3ab595b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Righto, it\u2019s almost time for the women\u2019s uneven bars, and I\u2019m currently enjoying the name Anneke Spies-Burger \u2013 she\u2019s warming up for the women\u2019s 53kg weightlifting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676da38f085666a3ab5950#block-6a676da38f085666a3ab5950\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.47 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Oh man, that was amazing \u2013 Lynn is so, so excited, and it\u2019s amazing to see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676d248f084862540d10fe#block-6a676d248f084862540d10fe\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Our silver and bronze Scots are so excited \u2013 Lynn didn\u2019t think a medal was on the cards, \u201cbut if you\u2019re in the final you\u2019re there to win medals\u201d, he lives for these moments. tried to do the best routine he\u2019d ever done, and did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ward also thinks he delivered the best routine he\u2019s ever managed in competition and, though he didn\u2019t get gold, his mate winning bronze makes up for it immediately and they\u2019re going to be on the podium together. He\u2019s happier for him than for himself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676c378f085b8643ec6a3e#block-6a676c378f085b8643ec6a3e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Carroll is delighted \u2013 this is his first time in the 15s, and he\u2019s feeling great. He knew he needed a routine that was almost perfect and afterwards, knew he might\u2019ve laid one down \u2013 he thought it was one of rhe the best he\u2019d ever done. His excitement and pride are palpable absolutely lovely to say.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676bad8f084862540d10f1#block-6a676bad8f084862540d10f1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676b9f8f085666a3ab593b#block-6a676b9f8f085666a3ab593b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">We\u2019ve not got long to wait for our next gymnastics final \u2013 in 10 minutes, it\u2019s the women\u2019s uneven bars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676b738f085b8643ec6a39#block-6a676b738f085b8643ec6a39\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a>England beat Malawi 73-38 in the netball<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Superb work from England, whose next match is against Tonga on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s players celebrate victory. Photograph: Jane Barlow\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676ad48f085666a3ab5930#block-6a676ad48f085666a3ab5930\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.39 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Carroll of Canada wins gold in the men&#8217;s pommel horse<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Silver goes to Reuben Ward and bronze to Cam Lynn, both of Scotland \u2013 and the arena goes wild, no one more so than Lynn himself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676a8a8f084862540d10e0#block-6a676a8a8f084862540d10e0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">England now lead Malawi 72-37 in the netball, and this is an impressive hiding. If they play this way against SA, they\u2019ve every chance of making the last four.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a676a528f085666a3ab5922#block-6a676a528f085666a3ab5922\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">McClenaghan goes for everything, but his legs separate somewhat, and it\u2019s not going to be enough. He scores 13.000, and with one competitor to come, Ritam Malik of Australia, the gold and silver look spoken for.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6769bd8f085b8643ec6a0e#block-6a6769bd8f085b8643ec6a0e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Maybe! 13.833 for Lynn, which takes him third, but next up it\u2019s Rhys McClenaghan, the Olympic champ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6769758f085b8643ec6a09#block-6a6769758f085b8643ec6a09\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Cam Lynn of Scotland really, really likes his performance and so does Reuben Ward. But will it be good enough enough for a medal?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6769308f085b8643ec6a02#block-6a6769308f085b8643ec6a02\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It\u2019s 12.066 for Tobin and, with three athletes to come, Carroll still leads from Ward from Georgiou.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6768e48f084862540d10c6#block-6a6768e48f084862540d10c6\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Next up it\u2019s Adam Tobin of England \u2026 and he slips off. He\u2019ll get back on, but won\u2019t be troubling the medal-bearers today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a67686e8f084862540d10bd#block-6a67686e8f084862540d10bd\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Next out is Reuben Ward, Scotland\u2019s all-around champ, and his effort is seriously useful too \u2013 as it must be to challenge Carroll, whose score is Olympic-medal high. Ward salutes the crowd \u2026 and his score of 14.966 isn\u2019t quite high enough<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6767138f085b8643ec69ea#block-6a6767138f085b8643ec69ea\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Back with the netball, England lead Malawi 55-33 with 14.19 left in Q4. they\u2019ve been really impressive, quick to the ball and dominant in the semi-circle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6766e88f084862540d10af#block-6a6766e88f084862540d10af\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jordan Carroll of Canada razzes out a beautiful routine, so much control. It\u2019ll take some beating, that, and \u2026 he gets 15.000, 6.000 for difficulty and 9000 for execution! He absolutely loves it, the gold glinting at him from afar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a67666b8f085b8643ec69dd#block-6a67666b8f085b8643ec69dd\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.12 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Second of eight it\u2019s Marios Georgiou of Cyprus, who stays on but whose leg separations will cost him execution marks. He records 13.100, which puts him in the lead for now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6765d48f084862540d10a1#block-6a6765d48f084862540d10a1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Moore, the all-around bronze medalist, dismounts very nicely, but that error will cost him. He manages 12.833, roughly half a mark less than he registered in qualifying, and which I doubt is enough for a medal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a67656c8f085b8643ec69d3#block-6a67656c8f085b8643ec69d3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.05 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ach, Jesse Moore of Australia falls, which\u2019ll cost him a mark and perhaps some difficulty scores.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a67652e8f084862540d109b#block-6a67652e8f084862540d109b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u2026and it\u2019s time to go. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6765078f085666a3ab58db#block-6a6765078f085666a3ab58db\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Our gymnasts are warming up\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6764c58f085b8643ec69cb#block-6a6764c58f085b8643ec69cb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Coming up in a few, we\u2019ve got the final of the men\u2019s horse, with the final of the women\u2019s 53kg weightlifting to follow at 3.30pm BST.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6763c48f085666a3ab58d3#block-6a6763c48f085666a3ab58d3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">England beat Kenya 21-0 in the men\u2019s wheelchair 3&#215;3, the first shut-out in the competition. And back with the netball, England lead Malawi 44-27, stretching away with 8,58 left in Q3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6762f08f084862540d1084#block-6a6762f08f084862540d1084\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">England are having their way with Kenya in the me\u2019s wheelchair 3&#215;3, leading 15-0 with 5.07 left.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a6761258f085b8643ec69ac#block-6a6761258f085b8643ec69ac\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a675eb58f084862540d103f#block-6a675eb58f084862540d103f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Back with the wheelchair 3&#215;3, England men, 4-0 and top of the group, lead Kenya 3-0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a675f808f085666a3ab5898#block-6a675f808f085666a3ab5898\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.40 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">At the end of Q2, England lead Malawi 37-23, but really, this is a phoney war. The real thing comes on Thursday evening, when they meet South Africa, the winners likely to accompany Australia into the last four.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a675ef58f085b8643ec697d#block-6a675ef58f085b8643ec697d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">England are playing well now, leading 31-20 with four minutes left in Q2. Meantime, Australia women are playing Canada in the 3&#215;3, it\u2019s gone to overtime \u2026 and a basket from the Aussies seals the match. Both teams though, are going through to the knockouts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics begins, plus swimming and gymnastics on day four \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/27\/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-begins-plus-swimming-and-gymnastics-on-day-four-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a675dad8f085666a3ab587b#block-6a675dad8f085666a3ab587b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.39 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key events Australia&#8217;s Kate McDonald wins the women&#8217;s uneven bars final McDonald takes gold, and Emily Roper has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-562018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}