A solitary basketball bronze added to New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games medal tally, but there was no end of endeavour from our athletes at Glasgow.
Unbeaten through pool play, the women’s 3×3 exponents saw their run end in the semifinals, where they toppled by Uganda, but regrouped to beat Jamaica in the third-place playoff.
Our men also lost in the semis to defending champions England, but could not overcome hosts Scotland in an emotional bronze playoff to finish fourth – one of several near misses for the Kiwis on day six.
Weightlifter Litia Nacagilevu finished just off the podium in the women’s 86kg division, after Georgia Theron missed bronze by 1kg in the 77kg competition overnight.
At netball, the Silver Ferns maintained their unbeaten run through pool play, overcoming Wales, but suffered a serious injury to defender Catherine Hall, who was wheeled out of the arena.
Brace yourselves for a potential avalanche of medals on Friday morning, as track cycling opens at the velodrome, Tom Walsh defends his shot put crown, Anna Grimaldi sprints for gold and weightlifter David Liti seeks to dominate the stage.
Recap the live action here: