Commonwealth Games: Kiwi cyclists make first appearance at Glasgow

New Zealand’s powerful track cycling team will make their first appearance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Thursday night.

Led by double Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews, they will contest team pursuit and team sprint qualifying, while para cyclists Emma Foy and Nicole Murray race their individual events.

Andrews will anchor the NZ women’s sprint team that took gold at Birmingham four years ago, and will return later in the programme to defend her individual sprint and keirin crowns.

Also tonight, Max Atwell begins the gruelling decathlon competition at the track.

Friday morning, our athletes will contend for medals at the cycling, athletics – Tom Walsh in the shot put, Anna Grimaldi in the 100m – and weightlifting – David Liti in the +110kg division.

Thursday, 30 July (NZT)

Para men’s pairs B6-B8 section – Mark Noble & Kurt Smith v Scotland 7.30pm

Men’s pairs section – Ali Forsyth & Tony Grantham v Tonga 10.20pm

Women’s singles section – Tayla Bruce v Botswana 11.45pm

Track cycling & para cycling

Women’s tandem B sprint qualifying – Emma Foy & Jessie Hodges 9pm, SF 9.48pm

Women’s 4000m team pursuit qualifying 9.15pm

Men’s 4000m team pursuit qualifying 9.56pm

Women’s C4-5 4000m individual pursuit qualifying – Nicole Murray 10.36pm

Women’s team sprint qualifying – Ellesse Andrews, Olivia King, Rebecca Petch 11.18pm

Athletics & para athletics

Men’s decathlon Day 1 – Max Atwell, 100m 9.10pm, long jump 9.50pm, shot put 11.40pm

Men’s triple jump qualifying – Ethan Olivier 11.25pm

Friday, July 31

Women’s +86kg – Tuʿi-Alofa Patolo 1am

Pool – NZ v Trinidad & Tobago 1am

Track cycling & para cycling

Women’s tandem B sprint medals – Emma Foy & Jessie Hodges 3am

Women’s 4000m team pursuit medals 3.36am

Women’s C4-5 4000m individual pursuit medals – Nicole Murray 4.14am

Men’s 4000m team pursuit medals 4.28pm

Women’s team sprint medals – Ellesse Andrews, Olivia King, Rebecca Petch 5.10am

Men’s +110kg – David Liti 5.30pm

Athletics & para athletics

Men’s decathlon Day 2 – Max Atwell, high jump 6.08am, 400m 8am

Men’s shot put final – Tom Walsh & Nick Palmer 6am

Women’s 100m T47 final – Anna Grimaldi 6.34am

Men’s 800m SF – James Preston 7.45am

Men’s pairs section – Ali Forsyth & Tony Grantham v Northern Ireland 6.15am

Para women’s pairs B6-B8 – Teri Blackbourn & Julie O’Connell v Scotland 7.40am