Team Scotland made history in three sports on day four of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, as the medal count rose to 23.

Swimmer Duncan Scott became Scotland’s most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete after winning two bronze medals in the Sandwell pool during a packed evening session. Scott took 100m Freestyle bronze behind rival Dean to equal shooter Alister Allan’s record medal tally of 10, before Stephen Milne, Evan Jones and Mark Szaranek laid the ground work for Scott to bring the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay team home to bronze with an outstanding final leg to claim the medal record outright.

Katie Shananan claimed her second bronze of the Games as she was roared home in the 200m backstroke by delighted team-mates, her medal coming right on the back of Scott’s bronze in the 100m Freestyle final.

Shannon Archer made sporting history as she became the first-ever Scottish women to win an Artistic Gymnastics medal at a Commonwealth Games. She picked up bronze in the Vault final at Arena Birmingham, earning an impressive 13.083 points.

Excitement levels were high as greeted her friends and family after the medal ceremony, getting a massive embrace from her sister Gemma who is the Assistant Sport Competition Manager at Arena Birmingham. Scotland’s Cara Kennedy was also in action in the Vault final, but couldn’t quite replicate her Team Event score and finished in sixth place with 12.633 points.

Frank Baines improved on his Floor scores from both Friday’s Team Event and yesterday’s All-Around final, achieving an impressive 13.566. However, some strong floor routines from the other Home Nations and Canada saw Frank finishing in sixth place.

Pavel Karnejenko went into the Rings final with the fifth best qualifying score but couldn’t quite replicate that score, finishing in sixth place with 13.766 points.

Shannon was back in action on the Uneven Bars just half an hour after her medal ceremony for the Vault, scoring 12.366 to take eighth place.

On the final day in the velodrome, Team Scotland rounded out the track cycling events third on the medal table with nine medals – the best performance by Scottish cycling at a Games.

After bronze and silver on the previous two nights, Neah Evans went into the Women’s Scratch race as one of the favourites, but heavily outnumbered, she’d need to produce a very special ride to make it onto the podium. She did indeed produce a special ride, but came up agonisingly short in fourth place.

It was a similar story in the Men’s Points Race where Scratch Race silver medallist John Archibald finished fourth and defending champion Mark Stewart fifth in an unbelievably aggressive race, where again New Zealand’s strength in numbers told as they took a one-two.

Over in Coventry, Scotland won two medals in the first day of the Judo competition with Finlay Allan taking a silver medal in the Men’s 66kg and Malin Wilson earning a bronze medal in a competitive field in the Women’s 57kg weight category, both competing at their first Commonwealth Games.

There was heartbreak in the morning session as Glasgow 2014 gold medallist Kim Renwick went out in the first round of competition, having moved up a weight category from eight years ago. Elsewhere Kirsty Marsh progressed through the round of 16 but was sadly defeated in the quarter finals.

Both David Ferguson and Dylan Munro were competing in the men’s 60kg competition, unfortunately David fell in the round of 16 while Dylan made it past the first round but went out at the quarter final stage.

Scotland have two guaranteed medals in Lawn Bowls after both the Women’s and Men’s Para B6-B8 Pairs scored sensational semi-final victories. Pauline Wilson and Rosemary Lenton were on fine form as they raced into a 12-4 lead. England pulled it back to 12-10 but the Scots finished strongly to comfortably win 16-10. Pauline and Rosemary will play Australia for gold on Wednesday.

Kevin Wallace and Garry Brown pulled away in the latter stages of what had been a close contest to claim an excellent 18-10 win over New Zealand for a place in the final, where they face Australia. In the Para Mixed Pairs B2-B3 Robert Barr and Melanie Innes beat New Zealand 18-11 and Australia 10-8 to continue their unbeaten record.

Alex Marshall and Paul Foster lost their Men’s Pairs semi-final match to England 19-13 and will compete in the bronze medal match. England got off to a great start scoring a five in the first end. The Scots clawed back the lead but a strong England finish saw the host nation through to the final. Marshall and Foster will play Martin McHugh and Sam Barkley of Northern Ireland in the bronze medal match tomorrow.

In a classic match in the Men’s Squash Singles, Rory Stewart came agonisingly close to a semi-final spot but lost to defending Commonwealth Games champion James Willstrop. The Scot lost the first game but won the second and third before Willstrop took the fourth and edged the final game to win 3-2. Greg Lobban dug deep but was knocked out of the competition 3-1 by Saurav Ghosal of India in the quarter finals. Lobban lost the first game 11-5 but took the second 11-8. Ghosal won the next two games to proceed to the semi-finals.

Over in Smithfield, all three Scottish teams were in action on the Basketball 3×3 court, with the Women’s running team taking on Gold Coast 2018 silver medallists Canada in their quarter-final. Unfortunately the opposition got the better of them and, despite a thrilling game, the Canadians took an 11-17 win.

They were followed on to the court by both nation’s Women’s Wheelchair teams as Scotland played Canada in their semi-final. The North Americans proved to be a challenge, and Scotland left the court with a 12-5 loss, meaning they’ll play England in tomorrow’s bronze medal match at 17:30.

The Men’s running team played a heroic semi-final against Australia later in the evening, having made their way straight to the semi-final by winning all three pool matches. Kyle Jimenez netted 11 points for the men, but the competition against the Gold Coast 2018 Gold medallists was strong and Scotland lost 15-20. They’ll play Canada in the bronze medal match tomorrow at 16:00.

Weightlifter Jason Epton made his Commonwealth Games debut in the Men’s 81kg final and finished a respectable 10th after successfully lifting 120kg and 157kg in the snatch and clean and jerk sessions respectively. Unfortunately, Alice Aitchinson couldn’t lift her opening weight in the snatch session of the Women’s 76kg Final, and so she did not finish the competition.

Flyweight Lennon Mulligan’s own debut at the Games against Eriu Temakau of Kiribati was a controlled performance from start to finish that ended in a unanimous decision victory for the Glasgow boxer. Sean Lazzerini sent a clear message to the Men’s Lightweight field with a confident display versus Jean Luc Rosalba of Mauritius that resulted in a third round stoppage.

Megan Reid became just the third female boxer to represent Scotland at the Games, and she can be proud of her display, but sadly it wasn’t quite enough to convince the judges who ultimately sided with England’s Gemma Richardson.

It was a mixed day for Team Scotland’s hockey teams as the women beat Games debutants Kenya 11-0 in a convincing display which saw them bounce back from the heartbreak of the New Zealand game. The girls go into their Australia match third in the table with a chance to qualify should they beat the Australians later this week.

The men suffered a close defeat to South Africa. Despite a confident and gritty performance the final score ended 5-4 leaving them at the bottom of Group A table.

More medal chances for Team Scotland on Day Five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and a host of action across nine sports. The Alexander Stadium, venue for the spectacular Opening Ceremony, sees the first day of Athletics competition.

08:30 – Lawn Bowls starts the day once again as Alex Marshall and Paul Foster take on Northern Ireland’s Sam Barkley and Martin McHugh for the Men’s Pairs bronze medal. Women’s Triples and Pairs get underway with the first rounds of sectional play.

09:30 – Agata Herbert goes in the Women’s 76kg Weightlifting final.

10:00 – Following Scottish medal success on the opening day of Judo competition, Billy Rodman gets his bid underway against Jake Bensted of Australia in the Men’s 73kg event.

10:00 – First day of Athletics with Adam Thomas and Alisha Rees in the 100m heats, Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie and Jenny Selman in the 800m and Nick Percy in the Discus qualifying rounds.

10:30 – Swimming heats at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre with Craig McNally in the 200m Backstroke, Keanna MacInnes in the 200m Butterfly, Cassie Wild in the 50m Backstroke, plus the 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay.

11.45 – Robert Barr and Melanie Inness, directed by George Miller and Sarah Jane Ewing, play England in the Para-Lawn Bowls Mixed B2/B3 Pairs group stages. Iain McLean faces Chris Locke of the Falkland Islands in the first round of the Men’s Singles.

12:00 – Matthew McHale faces Jabali Breedy of Barbados in the Men’s Bantamweight Boxing round of 16

13:45 – Next in to the Boxing ring for Team Scotland is Tyler Jolly vs Jamaica’s Daniel Hylton in the Men’s Welterweight round of 16.

15:40 – Artistic Gymnastics apparatus finals Frank Baines and Hamish Carter go in the Men’s Horizontal Bar.

16:00 – Men’s Basketball 3 x 3 bronze medal match against Canada.

16:15 – Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace go for gold in the Para Lawn Bowls B6-B8 final where they face Damien Delgado and Chris Flavel of Australia. The Women’s Triples have their second match of the day as they take on Cook Islands, while the Men’s Fours play Malta.

17:30 – Scotland will play England in the Women’s Wheelchair Basketball 3 x 3 bronze medal match.

19:00 – Swimming finals with Cassie Wild in the 50m Backstroke semi-finals and Kara Hanlon in 100m Breaststroke, Craig Benson and Ross Murdoch in the 50m Breaststroke, Ollie Carter in the 100m Butterfly S10, Toni Shaw in the 200m IM SM10, Craig McNally in the 200m Backstroke and Keanna MacInnes in the 200m Butterfly all qualified for finals.

20:00 – Back to the Alexander Stadium for the evening Athletics session where Kirsty Law goes in the Women’s Discus final and Andy Buthchart makes his Commonwealth Games debut in the 10,000m final.

20:00 – Beach Volleyball Beattie and Coutts face Grimson and Munby of England in their second group match.

Swimming

Men’s 50m Backstroke Final
Scott Gibson 6

Men’s 4x 200m Freestyle Race Final
Scotland 3

Weightlifting

Women’s 71Kg Final
Alice Aitchison DNF

Boxing

Over 57kg-60kg Lightweight Round of 16
Megan Reid lost against Gemma Paige Richardson 5-0

Squash

Men’s Singles quarter final
Scotland Rory Stewart lost against England James Willstrop 3-2

Basketball

Men’s Semi-final
Scotland lost against Australia 20-15

Swimming

Men’s 100m Freestyle Final
Duncan Scott 3

Women’s 200m Backstroke Final
Katie Shanahan 3
Holly McGill 5

Lawn Bowls

Semi-Final
Para Mixed Pairs B2/B3 Sectional – Section A
Scotland won against New Zealand 18-11

Basketball

Women’s Quarter Final
Scotland lost against Canada 17-11

Squash

Men’s Singles Quarter-Finals
Greg Lobban lost against India Saurav Ghosal 3-1

Cycling

Womem’s 10km Scratch Race Final
Neah Evans- 4

Women’s Keirin Finals
Lauren Bell 10

Men’s 40Km Points Race Final
John Archibald 4
Mark Stewart 5

Gymnastics

Men’s Floor Exercise Final
Frank Baines 6

Men’s Pommel Horse Final
Cameron Lynn 9

Women’s Vault Final
Cara Kennedy 6

Men’s Ring Final
Pavel Karnejenko 6

Women’s Uneven Bars Final
Shannon Archer 8

Hockey

Men’s Team loses against South Africa 5-4

Boxing
Over 48kg-51kg Flyweight – Lennon Mulligan beat Temakau’s Kiribati Eriu 5-0
Over 75kg-80kg Light Heavyweight – Sean Lazzerini beat Mauritius’s Jean Luc Rosalbal

Hockey
Women’s Team beat Kenya 11-0

Judo
Men’s 60kg – Dylan Munro lost to India’s Vijay Kumar Yadav.
Women’s 57kg – Malin Wilson won against New Zealand’s Qona Christie
Women’s 52kg – Kirsty Marsh lost to Mozambique’s Jacira Ferreira
Men’s 66kg – Alexander Short lost to Georgios Balarjishvili (Cyprus)
Men’s 66kg – Finlay Allan beat India’s Jasleen Singh Saini
Men’s 60kg Quarter Final – Dylan Munro lost to England’s Ashley McKenzie
Women’s 57kg Quarter Final – Malin Wilson lost to England’s Acelya Toprak
Women’s 52kg Quarter Final – Kirsty Marsh lost to Canada’s Kelly Deguchi.
Men’s 66kg Quarter Final – Alexander Short beat Wales’s Gregg Varey.
Men’s 60kg Elimination Round – Dylan Munro beat Sri Lanka’s Priyankara Wimukthi
Men’s 60kg Elimination Round – David Ferguson lost to Wales Daniel Rabbitt.
Men’s 66kg Quarter Final – Finaly Allen beat Zambia’s Steven Mungandu
Women’s 57kg Elimination Round – Malin Wilson beat Malaysia’s Kamini Sri Segaran
Women’s 52kg Elimination Round – Kimberley Renicks lost to Cyprus’s Sofia Avesta
Women’s 52kg Elimination Round – Kirsty Marsh beats Vanuatu’s Mariel Kalomor
Men’s 66kg Elimination Round 2 – Alexander Short beats Malawi’s Austin Chikwapula
Men’s 66kg Elimination Round – Finaly Allan beats Mozambique’s Mauro Nassone

Weightlifting
Men’s 81kg Final – Jason Epton came 10th

Lawn Bowls
B6-B8 Para-Pairs Semi Finals – Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace beat England 16-10
B6-B8 Para-Pairs Semi Finals – Rosemary Lenton and Melanie Inness beat New Zealand 18-10
Para Mixed Pairs, Melanie Inness, George Miller, Robert Barr and Sarah Jane Ewing beat New Zealand 18-11
Men’s Pairs Paul Foster and Alex Marshall lost to England 13-19

Sunday 31st July 2022 will go down in history for Team Scotland, as the cycling team won more medals in a single day at the velodrome than ever before. After a brace of medals the previous two days, they upped the ante with a five medal haul, on a day filled with drama.

Neil Fachie and pilot Lewis Stewart added silver to the gold won on day one, this time in the Tandem Sprint, whilst Aileen McGlynn and pilot Ellie Stone bagged bronze in the Tandem 1000m Time Trial. Also doubling his tally of medals was Jack Carlin, who secured bronze in the Men’s Sprint in a gruelling all day contest; in an emotional interview afterwards he said being back with the Scotland team has helped him get back his love for the sport.

After bronze on Saturday, Neah Evans took silver in the Points Race on Sunday, whilst John Archibald matched that feat in the Scratch Race.

Scott Gibson kick started the evening swim session, qualifying for the Men’s 50m Backstroke final. It was 5th for Duncan Scott in the Men’s 200m Butterfly, his least favoured discipline and then 40 minutes later he raced a fantastic 100m Freestyle to finish 3rd and qualify for the final where he will defend his Commonwealth title.

In a dramatic and close finish, the Men’s 100m Breaststroke saw an impressive swim for Ross Murdoch and Craig Benson who finished in fifth and sixth respectively. It was an eighth place finish for Katie Shanahan, who surprised herself in making the Women’s 100m Backstroke final.

There was a mixed day on the final day of the triathlon at Sutton Park. The day started wet and unfortunately saw Alison Peasgood and guide Hazel Mcleod come off their bike on the final lap of the PTVI event.

But the weather cleared and the sun shone for an exhilarating Mixed Team Relay featuring individual bronze medallist Beth Potter and her Scotland team mates; Grant Sheldon, Cameron Main and Sophia Green who all stepped up the challenge. The team finished fifth, making it the best result for Team Scotland mixed relay team at a Commonwealth Games.

Greg Lobban booked his place in the last eight of the Men’s Squash Singles with a tremendous 3-2 win over Malaysia’s Chee Wern Yuen. It was cat and mouse, with Lobban winning the first, third and fifth games 11-3; 11-9; and 11-7 respectively to win the match. Rory Stewart also booked his place in the men’s singles quarter finals with a spectacular 3-2 win over England’s Patrick Rooney on the show court. Lobban will play India’s Saurav Ghosal and Stewart will meet England’s James Willstrop. Georgia Adderley was beaten 3-0 by world number five Joelle King on the show court, while Alan Clyne lost to Joel Makin of Wales 3-0.

Over in Leamington Spa, Kevin Wallace and Garry Brown’s charge towards the para men’s pairs B6-B8 medals matches continued with a tremendous 25-5 victory over New Zealand. The Scots were a pleasure to watch as they entertained a full house with an exceptional performance to book a place in the semi-finals, where they will face New Zealand again. Meanwhile in the Mixed B2/B3 Pairs, Melanie Innes and Robert Barr got off to a winning start with a solid 28-6 victory over South Africa.

Alex Marshall and Paul Foster are aiming for success in the Men’s Pairs when they play the semi-final against England tomorrow. It follows a comprehensive 20-7 quarter final victory over Fiji, with the Scots duo aiming to add to their Commonwealth Games medal collection. Their quarter-final win followed a 15-11 win against New Zealand in the final match of the group stages. Meanwhile, Dee Hogan fell short in her bid for a medal in the Women’s Singles with a 21-9 loss to Ellen Ryan of Australia, and the Men’s Triples team also lost in their bid to retain their Commonwealth champions’ status in a 17-12 defeat to Wales.

Over at the Boxing, Reese Lynch defeated Shiva Thapa of India by split decision, in a tight Light Welterweight round of 16 bout. He will now face Jonas Junias Jonas of Namibia in the quarter finals on Wednesday. Middleweight Sam Hickey’s first fight of the Games was a classy performance against Saint Lucia’s Kyghan Mortley, with the Dundee man securing a unanimous decision victory.

The Badminton Mixed Team suffered a 3-0 defeat to a strong Singaporean group that included Loh Kean Yew, the current world champion in Men’s Singles. Elsewhere, the inspired performance of goal shooter Emma Barrie against fellow home nation Wales sadly wasn’t enough to overturn an early deficit in an extremely close Netball pool match that ended 42-48 in favour of the Welsh.

In the gymnastics competition it was an early start for Frank Baines and Pavel Karnejenko as the Men’s All-Around competition got underway at 9am. Scores were tight the entire competition, but a slight fault on the Parallel Bars cost Pavel precious points, and he ended in fifth position despite adding 2.2 points to his overall score earlier in the week. Frank couldn’t quite replicate his scores and finished in seventh.

The women followed up later in the day as Shannon Archer and Cara Kennedy competed in the Women’s All-Around final. Tough competition and a few errors for both meant they couldn’t quite match the scores they achieved yesterday, with Shannon finishing in eighth, and Cara in 14th.

Under the sun in Smithfield, Lynne Beattie and Mel Coutts made their first appearance on the Beach Volleyball court playing Vanuatu. Arguably playing the toughest competition in their pool first, the women lost 21-10, 21-14 as they battled under the Birmingham heat against the Gold Coast 2018 bronze medallists.

Running simultaneously with the game on the sand was the Men’s 3×3 Basketball final pool game on the other side of the Smithfield venue. The men fought hard and pulled out all the stops to achieve a narrow 15-14 win. Having won all three of their pool games, they’ll progress straight to the semi-final.

Similarly, the women’s team was on fire against the Kenyans, playing tit for tat until the last minute when a free throw taken by Kennedy Leonard won them the game 21-17 with just four seconds left on the clock. They progress to the quarter-final.

Scotland men’s hockey team lost their second match of Birmingham 2022 to Australia. A perfect drag flick in the first quarter put world number one ranked Australia ahead before Tim Brand scrambled a second home from close range. Jeremy Hayward added a third and a fourth and fifth soon followed. The deadly Aussie penalty corners and clinical finishing brought more goals and a full time score of 12-0.

Follow Team Scotland’s results at Birmingham 2022. This page will be updated regularly throughout each day as results come in from around the venues.

Team Scotland doubled their medal count on day two, claiming another six medals across the course of the day at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Duncan Scott took a gold and a bronze in just over an hour when he won the Men’s 200m Freestyle, before finishing third in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley just 65 minutes later.

The atmosphere at Sandwell was tense as Scott timed his last 200m to perfection as he tipped rival Tom Dean by just 0.39 to secure the gold. There was no rest for the double Commonwealth champion, as he swam solidly in the outside lane in 400m individual medley to claim bronze behind New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt and Australia’s Brendon Smith.

An impressive swim from Stephen Clegg saw him claim silver in the S13 50m freestyle, narrowly missing out on gold by 0.01 seconds. Clegg was swimming up a discipline and in doing so broke the S12 British record.

To round off the evening in the pool, the women’s team with Lucy Hope on the lead leg, followed by Emma Russell, Tain Bruce and Evie Davis, swam a Scottish record in the women’s 4x100m relay.

Out on the roads in Birmingham, it was a superb silver and a season’s best (1.45.49) for Sean Frame on his Commonwealth Games debut in the men’s T54/53 marathon. The Lockerbie lad attacked the tough course and pushed right up to the end to win Team Scotland’s first athletics medal of the Games.

Over in the velodrome in London, it was another night to remember for Team Scotland as Jack Carlin won Keirin silver and Neah Evans won Individual Pursuit bronze. Carlin came in as one of the favourites, and duly delivered a sterling silver medal, Scotland’s best ever result in the Keirin at the Commonwealth Games. For Evans, it was a medal in an event she doesn’t typically train for, with the Aberdonian breaking the British record in the process.

In the para lawn bowls morning session, men’s para pairs Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace kept their winning streak intact with a comfortable 18-10 victory over South Africa. The win booked their place in the semi-finals with the remaining group matches establishing who they will meet in the semis. Australia was next in the afternoon and this time the Scots fell short in a 21-15 defeat. Meanwhile in the para women’s pairs, Pauline Wilson and Rosemary Lenton put in a great performance to come back from behind in the final end and beat New Zealand 15-12, but England then beat the Scots 19-7 in the afternoon session.

The men’s triples lawn bowls team were pushed all the way by a solid New Zealand side, but the Scots pulled off some big shots in the final end to claim a 15-14 victory in the morning session and book their place in the quarter final against Wales. Darren Burnett, Iain McLean and Stewart Anderson topped their section with 9 points and a 100% win ratio. Dee Hoggan’s drive to become Scotland’s first women’s singles medallist since 1986 continued in a positive direction with a dominant 21-5 win over Daphne Arthur-Almond of the Falkland Islands. Hoggan’s final section match ahead of the quarter finals will be against Laura Daniels of Wales tomorrow morning.

Alex Marshall and Paul Foster in the lawn bowls men’s pairs got their day underway with a 23-10 win over Niue and followed it up with an 18-11 victory over Canada. The men’s pairs have won three from three and take on New Zealand in their last section match tomorrow. The women’s fours clocked up a great result with a fantastic 16-9 victory against Australia but they won’t feature in the quarter finals.

Georgia Adderley got off to a great start in the women’s squash singles with a comfortable 3-0 win over Emma Keane of Bermuda. Adderley came through with 11-1; 11-3; and 11-1 game victory to ease through to the next round. Greg Lobban also powered through to the next round with a 3-0 victory over Ravindu Laksrki of Sri Lanka, winning 11-9; 11-4; and 12-10, before Rory Stewart made his second appearance in the men’s singles in Birmingham and earned a hard-fought 3-1 win against New Zealand’s Temwa Chileshe. Alan Clyne took on Abhay Singh of India and was in cruise control until his opponent retired in the second game. Clyne won the first game 11-3 and was 9-2 ahead in the second.

Adderley will play world number five ranked Joelle King of New Zealand; Lobban will play Chee Wern Yuen; Stewart will play Patrick Rooney of England; and Clyne will take on Joel Makin of Wales in the next round.

Scotland women’s hockey team lost a close match 1-0 against New Zealand. The Kiwis took the lead in the opening quarter through a penalty corner strike from the top of the D. Jen Eadie had the ball in the back of the net for Scotland in the second quarter but it was ruled out and New Zealand survived. Scotland battled hard but couldn’t find an equaliser and New Zealand took the points. Scotland women play Kenya on Monday.

Scotland’s Gymnastics women were in action for the first time today in the Women’s Team and Individual Qualifying event at the Arena Birmingham. All four put in strong performances and, while they didn’t quite hit a medal potential, they finished in a strong sixth place. Both Shannon Archer and Cara Kennedy will appear in the Women’s All-Around final tomorrow (Sunday 31 July) at 1430, and there will also be apparatus finals for Shannon (vault and uneven bars) and Cara (vault) on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 August.

This evening saw the second pool match for Scotland’s Wheelchair Basketball Women’s team as they played South Africa on the Smithfield court with a fantastic party atmosphere. Jude Hamer was a scoring machine under the floodlights as she scored ten points for the team, ending with a 16-2 win. The women will wait for the results of tomorrow’s final pool game to find out who they’ll play in the semi-final on Monday 1 August.

The Badminton Mixed Team proceeded to the Quarter Finals with a commanding 4-1 victory against Uganda, and the group stage was rounded off with a tightly contested 2-3 loss to Canada. The Netball team’s campaign began with a 30-83 defeat to early favourites Australia but they will take the positives from a promising performance into their remaining pool matches. Weightlifter Jodey Hughes attempted to take home the first medal for Team Scotland at the NEC venues in the Women’s 55kg Final but was disappointed after three failed snatch attempts and a DNF.

An open draw will be conducted overnight to decide who the Badminton team faces in the Mixed Team Quarter Finals. Reese Lynch and Sam Hickey are set for a super Sunday of Boxing, as they contest respective Round of 16 bouts against India and Cameroon in the Men’s Light Welterweight and Middleweight categories. The Netball team round-off proceedings at the NEC with their second pool match against fellow home nation Wales after a tough but good game against Australia.

It was another night to remember for Team Scotland in the velodrome as Jack Carlin won Keirin silver and Neah Evans Individual Pursuit bronze.

Carlin came into the event as one of the favourites, but such is Keirin racing, thing can change in the blink of an eye. The opening round it was plain sailing, but there was a big crash in his semi-final taking Glatzer of Australia and England’s Truman to the ground, the latter unconscious for some time before thankfully getting to his feet – we wish him well.

Come the final Carlin was drawn in position one right behind the derny. As the motorbike pulled off and the race wound up he held his line, but couldn’t stop Trinidad’s Nicholas Paul stealing a march and he would go on to take gold. Carlin tracked him all the way though to hold off the rest and secure another superb silver, after the same colour in Men’s Sprint four years ago.

Having produced the best result in Scottish history in this event at Commonwealth level, Carlin still wanted more, as he said:

“I’m disappointed, as I came here to win, but Keirin’s a tough one. It’s a podium again, which I’m obviously pleased with, but it’s not what you want.

“He got the jump on me, that was for sure! I felt confident going in, I probably made a gear choice error out there, I geared up thinking there’s no chance I’m going to pull position one again as I had it all day and that didn’t help when he jumped.

“Tomorrow’s a new day; I feel good, my legs are good. I think there was tactical errors and I know now who’s going well, so it’s all to play for tomorrow.”

For Evans, the Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit is a new event, but she acquitted herself with flying colours.

Having broken the Games record this morning, before being surpassed by two of her rivals, Evans went into the bronze medal ride as favourite – her 3.23 clocking this morning also a British record. Known as a fast starter, it was perhaps a surprise that she didn’t move ahead of her Australian opposition until the 1000m mark, but there was never any panic, as once she did, she only went further and further clear. In the end it was a supremely classy ride, that she could be very proud of.

With that bronze medal around her neck, the Aberdonian said:

“The crowd was unreal! We actually came with tactics that are shouted and I’m like “I’m not gonna be able to hear you”, you’ll have to walk the line – that shows you how loud it all is!

“And I’ll be honest, after halfway it was just a case of get your head down and keep going – pretty simple tactics! I got the new British record this morning – I didn’t quite back it up but it’s such a nice feeling – I’m delighted.

“I haven’t been training for this, it’s been a secondary focus, so to come away with a medal off basically the last few months of training, I’m delighted”

Both Evans and Carlin will be hunting for further medals tomorrow, as will Neil Fachie and Lewis Stewart in the Men’s Tandem B Sprint.

Sean Frame claimed an emotional silver medal in the Men’s T53/54 Marathon, digging deep in the final stages to hold off a late surge by England’s Simon Lawson.

Competing at his first Commonwealth Games, Frame was delighted to take the silver behind Johnboy Smith of England.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “It just shows you that all those nights, all those years of training has paid off.” 

“I still can’t wrap my head around it, but just shows all that torture has paid off. You don’t realise how physically demanding it is. We are using our arms and physically they are not made for this. We had to condition our bodies to do this and it is all physically demanding.

“My family are all excited. I could hear my mum shouting at me out of the whole crowd and my dad at the finish line, he trains me, so he is super proud of me. It’s a happy family. “ 

Six time Paralympic champion David Weir looked to be clear for gold before a puncture ruled him out of contention, leaving the way clear for Smith, Frame and Lawson to claim the podium places.

Team Scotland picked up a stunning six medals on the first day of competition in Birmingham, with the day very much belonging to para-cyclist Neil Fachie, who won Scotland’s first gold medal of the Games.

Fachie, 38, and his sighted pilot Lewis Stewart, set a new Commonwealth Games record of 59.938 seconds in the men’s tandem 1,000m time trial, becoming the joint most decorated Team Scotland athlete alongside bowler Alex Marshall, with five gold medals.

Neil said “This is pretty special; it’s genuinely mind blowing. Coming into that final lap you know it’s do or die. You can hear the crowd and I gave it everything I had. It really, really hurt but it’s so worth it when you get to stand on top of that podium.”

More success in the cycling followed – with Aileen McGlynn and Ellie Stone taking silver in the Tandem Sprint, whilst Libby Clegg placed fourth. Commenting on her success, Aileen said, “the final was hard and we knew we had to go out really hard against the Aussies as they are strong and quite jostly as well. We gave it everything we had but we just got beat on the line – we gave it everything we had.”

Over in Sutton Coldfield, Beth Potter took Scotland’s first medal of the Games. The former British 10,000m runner had an outstanding swim which she led from the front, before a strong cycle and a solid run section sitting in third place throughout.

Meanwhile in the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, the roof was raised as Ross Murdoch won an outstanding bronze in the 200m breaststroke. Murdoch, who retired for 11 weeks in December, snatched bronze behind world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook and close friend and English rival James Wilby. Teenager Katie Shanahan was overcome with emotion after claiming a shock bronze medal in the women’s 400m IM, and that was followed by another for Toni Shaw in the women’s 100m freestyle S9.

Scotland women’s hockey team got off to a winning start in Birmingham with a 4-2 victory over South Africa. Charlotte Watson opened the scoring with an excellent finish across the goalkeeper before South Africa managed to get themselves 2-1 ahead. Sarah Robertson equalised for Scotland before Fiona Burnet’s near post deflection put the Scots back in front. Jen Eadie sealed the victory with a strike from the top of the D to earn a 4-2 victory.

Scotland men’s hockey team drew a sensational game with New Zealand. Scotland came out flying and surged into a 5-1 lead at half time through goals by Rob Harwood; Callum Mackenzie; Cammy Golden and a double for his brother, Jamie Golden. The Kiwis battled back in the final quarter and pulled the score back to 5-5. Both sides gave their all to find a winner but it ended all square. Scotland’s Alan Forsyth won his 200th combined Scotland and GB in the match.

Scotland’s Basketball 3×3 competition got underway at the impressive Smithfield facility as a Scottish women’s team took to the court for the first time in Commonwealth Games history. Despite getting off to a strong start, the win wasn’t to be and Australia picked up a 21-9 win. The evening session proved more successful for the women as they put in a quick defeat over Sri Lanka, ending 21-5 with 45 seconds still on the clock.

The men’s running team came out flying as they picked up a win over Sri Lanka in the afternoon session. The game was tight for the first seven minutes, with Scotland only taking the lead in the final two to end 16-9. Playing Canada later in the day proved to be equally as tight for the Scottish men who eventually pulled it out the bag with a nerve-wracking 21-20 win. If they win their third match against Kenya on Sunday, today’s two wins have set the men in prime position to take the top ranking in the pool and continue straight through to semi-finals on Monday.

Representing another Games first, the wheelchair competition kicked off as Scotland’s women played Australia under the floodlights. The match against the World number three team proved difficult, however, with the team from down under winning 12-5.

The Women’s Rugby 7s team made history when they took to the field for the first time in a Commonwealth Games. Despite a 31-12 loss to Olympic medallists Fiji in their opening match of competition, tries were scored by Shona Campbell and Rhona Lloyd with Helen Nelson adding one conversion. In the evening session they fell to a heavy defeat by Australia, who are ranked number one in the world, 50 points to nill.

Team Scotland’s Men top Pool B of the competition at the end of day one with final standings to be decided in the morning against South Africa. In their opening match of the tournament they won 41-0 over Tonga with a hat-trick of tries from Femi Sofolarin and further tries from Jake Henry, Jordan Edmunds, captain Jamie Farndale and Alec Coombes, Kaleem Baretto converting two scores. In this evenings match match they cantered to a 50-12 victory over Malaysia with a hat-trick by Henry, Sofolarin, Alec Coombes, with Lee Jones and Matt Davidson bagging two tries each. Davidson added three conversions.

Elsewhere, boxer Reese Lynch overpowered Kiribati’s Timon Aaree and secured a first-round stoppage within three minutes. Reese will now face India’s Shiva Thapa on Sunday 31st July in the Light Welterweight Round of 16

Scotland flagbearer, Badminton’s Kirsty Gilmour set the tone for the Mixed Team, with Callum Smith; Eleanor O’Donnell and Ciara Torrance; Alex Dunn and Matthew Grimley all going on to record 2-0 victories over their respective opponents from the Maldives and securing a dominant 5-0 win overall. The Mixed Team will play Uganda tomorrow in the second of their three group stage ties.

Team Scotland are set for a busy day two at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with action across 13 sports.

07:00 – Sean Frame is first up for Team Scotland on day two of Birmingham 2022 as he competes in the T53/54 Marathon, the first event in the Athletics programme.

08:30 – In Lawn Bowls, Scotland’s Men’s Triples (Darren Burnett, Iain McLean and Stewart Anderson) continue their campaign against New Zealand after wins over Malta and India on the opening day. Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace in the Men’s B6-B8 Pairs, also undefeated on day one, play South Africa.

09:00 – Scotland’s Badminton Mixed Team take on Uganda after a straight games win over Maldives on day one.

09:00 – Women’s Rugby 7s continue their debut Commonwealth Games by playing South Africa in their third Pool B match.

10:00 – The Track Cycling qualifying action continues at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London with Gold Coast medallists Neah Evans, John Archibald and Jack Carlin all in action.

10:30 – Duncan Scott became Team Scotland’s most successful athlete at a single Games with six medals at Gold Coast 2018. He gets his Birmingham 2022 underway in the 200m Freestyle as Swimming heats start at 10:30. Fellow 2018 medallists Mark Szaranek and Stephen Milne are also in action, as is Tokyo Paralympic Games medallist Stephen Clegg.

11:30 – Dee Hoggan had two wins out of two on day one in the Women’s Singles Lawn Bowls. She plays Daphne Arthur-Almond of the Falkland Islands as sectional play continues. Rosemary Lenton and Pauline Wilson play New Zealand in the B6-B8 Women’s Pairs after a loss by the narrowest of margins to Australia and a win over South Africa on day one.

12:00 – Georgia Adderley plays Emma Keane of Bermuda in the Women’s Squash Singles round of 32.

12:00 – Netball gets underway at the NEC Arena as Scotland play Australia in their opening game.

12:18 – Like their women’s counterparts Scotland’s Men’s Rugby 7s also take on South Africa in their Pool B match after convincing wins over Tonga and Malaysia on day one.

13: 45 – Greg Lobban plays Sri Lanka’s Ravindu Laksiri in the Men’s Squash Singles round of 32.

15:00 – The Lawn Bowls action continues with Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace back for their second match of the day, this time facing Australia. Alex Marshall and Paul Foster play Niue after opening their Men’s Pairs campaign with a convincing win over Jersey. Scotland’s Women’s Fours team of Hannah Smith, Claire Johnston, Lauren Baillie-Whyte and Caroline Brown play Australia in round three of sectional play.

16:00 – Cycling finals get underway at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London.

16:30 – Following the men’s competition on day one, it’s the turn of the Women’s Gymnastics Team Event at Arena Birmingham. Scotland is represented by Shannon Archer, Cara Kennedy, Eilidh Gorrell and Emily Bremner.

18:00 – In the evening session of Lawn Bowls, Rosemary Lenton and Pauline Wilson continue their sectional play in the Women’s B6-B8 Pairs by facing England. Alex Marshall and Paul Foster are back for their second match of the day in the Men’s Pairs, this time against Canada.

18:30 – Rory Stewart plays Temwa Chileshe of New Zealand in the Men’s Squash Singles round of 32 following an impressive win on day one.

19:00 – The Badminton Mixed Team play Canada in their second match of the day.

19:00 – Swimming finals get underway, including the Men’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 400m Individual Medley, Men’s 50m Freestyle S13 and 4x100m Freestyle Relays for both men and women.

20:00 – Jodey Hughes goes in the Women’s 55kg Weightlifting final.

20:15 – Stephen Newns gets his Light Middleweight Boxing campaign underway against Albert Mengue Ayissi of Cameroon.

20:45 – Scotland continue their Women’s Wheelchair Basketball 3×3 competition in Pool B up against South Africa.

21:00 – Scotland take on New Zealand in Women’s Hockey Pool B.