Commonwealth Games 2026: Hunter Bell wins 800m gold; athletics and boxing on day eight – live

Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/31/commonwealth-games-2026-athletics-cycling-and-netball-on-day-eight-live Published: July 31, 2026 Keywords: Canada Latest track cycling and athletics action in Glasgow Medal table | In pictures: day eight | And mail Taha Boxing: Scarlett Savannah Delgado of Canada and Preeti Preeti of India will contest the women’s 54kg final after winning their respective semi-finals. England’s Lauren Mackie and Zambia’s Catherine Mwape will fight for bronze. Up next it’s a 65kg home nations derby between Kaci Rock (Northern Ireland) and Caitlin Rainey (Scotland). Rock is the daughter of the former Irish boxer Jim Rock (the only man to hold Irish titles in four different weight divisions) and idolised Katie Taylor growing up. Initially her father tried to dissuade Rock from taking up boxing. “Sometimes when your mum and dad tell you you can’t do something, you want to do it more and I think that’s what happened,” she told BBC Sport. Continue reading... --- This article was automatically collected by the Observatory News Scraper.