Sunday, 2 August brought the curtain down on competition at Glasgow 2026, with two more gold medals for VIS-supported athletes. Tara Neyland broke her own world record on the way to gold in the women’s C4 1km time trial, and Alyssa Polites claimed her first individual Commonwealth Games title in the women’s elimination race. Maria Swan added silver in judo, and the Australian Diamonds closed out their campaign with a bronze medal win over England.
Neyland rewrote the record books once again, breaking her own world record in the women’s C4 1km time trial before going on to win gold. It capped off an extraordinary Glasgow 2026 campaign, after she had already lowered the world record earlier in the Games in the women’s C4-C5 4000m individual pursuit. Erin Rowell joined her on the podium, claiming bronze in the same event in 1:13.542.
Polites claimed gold in the women’s elimination race, riding a strong, front-running performance to secure her first individual medal of the Games. She also qualified for the women’s keirin final, finishing fourth.
Swan claimed silver in the women’s minus 78kg judo, capping off an outstanding run to the final in her Commonwealth Games debut, finishing behind England’s Emma Reid.
The Australian Diamonds, featuring Jo Weston, Kate Moloney, Kiera Austin and Sophie Garbin, closed out their Glasgow 2026 campaign with bronze, defeating England 68-50 in the bronze medal match.
There was one more result to close out the velodrome program, with Blake Agnoletto finishing ninth in the men’s 40km points race final after qualifying earlier in the day, and Alessia McCaig qualifying for the women’s keirin.
Team Snapshot
- VIS that competed on Day 9: 9
- Debutants that competed on Day 9: 1
- Medals:
- 15 Gold
- 9 Silver
- 8 Bronze
- Team Australia finished Glasgow 2026 with a total of 171 medals: 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze
Glasgow 2026 comes to a close
After 11 days of competition, sporting dreams realised and memories made, the Commonwealth Games came to a close in Glasgow on Sunday, 2 August, with a Closing Ceremony bringing the curtain down on the event. Musical guest included a star-studded line up featuring Delta Goodrem, Simple Minds, Neeraj Chopra and more while Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, officially declared the Games closed.
It brings to an end a Glasgow 2026 campaign that saw 49 VIS-supported athletes represent Australia across athletics, swimming, cycling, gymnastics, judo, netball, boxing and wheelchair basketball, returning medals for VIS-supported athletes across the Games. Team Australia as a whole finished the Commonwealth Games with 171 medals, 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze, with VIS-supported athletes contributing gold medal performances from Kate McDonald, Breanna Scott, the Australian women’s artistic gymnastics team, Sam Williamson (x3), Henry Allan and the men’s 4x100m medley relay, Tomas Klein and the men’s wheelchair 3×3 basketball team, Tara Neyland (x2), Alyssa Polites and the women’s team pursuit, Blake Agnoletto, Jemima Montag and Abbey Caldwell.
While we now look ahead to the 2028 LA Olympics to see our athletes compete on the international stage once again, we must also recognise the incredible work of all the staff and volunteers who worked behind the scenes to ensure the games ran smoothly. From the VIS that includes Dr Susan White AM, Steve Hawkins, Dr Ebonie Rio, Sarah Dyce, Manna McLeod, Keely Wallace-Kilbane, Kevin Craigie, Dr Avish Sharma, Fiona Jacobs, Dr Victoria Brackley and Jono Wallace Smith.
