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Scotland secures eight medals in five hours at Commonwealth Games

Host nation Scotland won eight medals, including two golds, on Wednesday, bringing their total Commonwealth Games tally in Glasgow to 23.

  • Scotland's medal haul on Wednesday included two gold, increasing their overall total to 23.
  • Swimmers Angharad Evans and Keanna MacInnes each won an individual medal and a relay prize.
  • The day's performance marks Scotland's best single-day return since the 2022 Birmingham Games.

Host nation Scotland secured eight medals within five hours on Wednesday, including two golds, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. This brings their total medal count to 23 as the Games pass the halfway mark.

Swimmers Angharad Evans and Keanna MacInnes both earned an individual medal and a relay prize, with Toni Shaw also achieving success in the pool. Melanie Woods claimed gold on the track, and Steven MacKenzie secured a bronze medal in the field.

Both the men's 3x3 basketball team and the women's wheelchair equivalents also reached the podium. Scotland's current tally stands at nine gold, seven silver, and seven bronze medals, marking their best single-day return since the Birmingham Games in 2022.

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