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Sunday 2 August
It was GOLD for TeamNI to finish the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow!
The Men’s Pairs of Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown won on a tiebreak to claim the top prize and win Adam McKeown his second Commonwealth Gold and Gary Kelly his fourth Commonwealth medal.
Elsewhere, On the track in cycling, Chris Burns finished 6th in the c1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying and Matti Dobbins was 12th in his heat of the 40km Points Race. Our three female riders Erin Creighton, Esther Wong and Emma Jeffers finished 14th, 21st and DNF in the Elimination Race Final.
In Judo, Adam Hall was knocked out in the Round of 16.
Saturday 1 August
It’s a Super Saturday for TeamNI with FIVE medals! Two Bronze, Two Silver and a Gold in Boxing and Judo.
It was a second Gold medal for TeamNI at the Games as Boxer Jon McConnell claimed victory in the Men’s 70kg Final. Michaela Walsh and Kaci Rock couldn’t go one better than their silver medals after defeat in the finals but both can be proud of their performances in Glasgow.
Two more medals were added on Saturday afternoon with bronze for Judo duo Rachael Hawkes and Joshua Green! Rachael claimed a bronze in the Women’s 70kg and Joshua in the 73kg category. That completed the five medals which leaves TeamNI sitting on 14 medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
But, that medal tally will increase on Sunday as Bowls Men’s Pair Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown will compete in the Gold medal match against England. They came through a nervous semi final to win on a tie break to compete for Gold.
On the track, firstly in Athletics, Nick Griggs finished well in the 5000m final to claim 6th place, just one second off a place in the podium with Callum Morgan finishing 15th.
And secondly in Cycling, three Team NI cyclists participated in the Women’s 25km Points Race Final with Emma Jeffers 18th, Erin Creighton 19th and Esther Wong 21st. In the Men’s 10km Scratch Race, Matti Dobbins was unable to finish.
Friday 31 July
Three TeamNI boxers will be fighting for Gold on Saturday after a successful day in the ring. Michaela Walsh, Jon McConnell and Kaci Rock will all be back in their finals looking to leave Glasgow with the top prize.
It was the end for Garyn McAllister, Willie John McCarten and Jude Gallagher as they finished with bronze medals. Sadly for Willie John he was unable to take to the ring after suffering an injury and we wish him a speedy recovery.
On the first day of the Track Cycling, Esther Wong finished 11th in the Women’s 4000m individual pursuit and 19th in the 10km Scratch Race Final with fellow TeamNI riders Erin Creighton and Emma Jeffers finishing 10th and 11th.
Chris Burns also made his Glasgow debut in the C1-3 1000m Time Trial coming 5th and Matti Dobbins came 20th in the Elimination Race Final.
Bowls continued with Shauna O’Neill losing her first singles match meaning she will not be able to play in the medal matches but ended her Games with a tiebreak victory in what has been a memorable performance in Glasgow across pairs and singles.
The Men’s Pairs of Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown are looking strong for a place in the semi finals after a last gasp win against Australia. Losing 5-1 going into the last end, they pulled a four out of the bag to claim half point from the set to leave victorious by 1.5 to 0.5.
TeamNI Netball finished on a high with a convincing victory over Trinidad and Tobago to finish in 11th place and sadly Eve Walsh Dann in the T38 Long Jump didn’t register a jump to be given a placing.
Thursday 30 July
Our Bowls Men’s Pairs and Women’s Singles continued on their quest for medals as both kept their 100% starts in tact. Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown beat Pakistan in straight sets and New Zealand in a tie break to sit top of Group D with only the top placed nation making it to the semi finals.
Shauna O’Neill claimed a straight sets win in her Group B clash and now faces her fellow unbeaten player Ali Merrien on Friday to see who will reach the semi finals.
In Netball, Northern Ireland lost to World ranked number one side Australia and Weightlifter Omar Keshta took part in the Men’s 110+kg final but finished in 7th place.
Wednesday 29 July
Kate O’Connor claimed the first gold medal for TeamNI in the Heptathlon finishing with victory in the 800m. O’Connor led from the front for the majority of the competition with strong performances across the seven disciplines.
Fellow Team NI Heptathlete Anna McCauley finished in 8th but only nine points away from 5th after an incredible 2nd place finish in the 800m making it an Northern Ireland 1 and 2. McCauley also jumped a PB in the Long Jump earlier in the day.
On the final day of Swimming, there was two medals with Daniel Wiffen winning silver in the 1500m Freestyle and Ellie McCartney fighting through the field to claim bronze in the 200m breaststroke. Jack McMillan finished 6th in a tight 200m Freestyle final with the Men’s and Women’s 4x100m relay teams placing 6th and 7th.
In Boxing, Michaela Walsh, Jude Gallagher and Willie John McCarten secured more bronze medals for TeamNI with victory in their quarter finals whilst Jon McConnell received a walkover to also confirm a bronze medal in Glasgow. It was the end of the road though for Caitlin Fryers and Janssen Hill who both fought hard in their bouts.
In Weightlifting, Kaitlin Saunders was unable to finish in her final after being unable to complete a lift in the Clean and Jerk after a successful lift in the Snatch.
Back on the rink after success the previous day, Bowlers Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown opened their Men’s Pairs with victory against Tonga whilst Shauna O’Neill claimed a tie break win in her singles match.
Tuesday 28 July
The TeamNI medal tally doubled on Tuesday morning with two bronze medals in Bowls for Women’s Pair Chloe Wilson & Shauna O’Neill and Gary Kelly in the Men’s Singles.
The Women’s Pair’s Bronze match came down to the last bowl in a nervy finish whereas Gary Kelly fought back from behind to win the first set and then complete a straight sets win for his bronze.
In Boxing, Kaci Rock and Garyn McAllister secured bronze medals but will have the chance to upgrade in the semi finals. Nicole Clyde was unable to join them with defeat in her Quarter Final.
Kate O’Connor and Anna McCauley got their Heptathlon event underway in the Athletics with the 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put and 200m. After the first four events, Kate is placed 1st and Anna 6th with the Long Jump, Javelin and 800m to go on Wednesday.
In two other finals, Ewan McAteer placed 7th in the Men’s Vault and weightlifter Hannah Crymble was unable to register a snatch lift in the Women’s 63kg meaning she was knocked out.
Over in the Swimming, Danielle Hill was narrowly pipped to a medal in the Women’s 50m Backstroke with a 4th place finish.
Grace Davison (50m freestyle), Matthew Hamilton (50m butterfly), Paddy Johnston (100m backstroke) all advanced to the semis but were unable to reach the finals with the 4x100m mixed medley relay team finishing 6th in their final after qualifying earlier in the day.
And in Netball, Northern Ireland lost 78-30 against South Africa.
Monday 27 July
It’s been a full on day for Team NI across Boxing, Bowls, Gymnastics, Swimming and Weightlifting.
Olympic Champion Rhys McClenaghan was in action in the Pommel Horse final but couldn’t claim a spot on the podium as he finished 6th in a top quality final.
18 year old weightlifter Harrison McGrogan had to compete with a hand injury in the Men’s 71kg final but performed admirably to finish 5th on his Commonwealth Games debut.
It was drama in the bowls as Women’s Pair Shauna O’Neill and Chloe Wilson suffered their first defeat at the games to Australia. Australia to take the semi final spot from TeamNI had to win by ten but won by nine to miss out on a spot in the final four by one point. TeamNI will now compete in the semi finals on Monday evening.
In the boxing ring, Caitlin Fryers claimed a 5-0 win in the Women’s 51kg to qualify for the quarter finals but it was defeat for Eoghan Quinn in the Men’s 80kg Round of 16. Eoghan fought valiantly with some big shots but it wasn’t enough to move on to the next round.
Swimming action continued as Danielle Hill swam the second fastest time in the Women’s 50m Backstroke to make the semi finals but Lottie Cullen missed out on a spot in the top 16. Jack McMillan followed Danielle into the semi finals in the Men’s 100m Freestyle but Matthew Hamilton fell short. Paddy Johnston was first reserve in the heats of the Men’s 200m Butterfly so won’t be competing in the semi finals.
The Athletics also got underway with Eve Walsh Dann competing in the T38 100m heats. She ran a seasons best but it wasn’t enough to advance to the next round. She’ll next be in action in the Long Jump.
Sunday 26 July
Medal number two for TeamNI! Barry McClements won silver in the Men’s S9 100m Backstroke jumping two places from the morning heat to take 2nd place. McClements won the first ever TeamNI medal in 2022 with bronze and has now gone one better in Glasgow.
Grace Davison and Emily Hughes competed in the 100m Freestyle Heats and it was Davison who booked her spot in the semi final but couldn’t reach the finals as she finished fifth just outside the top eight.
Adam Bradley also reached the semi finals in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke and like Davison narrowly missed out on a spot in the final. Alana Burns Atkin was the last swimmer to compete in the Women’s 100m Butterfly semis but had a similar fate to Davison and Bradley.
In Bowls, the dynamic duo of Chloe Wilson and Shauna O’Neill kept up their 100% start to the Women’s Pairs competition with a straight sets win over Guernsey and Zambia. Gary Kelly also maintained his perfect start with both Singles and Pairs competition reaching the semi finals and finals on Monday evening.
In Boxing, Nicole Clyde claimed a 5-0 victory in her Round of 16 bout in the Women’s 54kg to reach the last eight which takes place on Tuesday evening at 6pm. It wasn’t to be though for Jon Paul Hale who was beaten in his Round of 16 Men’s 65kg encounter.
And in Netball, TeamNI went down 64-48 to Malawi and now face Tonga on Monday at 4pm.
Saturday 25 July
Our first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games went to Bethany Firth in the Women’s S14 200M Freestyle. Bethany finished third in the final to claim bronze and we are proud to support her at the Sports Institute.
Gary Kelly got TeamNI underway this morning in the Men’s Singles Bowls. Kelly won after a tie-break set against Tonga. Stepping out onto the rink this evening in the Bowls Women’s Pairs are Shauna O’Neill and Chloe Wilson, with Gary Kelly back in action, taking on Singapore.
TeamNI Netball faced England in their opening match of the games with a strong England team taking the win 83 – 34.
It’s been a fantastic day at the pool with eight swimmers from TeamNI aiming to make a splash in tonight’s finals and semi-finals!
Victoria Catterson finished 4th in her heat in the Women’s 200m Freestyle while Emily Hughes secured 6th place. Unfortunately, their combined efforts weren’t enough to advance. Catterson has now pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to advance from the team doctor.
Matthew Hamilton progressed to the semi final of Men’s 100m Butterfly but wasn’t able to claim a spot in the final.
Grace Davison secured 2nd place in her Women’s 100m Backstroke heat, alongside Danielle Hill who finished 3rd and Lottie Cullan 4th in their heat. All three booked a place in tonight’s semi finals with Cullen advancing to the final with Davison and Hill both claiming reserve spots.
Ellie McCartney progressed to the semi finals in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke but was narrowly pipped for a spot in Sunday’s Final.
Jack McMillan and Dan Wiffen faced off in the Men’s 400m Freestyle Final but finished 5th and 7th.
Friday 24 July
The Commonwealth Games kicked off this morning with another outstanding performance from Gary Kelly in the Men’s Bowls Singles competition with another set straight sets win over New Zealand. In the Women’s Pairing, Shauna O’Neill and Chloe Wilson also kept their 100% start with a straight sets victory against Niue.
In Boxing, Louis Rooney made his Commonwealth Games debut at 55kg but was defeated by KO in the round of 32.
At the pool, Lottie Cullen and Grace Davison placed 2nd and 3rd in their respective heats to reach the Women’s 200m Backstroke final on Friday evening.
Patrick Johnson and Conor Ferguson secured fourth place in their heats in the Men’s 50m Backstroke, qualifying for tonight’s semi-final. Alana Burns-Atkin missed out by one place on a semi final spot in the Women’s 50m Butterfly.
Adam Bradley was disqualified in Men’s 100m Breaststroke but Barry McClements will take part in the S10 100m Butterfly final as Danielle Hill, Emily Hughes, Ellie McCartney and Victoria Catterson advanced to the Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final.
In Gymnastics, Rhys McClenaghan showed his skill on the pommel horse with a score which will secure a spot in the final. Ewan McAteer took part in the Vault and Eamon Montgomery on the Floor with both awaiting the outcome of further qualifying rounds to guarantee their spot in finals.
Thursday 23 July
The Commonwealth Games got underway with two wins from two in the Lawn Bowls.
Men’s Singles competitor Gary Kelly was the first TeamNI athlete to compete in Glasgow as he kicked off his Men’s Singles competition with a straight sets win against Niue.
This was shortly followed by a straight sets win for Women’s Pairing Shauna O’Neill and Chloe Wilson.
All photos courtesy of Simone Castrovilliari – Team NI.
