The first medals of the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been won as athletes from 74 nations and territories vie for gold in Glasgow.
Glasgow stepped in after the Australian state of Victoria backed out three years ago due to the cost of hosting the Games, meaning the Scottish city stages the event for the second time in 12 years.
A slimmed-down 10-sport programme, as well as six Para sports, includes athletics, gymnastics, cycling, and swimming, spread across four Glaswegian venues.
Team England had the honour of taking home the first gold of the Games as Mark Swan secured a dramatic victory in the men’s lightweight category of the men’s para powerlifting, hauling up 222kg – more than three times his body weight – but Australia are already surging clear of the rest of the field.
Here are the current medal standings from the 2026 Commonwealth Games:
Commonwealth Games medal table
1. Australia – 6🥇, 2🥈, 5🥉 (Total medals: 13)
2. Nigeria – 3🥇, 3🥈, 0🥉 (Total medals: 6)
3. Scotland – 2🥇, 2🥈, 0🥉 (Total medals: 4)
4. England – 1🥇, 4🥈, 3🥉 (Total medals: 8)
5=. Canada – 1🥇, 0🥈, 2🥉 (Total medals: 3)
5=. South Africa – 1🥇, 0🥈, 2🥉 (Total medals: 3)
7. New Zealand – 0🥇, 2🥈, 0🥉 (Total medals: 2)
8. Wales – 0🥇, 1🥈, 0🥉 (Total medals: 1)
9. India – 0🥇, 0🥈, 1🥉 (Total medals: 1)
9. Malaysia – 0🥇, 0🥈, 1🥉 (Total medals: 1)
