Canadian Athletes Excel in Glasgow
Maude Charron, a weightlifter from Rimouski, Que., and gymnast Félix Dolci of Laval, Que., each earned gold medals for Canada at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Their performances contributed to Canada’s medal count in Glasgow.
Charron achieved her third consecutive title in the women’s 63-kilogram category. The two-time Olympic medallist recorded successful lifts of 102kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk, resulting in a total of 232. England’s Sarah Davies Smale secured silver with 217, while Femily-Crystie Notte of Nauru took bronze with 216.
Dolci’s Multiple Medal Wins
Dolci added multiple medals to his collection, bringing his total to six at the Games. He began the day with a gold medal in the men’s vault, achieving a winning average of 13.766. This score placed him ahead of England’s Luke Whitehouse (13.749) and Neofytos Kyriakou of Cyprus (13.733).
Later, Dolci secured another victory in the men’s horizontal bar, scoring 14.233. His fellow Laval native, William Émard, earned a bronze medal in this event, with Marios Georgiou of Cyprus taking silver. Dolci also claimed a bronze medal in the parallel bars with a score of 13.300, contributing to his three medals on Tuesday.
Additional Canadian Achievements
In gymnastics, Lia-Monica Fontaine of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., earned her fourth medal at the event, securing a bronze in the women’s balance beam. The 16-year-old scored 13.000, narrowly surpassing teammate Ellie Black, who scored 12.966.
Canada demonstrated strong performance in gymnastics, leading the standings with 16 medals, including seven gold, over five days of competition at the Glasgow International Arena. In the pool, Para swimmer Nicolas-Guy Turbide of Quebec City won a bronze medal in the men’s 50-metre freestyle S13.
Olympic silver medallist Joshua Liendo of Toronto, who previously won gold in the men’s 100-metre butterfly on Sunday, finished fourth in the 100 freestyle event.
On Monday, hammer throw champion Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., won gold in the men’s hammer throw with a Games-record throw of 80.97 metres on his first attempt. Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C., earned a bronze medal in the same event with a throw of 75.36 metres, finishing behind Iosif Kesidis of Cyprus (76.97).
Also on Monday, Lia-Monica Fontaine secured a gold medal in the women’s vault with a score of 14.000, beating England’s Abigail Martin (13.799) and Wales’ Abigail Roper (13.433). Jordan Carroll, a 20-year-old from Saskatoon, won the men’s pommel horse title with a score of 15.000, edging out Scotland’s Reuben Ward (14.966) and Cameron Lynn (13.833).
Dolci also secured a gold medal on Monday in the men’s rings final, scoring 13.766, with William Émard taking silver with 13.600. Australia’s James Hardy earned bronze with 13.500. Additionally, veteran gymnast Ellie Black of Halifax claimed silver in the women’s uneven bars, and René Cournoyer of Repentigny, Que., earned silver in the men’s floor exercise.
In weightlifting, Ann-Sophie Taschereau of Plessisville, Que., claimed silver in the women’s 58-kilogram category, while Rebeka Groulx of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que., won bronze in the women’s 53kg event. Canada also added two medals in Para athletics, with Michael Barber of Victoria finishing second in the men’s 1,500-metre T20 final and Zachary Gingras of Markham, Ont., winning bronze in the men’s 100 T38 final.
Through Day 5 of the Games, Canada had accumulated 21 medals, comprising seven gold, eight silver, and six bronze, placing them third behind Australia and England. The Canadian men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams both faced losses to Australia in pool play on Monday, with the men losing 20-12 and the women dropping a 12-10 decision in overtime after Élodie Tessier tied the game at 10-10 with 2.7 seconds remaining in regulation.
Source: theglobeandmail.com
