India won seven of the 10 boxing finals contested by its fighters. Preeti Preeti, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Sakshi, Priya Priya and Arundhati Choudhary claimed five women’s titles between 51kg and 70kg, while Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal added golds in the men’s 60kg and 80kg divisions. 

Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree, who competes with Type 1 diabetes, prevented India from winning all six of the women’s finals it contested by defeating Lovlina Borgohain at 75kg. England’s Damar Thomas then closed the programme with victory over Narender Berwal in the men’s 90kg+ final. 

The day’s most significant individual boxing milestone belonged to Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh, who became the first boxer to win medals at four Commonwealth Games. Her silver in Glasgow followed medals at Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022. 

Jamaica produced the day’s most dramatic result, defeating Australia 46-45 in the Netball semi-final to end a run stretching back to the sport’s Commonwealth Games debut in 1998. 

The Diamonds had reached every final since, but Jamaica’s one-point victory ensured they would miss the gold-medal match for the first time. The Sunshine Girls will face New Zealand on Sunday after the Silver Ferns beat England 61-54 in the other semi-final. 

At Scotstoun Stadium, the Mile returned to the Commonwealth Games programme for the first time since 1966, when it was last contested before being replaced by the metric 1500m. 

Scotland’s Josh Kerr won the men’s title in front of the home crowd, becoming the event’s first Commonwealth champion in six decades. 

Australia then claimed all three medals in the inaugural women’s race, the first Commonwealth Mile contested by female athletes. Abbey Caldwell took gold ahead of Jessica Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth. 

Mauritius continued one of the Games’ most significant breakthroughs for a smaller nation as wheelchair racer Noemi Alphonse added a second silver in the women’s 400m T54. 

The two-time world champion finished behind Scotland’s Melanie Woods, who completed a Commonwealth double after also winning Friday’s rerun of the 1500m T54, where Alphonse had claimed her first silver. 

Alphonse’s two medals are the first won by Mauritius in Commonwealth Games Para sport. She has been supported through GAPS, the Commonwealth Sport programme that gives athletes and coaches from smaller and developing nations access to specialist coaching, training and international development opportunities.