Commonwealth Games 2026: Updated medal tally after Day 2, July 25

Day 2 of CWG 2026 saw Jersey win their first medal after 36 years

The Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow witnessed a total of nine medal events taking place on Day 2 (July 25). This included the women’s team final in artistic gymnastics and eight final events in the swimming discipline.

This day proved to be the moving day, with several boxing bouts, 3×3 wheelchair basketball matches, and lawn bowl group-stage rounds taking place simultaneously.

Australia once again dominated the medal events, completing the 2026 edition’s first podium sweep by a single nation in the men’s 400m freestyle, with Sam Short winning the first gold medal of the day.

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Team India had a disappointing second day, as the nation failed to add to its medal tally from Day 1. Earlier on Day 1, Jhandu Kumar won bronze in the men’s heavyweight para-powerlifting segment.

Swimmers Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aryan Nehra endured disappointing ends to their campaigns after failing to qualify for the men’s 400m freestyle final, finishing 15th and 16th, respectively, in their heats.

Meanwhile, although the Indian women’s team missed out on a team medal, the individual gymnastics campaign stayed very much alive.

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Protishtha Samanta and Olympian Pranati Nayak successfully qualified for the individual vault final after strong outings in the qualification rounds, while Nishka Agarwal and Eshitaa Rewale fell short.

The country also continued to perform well in lawn bowls, as Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh defeated Tonga’s pairing to remain unbeaten in their section. Putul Sonowal, however, suffered his first defeat, putting his semi-final qualification hopes in jeopardy.

Updated Medal Tally after 25th July at Commonwealth Games 2026

#	Country	🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Australia	12	5	6	23
2	England	3	7	5	15
3	Nigeria	3	3	0	6
4	Scotland	2	2	0	4
5	South Africa	2	1	3	6
6	Canada	1	1	2	4
7	New Zealand	0	2	2	4
8	Wales	0	1	2	3
9	Jersey	0	1	0	1
10	India	0	0	1	1
10	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
10	Northern Ireland	0	0	1	1

Australia were simply sensational, as they further extended their lead in the medal tally with 12 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals.

The women’s artistic gymnastics team title went to Australia, with a score of 158.400. Canada secured silver with 157.300, while defending champions England had to settle for bronze on 154.300.

Australia completed a sensational podium sweep in the men’s 400m freestyle. Sam Short claimed gold ahead of compatriots Elijah Winnington and Benjamin Goedemans. Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan led another Australian one-two by winning gold in the women’s 200m freestyle.

Lani Pallister added silver, while New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather prevented a complete Australian sweep by taking bronze with a late surge.

South Africa’s Pieter Coetze stormed to gold in the men’s 50m backstroke, setting a new Commonwealth Games record of 24.18 seconds. Australia’s Alex Perkins maintained her nation’s dominance in the pool by winning gold in the women’s 50m butterfly.

England celebrated a memorable one-two in the women’s S14 200m freestyle as Georgia Sheffield claimed gold in a new Commonwealth Games record, narrowly defeating close friend and training partner Poppy Maskill. Northern Ireland’s Bethany Firth took bronze.

England’s William Ellard captured his second gold medal of Glasgow 2026 by winning the men’s S14 200m freestyle in another Commonwealth Games record. Australia’s Jack Ireland secured silver, while Wales’ Rhys Darbey earned bronze.

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One of the biggest results came in the men’s 100m breaststroke final as Australia’s Sam Williamson upset England’s Adam Ramsay-Peaty to clinch gold.

Jersey’s teenage sensation Filip Nowacki finished second to secure his island’s first Commonwealth Games medal since 1990, while world record holder Ramsay-Peaty had to settle for bronze.

Australia wrapped up another dominant night in the pool by winning the mixed 4×100m freestyle relay in Commonwealth Games record time. England took silver, while Wales completed the podium with bronze.

England’s impressive performances on Day 2 helped them climb to second place. Nigeria and home country Scotland failed to add to their medal tally from the opening day. The latest entrants into the medal table include Jersey, who won a historic silver medal, and Northern Ireland, who opened their account with a bronze medal.

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