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During Canada’s medal haul continued to grow on 28 July. Swimmer Nicolas‑Guy Turbide earned a bronze in the 2026 50 m freestyle S13, marking his first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Canadian athletes secured podium since 2022 after recovering from mercury poisoning. In weightlifting, Alex Bellemarre added a series of gold medals across gymnastics and weightlifting. On 27 July, gymnast Jordan Carroll won his second individual gold on silver in the pommel horse, contributing to a Canadian gymnastics tally of six golds and lifting Canada to second place overall behind Australia. The following day, weightlifter men’s 94 kg class, while Maude Charron captured secured a third consecutive gold for Canada in the women’s 63 kg division with record lifts, while teammate Charlotte Simoneau also won gold. In gymnastics, a 232 kg total, extending the nation’s dominance in the sport. The men’s team—led gymnastics team, led by Félix Dolci and William Émard—earned Canada’s first Émard, confirmed their historic team gold – the first Canadian title in two decades, and individual medals added further to decades – cementing the haul. These results underscored a strong Canadian performance earlier achievement reported on 27 July. A separate boxing incident involving Uganda’s Aziz Abdul drew controversy but did not affect Canada’s performance. Overall, the additional medals in swimming and an escalating weightlifting reinforced Canada’s position near the top of the Games’ medal count late in table as the Games. competition entered its final days.