Canada claims two judo golds along with a silver at Commonwealth Games
Written by The Canadian Press on July 31, 2026
GLASGOW — Canada moved into second place in the Commonwealth Games gold-medal count with a pair of judo victories Friday.
Evelyn Beaton of Lethbridge, Alta., opened the country’s golden day on the mat by beating Cyprus’s Sofia Asvesta 1-0 in the women’s 52-kilogram final to win the Commonwealth title in her debut.
Julien Frascadore of Beauport, Que., followed with a second judo triumph, defeating defending champion Georgios Balarjishvili of Cyprus in the men’s 66-kilogram final in golden score, the sport’s overtime period.
Earlier, Montreal’s Heidi Quach earned silver in the women’s 48-kilogram final after falling 2-1 to India’s Asmita Dey in golden score.
Canada now has 49 total medals — 17 gold, 14 silver and 18 bronze. Australia is at 117 medals (51-26-40), while England has 70 (15-31-24).
Meanwhile, Canada’s Damian Warner trails Grenada’s Lindon Victor by 35 points in a tightly packed men’s decathlon with the javelin and 1,500 metres remaining Friday.
The Tokyo Olympic champion from London, Ont., won the 110-metre hurdles in 14.04 seconds to extend his overnight lead and remained in front after the discus before Victor took over in the pole vault.
England’s Sammy Ball sits third, 54 points off the lead, while India’s Tejaswin Shankar was fourth, 67 points back.
Earlier Friday, Edmonton’s Joshua Ofori took bronze in the men’s 80-kilogram boxing competition after dropping a unanimous 5-0 semifinal decision to India’s Ankush Panghal.
Defending Commonwealth Games champion Evan Dunfee races later Friday in the men’s 10,000-metre race walk final. The Richmond, B.C., product is the reigning world champion at the 35-kilometre distance.
Canada’s other medal chances Friday include Toronto’s Aaron Brown in the men’s 200-metre final, Brooke Overholt of St. Marys, Ont., and Savannah Sutherland of Borden, Sask., in the women’s 400-metre hurdles final, and Jennifer Elizarov of Waterloo, Ont., in the women’s pole vault final.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2026.
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