Warner in tight decathlon race as Canada adds to Commonwealth Games medal haul
Written by The Canadian Press on July 31, 2026
GLASGOW — 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.
Canada’s medal total climbed to 46 after Edmonton’s Joshua Ofori settled for bronze in the men’s 80-kilogram boxing competition, losing a unanimous 5-0 semifinal decision to India’s Ankush.
Canada remains third in the medal standings with 46 — 15 gold, 13 silver and 18 bronze — behind Australia (114) and England (66).
Defending Commonwealth Games champion Evan Dunfee of Richmond, B.C., races later Friday in the men’s 10,000-metre race walk final. Dunfee 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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