Commonwealth Games

Saturday, 25 July 2026, 8:46 am

Saturday, 25 July 2026, 8:49 am

Australian champions Lani Pallister, Jenna Forrester, and England's Peter Cusack are at the Games.

A broken lane rope delayed a swimming event, and an Australian won gold after a quick dash.

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Here are the quick hits from day one of the Games.

A broken lane rope caused a delay.

The delay happened during the men's 100m breaststroke heat.

Zac Stubblety-Cook saw the rope was broken before his heat.

Stubblety-Cook was worried and told the officials.

The officials tried to fix the rope, but it fell into the pool.

The swimmers had to wait for 15 minutes.

Stubblety-Cook said he had never had a delay that long.

He said, 'That's just sport. You have to roll with it.'

Bailey Lello, 23, made his major championship debut.

Lello said, 'I think it's expected to expect the unexpected.'

Lello swam well and made it to the semifinals.

All in a day's work

Jenna Forrester won gold in the women's 200m backstroke.

Forrester had a busy hour, with a medal ceremony and another event.

She won gold in the 200m backstroke.

Forrester was surprised by her win.

She said, 'I gave it my all and I'm so proud of myself.'

Englishman drops his lollies

The men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball game was delayed.

An English player, Peter Cusack, dropped his lollies.

The game was stopped to clear the court.

Cusack picked up his lollies and continued playing.

Sister rivalry

Astrid Carroll represents Scotland, and her sister Ursula represents England.

The sisters competed in the women's 100m S13 freestyle event.

Astrid was born in Edinburgh, and Ursula was born in England.

The sisters have a rare eye condition.

Astrid said it would be nice to see her sister.

Ursula said, 'Scottish, unbelievable.'

Ursula won the heat, beating her sister.

It's all in a name

De Niro Pao is a boxer from Niue.

Pao's mother named him after Robert De Niro.

De Niro won an Oscar for Raging Bull.

Pao was eliminated from the men's 65kg class.

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