Day six of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow captured in stunning images
The sixth day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow delivered a wealth of memorable moments across multiple sports, from heptathlon and 3x3 basketball to boxing and weightlifting. The following images, selected by Guardian sport, showcase the best of the action.
Heptathlon and athletics highlights
Canada's Sienna MacDonald competed in the women's heptathlon javelin event, captured by Phil Noble of Reuters. Scottish heptathlete Allie Routledge performed in the long jump at Scotstoun, photographed by Martin Rickett of PA. India's Samardeep Gill participated in the men's shot-put qualifying competition, captured by Mattia Ozbot of Getty Images.
Swimming and weightlifting moments
In the pool, Australia's Oliver Hoare took a tumble during the men's one-mile heats (Michael Steele/Getty Images). Malaysian swimmer Yin Chuen Lim competed in the men's 200m freestyle heats (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images). Australia's Ella Ramsay and South Africa's Aimee Canny raced neck-and-neck in the women's 200m breaststroke heats (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images). Canada's Sophie Angus swam underwater during the same event (Adam Pretty/Getty Images). Namibia's 4x100m medley relay team celebrated after qualifying for the semi-finals (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images).
In weightlifting, New Zealand's Georgia Theron celebrated a successful lift in the women's 77kg snatch (Manish Swarup/AP), and Scotland's Agata Herbert prepared for her lift in the same category (Steve Welsh/PA).
Boxing and basketball action
India's Sakshi Sakshi faced Northern Ireland's Caitlin Fryers in the women's 51kg boxing quarter-final (Eranga Jayawardena/AP). In men's 3x3 basketball, England's Evan Walshe leaped for the basket against New Zealand in the semi-final; England won to set up a gold-medal match with Australia (Lukas Coch/AAP).
Other notable images
Track volunteers watched the athletes in the women's 200m heats on an overcast day (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images). Malaysia's Arvin Chahal took a breath after competing in the men's 200m freestyle heats (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images).
