Australia Surge Past 50 Golds as Dominica and The Bahamas Claim Historic Firsts at Glasgow 2026

GLASGOW, ScotlandAustralia extended their commanding lead at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Day 7, surpassing the 50-gold barrier while smaller nations celebrated landmark moments on the medal table.

The Green and Gold finished Thursday, 30 July with a dominant tally of 51 gold, 24 silver and 35 bronze for a total of 110 medals. England remained second with 15 gold, 30 silver and 20 bronze (65 total), ahead of Canada on 15-13-17 (45).

Landmark Golds for Smaller Nations

Dominica and The Bahamas both secured their first gold medals of the Games, moving into a share of 16th place with one gold apiece. Dominica’s breakthrough came through triple jumper Thea LaFond, who claimed the nation’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold. The Bahamas also registered their opening gold of the competition.

The achievements highlighted the breadth of success across the Commonwealth, with several nations collecting their first medals of the Games.

Full Day 7 Medal Table Snapshot

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Australia512435110
2England15302065
3Canada15131745
4Scotland97925
5Nigeria85316
6South Africa69823
7Malaysia63312
8New Zealand59721
9Jamaica4228
10India310417
11Wales36918
12Kenya2226
13Northern Ireland1247
14Jersey1102
14Samoa1102
16Cameroon1001
16Dominica1001
16Fiji1001
16The Bahamas1001
20Cyprus0325

Further down the table, Uganda sat 21st with three medals (all non-gold), while Ghana and Sri Lanka shared 23rd with one silver each.

Australia’s Dominance Continues

Australia’s haul of 51 gold medals underlined their status as the leading force at these Games. Hosts Scotland occupied a solid fourth place with nine golds, while Nigeria held fifth with eight gold medals from a total of 16.

With several days of competition remaining, the battle for positions behind Australia remains competitive, particularly between England and Canada for second place on the overall table.

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