Commonwealth Games Para highlights after Day 3

GLASGOW, Scotland – Canada’s Para athletes are winning medals and grabbing headlines after the first three days of competition at the Commonwealth Games which run until Sunday August 4 in Glasgow.

Canada has a record 35 Para athletes at the Games. Here are some updates after day three:

In 3×3 women’s wheelchair basketball, Team Canada dropped a hard-fought 15-12 decision to England in its second pool play game at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

Canada, which opened the tournament with a 19-3 victory over South Africa, battled throughout the contest but was unable to recover from England’s early 10-3 run.

“I think it was just a little nerves kind of got to us,” said Kady Dandeneau, Canada’s flag bearer in the Opening Ceremony. “We didn’t execute on some of the stuff that we needed to, and it just got away from us there in the beginning. We let them get a big lead, unfortunately.”

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Dandeneau led the Canadian offence with 11 of the team’s 12 points, knocking down two shots from beyond the arc and all three of her free-throw attempts. Puisand Lai added Canada’s other point.

In men’s 3×3, Team Canada came up short in a 20-10 loss to England in Pool A action after a 16-3 victory over Kenya on Friday.

Canada was limited to 10 points on 10-for-28 shooting.

Garrett Ostepchuk led the Canadian attack with three points while adding a team-high three rebounds. Reed De’Aeth and Lee Melymick chipped in three and two points, respectively, with Kyrell Sopotyk also scoring a pair off the bench.

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“They started out strong,” said Lee Melymick. “We weren’t quite ready for the pace just at that second, but they’re a good team and we can beat them on another day, so we just got to keep on fighting.”

Both teams close out the preliminary round Monday.

Para swimming:  Mary Jibb and Jack Gill win Canada’s first medals

The Para swimmers set the tone in the pool for the Canucks, combining for a pair of third-place finishes to launch the team’s mission for medals at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre on Friday.

Mary Jibb, of Muskoka, Ont., was the first Team Canada athlete on the podium in Glasgow. She took bronze in the women’s SM10 200-metre individual medley. The 19-year-old Paris Paralympian clocked a personal best time of 2:32.54.

“I heard (that was the first medal) after I touched the wall so I can’t put it into words how this feell,’’ said Jibb, who experienced a stroke as a child that resulted in a physical impairment.  

‘’It’s super amazing and I’m proud to walk away with the bronze. It’s the fastest I’ve been since worlds last year. It’s special to be here at my first Commonwealth Games. I feel this is another step forward for the Paralympic movement.”

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Soon afterwards, Jack Gill of Brockville, Ont., also won a bronze in the pool in his Games debut. The 21-year-old was third in the men’s S10 100-metre butterfly with his parents in the stands on hand to watch him clock 1:00.30.

“Coming off trials, I was hoping to stay strong for this meet,’’ said Gill, a McGill University student-athlete.  ‘’This is the first time I’ve been around the Olympic side (of the Canadian program). It has been a great environment and is bringing our team work to another level.

The Canadian swim team in Glasgow is comprised of 12 Olympic Program and 12 Paralympic Program athletes.

Para athletics competition starts Monday while Canada’s women’s Para bowls pair of Anne Hibberd and Jean Stairs get into action Tuesday.

CBC/Radio-Canada is providing comprehensive coverage of the 12-day multi-sport event on CBC TV, CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, including live daily broadcast and streaming coverage starting with the Opening Ceremony on July 23, and up-to-the-minute news across CBC Sports and Radio-Canada Sports digital and social media platforms.

Visit https://www.cbc.ca/sports/commonwealthgames for programming details. 

For more information: 2026 Commonwealth Games | Commonwealth Sport Canada

Canadian Para athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, July 23-August 4, 2026

PARA ATHLETICS

Men

George Quarcoo, Toronto, T12 100m (2018)

Segun Makinde, Ottawa, T12 100m (guide) (2018)

Maitlan Knoke, Saskatoon, F57 shotput

Michael Barber, Victoria, T20 1500m

Noah Vucsics, Calgary, T20 long jump

Zachary Gingras, Markham, Ont., T38 100m (2022)

Women

Addisyn Franceschini, Thunder Bay, Ont., discus, F42-44 or F61-64 ??

Chloe Dunbar, Brooklyn, N.S. women, T47 100m

Christel Robichaud, Grande-Digue, N.B., F57 shotput

Nandini Sharma, Brampton, Ont., T54 400m and 1500m (2022)

Natalie Thirsk, Edmonton, T38 100m and 200m (2022)

Sheriauna Haase, Toronto, T47 100m

Claire Norek, Gerald, Sask., shotput

PARA SWIMMING

Men

Hunter Helberg, Fort McMurray, Alta.

Sebastian Massabie, Surrey, B.C.

Alec Elliot, Kitchener, Ont,

Jagdev Gill, Montreal

Fernando Lu, Burnaby, B.C.

Reid Maxwell, Edmonton

Nicolas-Guy Turbide, Quebec City

Women

Tianna Asala, Calgary,

Danielle Dorris, Moncton, N.B.

Emma Van Dyk, Port Colborne, Ont.

Katie Cosgriffe, Burlington, Ont.

Mary Jibb, Muskoka, Ont.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL (3X3)

Men

Garrett Ostepchuk, Regina

Lee Melymick, Toronto

Kyrell Sopotyk, Aberdeen, Sask.

Reed De’Aeth, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Women

Kady Dandeneau, Pender Island, B.C. (2022)

Élodie Tessier, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. (2022)

Puisand Lai, Toronto

Rosie Long, Oakville, Ont.

PARA BOWLS

Anne Hibberd, Calgary, B6-8 Para pairs

Jean Stairs, Moncton, N.B., B6-8 Para pairs