Wales at the Commonwealth Games

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On a day dominated by Emma Finucane there were other Welsh riders in action.

Rhian Edmunds' Commonwealth Games campaign came to an abrupt end when the Welsh cyclist crashed heavily in her opening keirin heat on the final day of competition.

Edmunds, 23, was ruled out of the keirin repechage as she is not fit to race, meaning she leaves Glasgow with one gold and one bronze medal.

The crash also involved Scotland's Lauren Bell, who also was helped from the track after treatment.

William Salter, William Perrett and William Roberts qualified for the men's 40km points race.

Perrett finished sixth place, Roberts 11th and Salter 14th as the Isle of Mann's Matthew Bostock claimed gold.

Steffan Lloyd (sixth), Rhys Britton (11th) and Jonah Jenkins (13th) finished outside the medals in the men's 1,000m time trial final.

Lloyd was one of the men's team sprint riders, along with Lewis Oliva, who were on the start line on the opening line for the bronze medal race against Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday night but did not race.

This was because team-mate Ioan Hepburn was ruled out because of illness.

Lloyd backed the decision not to race but admitted it was a unique experience.

"I've had a bit of a funny few days," said Lloyd. "The team sprint, we had a high and then ended in a bit of a low.

"I don't know if it's happened before. We did the right thing. Our team-mate's health is top priority and I'm glad we didn't do it.

"But reflecting on it now, I got really hyped up for the race and then there was nothing.

"I've been struggling the past few days. I just sat down with my coach and team-mates and figured out maybe why I was feeling a bit off. Just acknowledging that has helped me.

"I've kind of figured out what that was and came back today and felt like myself and smashed it."

Anna Morris failed to add to her tally of two gold and one bronze as she finished outside the medals in the elimination race in sixth alongside Carys Lloyd (eighth) and Jessica Roberts (11th).

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Cyclist Emma Finucane will lead Wales out as her country's flag bearer at Sunday's Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

The Welsh star has created history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at the same Commonwealth Games.

She added keirin success on Sunday to the golds she had already won in the team and individual sprints and 1,000m time trial.

Finucane is also Wales' most successful female athlete in Games history after overtaking Para-sprinter Olivia Breen, who held the record for two days.

Weightlifter David Morgan remains Wales' most successful Commonwealth Games athlete with nine golds and three silver.

The 23-year-old from Carmarthen won Wales' 31st medal of the Games with nine gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.

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Ollie Barratt missed out on a judo bronze medal in the men's -100kg after losing to Cameroon's Franck Ulrick Tahman Zan in the bronze medal final.

His opponent claimed two Waza-ari to seal the contest, with Barratt crestfallen on the mat with his head in his hands.

Josh Whitehouse, who celebrated his 25th birthday today, bowed out of the men's +100kg at the repechage stage.

Team Wales won no medals in judo at these Games.

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The 10th and final day of competition has arrived in Glasgow with Team Wales concentrating on cycling and judo.

Wales still have a chance of recording their most successful Commonwealth Games medal tally.

Day nine saw Wales surpass the 28 podium positions achieved in Birmingham four years ago, with the 2026 medal total currently standing at 30, including eight gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.

But Wales' most successful Games were on the Gold Coast in 2018 where they won 36 medals, including 10 golds, 12 silvers and 14 bronze.

Three more gold medals today and that record set in Australia eight years ago would be toppled.

Cycling duo Emma Finucane and Anna Morris and judoka Ollie Barratt could hold the key to that quest.

All eyes will again be on the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome where Wales have had so much success in the first three days of action.

Finucane has already achieved a record-breaking Games with three gold medals and will aim for a fourth in the keirin, while Morris will hope to add to her tally of two golds and a bronze when she tackles the elimination race.

Away from the cycling, Barratt and Josh Whitehouse are in action as they aim for the first judo medals of the Games.

Judo

From 10:00: Josh Whitehouse, men's +100kg

From 10:00: Ollie Barratt, men's -100kg

Track cycling

09:00: Emma Finucane, Lowri Thomas, Rhian Edmunds, women's keirin qualifying, (final at 16:05)

09:15: William Salter, William Perrett, William Roberts, men's 40km points race (final at 16:39)

10:57: Rhys Britton, Steffan Lloyd, Jonah Jenkins, men's 1,000m time trial

15:00: Anna Morris, Jess Roberts, Carys Lloyd, women's elimination race final

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Jake Heyward finished fourth in the men's mile as home hero Josh Kerr was crowned Commonwealth Games champion in Glasgow.

World record holder Kerr claimed gold in a time of 3:54.12 ahead of Australian Cameron Myers and Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot.

Heyward recorded a time of 3:55:54, just outside the medals in a thrilling world-class race at Scotstoun Stadium.

It is reward for Heyward who has battled back after suffering an injury-plagued couple of years.

An ongoing foot problem saw the Welshman undergo double Achilles surgery in 2024.

The 27-year-old spent nearly two years on the sidelines before he could run again and only restarted his athletics career in January 2026.

"It was amazing to be part of that race," said Heyward.

"To not run for 18 months, start again in January and be at this point is pleasing.

"But it's also gutting. I wanted to win a medal, I wanted to win a gold medal, but I wanted to win a medal.

"Being that close is tough to take but it is sport and we'll move on to the next thing.

"There's also some top-class athletes that finish behind me so someone has to win and someone has to lose, that's the way the sport goes."

Heyward, who finished fifth in the 1,500m in Birmingham four years ago, thought he got his tactics wrong in the mile race in Glasgow.

"It's an improvement [on Birmingham] but I think this one was there for the taking," said Heyward.

"I think I had the ability to at least medal in that race and I made quite a lot of tactical errors and that probably shows the lack of racing over the last four years.

"I ran wide for a lot of the race and it's not ideal but you never want to be boxed in in a race like that when it is a slower pace.

"You're always making these calculated decisions. In hindsight, and I think I'd have to watch the race back, but I probably should have taken ownership of the race.

"But hindsight is a wonderful thing and what ifs don't matter in this sport."

Ava Lloyd finished sixth in the women's one mile race behind an Australian 1-2-3 of Abbey Caldwell, Jessica Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth.

Lloyd, 20, is coached by Jenny Meadows who also trains Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell.

Thomas Walley finished fifth in the men's pole vault final with a best attempt of 5.30m.

The 28-year-old was making his Commonwealth debut and started confidently, clearing 4.90m with ease with his first vault.

As the bar was raised to 5.10m, Walley failed on his first attempt but cleared again with his second go at the height.

The Wrexham native achieved 5.30m at the final attempt but failed to clear 5.40m which would have been his personal best.