India’s Preeti Preeti, right, and Canada’s Scarlett Savannah Delgado compete in the women's 54kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

By The Canadian Press

Canada’s Biron claims judo Commonwealth gold, men’s relay team reinstated to silver

Aug 1, 2026 | 11:00 AM

GLASGOW — Canada continued collecting Commonwealth Games medals in combat sports led by Laurence Biron’s judo gold, while the men’s relay team was disqualified and then reinstated to a silver medal at the track Saturday.

Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, who are the reigning Olympic relay champions, finished second to Australia in a close relay final. They were subsequently disqualified for a lane infringement.

Athletics Canada won its appeal to put the Canadian men back on the podium.

Biron, a 22-year-old from Varennes, Que., defeated Australia’s Saya Middleton in the women’s 63-kilogram judo championship bout at the SEC Centre.

Biron won by penalty as Middleton accumulated the maximum three penalties in a scoreless match.

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Biron claimed Canada’s third judo gold after Friday victories by Evelyn Beaton of Lethbridge, Alta., and Julien Frascadore of Beauport, Que.

Guillaume Gaulin of Val-d’Or, Que., took silver Saturday in men’s 90-kilogram final after a 1-0 loss to Remi Feuillet of Mauritius.

In women’s boxing, Scarlett Delgado of Brampton, Ont., and Montreal’s Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh were silver medallists.

Delgado dropped a 5-0 decision to Preeti Preeti of India in the 54-kg final. Al-Ahmadieh fell 6-1 to India’s Priya Priya in the last bout of the 60-kg class. Indian boxers featured in all seven finals Saturday.

De Grasse overtook Nigeria’s anchor Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike as Canada pipped the Nigerians by a hundredth of a second for the silver medal.

Australia won in 38.07 seconds ahead of Canada in 38.11 and Nigeria in 38.12.

The Canadian women’s relay team also took silver behind victorious Jamaica.

The quartet of Sade McCreath, Frédérique Chiasson, Marie-Éloise Leclair and Audrey Leduc finished in 42.76 seconds behind Jamaica in 42.65. Trinidad and Tobago was third in 43.07.

Canada’s Biron claims judo Commonwealth gold, men’s relay team reinstated to silver

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