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Canadian weightlifter Alex Bellemarre fell one kilogram short of gold at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday in the men’s 94kg division.
The 28-year-old from La Sarre, Que., set a Games record with a 159kg snatch before posting the second-best clean and jerk at 187kg for a total of 346kg, but Malaysia’s Mohamad Syahmi surpassed him for gold with a record-setting lift of his own.
Syahmi broke the Games record in the clean and jerk with 197kg on his first attempt, which combined with his earlier 150kg snatch gave him a total of 347kg.
Australia’s Oliver Saxton took bronze with 336kg.
It’s Canada’s 11th silver and 36th medal overall in Glasglow, Scotland.
Canadian swimmers reach relay finals
The final day of swimming competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will see two Canadian teams competing in relay finals.
Kylie Masse, Sophie Angus, Julie Brosseau, and Madison Kryger won their women’s 4x100m medley relay heat in four minutes 7.09 seconds on Wednesday at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
On the men’s side, Ben Winterborn, Oliver Dawson, Ben Loewen, and Lorne Wigginton finished their men’s 4x100m medley relay heat in 3:39.82 to punch their ticket to the final.
Earlier in the session, three Canadian swimmers reached individual finals.
Angus advanced to the final of the women’s 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:29.09.
Ella Jansen will race in the final of the women’s 200m butterfly. The native of Burlington, Ont., qualified with a time of 2:12.32.
Para swimmer Sebastian Massabie will compete in the final of the men’s 50m freestyle S7 after recording a time of 36.09 in the heats.
Montreal’s Antoine Sauve (1:49.24) and Calgary’s Wigginton (1:49.48) did not advance to the final of the men’s 200m freestyle event.
Canadians back on the track
In athletics competition at Scotstoun Stadium on Wednesday, Brendon Rodney will not be joining his relay teammate Aaron Brown in the semifinals of the men’s 200m. Rodney was disqualified for a lane violation in his opening heat. Fellow Canadian Eliezer Adjibi did not start in the event.
Canadians Frederique Chiasson (23.15) and Marie-Eloise Leclair (23.50) advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 200m.
Foster Malleck was the lone Canadian to reach the final of the men’s one mile, finishing in 3:55.12. Malleck’s Canadian teammates Max Davies (4:01.42) and Aaron Ahl (4:03.30) did not advance.
3×3 wheelchair basketball medal hopes
Canada will play for bronze in both the women’s and men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournaments later Wednesday.
The Canadian men came up short in its semifinal against England, falling 18-13 at the SEC Centre. They will face Scotland in the third-place game at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Canada kept pace with England for most of the game, led by Reed De’Aeth with a game-high 10 points and seven rebounds, including a pair of two-pointers from distance.
Oscar Knight’s nine points and six rebounds led the way for England, going four-for-four from the free throw line to help seal the victory. Thomas Harvey and Peter Cusack added five and four points for England, respectively.
Australia will face England in the final at 1:30 p.m. ET after defeating Scotland 19-12 earlier Wednesday.
Canada fell to England 18-13 in the semifinals of the men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournament, and will face Scotland for the bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The Canadian women also fell to England in their semifinal with an 18-10 loss later Wednesday.
Led by Jade Atkin, England came out strong and held a commanding 12-4 lead before Canada began to find rhythm on offence. Atkin led all players with nine points, while Lucy Robinson added four points in the win.
Canadian veteran Kady Dandeneau powered the team down the stretch, including the lone two-pointer of the game, finishing with four points and eight rebounds.
The Canadians will next play Australia, which fell to Scotland in the other semifinal, 15-12. The bronze-medal match is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, followed by the final at 2 p.m. ET.
Canada is the reigning world champion in both men’s and women’s play.
Canada fell to England 18-10 in the semifinals of the women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournament, and will face Australia for the bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Other Canadian results on Wednesday
- The men’s pairs bowls team of Ryan Bester and John Bezear rallied to beat the Isle of Man. Canadians dropped the first set 4-2 before winning the second set 5-4 and the tiebreak 2-0.
- Rosalie Dumas finished fifth in the women’s 77kg weightlifting event. The Laval, Que., native lifted 102kg in the snatch and recorded 116kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 218kg.
