SportsAid athletes return 15 medals on opening day of Gold Coast 2018

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games action got underway today (5 April) as SportsAid athletes made their mark for Team England, Team Scotland and Team Wales. Seven gold, four silver and four bronze medals were won across gymnastics, cycling, swimming and triathlon. A real highlight was delivered by Ellie Robinson as she became Commonwealth champion in the S7 50m butterfly at just 16.

05 April, 2018

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games action got underway today (5 April) as SportsAid athletes made their mark for Team England, Team Scotland and Team Wales. Seven gold, four silver and four bronze medals were won across gymnastics, cycling, swimming and triathlon. A real highlight was delivered by Ellie Robinson as she became Commonwealth champion in the S7 50m butterfly at just 16 years old.

Here’s the list of medals won by SportsAid athletes on day one of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games....

TEAM ENGLAND

GOLD (6)

Cycling

Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott
B&VI sprint finals

Gymnastics

Courtney Tulloch, Dominick Cunningham, James Hall, Max Whitlock, Nile Wilson
Men’s team event

Swimming

Aimee Wilmott
400m individual medley

Ellie Robinson
S7 50m butterfly

James Wilby
200m breaststroke

Tom Hamer
S14 200m freestyle

SILVER (2)

Cycling

Kian Emadi, Charlie Tanfield, Oliver Wood
Men’s 4000m team pursuit

Triathlon

Jess Learmonth
Women’s triathlon

BRONZE (2)

Cycling

Katy Marchant
Team sprint

Swimming

Eleanor Faulkner
4x100m relay

TEAM SCOTLAND

GOLD (1)

Cycling

Neil Fachie
B&VI 1000m TT

SILVER (1)

Swimming

Ross Murdoch
200m breaststroke

BRONZE (2)

Gymnastics

Frank Baines, Hamish Carter, Kelvin Cham, Daniel Purvis, David Weir
Men’s team event

Triathlon

Marc Austin
Men’s triathlon

TEAM WALES

SILVER (1)

Cycling

James Ball
B&VI 1000m TT