Félix Dolci, a gymnast from Laval, Que., and weightlifter Maude Charron of Rimouski, Que., have both earned gold medals for Canada at the Commonwealth Games. Dolci’s achievements on Tuesday included two gold medals, bringing his total to six medals at the Games. Charron secured her third consecutive title in her event.
Dolci began his day by winning the men’s vault with an average score of 13.766, surpassing Luke Whitehouse of England (13.749) and Neofytos Kyriakou of Cyprus (13.733). The 24-year-old gymnast later added another victory in the men’s horizontal bar, scoring 14.233. His fellow Laval native, William Émard, earned a bronze medal in the horizontal bar, while Marios Georgiou of Cyprus took silver. Dolci also claimed a bronze medal in the parallel bars with a score of 13.300.
Earlier in the competition on Monday, Dolci also won gold in the men’s rings final, scoring 13.766, with Émard taking silver with 13.600. This marked Dolci’s third medal of the Games at that point. He had previously settled for silver in the all-around final and narrowly missed the podium in the individual floor event.
Weightlifting and Gymnastics Success
Maude Charron, a two-time Olympic medalist, secured her gold in the women’s 63-kilogram category. The 33-year-old achieved a winning total of 232, with successful lifts of 102kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk. Sarah Davies Smale of England claimed silver with 217, and Femily-Crystie Notte of Nauru earned bronze with 216.
In other gymnastics events, Lia-Monica Fontaine, a 16-year-old from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., added a bronze medal in the women’s balance beam with a score of 13.000, just ahead of teammate Ellie Black (12.966). This was Fontaine’s fourth medal in gymnastics. On Monday, Fontaine also won gold in the women’s vault, scoring 14.000, beating Abigail Martin of England (13.799) and Abigail Roper of Wales (13.433). She had previously won bronze in the all-around final and contributed to Canada’s silver in the women’s team event.
Canada’s gymnastics team has performed strongly, leading the standings with 16 medals, including seven gold, over five days at the Glasgow International Arena. Jordan Carroll, a 20-year-old from Saskatoon, won the men’s pommel horse title with a score of 15.000, narrowly beating Reuben Ward (14.966) and Cameron Lynn (13.833) of Scotland. Ellie Black of Halifax also secured a silver medal in the women’s uneven bars, following her second career Commonwealth Games all-around title. René Cournoyer of Repentigny, Que., earned silver in the men’s floor exercise.
Additional Canadian Medalists
Hammer throw champion Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., added a gold medal to his collection on Monday. The two-time world champion and Paris 2024 Olympics gold medallist won the men’s hammer throw title with a Games-record 80.97 metres on his first attempt at Scotstoun Stadium. This marks an improvement from his Commonwealth silver in 2022. Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C., secured a bronze medal with a throw of 75.36, finishing behind Iosif Kesidis of Cyprus (76.97). Hamilton’s throw of 75.36 metres is the longest ever for a Commonwealth bronze medal.
In weightlifting, Ann-Sophie Taschereau of Plessisville, Que., claimed silver in the women’s 58-kilogram category, while Rebeka Groulx of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que., won bronze in the women’s 53kg event. Para swimmer Nicolas-Guy Turbide of Quebec City earned a bronze medal in the men’s 50-metre freestyle S13. In Para athletics, Michael Barber of Victoria finished second in the men’s 1,500-metre T20 final with a time of 4:01.84, and Zachary Gingras of Markham, Ont., won bronze with a personal best of 11.55 seconds in the men’s 100 T38 final.
As of Day 5 of the Games, Canada holds 21 medals, comprising seven gold, eight silver, and six bronze, placing third behind Australia and England. The Commonwealth Games are scheduled to conclude on Sunday.
Source: theglobeandmail.com
