Amy Canavan

Scotland’s Fin Graham won silver in the men’s C1-C3 3km individual pursuit at the Commonwealth Games after England’s Matthew Robertson took gold. Graham, who had already won bronze in the 1000m time trial, was disappointed because he had hoped to hear Scotland’s national anthem on home soil and felt aggrieved that the event was staged as a solo time trial rather than a head-to-head pursuit. The format followed a long-standing UCI policy for races involving riders from different classifications, intended to avoid major mismatches.

Neil Fachie and pilot Aaron Pope won the men’s tandem B sprint at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after recovering from a painful crash in the deciding race against Wales. The victory gave Fachie another gold medal at the venue where his Commonwealth Games career began and followed his earlier win in the tandem B 1,000m. Despite bleeding legs and severe burns, the Scottish pair returned to the track and narrowly defeated James Ball and Matt Rotherham. Fachie described the result as the ideal end to his career and said he does not expect to return to competition.

Neil Fachie and pilot Aaron Pope won Scotland’s tandem B sprint gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, completing Fachie’s final Games appearance after a painful crash in the deciding race against Wales. Despite torn clothing, bleeding legs and significant pain, the pair returned to the track and edged James Ball and Matt Rotherham in a dramatic finish. Fachie, a 19-time world champion, said the victory provided the ideal conclusion to his career and insisted he does not plan to return from retirement.

Nineteen-year-old Scottish cyclist Erin Boothman won bronze in both the women's 4,000m individual pursuit and 10,000m scratch race at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with the second medal awarded after Wales' Anna Morris was relegated for obstructing another rider. Fin Graham also secured bronze in the men's C1-C3 1,000m time trial on his Commonwealth Games debut, while Mark Stewart won silver in the men's elimination race. Boothman, who now lives in Spain, returned to the velodrome where she began cycling and emerged as the standout Scottish performer of the night.