James Reid

Neil Fachie ended his international cycling career by winning a seventh Commonwealth Games gold medal in the tandem sprint at Glasgow 2026. After crashing with pilot Aaron Pope during the deciding race against Wales, the Scottish pair were allowed a restart and won the subsequent ride despite their injuries and limited training. Fachie, who had largely retired after Paris 2024 while working at Amazon and raising his son, said the victory and the chance to hear “Flower of Scotland” in the velodrome exceeded his expectations. He hopes the achievement will raise the profile of tandem and para cycling.

Nineteen-year-old Scottish cyclist Erin Boothman won two bronze medals at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, taking third in the individual pursuit and later being awarded bronze in the scratch race after Anna Morris was disqualified. Boothman described the medals as the biggest result of her career and said the home crowd helped drive her performance. She now hopes the results will improve her chances of joining Britain’s team pursuit squad at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Scotland's Jason Banks kept his Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games medal hopes alive by overcoming Wales's Ross Owen in a one-end tie-break after losing the opening set. Banks will face England's Sam Tolchard in a winner-takes-all men's singles bowls match, with both now ahead of Fiji's Rajnesh Prasad on points difference. Banks previously lost to Tolchard in a Tri-Nations match but will have the backing of the home crowd at the SEC Centre.