GLASGOW — Canada topped a pair of judo podiums and Damian Warner added a decathlon silver as part of an eight-medal haul Friday at the Commonwealth Games. Evelyn Beaton of Lethbridge, Alta., opened the country’s golden day on the mat by beating Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus 1-0 in the women’s 52-kilogram final to win the Commonwealth title in her debut. Julien Frascadore of Beauport, Que., followed with a second judo triumph, defeating defending champion Georgios Balarjishvili, also of Cyprus, in the men’s 66-kilogram final in golden score, the sport’s overtime period. Earlier, Montreal’s Heidi Quach earned silver in the women’s 48-kilogram final after falling 2-1 to India’s Asmita Dey in golden score. Meanwhile at Scotstoun Stadium, Warner finished second in the men’s decathlon after two-time defending Commonwealth champion Lindon Victor pulled away in the final two events to claim his third straight title. The 2024 Olympic champion from of London, Ont., trailed Victor heading into the javelin, where the Grenadian recorded a meet-best throw of 63.06 metres to extend his lead. A season-best throw of 55.54 metres kept Warner in contention heading into the concluding 1,500 metres. Victor finished 11th in that race with a time four minutes 51.78 seconds to secure gold with 8,096 points. Warner crossed sixth in 4:37.50 to finish with 8,036, while India’s Tejaswin Shankar claimed bronze with 7,976. Race walker Evan Dunfee added a bronze medal in the men’s 10,000 metres, finishing third behind Australia’s Isaac Beacroft and Kenya’s Stephen Ndangiri Kihu. The Richmond, B.C., product was the defending Commonwealth Games champion and is the reigning world champion at the 35-kilometre distance. Savannah Sutherland of Borden, Sask., also grabbed bronze in the women’s 400-metre hurdles, while Toronto sprinter Aaron Brown finished fourth in the men’s 200 metres. Canada also picked up a pair of boxing medals Friday. Edmonton’s Joshua Ofori settled for bronze in the men’s 80-kilogram division after a semifinal loss to India’s Ankush Panghal, while Amber-Jane Wall of St. Albert, Alta., claimed bronze in the women’s 51-kilogram class after falling 5-0 to India’s Sakshi Chaudhary. Canada ended Friday with 53 medals — 17 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze — to sit third in the overall standings behind Australia and England. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2026.
