Canada's Biron claims judo Commonwealth Games gold, men's relay team disqualified

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 01: Laurence Biron of Team Canada celebrates victory against Sophie Wood of Team Scotland during the Women's -63kg Elimination Round match on day nine of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at SEC Centre on August 01, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

GLASGOW — Canada continued collecting Commonwealth Games medals in combat sports led by Laurence Biron’s judo gold, while the men’s relay team was disqualified from silver-medal position at the track for a lane infringement Saturday.

Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, who are the reigning Olympic relay champions, initially finished second to Australia in a close relay final, but were subsequently disqualified.

The lane infraction happened on the handoff between Brown and Blake.

Biron, a 22-year-old from Varennes, Que., defeated Australia’s Saya Middleton in the women’s 63-kilogram judo championship bout at the SEC Centre.

Biron won by penalty as Middleton accumulated the maximum three penalties in a scoreless match.

Biron claimed Canada’s third judo gold after Friday victories by Evelyn Beaton of Lethbridge, Alta., and Julien Frascadore of Beauport, Que.

Guillaume Gaulin of Val-d’Or, Que., took silver Saturday in men’s 90-kilogram final after a 1-0 loss to Remi Feuillet of Mauritius.

In women’s boxing, Scarlett Delgado of Brampton, Ont., and Montreal’s Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh were silver medallists.

Delgado dropped a 5-0 decision to Preeti Preeti of India in the 54-kg final. Al-Ahmadieh fell 6-1 to India’s Priya Priya in the last bout of the 60-kg class. Indian boxers featured in all seven finals Saturday.

The Canadian women’s relay team fared better at the track with a silver medal behind victorious Jamaica.

The quartet of Sade McCreath, Frédérique Chiasson, Marie-Éloise Leclair and Audrey Leduc finished in 42.76 seconds behind Jamaica in 42.65. Trinidad and Tobago was third in 43.07.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 1, 2026.

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