8.14pm‘Mission accomplished’: tears flow as Aussie wins goldBy Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana struggled through days when she wanted to give up and “be a baby in my mum’s arm”.But the 26-year-old has found consolation after her Paris Olympics heartbreak, bouncing back in Glasgow to win her third Commonwealth Games gold medal.Eileen Cikamatana of Team Australia reacts during the Women’s 86kg Weightlifting.Getty ImagesCikamatana was a class above in the women’s 86kg event, nailing a 108kg snatch and a 140kg clean and jerk for a Games record total of 248kg.England’s silver medallist Madias Ngake lifted a total of 239kg, while Canadian teenager Rose Beaudoin (230kg tootal) took bronze.7.52pmAussies pursuit team through to gold medal raceBy Our Australian women’s pursuit team - the reigning champions from Birmingham 2022 - progress to the gold medal race later today with flying colours - they’ll face New Zealand, who finished 0.229 seconds behind the Aussies.The team of Sophie Edwards, Claudia Marcks, Alyssa Polites and Felicity Wilson-Haffenden finished with a time of 4:13.469.Jessica Gallagher of Team Australia competes during the Women’s/Men’s 4000m/Tandem B Sprint/Team Pursuit Qualifying/Semi-Finals in Glasgow.Getty ImagesSimilar to swimming relays, cycling teams can substitute riders in and out between heats and the finals. Expect Georgia Baker to come into the team for the pursuit final - she was part of the gold winning team in 2022.Tandem sprint cyclist Jessica Gallagher and pilot Jacqueline Mangher-Mohr are also through to the semi-finals.7.47pmRidge makes a start in 110kg weightliftingBy Ridge Barredo is in fifth place in the men’s 110kg weightlifting after the snatch component of the event.He misses his first attempt at 155kg but nails it on the second. He’s very happy with himself.He didn’t get 162kg at his final attempt.Barredo missed the last Commonwealth Games due to Married at First Sight duties.The clean and jerk section will start shortly with the medallists decided from combing the results of the two components.Ridge Barredo of Team Australia applauds as he lines up before competing in the Men’s 110kg Weightlifting.Getty Images7.33pmSun is out as athletics continuesBy At the track for day 4 of the aths and the sun is out. Who knew?There’s a bit on to look forward to with Jess Hull, Claudia Hollingsworth and Abbey Caldwell all up in the mile heats, Reece Holder and Tom Reynolds in the 400m semisCam McEntyre is throwing in the javelin, Michelle Jenneke running the 100m hurdles.Michelle Jenneke in action at the Oceania championships in Darwin in May.Getty7.23pm‘Glas-glow’: big night beckons after two 3x3 goldBy Winning Commonwealth Games gold was only part one of a big night in Glasgow for the boisterous Australian 3x3 women’s team.With Marena Whittle the ringleader, a tour of karaoke bars was on the agenda on Thursday morning (AEST) after they beat Uganda 21-11 in the final.Gold medallist Australia in the women’s 3x3 basketball at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.AP Photo/Eranga JayawardenaThe wheelchair men also successfully defended their Games title, pulling clear of England 19-13.But it was more heartbreak for the men. After losing to England four years ago in overtime, they had to settle for silver again with a 19-17 loss to the same opponents.7.05pmReigning champion the first Aussie to hit the velodromeBy Yes, me again, more on the cycling.Our first event of the day is the women’s tandem B sprint qualifying. Remember what I said about tandem? It’s an event where a visually impaired rider has a ‘pilot’ steering at the front.Australia’s Jessica Gallagher is in that event with her pilot Jacqueline Mengler-Mohr, and she’s the reigning Commonwealth champion in both the tandem sprint and time trial. Not only that, she’s a Paralympic silver medallist in this event from Paris 2024.Gallagher will also be competing in the women’s 1km time trial later in the schedule.Jessica Gallagher and Caitlin Ward of Team Australia at Paris 2024.Getty Images6.53pmOur quick guide to understanding the cycling eventsBy Ok, more on how the cycling works.Sprint: A head-to-head duel between two cyclists over three laps. You’ll often see cyclists pace themselves for the first two laps before they go flat out to the line for the final 200 metres.Australian Leigh Hoffman competing at Paris 2024.Getty ImagesTeam sprint: Three riders from each team complete three laps - one lap per rider - with the final rider to cross the line to set the team’s total time.6.34pmThe cycling starts at the velodromeBy Good evening readers.The sun is finally (kind of) shining here in Glasgow, but you’ll find me inside the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome for day one of our cycling events.Because of the reduced number of events at the 2026 Games, we won’t be seeing any road cycling or mountain biking (which is a shame because Australia won three gold in road cycling at the 2022 Games) - it’s just track cycling and para track cycling.Plenty of medals on offer later today, but we have all of our qualifying rounds this morning, including in the women’s tandem, team sprints and team pursuits (more on how those work later).The events are set to start at around 7pm AEST.6.16pmThe joy of six: Meg joins the Games golden eliteBy Swim star Meg Harris has capped her breakthrough week by joining the elite of Commonwealth Games athletes who have annexed six gold medals in a single edition.The Victorian-born, Mackay-raised 24-year-old, who’s splashed out of the shadows of some of her more garlanded peers in Glasgow, capped a spectacular week with a double-gold finale on the last day of the Tollcross pool program on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).Silver medallist Alex Perkins, gold medallist Meg Harris and bronze medallist Shayna Jack.AP Photo/Manish SwarupHaving outpaced an admittedly under-par superstar Mollie O’Callaghan to win the blue riband 100m free, Harris completed the sprint double in the 50m, pipping teammates Alex Perkins and the departing Shayna Jack, before anchoring the victorious 4x100m medley relay quartet.It left her the toast of her teammates, after Harris discovered that she had joined Australian swimming royalty, who had all won a record six golds in a single Games.4.42pmWhat to watch todayBy 1 of 2