India’s Preeti Preeti, right, and Canada’s Scarlett Savannah Delgado compete in the women's 54kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Canada’s Biron claims judo Commonwealth Games gold, men’s relay team disqualified
Aug 1, 2026 | 11:00 AM
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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.
