Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol2022 Commonwealth Games: Summer McIntosh wins Team Canada’s first gold on Day 1The action is underway at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Team Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth GamesHere’s a look at some of what happened on Day 1:SwimmingSummer McIntosh dominated the women’s 400m individual medley, winning the gold medal in 4:29.01 to break the Commonwealth Games record that had stood since 2014. Track CyclingThe trio of Kelsey Mitchell, Lauriane Genest, and Sarah Orban won the silver medal in the women’s team sprint for Canada’s first podium finish in Birmingham. In that three-lap final, the Kiwis took the lead early and went on to set a Commonwealth Games record time, beating the Canadians by about half a second. Artistic GymnasticsThe quintet of Felix Dolci, Mathys Jalbert, Chris Kaji, Jayson Rampersad and Kenji Tamane won silver in the men’s team event.

Source: CBC News July 29, 2022 21:33 UTC