Commonwealth Games 2026 draws to a close: Here are the highlights

The Commonwealth Games are over for another year, and as ever there were lots of incredible highs and heartbreaking lows for the athletes taking part.

All four UK nations made the top twelve in the medal table, with England performing best, ending up in second place.

But after 10 days of action, what were some of the key moments? Read on to find out.

Despite a good medal tally for England overall, there were some sad moments, such as for Adam Peaty, who came away from the Games with no gold medals.

He got two bronze medals in individual events, and he and his teammates narrowly missed out on gold in the 4x100m relay.

And although South Africa came third in the 4x100m medley relay, their bronze medal meant Chad le Clos received a record-breaking 21st Commonwealth Games medal, making him the most decorated athlete in the competition's history.

"Looking back on the whole Commonwealth Games journey, from India through to now, I never thought I'd be standing here," Le Clos said.

"To stand alone in history is unbelievable."

Scotland's Melanie Woods not only had to win gold twice in the same event, but she ended up coming away with another gold on top!

She initially had her T54 1500m title taken away from her after para athletics officials decided that Wednesday's race had to be re-run due to a crash between athletes battling behind her.

On Friday morning, she won it again - this time even faster.

The next night, she took home gold in the 400m final.

As a result, she was named the outstanding athlete of Glasgow 2026 and was presented with the David Dixon Award.

After breaking the world record for fastest run mile in London last month, Scottish favourite Josh Kerr brought home the gold for his country, running the mile race in 3 minutes 54 seconds.

Emma Finucane won a fourth track cycling gold medal on the last day of the Games, making her the most successful Welsh woman in Commonwealth history.

She's also the first ever rider - man or woman - to win four sprint events on the track in a single Commonwealth Games.

England's Emily Campbell set a new clean and jerk record with a whopping 163kg in the women's +86kg weightlifting.

"You can love what you do and still be absolutely fabulous while you're doing it," she said after retaining her title.

The Games were capped off with a dazzling fireworks display over the River Clyde on Sunday night.

The Commonwealth flag was then ceremonially handed over to the Indian city of Amdavad, and there were lots of traditional Indian dances performed.

This was all to celebrate the fact that India will stage the Games for its 100 year anniversary in 2030.