Glasgow 2014: DAY 3: Scotland equal best gold medal haul already, Isle of Man secure first medal, Wales beat Canada in gymnastics

Scottish flagbearer Euan Burton (@JudoScotland)

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Scotland have already equalled their best ever gold medal haul at a Commonwealth Games in just three days.

The host nation now have 11 gold medals, the same amount they managed from the entirety of the Melbourne Games in 2006.

They won three golds in judo today, including flagbearer Euan Burton's last ever competitive match as a judoka.

35-year-old Burton went out on a high by beating Pakistan's Shah Hussein Shah in the -100kg weight class final, while Sarah Adlington (+78kg) and Chris Sherrington (+100kg) also won their competitions as the judo tournaments came to a close.

The home nations have been dominant in judo, with Scotland and England both winning six gold medals.

Para-cyclist Neil Fachie and pilot Craig Maclean won their second gold medals of the Games in the velodrome, coming from behind to beat the Australian riders Kieran Modra and Jason Niblett 2-1 in the tandem sprint.

Wales' Frankie Jones won her country's first gold (Getty Images)

 Wales waited two days for gold and then won two on the third day of competition.

Rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones took a third medal in as many days, and it was also her country's first gold, as she won the individual ribbon event ahead of Malaysia and Canada.

A second gold followed in judo, as Natalie Powell denied Scotland a husband-and-wife pair of gold medals by defeating Olympic silver medallist - and Mrs Euan Burton - Gemma Gibbons in the final.



Isle of Man's silver medal winner Peter Kennaugh (Adam Gerrie)



Cyclist Peter Kennaugh helped the Isle of Man onto the medal table by winning silver in the men's points race.

Kennaugh - an Olympic champion two years ago as part of the British team pursuit - came second to New Zealand's Thomas Scully.



Australia's Commonwealth skeet champion Laura Coles (@InsideWAIS)



Australia now lead the medal table thanks to winning five more bronze medals than England.

Both nations have 17 golds and 14 silvers so the race is still very tight with strong events still to come for both nations.

The team from Down Under won their first shooting medals today, with Laura Coles taking the women's skeet and Daniel Repacholi winning the 10m air pistol event.

They also had further success in swimming and cycling and will look to sports like hockey, athletics and rugby sevens to boost their medal tally further.

New 100m breastroke champion Adam Peaty (@BBCmtd)

Despite being bumped down into second in the medal standings, England again had a good day.

The country's domination of triathlon in Commonwealth circles continued as they won the first ever mixed team event.

Fran Halsall and Adam Peaty both took gold and new Games records in the pool, in the 50m freestyle and 100m breaststroke respectively.

There was also success in weightlifting with Zoe Smith also taking a Commonwealth record in the -58kg weight class. The diminutive 20-year-old managed to lift an unbeaten total of 210kg.

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DAY THREE DIGEST IN 60 SECONDS...

• Mauritius win their first medal of Glasgow 2014, with Annabelle Laprovidence taking bronze in the +78kg judo competition.
• India lock out gold and silver in two shooting competitions, with seven of their seventeen medals coming in this sport
• New Zealand's all-conquering rugby sevens team were given a scare by the hosts before winning 17-14 on the way to topping their group
• The first bowls gold medal went to South Africa who won the para-sport mixed pairs event ahead of Scotland
• Malaysia's world number one squash player Nicol David is through to the semi finals after beating England's Jenny Duncalf

Glasgow 2014 - Commonwealth Games Sports Guide: Boxing

By Steven Oldham

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Boxing is part and parcel of the Commonwealth Games - it's appeared in every Games and as a core sport must be in future editions.

For the first time, women's boxing will feature in the programme in three weight categories, alongside ten competitions for men.

Boxers who have gone on to further success since winning Commonwealth titles include David Price, Audley Harrison and Tom Stalker.

WHEN?

Boxing lasts for most of the games, with preliminaries taking place July 25-30 with the medal matches on August 1-2.

WHERE?

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre hosts boxing and five other sports.

WHO?

Northern Ireland topped the table last time with three gold and two silver medals. Paddy Barnes is the reigning light-flyweight champion and he is also a double Olympic bronze medallist at the same weight. He is one of his country's brightest medal hopes in Glasgow this summer.

Scotland's Callum Johnson won his country's only gold in boxing last time in Delhi but has since turned professional. 22-year-old light welterweight Josh Taylor could improve on his silver from last time in India, and performing in front of a home crowd could see him seal a Commonwealth gold.

History making Olympic champion Nicola Adams is the star of England's team, and she will be looking to make a similar impact in Glasgow. Liverpool's Tasha Jonas is also a trailblazer, being the first woman British woman to qualify for an Olympic boxing competition.

Boxing is a great leveller and no fewer than 16 countries won at least one medal in Delhi - Mauritius and Tonga's only success came in the ring.

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• Weight classes for men range from light flyweight (-49kg) through to superheavyweight (+91kg)
• Women's weights are flyweight, light welterweight and light heavyweight
• Beaten semi-finalists both receive a bronze medal. No boxer fights again after losing.
• Fights last for three rounds of three minutes for men, and four round of two minutes for women. A clear hit is awarded one point. Repeated low blows - below the belt - can lead to disqualification. Protective headwear remains compulsory for women, but men won't wear them after studies found less concussions happen without headwear in place.
• All boxers in both the Commonwealths and Olympics are amateur so it is a great showcase for young talent to progress to the professional game. 

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