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Glasgow 2026's anti-doping mission conducted 622 tests on 565 athletes representing 62 nations, delivering a total of 743 samples, including 616 urine, 97 blood, and 30 dried blood spot samples, with 78% of tests occurring in-competition. Earlier, on July 31, Fiji secured its first gold medal at the Glasgow 2026 Games, while athletes Nolan George and Tyler Anthony from St Helena participated, marking their inaugural travel off the island. On the same day, Day 8 of the Games saw 22 gold medals contested across Athletics, Para Athletics, Track Cycling, Para Track Cycling, and Judo, alongside Boxing semi-finals and Netball classification matches. Previously, on July 28, Florence Niyonkuru made history for Rwanda by finishing in 31:55.47 in the 10000m, securing a podium spot ahead of Uganda’s Esther Chebet by 0.23 seconds. Australia’s Rose Davies claimed gold in 31:39.32, becoming the first Australian woman to win the Commonwealth 10000m title, with Kenya’s Diana Wanza taking silver.
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