Toronto’s Joshua Liendo wins 100m butterfly gold at Commonwealth Games
Australia’s Jesse Moore took bronze (79.000).Dolci, a 24-year-old from Laval, Que., helped lead Canada to gold in the men’s team event on Friday when he topped the individual standings with a score of 81.650. “We didn’t execute on some of the stuff that we needed to, and it just got away from us there in the beginning. We let them get a big lead, unfortunately.”The Canadian men then dropped a 20-10 decision.
- ▪Australia’s Jesse Moore took bronze (79.000).Dolci, a 24-year-old from Laval, Que., helped lead Canada to gold in the men’s team event on Friday when he topped the individual standings with a score of 81.650.
- ▪“We didn’t execute on some of the stuff that we needed to, and it just got away from us there in the beginning.
- ▪We let them get a big lead, unfortunately.”The Canadian men then dropped a 20-10 decision.
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Open this photo in gallery:Joshua Liendo of Team Canada celebrates after winning the gold medal during the Men's 100m Butterfly Final in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday.Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountToronto’s Joshua Liendo defended his Commonwealth Games title in the men’s 100-metre butterfly on Sunday, winning gold in a meet record of 50.42 seconds.Liendo edged Australians Matthew Temple (50.43) and Ben Armbruster (50.58) at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.The 23-year-old repeated as Commonwealth champion after capturing gold in 2022 and later winning Olympic silver in the event at the 2024 Paris Games.Liendo, a five-time world championship medalist, was also scheduled to race in the 50-metre freestyle final…
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