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Jade O'Dowda wins silver in heptathlon at Commonwealth Games

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Last updated Jul 29, 2026

Jade O'Dowda wins silver in heptathlon at Commonwealth Games
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Jade O'Dowda secured a silver medal in the heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 26-year-old from Sheffield needed to outperform Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor in the final 800m event to claim gold but finished 2.28 seconds behind despite achieving a season's best time. O'Dowda previously won bronze in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Her teammate Ellen Barbour narrowly missed bronze, finishing fourth. Other highlights for England included Elise Thorner earning silver in the women's 3,000m steeplechase and Ellis Kottas claiming silver in the women's T54 1500m final.

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  • •O'Dowda finished 2.28 seconds behind gold medalist O'Connor.
  • •Ellen Barbour placed fourth in the heptathlon.
  • •Thorner set a personal best in the 3,000m steeplechase.
  • •Kottas won silver in the women's T54 1500m final.
  • •England claimed four athletics medals on day seven.
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  • 9:37 PMYahoo Sports — Silver medal for English heptathlete O'Dowda
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Jade O'Dowda wins a silver medal in the heptathlon as England claim four athletics medals on day seven of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

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