Heptathlete Ella Rush breaks national records

Team Gibraltar has enjoyed another landmark day in Glasgow, with record-breaking performances and Commonwealth Games debuts.

Day 6 in Glasgow brought one of the standout performances of the Games so far for Team Gibraltar, as Ella Rush continued to make history.

The heptathlete has broken not one Gibraltar national record, but four in less than 24 hours. She’s set a new long jump record with 6.1m. High jump with 1.67m. shot put with 11.64m and the 200 metres clocking in at 25.16 seconds. All four marks are still subject to verification. She wasn't finished there, adding a javelin throw of 31.88 metres as she pushes on towards the final event, the 800 metres later tonight.

Elsewhere on the track, Julian Turnock made his own Commonwealth Games debut in the shot put, throwing 12.31 metres, while Pau Funes Fa lined up in the 200 metres registering a time of 23.34.

In the pool Asia Kent swam the 200 metre breaststroke, finishing her heat with 2:38.41. whilst Christian Chang-Chipolina and Adam Burns raced in the 200m freestlye event with times of 2:11.95 and 2:10.13

And in the weightlifting, Holly O'Shea continued her progress in her second Commonwealth Games, combining for 180 kilograms across the snatch and clean and jerk an improvement on the 171 she lifted in Birmingham. she was cheered on by plenty of support from team gibraltar and her family.