Canada's Dolci wins men's vault gold

The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow saw a thrilling conclusion to the men's vault final on Tuesday, July 28, with Canada's Félix Dolci capturing the gold medal by the narrowest of margins. Dolci's two-vault average of 13.766 edged out England's Luke Whitehouse, who scored 13.749 for silver. The bronze medal was determined by a tiebreak after Cyprus's Neofytos Kyriakou and Malaysia's Muhammad Sharul Aimy both finished with an average score of 13.733, with Kyriakou ultimately claiming the podium position.

The competition was exceptionally tight, with the top four finishers separated by just 0.033 points. Dolci's winning performance featured a Kas full with a small hop forward, scoring 13.900, followed by a Dragulescu vault that earned a 13.633. Whitehouse's two vaults scored 13.766 and 13.733, respectively, leaving him just 0.017 points behind the champion. Kyriakou had taken a strong early lead after sticking the landing on his first vault, a Kas 1.5, which scored a remarkable 14.100. The apparatus finals are part of a busy schedule of artistic gymnastics events, which also includes the balance beam, parallel bars, women's floor exercise, and men's high bar on Tuesday.