Records were broken and medals were handed out as the first day of the 2018 BC Summer Games came to a close in the Cowichan Valley.
Vancouver-Coastal sits atop the medal count with two gold, seven silver and six bronze for a total of 15 medals after the first day of competition. They are followed by Fraser River (9), Fraser Valley (7), Kootenays (4), Thompson-Okanagan (3), Vancouver Island-Central Coast (1), North West and Cariboo-North East.
Lantzvilleº¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç™s Olivia Lundman won gold in the girls 1500 metre race walk on Friday, breaking a nearly 20-year record by five seconds. The previous record was 7:27:48 held by Victoriaº¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç™s Megan Huzzey.
The first official medal ceremony of the Games was for Special Olympics girls long jump - where Amber Maher of Vancouver-Coastal took home gold, followed by Olivia Newman of Fraser River with Silver and Lauren Simpson of Vancouver-Coastal winning bronze. Other medal winners include:
Menº¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç™s 100 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ David Midgley, Langley
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Thomas Ma, Vancouver
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Mitchell Gibbs, Langley
Girls 100 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Emma Cannan, Kelowna
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Jaelan Cummings, Vancouver
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Estella Mainella, Surrey
Boys 300 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Nicholas Monro, Langley
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Owen Pinto, Surrey
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Aiden Paterson, Trail
Girls 300 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Emma Canna, Kelowna
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Claire Bosma, Richmond
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Jaeland Cummings, Vancouver
Boys 1200 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Matti Erickson, Nelson
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Jacob Bonikowsky, Delta
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Michael Schriemer, Kelowna
Girls 1200 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Madelyn Bonikowsky, Delta
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Juane Klaus, Chilliwack
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Christine Peet Williams, Chilliwack
Boys 1500 metre race walk
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Isaac Naumenko, Vancouver
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Thomas Vuong, Vancouver
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Marcys Bitnell, Vancouver
Girls 1500 metre race walk
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Olivia Lundman, Lantzville
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Kaia Haintz, Pitt Meadows
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Dionna Ly, Vancouver
Male Special Olympics 100 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Thomas Rak, Surrey
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Matthew Burns, Mission
Female Special Olympics 100 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Olivia Neuman, Surrey
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Amber Maher, Gibsons
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Sanda Malku, Richmond
Male Special Olympics 400 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Thomas Rak, Surrey
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Devon Marsland-Anderson, Coquitlam
Female Special Olympics 400 metre
Gold º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Olivia Neuman
Silver º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Amber Maher
Bronze º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Éç“ Sandra Malku
Synchronized Swimming
Brooke Sonnichsen, gold, Nelson
Ashley Sonnichsen, silver, Nelson
Rona Dizayee, bronze, Richmond
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