Meet the Team NI weightlifting squadpublished at 08:05 BST
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Crymble finished sixth in Birmingham in 2022
Team NI will have four weightlifters at the Games in Glasgow, twice as many as in 2022.
Harrison McGrogan is the youngest of the four and he will compete at his first Commonwealth Games in the 71kg category.
The 18-year-old, who was previously a rugby scrum-half, claimed victory in the British Championships in the 71kg.
Omar Keshta will also compete in his first Games in Glasgow in the 110kg+ weight category.
Hannah Crymble is back for her second Games after finishing sixth in Birmingham. The 30-year-old, who balances weightlifting with her full-time job as a nurse, is a back-to-back British champion in the 63kg.
Kaitlin Saunders is preparing for her first Games after being inspired to take up weightlifting after watching the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
A former gymnast and CrossFit athlete, she lifted the qualifying standard at 77kg.
Meet the Team NI swimming squadpublished at 08:05 BST
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Wiffen claimed silver in the 1500m Freestyle in Birmingham four years ago
Northern Ireland's largest squad heading to the Games comes in swimming with 15 athletes going to Glasgow.
The headline name is Olympic 800m gold medallist Daniel Wiffen. The 24-year-old will compete in his second Commonwealth Games and will look to go one better than Birmingham four years ago when he won silver in the 1500m.
Wiffen, who also won bronze in the 1500m in Paris, will compete in 400m, 800m and 1500m Freestyle in Glasgow.
He will come up against good friend Jack McMillan in the 400m. The 26-year-old was part of Team GB's relay team that claimed Olympic gold in Paris.
McMillan will compete in 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle and potentially the men's relay team in his second Games after he finished 11th in the 100m in Birmingham.
Danielle Hill returns for her fourth Games after making her Commonwealth debut as a 14-year-old in 2014.
The two-time Olympian was a 2024 European champion in the 50m Backstroke and will take part in the 50m and 100m Backstroke as well as the 50m Freestyle.
Ellie McCartney is preparing for her first Games after winning two gold medals and a bronze at the 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games.
The 21-year-old will feature in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke and the 200m Individual Medley.
Conor Ferguson is back at the Games after reaching two finals in 2018. The 26-year-old, who made his Olympic debut in Paris, missed 2022 in Birmingham but returns for the 50m Backstroke in Glasgow.
Lotte Cullen is gearing up for a first Commonwealth Games where she will compete in the 100m and 200m Backstroke.
The 21-year-old who was born to an Irish father and a Malaysian mother, grew up in Ipoh, Malaysia, before moving to Northern Ireland at the age of 10.
Grace Davison has been selected for her second Games and will take part in the 100m and 200m Freestyle as well as the 100m and 200m Backstroke.
The 18-year-old won a gold and bronze medal at 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games and made her Olympic debut in 2024.
Northern Ireland will also be represented in four relays. The women's 4x100m freestyle, the men's and women's 4x100m medley relays and the mixed 4x100m medley relay.
Adam Bradley, Matthew Hamilton, Paddy Johnston, Alana Burns Atkin, Victoria Catterson and Emily Hughes will be in line for selection and they will also compete in various individual events as well.
In para-swimming, six-time Paralympic gold medallist Bethany Firth is back at the Games aiming to defend her S14 200m Freestyle title that she won in Birmingham.
Barry McClements returns to the Games and will compete in the S9 100m Backstroke and S10 100m Fly.
The Newtonards man became the first swimmer to win a medal in the pool for Team NI in 2022 when he won bronze in the S9 100m Backstroke.
Meet the Team NI netball squadpublished at 17:56 BST 21 July
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Magee will captain Team NI's netball squad
Northern Ireland's netball squad are preparing for their fourth consecutive Commonwealth Games. Their highest ever finish of seventh came 12 years ago in Glasgow.
Head coach Sheonah Forbes has selected an experienced squad, with only Evelyn McCagherty, Lauren Walshe and Orlaith Rogers competing at the Games for the first time.
They will be captained by versatile defender Michelle Magee, who spent the season in the Netball Super League with Birmingham Panthers.
Caroline O'Hanlon is the vice-captain and the Armagh GAA veteran will head to her fourth Games alongside Niamh Cooper and another centurion in Fionnula Toner.
Attacker Emma Magee, Michelle's older sister, is preparing for her third Games as is Lisa Bowman.
Frances Keenan, Georgie McGrath and Maria McCann were all part of the 2022 squad that finished 10th.
Meet the Team NI gymnastics squadpublished at 15:56 BST 21 July
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McClenaghan is the only gymnast to become Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion on a single apparatus
Olympic gold medallist in the pommel horse Rhys McClenaghan headlines a four-strong artistic gymnastics team for Northern Ireland.
The 26-year-old is the only gymnast to become Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion on a single apparatus.
McClenaghan was unable to compete at all in 2025 due to a shoulder injury that required surgery, but returned to action earlier this year and won gold in a World Cup event in Antalya in March.
He won a gold medal on the Gold Coast in 2018 and the silver in Birmingham in 2022.
Eamon Montgomery finished fifth with his floor routine in Birmingham in 2022 and won a silver medal at the World Cup in Antalya in March.
Ewan McAteer is back for a third Games after finishing sixth in the vault final four years ago.
Chester Enriquez will make his Commonwealth Games bow in Glasgow in the vault. The 18-year-old became Ireland's first-ever medallist in the European Youth Olympics Festival as he claimed bronze in Croatia last year.
Meet the Team NI lawn bowls squadpublished at 14:34 BST 21 July
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Kelly (left) won silver in the men's singles in Birmingham
Team NI will have four experienced lawn bowlers in Glasgow.
Gary Kelly will compete in the singles and pairs at the Games. The 37-year-old won bronze at the 2010 games in the singles and followed that up with silver in 2022.
Adam McKeown will compete in pairs with Kelly after winning gold in Birmingham four years ago as part of NI's men's fours.
Shauna O'Neill competed in singles and pairs in 2022 and four years later will take part in both events again.
She will be in the pairs with Chloe Wilson, who was involved in women's triples and fours in 2022 and competed at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Weightlifter Connelly withdraws with injurypublished at 12:39 BST 21 July
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Maddy Connelly has withdrawn from the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of injury.
Connelly was one of seven weightlifters included in Team Wales for the showpiece event in Glasgow.
But the 2025 British champion - who was due to compete in the women's 53kg category - has confirmed she sustained an injury in training, forcing her to pull out of the Games.
"To say I'm disappointed is an understatement," she wrote on Instagram.
"Representing Team Wales on the Commonwealth stage has been a huge dream of mine and it's heart-breaking not to be lining up with my team-mates in Glasgow and fighting for that place on the podium.
"Right now, my focus is on recovery. I'll take the time to heal, work hard and come back even stronger."
She added: "Although I won't be competing, I'll be supporting every member of Team Wales throughout the games and cheering them on every step of the way.
"Diolch (thanks) to everyone who has supported me on this journey. It means more than you know.
"Pob lwc Tim Cymru (good luck Team Wales)."
Gethin Jones, Team Wales Chef de Mission, said: "Everyone at Team Wales is devastated for Maddy.
"We know how much representing Wales at a Commonwealth Games means to her and the dedication, commitment and hard work she put in to earn her place on the team.
"We know this setback won't define her. Maddy is a talented athlete with a bright future ahead, and we have every confidence she'll come back stronger."
The Games in Scotland begin on Thursday, 23 July.
Nikole Roberts is the first Team Wales weightlifter in action at the Games. She will compete in the women's 48kg category on Sunday, 26 July.
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