Rose Davies runs a "race of a lifetime" to make Australian history, and the Diamonds keep the attention even off the court.

Here are the quick hits from day four of the Commonwealth Games.

1. Davies makes history on the track

The eagerly-anticipated athletics program finally got underway on the fourth day of competition in Glasgow, and it wasn't long before Australia had its first gold on the track.

Rose Davies sat back for much of the women's 10,000m, but timed her move to perfection, waiting until less than a kilometre remained in the race before galloping ahead of Kenya's Diana Wanza.

And Davies eventually won in a canter, crossing the finish line almost 11 seconds before silver-medallist Wanza.

Australian commentary great Bruce McAvaney called it "the race of a lifetime" on the Network Seven broadcast.

Davies became the first Australian woman to win the 10,000m at a Commonwealth Games.

"These moments come once in a lifetime, and I'm so happy I got to achieve this," Davies told the Seven Network.

2. From a cancer diagnosis to a Games final

When people say the phrase "there are more important things in life than sport," they're probably speaking about Scotland's Archie Goodburn.

The 25-year-old breaststroke specialist had a chance for the Paris Olympics when he was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours in 2024.

But speaking after his race in the final, where he finished seventh, his interview put everything in perspective; and made it very hard not to get emotional watching him.

"My dream was to make the final, but outside the pool I dream, like, of a future where brain cancer isn't the biggest killer of those under 40," he said.

"Where the UK government establish a national brain cancer lead to make that change, and I'd much prefer that that change was made and that dream is completed than any of my personal goals in the pool.

"Because what families and young people are going through out there is really beyond the comprehension of many people out here and certainly far harder than anything I've ever had to do as a world-class sportsman."

3. Welsh sisters twinning in bronze

Wales has not been flush with supreme gymnasts at the Commonwealth Games.

But, given their national colour, perhaps it's no surprise that at these Scottish Games, two have come along at once, like lithe, smiling versions of red London buses.

Both Abi Roper and Emily Roper were in action in the vault, with Abi claiming a bronze medal with a score of 13.433, just a fraction ahead of her sister, who scored 13.283 having been penalised 0.3 for her landing on her second vault.

Then, an hour or so later, Emily put her disappointment behind her to deliver a display worthy of a medal, also winning bronze behind Australian gold medal winner Katie McDonald.

In a heartening display of sisterly love, Abi could be seen roaring her support from the stands, her own bronze medal dangling around her neck, as her sister delivered the performance of her life to win Wales its first-ever medal on that apparatus at a Commonwealth Games.

"Sometimes we bicker because we are competitive, so we are constantly fighting to see who is better," Emily told a BBC interviewer in 2025.

Who knows how much bickering there would have been had Emily come away from Glasgow empty-handed.

4. Diamonds can't help being icons, even on a day off

After winning their first two matches, our netball world champions had day four off in Glasgow, but everyone's still talking about the Diamonds: and not for the broadcast-related reason you might expect.

Folks online have been debating Australia's netball uniform, which rides up during play and often ends up looking more like a singlet.

Some are worried the poor design is distracting our goal shooters, who have to take their shots before readjusting the awkward uniform (lest they be penalised for a held ball!).

Currently competing in her third Commonwealth Games, Courtney Bruce has worn a few iterations of the kit over the years, and she says the team isn't too worried about the 2026 uniform.

"It is what it is, there's literally nothing we can do about it, [so] we don't think about it," she told the ABC.

In a video posted on social media, Commonwealth Games debutant Sophie Garbin poked fun at what she described as "the most talked about" aspect of the Glasgow event.

Loading...All it takes is one look at the comment section to see people on either side of the heated debate: from supporters saying shorter dresses are easier to play in, to those who reckon the Diamonds look "silly".

Responding to haters, Bruce says it's a "good thing we're strong … fit, and we train hard".

5. Mollie O'Callaghan pulls out of the backstroke

Coming into this Commonwealth Games, Mollie O'Callaghan revealed she was managing a back injury, and it cost her a chance in her backup event, the 50m backstroke.

The 22-year-old was worried that she might not even be able to compete in Glasgow after scans revealed stress fractures and bone bruising on her lumbar spine.

She was, however, cleared by a specialist to compete.

"Things might look a little different for me at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, but I'll give everything I have and do my absolute best every time I race," O'Callaghan said in an Instagram post pre-Games.

Some things remained the same though, the Queenslander claiming yet another gold medal for her burgeoning collection in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay.

However, she withdrew from the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay and did not line up in the 50m backstroke heats on Monday morning to focus on the 100m freestyle final that evening.