Luiz Goksins wins first gold medal at the 2026 Para-bowls in Glasgow

• Luiz Goksins, at 76 years old, and 173 days, won gold in Para-bowls women’s pairs B6-B8 at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
• In the final, Goksins’ Luiz and Serena Bonell beat Australia’s pair of Novey Zelanders 6-3, 4-4 in a tie-break.
• BBC reports that the pair won 10 days earlier than Australia’s previous record, which had been set by 70 gold medals to 171 gold medals overall.

Luiz Goksins, 76 years old, became the oldest gold medalist in Para-bowls at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning gold in pairs B6-B8. According to the material, Goksins set the title at 76 years old and 173 days.

In the final, Goksins’ Luiz and Serena Bonell went on to win 4-1 against another pair, with the match ending with a tie-break. Bonell, in turn, won the tie-break in the final against Australia’s pair, which had been leading 6-3, 4-4.

According to the material, the record was previously held by Dzhordzha Miller, who in 2022 won gold in Para-bowls mixed pairs B2-B3 at the age of 75. The article notes that Goksins’ Luiz broke the record, while Bonell won gold in the same discipline.

Earlier, BBC reported that the 10-day streak of medal wins in the 10 sports at Glasgow 2026: 215 gold medals. Austria’s team had previously won 70 gold medals out of 171 total medals, while England had 29 gold medals.

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