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¿Ëù™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¿Ëù™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¿Ëù™s 100 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ David Midgley, Langley
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Thomas Ma, Vancouver
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Mitchell Gibbs, Langley
Girls 100 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Emma Cannan, Kelowna
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Jaelan Cummings, Vancouver
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Estella Mainella, Surrey
Boys 300 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Nicholas Monro, Langley
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Owen Pinto, Surrey
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Aiden Paterson, Trail
Girls 300 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Emma Canna, Kelowna
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Claire Bosma, Richmond
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Jaeland Cummings, Vancouver
Boys 1200 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Matti Erickson, Nelson
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Jacob Bonikowsky, Delta
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Michael Schriemer, Kelowna
Girls 1200 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Madelyn Bonikowsky, Delta
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Juane Klaus, Chilliwack
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Christine Peet Williams, Chilliwack
Boys 1500 metre race walk
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Isaac Naumenko, Vancouver
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Thomas Vuong, Vancouver
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Marcys Bitnell, Vancouver
Girls 1500 metre race walk
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Olivia Lundman, Lantzville
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Kaia Haintz, Pitt Meadows
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Dionna Ly, Vancouver
Male Special Olympics 100 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Thomas Rak, Surrey
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Matthew Burns, Mission
Female Special Olympics 100 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Olivia Neuman, Surrey
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Amber Maher, Gibsons
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Sanda Malku, Richmond
Male Special Olympics 400 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Thomas Rak, Surrey
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Devon Marsland-Anderson, Coquitlam
Female Special Olympics 400 metre
Gold º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Olivia Neuman
Silver º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Amber Maher
Bronze º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù“ Sandra Malku
Synchronized Swimming
Brooke Sonnichsen, gold, Nelson
Ashley Sonnichsen, silver, Nelson
Rona Dizayee, bronze, Richmond
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