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.
Lantzville91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™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 Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™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:
Men91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 100 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ David Midgley, Langley
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Thomas Ma, Vancouver
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Mitchell Gibbs, Langley
Girls 100 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Emma Cannan, Kelowna
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Jaelan Cummings, Vancouver
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Estella Mainella, Surrey
Boys 300 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Nicholas Monro, Langley
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Owen Pinto, Surrey
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Aiden Paterson, Trail
Girls 300 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Emma Canna, Kelowna
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Claire Bosma, Richmond
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Jaeland Cummings, Vancouver
Boys 1200 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Matti Erickson, Nelson
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Jacob Bonikowsky, Delta
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Michael Schriemer, Kelowna
Girls 1200 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Madelyn Bonikowsky, Delta
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Juane Klaus, Chilliwack
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Christine Peet Williams, Chilliwack
Boys 1500 metre race walk
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Isaac Naumenko, Vancouver
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Thomas Vuong, Vancouver
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Marcys Bitnell, Vancouver
Girls 1500 metre race walk
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Olivia Lundman, Lantzville
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Kaia Haintz, Pitt Meadows
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Dionna Ly, Vancouver
Male Special Olympics 100 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Thomas Rak, Surrey
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Matthew Burns, Mission
Female Special Olympics 100 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Olivia Neuman, Surrey
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Amber Maher, Gibsons
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Sanda Malku, Richmond
Male Special Olympics 400 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Thomas Rak, Surrey
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Devon Marsland-Anderson, Coquitlam
Female Special Olympics 400 metre
Gold 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Olivia Neuman
Silver 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Amber Maher
Bronze 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Sandra Malku
Synchronized Swimming
Brooke Sonnichsen, gold, Nelson
Ashley Sonnichsen, silver, Nelson
Rona Dizayee, bronze, Richmond
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