Maldivian national team swimmer Amna Thazkiyah Mirsaad has broken the national record in the women’s long-course 50-metre freestyle at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Thazkiyah completed the event in 27.99 seconds, lowering the national record she previously held.
She had set the previous record of 28.49 seconds at the Asian Open Schools Invitational Aquatic Championship 2026 in Bangkok.
The 23rd Commonwealth Games are being held in Glasgow from July 23 to Monday next week, featuring around 3,000 athletes from 74 nations competing across 10 core sports.
Swimming is included under aquatics, alongside athletics, 3×3 basketball, boxing, track cycling, gymnastics, judo, lawn bowls, netball and weightlifting. Para-sport events are also integrated across six disciplines, including swimming, athletics and lawn bowls.
