Cyprus Mail28 Jul 2026

Cyprus wins two medals on historic Commonwealth Games night

Cyprus celebrated a historic evening at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday, with hammer thrower Iosif Kesidis claiming silver and hurdler Milan Trajkovic winning bronze to secure two athletics medals for the island.

According to Cyprus Olympic Committee correspondent Ilias Pratsos, Kesidis delivered Cyprus’ first medal of the Games by throwing 76.97 metres to finish second behind Canada’s Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg....

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