Kuala lumpur: Malaysian athletes had both successes and failures as they competed in swimming, para swimming, lawn bowling, artistic gymnastics and 3x3 wheelchair basketball on the second day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games here today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, in swimming, para swimmer Ethan Khoo Yin Jun finished fourth in the men's 200 metre (m) freestyle with a time of 2 minutes 5.25 seconds (s). Meanwhile, four able-bodied Malaysian swimmers - Khiew Hoe Yean, Tan Khai Xin, Lim Yin Chuen and Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal - failed to advance past their heats at Tollcross International Swimming Centre. Hoe Yean finished 10th overall out of 27 participants with a time of 3.54.23 s, and Khai Xin placed 14th with a time of 3.57.54 s in the men's 400 m freestyle event. Yin Chuen and Arvin were joint 28th out of 68 swimmers in the men's 50 m freestyle.

In the 3x3 wheelchair basketball competition, the men's team suffered a close defeat in their opening Group B match against Wales, losing 13-14 in the final moments at Scottish Event Campus (SEC).

On a more positive note, there were victories in lawn bowling. Men's singles player Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple and the women's pair of Aleena Ahmad Nawawi and Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman each secured their third consecutive win in the group stage. In artistic gymnastics, Rachel Yeoh advanced to the uneven bars final after placing third out of 49 gymnasts in the qualifying round at Glasgow International Arena.

Looking ahead, the focus will shift to weightlifting, where two defending champions, Mohamad Aniq Kasdan and Muhamad Aznil Bidin, will begin their gold medal defence at SEC Armadilo. Mohamad Aniq will compete in the men's 60 kilogramme (kg) category, while Mohamad Aznil aims for his third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men's 65 kg category. Additionally, the swim team of Hoe Yean, Arvin Shaun, Yin Chuen, and Khai Xin will have another opportunity to compete in the men's 4x200 m freestyle relay race.