Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn competed in the Commonwealth Games 50m breaststroke final in Glasgow, finishing joint seventh, just over two years after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer at the age of 22. The 25-year-old, who was told he might not live to see his 40s, had been dreaming of the Paris Olympics when seizures and other symptoms led to a scan revealing three low-grade tumours spread through his brain, and his return to top-level competition is being seen as a remarkable achievement in itself.

Despite missing out on a medal, Goodburn is in the best form of his swimming career, having lowered his own Scottish record to 27.12 seconds in February and qualifying fifth fastest for the final. He credits new treatments, which he had to fight to access, with slowing the tumours' growth, and he has also recently graduated from Edinburgh University with a first-class degree in chemical engineering. Beyond the pool, he has used his platform to campaign for better funding of brain cancer research, earning praise from team-mate Duncan Scott, who described him as "inspirational".