Papua New Guinea weightlifter Morea Baru is the first Pacific Island athlete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to win a medal.

The 36-year-old lifted a total of 282 kilogram in the men's 65kg category - 125kg in the snatch and 157kg in the clean-and-jerk.

It is his fourth Commonwealth Games medal and second bronze, with two silvers won in previous Games.

India's Raja Muthupandi won silver with a total lift of 286kg, while Malaysia's Aznil Biden took his third straight gold, winning with a total of 299kg.

Samoa's Felevaa Tafi was seventh with a total of 238kg, Kiribati's Kaimauri Erati eighth on 215kg, and Fiji's Apakuki Tabuwaiwai Wakanibua was ninth, also with a total lift of 215kg.

In boxing, Fiji's lone female rep Jasmine Daunakamakama scored two knockdowns and the unanimous points decision against Ghana's Adelaide Dede Djabatey in the Round of 16 of the women's 57kg.

The win secures her a quarterfinal spot.

Bowls

Tonga lost 1-0 to Malta in the tie-break after the two teams were tied at the end of the two sets in their women's pair clash.

The Tonga pair of Paris Baker and Milika Nathan won the first set 10-0 but went down 6-4 to Malta in the second set, forcing the tie-break , which they lost in the end.

They then lost 2-0 to Namibia, giving the game away in close sets, going down 4-3 in set one and 4-2 in the second set.

Niue, Cook Islands and Fiji also lost their pool matches.

Niue lost 2-0 to Australia, scoring just one point in the first set as the Aussies dominated 11-1 and 16-0. They also lost to the Isle of Man team 2-0.

Cook Islands were beaten 2-0 by Jersey in their clash, while Fiji also lost 2-0 to New Zealand.

Norfolk Islands pair Ellie Dixon and Christine Jones had a good win over Falkland Islands, winning the two sets 7-3 and 6-4 to claim victory in the end.

In the men's singles, Norfolk Islands Mitchell Graham beat Niue's Frederick Tafatu, 8-1, 9-3 over two sets in their clash, while Cook Islands Royden Aperau also lost by the same margin to Australia's Aaron Wilson.

Fiji's Rajnesh Prasad, who had three previous wins, could not match up with Pakistan's Mohammed Ayub Qureshi, losing 2-0 in a tight contest.

Tonga's Liam Hill also had a tough one against Singapore's Harriman Yuen, losing 2-0, with a tight 6-5 result in the second set of that clash.

Netball

The Tongan Tala had another tough outing on the court, going down to South Africa 96-42.

South Africa dominated the game, winning all the four quarters 26-15, 25-8, 21-12 and 24-7.

That is the second loss they have suffered, following their early result against Australia.

New Zealand defeated Jamaica 53-48 while Australia beat England 66-47.

Basketball

Tough competition for the Pacific Island teams.

The Fiji women's team lost 21-8 to Uganda and 17-15 to Jamaica.

PNG is also competing in the competition.

Meanwhile, PNG Olympic Committee president Mrs. Emma Waiwai OL said the women's basketball team is doing the country proud.

She said the team is the first to represent the country in the Team Sports category after 16 years.

She was on hand in Glasgow to present the team with new uniforms.

Boxing

Kiribati's Eriu Temakau lost his Round of 16 fight after the referee stopped the bout in the first round of the men's 55kg division against Ghana's Amadu Mohammed.

There were losses also for Niue's Phoenix Gataua and Kalani Anitelea-Launiu, Solomon Islands Lio Dicks and Max Makana, Jone Duvale of Fiji, Samoa's Dee Iaopo and Danieele Domonique Holland plus the PNG pair of Bid Michael Inoino and James Paul.

Swimming

Fiji's Reuben Taylor and Tonga's Finau Ohuafi won their heats in the 50m freestyle but failed to make the next round.

Cook Islands Lanihei Connelly qualified for the semis of the women's 100m breaststroke but did not progress to the final.

In the women's 100m freestyle semifinal Fiji's Anahira McCutcheon finished 6th in 55.80s, while teammate Samuel Yalimaiwai made the semi's of the 50m breaststroke but failed to progress.

Fiji's David Young finished 6th in the men's 50m freestyle.

Fiji Swimming said McCutcheon swam in a time of 55.78s, breaking the Fiji record.

Nineteen-year-old Younger clocked a personal best time in the 50m Breaststroke, clocking a time of 29.03s, while Yalimaiwai clocked 28.11s, breaking the Fiji record and earning his place in the semifinals.

PNG Swimming said their teams performed strongly in the individual events and the mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay.

In the men's 50m Freestyle, Josh Tarere recorded a season's best time of 24.40s, while Thomas Chen also posted a season's best of 25.04s.

Joanna Chen swam her best time of 1:12.39s in the women's 100m Backstroke, while Roxanne Kirarock clocked 1:25.82s in the women's 100m Breaststroke.

"All four swimmers finished within striking distance of their personal best times, highlighting their consistency and preparation," PNG Swimming said of the performances.

The mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team recorded a time of 3:57.71s.

Competition continues throughout the week, with the Games set to close on 4 August.

As of 10:30am (NZ time), Australia continued to lead the medal tally with 17 gold, nine silver and 13 bronze.

England are second with four gold, nine silver and six bronze, while New Zealand is ninth with three silver and two bronze.

PNG is the only Pacific Island country on the medal tally with one bronze.

Ahtletics

The athletics programme gets underway Monday night, with several Pacific athletes in action.

Nauru, PNG, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji and Samoa will be represented when the 100 metres heats get underway.

The Papua New Guinean trio of Pais Wisil, Johnny Bai and Tovetuna Tuna will feature in the men's 100m heats.

Pacific athletes are also competing in the men's long jump, men's high jump, the women's 800 metres and the men's 110 metres hurdles tonight.