New Zealand swimmers pay tribute to a victorious teammate by performing the haka, a Pakistani lawn bowler fits in some work shifts and a weightlifting record falls a staggering five times.

Here are the quick hits from day five of the Commonwealth Games.

1. 'Super proud' New Zealanders

New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt received a double honour after winning the men's 400-metre individual medley final.

Aside from being awarded the gold medal, Clareburt was the recipient of a haka proudly performed by his New Zealand teammates.

The Tollcross International Swimming Centre crowd also appreciated the gesture.

"People really respect it [the haka] around the world and it makes me super proud to be a Kiwi," Clareburt told reporters.

Clareburt won the men's 200m butterfly earlier in the swimming program.

2. Lawn bowler works double shift

No-one can accuse lawn bowler Mohammed Ayub Qureshi of not being a multitasker.

Qureshi competed for Pakistan in the men's singles event while also working at his restaurant in Glasgow.

Last Friday afternoon local time, he faced off against Scotland's Jason Banks before heading to the restaurant to work the evening rush.

Showing what the Commonwealth Games are all about, Qureshi invited Banks to drop by for a meal after the Scot sealed victory.

"I was too scared before I played him in case he spiced up my food too much," Banks said.

It is the second time Qureshi has represented Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games in the city that has been his home for more than 50 years.

3. Record falls again and again

What could possibly be better than seeing the Commonwealth record broken at a Commonwealth Games?

Well, seeing the same one be beaten five times in the space of 10 minutes or so would probably do it.

That is exactly what happened in the men's 88-kilogram weightlifting competition, with Cameron McTaggart, Braydon Kennedy and Hafizuddin Bin Roslin Muhammad all achieving new standards in rapid succession.

New Zealander McTaggart started things off with a 154kg lift.

That was swiftly bettered by Canada's Kennedy, who lifted 155kg with his first attempt.

McTaggart tried to better that, but missed at 157kg with his final snatch.

Then Malaysian lifter Muhammad entered the chat.

Neither he nor Kennedy could get 160kg up on their first attempts at the weight, but Muhammad did so on his second.

Then Kennedy threw up 161kg, so Muhammad added another kilo for the newest and final record of 162kg.

4. Aussies snare two golds in an hour

Breanna Scott already had a gold medal from this Commonwealth Games when she stepped out onto the balance beam on Tuesday.

After she flipped off it at the end of her routine, she had a second.

"It's pretty overwhelming to be honest, none of it has sunk in yet," she told Channel Seven after the final.

"The team gold was such a special medal for all of us, and that was really the main goal coming into this.

"All of us in finals now getting these extra little medals is just topping it off."

She, and the rest of the Australian team, barely had time to let it, to be fair.

An hour or so later, Australia had a second gold of the session.

Jesse Moore broke his duck to claim a sensational gold on the parallel bars.

His was Australia's ninth gymnastics medal of these Games.

5. Athlete on track twice in 34 minutes

Howard Tapuaiga Siila knew he had a full schedule on his hands when he arrived at the Scotstoun Stadium on day five.

The Tuvalu athlete was entered in both the men's 400m and 800m heats, which is a daunting task at the best of times.

But for Siila, there was only 34 minutes between the start of each race.

He took off in his 800m heat at 11:33am local time, finishing eighth in 2:32.38.

Siila was back on the track for the 400m at 12:07pm, finishing eighth via a time of 55.96.

Both were season-best times.

Competing in both events was planned, but there was one hitch.

"When I decided to enter the races we weren't sure of the scheduling," Siila told reporters in the mixed zone.