Records were broken and medals were handed out as the first day of the 2018 BC Summer Games came to a close in the Cowichan Valley.

Vancouver-Coastal sits atop the medal count with two gold, seven silver and six bronze for a total of 15 medals after the first day of competition. They are followed by Fraser River (9), Fraser Valley (7), Kootenays (4), Thompson-Okanagan (3), Vancouver Island-Central Coast (1), North West and Cariboo-North East.

LantzvilleÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Olivia Lundman won gold in the girls 1500 metre race walk on Friday, breaking a nearly 20-year record by five seconds. The previous record was 7:27:48 held by VictoriaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Megan Huzzey.

The first official medal ceremony of the Games was for Special Olympics girls long jump - where Amber Maher of Vancouver-Coastal took home gold, followed by Olivia Newman of Fraser River with Silver and Lauren Simpson of Vancouver-Coastal winning bronze. Other medal winners include:

MenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s 100 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ David Midgley, Langley

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Thomas Ma, Vancouver

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Mitchell Gibbs, Langley

Girls 100 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Emma Cannan, Kelowna

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Jaelan Cummings, Vancouver

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Estella Mainella, Surrey

Boys 300 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Nicholas Monro, Langley

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Owen Pinto, Surrey

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Aiden Paterson, Trail

Girls 300 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Emma Canna, Kelowna

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Claire Bosma, Richmond

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Jaeland Cummings, Vancouver

Boys 1200 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Matti Erickson, Nelson

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Jacob Bonikowsky, Delta

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Michael Schriemer, Kelowna

Girls 1200 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Madelyn Bonikowsky, Delta

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Juane Klaus, Chilliwack

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Christine Peet Williams, Chilliwack

Boys 1500 metre race walk

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Isaac Naumenko, Vancouver

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Thomas Vuong, Vancouver

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Marcys Bitnell, Vancouver

Girls 1500 metre race walk

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Olivia Lundman, Lantzville

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Kaia Haintz, Pitt Meadows

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Dionna Ly, Vancouver

Male Special Olympics 100 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Thomas Rak, Surrey

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Matthew Burns, Mission

Female Special Olympics 100 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Olivia Neuman, Surrey

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Amber Maher, Gibsons

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Sanda Malku, Richmond

Male Special Olympics 400 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Thomas Rak, Surrey

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Devon Marsland-Anderson, Coquitlam

Female Special Olympics 400 metre

Gold Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Olivia Neuman

Silver Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Amber Maher

Bronze Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Sandra Malku

Synchronized Swimming

Brooke Sonnichsen, gold, Nelson

Ashley Sonnichsen, silver, Nelson

Rona Dizayee, bronze, Richmond

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