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.

LantzvilleB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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 VictoriaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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:

MenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 100 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ David Midgley, Langley

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Thomas Ma, Vancouver

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Mitchell Gibbs, Langley

Girls 100 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Emma Cannan, Kelowna

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Jaelan Cummings, Vancouver

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Estella Mainella, Surrey

Boys 300 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Nicholas Monro, Langley

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Owen Pinto, Surrey

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Aiden Paterson, Trail

Girls 300 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Emma Canna, Kelowna

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Claire Bosma, Richmond

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Jaeland Cummings, Vancouver

Boys 1200 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Matti Erickson, Nelson

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Jacob Bonikowsky, Delta

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Michael Schriemer, Kelowna

Girls 1200 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Madelyn Bonikowsky, Delta

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Juane Klaus, Chilliwack

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Christine Peet Williams, Chilliwack

Boys 1500 metre race walk

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Isaac Naumenko, Vancouver

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Thomas Vuong, Vancouver

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Marcys Bitnell, Vancouver

Girls 1500 metre race walk

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Olivia Lundman, Lantzville

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Kaia Haintz, Pitt Meadows

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Dionna Ly, Vancouver

Male Special Olympics 100 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Thomas Rak, Surrey

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Matthew Burns, Mission

Female Special Olympics 100 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Olivia Neuman, Surrey

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Amber Maher, Gibsons

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Sanda Malku, Richmond

Male Special Olympics 400 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Matthew Groenke, Coquitlam

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Thomas Rak, Surrey

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Devon Marsland-Anderson, Coquitlam

Female Special Olympics 400 metre

Gold B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Olivia Neuman

Silver B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Amber Maher

Bronze B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Sandra Malku

Synchronized Swimming

Brooke Sonnichsen, gold, Nelson

Ashley Sonnichsen, silver, Nelson

Rona Dizayee, bronze, Richmond

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