Canadian wrestlers Lachlan McNeil, Ana Godinez Gonzalez claim silver medals at Commonwealth Games

Canadian freestyle wrestlers Lachlan McNeil, Ana Godinez Gonzalez and Hannah Taylor added to Canada's medal total at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday.

The 22-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., defeated Scotland's Abbie Fountain by technical superiority in the quarter-finals, and she went on to beat Nigeria's Esther Kolawole in the semifinals.

McNeil captured silver in the men's 65-kilogram weight class earlier on Friday. The 21-year-old from North York, Ont., lost the gold-medal match against Indian Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia by points, falling short of his first senior title.

WATCH l McNeil settles for silver:

McNeil advanced to the final after defeating Scotland's Ross Connelly in the quarter-finals and Pakistan's Inayat Ullah in the semifinals. He captured gold at the 2021 Junior Pan-American Championships.

Canadian Olympian Amar Dhesi faces Pakistan's Zaman Anwar for the men's 125 kg title.

Canada has won 17 gold, 22 silver and 24 bronze through eight days of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Taylor captured bronze in the women's 57 kg weight class. The 24-year-old from Cornwall, P.E.I., pinned Kenya's Sophia Omutichio Ayieta in a bronze-medal match that lasted just 35 seconds.

Taylor started the day with a win over Singapore's Danielle Sue Ching Lim in the quarter-finals, but she missed a shot at gold after losing in the semis to defending champion Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria.

WATCH l Taylor pins her way to bronze: