Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE: Laura Muir storms to 1500m gold after England win women’s hockey title
Follow day 10 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with 45 gold medals up for grabs
A thrilling penultimate day at Birmingham 2022 has delivered more action to this thoroughly entertaining Commonwealth Games, with 45 gold medals in total set to be dished out by the end of the evening.
Tonight was all about Laura Muir, and the Scotland star produced a brilliant kick to win gold in the women’s 1500m final, adding to her 800m bronze from the previous evening. Later, a wide-open men’s 800m final, was won by Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal ahead of Australia’s Peter Bol, with England’s Ben Pattison taking bronze.
Eilish McColgan added to her 10,000m gold with a gutsy silver in the 5,000m and there was further joy as England’s women wrapped up the action at the Alexander Stadium with a dramatic gold in the 4x400m final. It was short lived, however, after the team was disqualified following a lane infringment.
Earlier, home-town hero Matt Hudson-Smith was left disappointed when forced to settle for silver in the men’s 400m, while Victoria Ohuruogu was more upbeat, grabbing a silver in the women’s 400m final. There was drama in the 4x100m relay finals, with England men and Nigeria women prevailing.
In the afternoon, a dramatic men’s cycling road race saw Geraint Thomas fall just short with a late push to break the lead group, leaving New Zealand’s Aaron Gate to sprint clear and win a fourth gold at these Games. And in the result of the day, England pulled off a shock to stun Australia and win Commonwealth gold in the women’s hockey final. Follow all the action throughout the evening below:
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
Another medal for Team England in the pool and this time it’s SILVER for Imogen Clark in the women’s 50m breaststroke.
She comes agonisingly close to dipping under the 30-second mark but clocks 30.02s to juuuuuust pip Chelsea Hodges of Australia by 0.03s.
Neither can get close to the winner though, as South Africa’s Lara van Niekerk touches the wall in 29.73s to set a new Commonwealth Games record.
The semi-finals of the women’s 50m freestyle follow and there are three home swimmers into the final as Eglish duo Anna Hopkin and Isabella Hindley make it along with Northern Ireland’s Danielle Hill.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
And he does it!
A brilliant, brilliant swim from Ben Proud - especially the second 25m - and he takes GOLD in the 50m butterfly. The English swimmer doesn’t take a breath for the entire length and gets the touch on the wall for a time of 22.81s - a new Commonwealth Games record.
He finishes 0.4s ahead of Tzen Wei Teong with Cameron Gray nabbing bronze. English duo Jacob Peters and Adam Barrett finished 5th and 7th respectively, with Wales’s Lewis Fraser in 8th.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
Right, we’re turning our attention to the swimming now. Duncan Scott vs Tom Dean in the 200m freestyle is arguably the headline act, although a certain Adam Peaty is also going in the 100m breaststroke semi-finals.
However, first up, we’ll see another superstar in Ben Proud. Blink and you’ll miss him, as the Englishman is looking for gold in the 50m butterfly!
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cricket
Sri Lanka 74-6 (14 overs) vs England
England in complete control at Edgbaston as they’ve torn through the Sri Lanka batting line-up. Issy Wong and Freya Kemp have taken two wickets apiece, with Katherine Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone nabbing one.
Sri Lanka have six overs left to somehow claw themselves to a defendable total.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Rugby Sevens
It’s been a disappointing rugby sevens competition for the home nations, with only Scotland’s men reaching the knockout stages but the other teams are still competing for the minor places, where they’re having more success.
England’s women beat South Africa 36-0, while Scotland downed Sri Lanka 58-0 meaning those team will meet in the 5th-place play-off tomorrow.
On the men’s side, England thumped Jamaica 45-7 to move into the semi-finals of the battle for 9th. The worst they can finish now is 12th.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cycling
BRONZE for Wales in the women’s sprint! A brilliant pair of races from 19-year-old Emma Finucane after falling 1-0 behind to England’s Sophie Capewell.
In the decider, she got on Capewell’s shoulder round the final bend and powered past her. A second bronze medal of the Games for the Welsh teenager after she also came third in the team sprint. Fantastic stuff!
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cycling
What a ride by Nicholas Paul in the men’s keirin final! The Trindad & Tobago rider scorches clear from the front of the field and no-one can get near him - that’s a scintillating GOLD. He blew away the field.
Scotland’s Jack Carlin holds on behind him to take SILVER while Shah Sahrom of Malaysia gets bronze.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cricket
Sri Lanka 34-2 (5.4 overs) vs England
It couldn’t have happened any other way really, could it...?
With her first ball of the match, Katherine Brunt traps Vishmi Gunarathne lbw and on the occasion of her 100th T20I appearance, she has an immediate wicket.
Sophie Ecclestone has just removed Hasni Perera caught & bowled, so Sri Lanka are now 34-2 in the sixth over.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cycling
It’s GOLD for Ellesse Andrews in the women’s sprint. That has to go down as a shock - with the New Zealander beating Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell of Canada 2-0 in the gold medal spare - winning with a race to spare.
In the second race, Andrews stormed past her rival with about half a lap to go and Mitchell had nothing left in the tank. Superb riding by here, sealing New Zealand’s fifth gold of the Games.
In the all-British bronze medal contest, Welsh 19-year-old Emma Finucane held off England’s Sophie Capewell to level the match at 1-1. It all comes down to the deciding race for the bronze medal.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cycling
Firstly, an update on Joe Truman - who suffered that horrific crash in the men’s keirin earlier. Truman did indeed lose consciousness during the crash - hence his body going limp - and he’s been taken to hospital with a suspected broken collarbone but initial updates suggest there is no other serious damage. That’s as good a news as there could be, given the severity.
Also, just to let you know Aaron Gate won GOLD in the all-New Zealand clash in the final of the men’s 4000m individual pursuit as he beat teammate Tom Sexton by over four seconds. Silver for Sexton.
The women’s sprint finals are also underway. Just like the semi-finals they’re best of three. England’s Sophie Capewell leads Wales’s Emma Finucane 1-0 in the all-British clash in the bronze medal match, while New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews surprisingly got one over Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell of Canada to also lead 1-0.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments