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: Women’s 100m final
Now, the show-stopper and women’s 100m final.
It’s a showdown between British champion Daryll Neita and Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah.
It would be a sensational win for Neita if she could do it. She strolled to a PB in the semi-finals and looks to be in form.
Commonwealth Games: Kenya’s Omanyala wins 100m final
What a podium!
Omanyala clocks 10.02 seconds.
South Africa’s Akani Simbine is second with 10.13 and Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon takes bronze in 10.14.
Commonwealth Games: Men’s 100m final
On your marks, set, GO!
And it’s a storming run from Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala! He led the way from start to finish! Kenya, so known for their long distance exploits, are sprint kings!
Mitchell-Blake pulled up before the end and was last.
Commonwealth Games: Men’s 100m final
And to top it off, we now have the 100m finals! Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake runs in the men’s final for England with Daryll Neita up after.
The men’s final sees eight different countries, and no Jamaicans!
Commonwealth Games: Heptathlon
Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed her first heptathlon title for three years after successfully defending her Commonwealth Games crown.
The 29-year-old triumphed with 6377 points ahead of Northern Ireland’s Kate O’Connor who took silver and England team-mate Jade O’Dowda in third in Birmingham.
It is Johnson-Thompson’s first victory since winning the world title in 2019 having recovered from at least one career-threatening injury.
A ruptured Achilles threatened her Olympic dream last year and, even though she made it to Tokyo, she suffered a serious calf injury in the 200m and had to withdraw.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson claims first heptathlon title for three years
The 29-year-old defended the championship she won in Australia in 2018.
Commonwealth Games: Swimming
Huge roar from Tom Dean! It’s England’s medal, but that means so much to him after six silvers.
He tells the BBC: “I think it showed much it meant to me. It’s been a tough week after six silvers. It’s so special. The boys executed a perfect race.”
You don’t need Brummie glam rock icons Slade to ‘feel the noize’ at the Alexander Stadium.
Another capacity crowd - take note Seb Coe and World Athletics - rose as one to roar Eilish McColgan and Katarina Johnson-Thompson to golds in the space of 29 raucous and rocking minutes at the Commonwealth Games.
Johnson-Thompson’s 6981-point personal best, set when winning the world heptathlon title in 2019, meant this was always going to be her gold to lose.
But in career defined by peaks and troughs in equal measure, the 29-year-old has long learned to take nothing for granted, dedicating her victory to gran Mary Johnson, who died last week.
Report by James Toney
Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins gold as Eilish McColgan takes thrilling 10,000m title
Johnson-Thompson won her first title in three years after the pain of injury set-backs while McColgan produced one of the performances of the Games to defeat Irine Cheptai in a sprint finish
Commonwealth Games: Swimming
England win the 4x100m medley relay final, and Tom Dean gets his gold! After so many silvers, Dean storms back over the last 10m of his leg to win that elusive gold, getting ahead of Australia and Scotland on the podium.
Another brilliant battle in the pool as Dean holds off Kyle Chalmers of Australia over the final 50m. Great race.
Commonwealth Games: Johnson-Thompson wins gold
Johnson-Thompson has her head in her hands. She can’t believe it but after a tough year which saw her Olympics dream taken away, she is back on top.
Commonwealth Games champion once more.
There are tears in her eyes.
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