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:
Cycling: Men’s road race - Aaron Gate wins gold for New Zealand!
Thomas goes! 1.7km to go, he’s gone for it.
It was only two seconds, he gets swallowed up.
Plapp led them out, then Gate sprints to the line, gold for New Zealand!
Impey silver for South Africa, Scotland get bronze with Crockett.
Cycling: Men’s road race
Watson refuses to concede, he goes again, can they stretch the gap.
The Englishman has spent so much energy, tries to get rid of Culverwell.
Only 20m remaining to the chasing group. Geraint Thomas primed. Gate and Impey will fancy this.
Cycling: Men’s road race
Watson (England) and Culverwell (Guernsey) have been caught, with 4km to go.
Sprint finish looks to be ahead. The gap isn’t closed entirely.
Cycling: Men’s road race
Some pace from Gate at the front of the chasing pack.
Some will soon stop believing though and think about a sprint for bronze. 6km remaining.
Watson (England) and Culverwell (Guernsey) still out in front, 14 seconds or so.
Cycling: Men’s road race
What a move by Watson, this time there's a gap, hesitation from the group to cover.
Guernsey’s Culverwell has joined him. They’ve gone with 10km to go.
Both watson and Culverwell will know they’re guaranteed a silver if they can keep this gap. 10 seconds.
Cycling: Men’s road race
Just over 10km to go...
Still bunched up, Thomas in the middle of the group. There’s a hope for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with England and Wales having big chances.
Daryl Impey injecting some pace, nobody can break away for long though. Just not enough hills.
Watson has gone, just as I say this, nobody chasing.
Cycling: Men’s road race
Plapp puts in the work, the Aussie catches the quartet including Thomas.
Impey, Wright, Thomas on the attack as the bell goes, 16km to go, is this the move?
A big four, just a few metres up. But they’re getting on it now. This is the chance.
Cycling: Men’s road race
ATTACK. ATTACK. ATTACK. Relentless attacking, strap in with 18km remaining.
It's split up, Turner pulls Thomas into a workable group, a few seconds between them and the chasing pack, there are four of them, Niekerk, Turner, Gate and Thomas.
Cycling: Men’s road race
Thomas putting in lots of work here, lots of attacks at the front of the race.
Impey at the front of the race now, he’s made plenty of moves, Teggart with him. They were in that splinter group before.
19km remaining...
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