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
More from Adam Peaty, who told the BBC: “That was the only one I haven’t won in my career, the Commonwealth 50m and I can retire now. I don’t care about the stats, tonight was about racing, who was going to get on the wall first.
“No one can really get up to the rate I get to but without the training it goes nowhere. I am looking forward to resetting and having a winter because I haven’t done that since 2019.
“I am so glad I got that loss earlier in the week because these wins feel so much more alive and so much better.”
Commonwealth Games 2022: Swimming
A fourth Commonwealth Games gold, and at last gold in the 50m! A brilliant story of redemption for Adam Peaty, who said he wanted to feel like a kid again as he approach his race today. He’s got the fire back, that’s for sure.
Just look what it means!
Commonwealth Games 2022: Swimming
“I’m a much happier man,” Peaty tells the BBC. “I had two options this morning: I either fight, or I don’t fight. Anyone who knows me knows that I fight. That means so much for me. What I’ve been through the past year... I lost my spark but I’ve got it back. I’m very happy.
“There were a lot of emotions yesterday. Sport is [ups and downs] and I reached the bottom yesterday. I’m happy with my performance there. I don’t care about times, I was racing tonight.”
Commonwealth Games 2022: Swimming
Peaty edges ahead after 25m, and then holds off Williamson’s charge to take gold!
The set is complete and Peaty lets out a huge roar as he splashes the water!
And Ross Murdoch takes bronze!
Commonwealth Games 2022: Swimming
This will be short and sharp. A mad 50m dash to the other end of the pool. Peaty is the world record holder at just over 26 seconds.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Swimming
Here we go! The lights go down in the pool as Adam Peaty prepares to come out ahead of the 50m breaststroke final, which is a gold medal he has missed out on in two previous attempts at the Commonwealth Games.
Watch out for Sam Williamson in lane four and of course, James Wilby - who beat Peaty in the 100m final - in late two.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Swimming
Now, can the “wounded lion” bite back? Adam Peaty was shocked in the 100m breaststroke final will be looking to finish his Commonwealth Games career with another gold medal as he goes again in Birmingham. It’s been a whirlwind of a few days for Peaty, but he’s got one more race to give it his all. It’s coming up in five-ten minutes.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Athletics
Olivia Breen storms to a stunning gold medal for Wales in the T37/38 100m final! England’s Sophie Hahn, the defending champion, fades at the line and slumps to the track in disappointment. What a moment for Breen, who is enjoying her lap of honour around the stadium.
That’s the first gold medal at the track and field in the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Athletics
After a season’s best in the shot-put Katarina Johnon-Thompson says out in front in the women’s heptathlon.
Northern Ireland’s Kate O’Connor is her closest rival in second place, just 11 points behind ahead of the 200m.
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