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 - Lawn bowls
England are level! They’ve taken 10 shot in four ends against the Welsh pair conceding just one in reply.
14 ends down and the score is 16-16.
Just what you want in the gold medal match. Lots of drama.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
Dan Jervis has withdrawn from the men’s 1500m freestyle heats later today after failing to recover from Covid-19. The Welshman was hopeful of picking up a medal after taking silver in this event at the Gold Coast four year ago.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn bowls
England are pulling it back against Wales in the men’s pairs final. The Welsh still lead but after 13 ends they’re now only two-up.
It’s 16-14.
All the momentum is with the English duo.
Commonwealth Games events today including Alice Kinsella, Heather Knight and Cyrille Tchatchet
There are stories of sporting redemption and then there is the case of Cyrille Tchatchet who aims for a fairytale end to his story with a medal in the men’s weightlifting today.
Alice Kinsella is also back and ready to banish disappointment from the women’s all-around final with two shots at gymnastics gold with Jake Jarman in the vault final and Joe Fraser competing in the parallel bars and horizontal bar.
Here’s all the main stories from Tuesday’s Commonwealth games action:
Commonwealth Games events today including Kinsella and Tchatchet
Cyrille Tchatchet hopes to complete a remarkable story with a medal in the men’s 96kg weightlifting category
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn bowls
The medal matches for the men’s pairs are a celebration of the home nations. England and Wales are competing for gold - England have just picked up four in the 11th end and now only trail 15-10.
In the bronze medal matchPaul Foster and Alex Marshall of Scotland lead Northern Ireland’s Sam Barkley and Martin McHugh 19-4 after 11.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn bowls
England claimed gold in the men’s triple final yesterday and are currently hunting down another gold in the men’s pairs this morning.
Jamie Walker and Sam Tolchard are facing Wales’ Daniel Salmon and Jarrad Breen but they’re struggling. The Welsh pair lead 15-6 after 10 ends.
Regardless of the outcome their are more medals heading the way of the home nations.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Day five
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of day five from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It promises to be another day of gold medals as Team England look to continue their dominance in the arena with Alice Kinsella, Jake Jarman and Joe Fraser all chasing victories in the gymnastics.
England’s T20 captain Heather Knight could return from injury and lead them against South Africa, Adam Peaty is searching for 50m breaststroke gold after missing out on a medal in the 100m event and Katarina Johnson-Thompson seeks to defend her Commonwealth heptathlon title.
Tom Dean building toward career ‘pinnacle’ after claiming fifth Commonwealth Games silver
Timing is everything and Tom Dean believes his hectic race schedule will pay dividends when it matters at the Paris Olympics.
Dean was one of the stars of last year’s Tokyo Games winning 200m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle gold.
But he’s set himself a punishing schedule for 2022 to will make your limbs ache just thinking about it, massively upping his mileage in training in a bid to be competitive in more events in 2024.
He won three bronze medals at the recent World Championships in Budapest, which has upgraded to five silvers here at the Sandwell Aquatic Centre.
Dean was edged out by Scotland’s Duncan Scott in a reversal of the Olympic final result in the 200m freestyle but beat him over the blue-riband 100m distance tonight, only to find Australia’s Kyle Chambers went quicker.
He later joined forces with James Guy, Jacob Whittle and Joe Litchfield for another second in the 4x200m freestyle relay, again Australia taking gold.
Dean building toward career ‘pinnacle’ after claiming fifth Commonwealth Games silver
Abbie Wood added another bronze to England’s medal haul in the pool
Joe Fraser upsets Rhys McClenaghan as pommel heavyweights overcome immense adversity
It was a heavyweight showdown fraught with adversity in the build-up, yet Joe Fraser was left standing after dethroning a gutsy Rhys McClenaghan to take Commonwealth Games gold on the pommel. The English gymnast pulled off a minor miracle to even be in Birmingham after overcoming a burst appendix and broken foot in recent weeks, yet McClenaghan was forced to jump through more hoops in a bid to defend the title he won four years ago.
There was a hint of a scowl across the Northern Irishman’s face, “disappointment, of course”, yet pride quickly arrived at a silver medal achieved weeks after defying his sport’s governing body (FIG) after being dispelled in May, alongside teammates Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer, due to competing for Ireland in international competition.
McClenaghan’s talent and slick style, which upset Great Britain’s three-time Olympic champion Max Whitlock in 2018, forced Fraser to roll the dice, embracing the pitfalls of a routine with a 6.100 difficulty rating. But Fraser, the 2019 world champion on parallel bars, showcased his versatility with impressive acceleration into a double-leg circle, snapping his wrists on and off the handles while gracefully extending his hips. The final piece of the puzzle came in maintaining his concentration; a smart transition to the pirouette on the dismount prompted a fist pump. And the 14.833 score would prove too much for McClenaghan, despite what he later described as a “flawless” first half to the routine.
Joe Fraser upsets Rhys McClenaghan as pommel heavyweights overcome immense adversity
The English gymnast prevailed despite a burst appendix and broken foot in recent weeks, with McClenaghan defending his title after overturning a decision from the sport's governing body to prevent him competing
Chris Murray hopes to have double cause for celebration after weightlifting gold
England’s Chris Murray won weightlifting gold in Birmingham and then vowed not to tell girlfriend and fellow competitor Holly O’Shea about his Commonwealth Games glory.
Murray won the men’s 81kg weightlifting final after Australia’s Kyle Bruce and Canadian Nicolas Vachon failed to overtake him in dramatic circumstances.
But Murray’s thoughts instantly turned to girlfriend O’Shea, who was Gibraltar’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony and is competing at these Games in the women’s 71kg category on Monday night.
Murray said: “She told me she wasn’t going to watch and try not to find out the result. This is her Games too and she’s worked so hard to get here. I don’t want anything about her day to be about me.
“Hopefully no one tells her the result and afterwards we can celebrate together.”
Chris Murray hopes to have double cause for celebration after weightlifting gold
The 22-year-old from Surrey won in dramatic fashion
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