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 - Weightlifting
England’s Chris Murray wins gold in the men’s 81kg category!
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Weightlifting
Chris Murray wins gold!
That’s incredible from the Englishman who creates a new Games record after lifting 325kg from his Snatch (144kg) and Clean & Jerk (181kg) lifts.
The four-time British champion is now the new Commonwealth champion too. What a result!
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Squash
If you’ve never watched it before then Squash could make some surprising viewing this afternoon. England have some incredibly talented players with Lucy Turmel, James Willstrop and Sarah-Jane Perry all in quarter-final action today.
It could be a decent day for the English talents.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Badminton
England’s Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith are in action in the badminton mixed team event. They’re facing Peng Soon Chan and Yee See Cheah of Malaysia in the first semi-final match.
Ellis and Smith won the first game 21-12 but the second game is delicately poised at 14-all.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
Canada’s Joshua Liendo-Edwards sets the pace in the men’s 100m butterfly heats and pop star-turned swimming star Cody Simpson of Australia also progresses.
South Africa;s Chad le Clos is through as well after his silver in the 200m butterfly final gave him a record-equalling 18th Commonwealth Games medal.
The English trio of Jamie Ingram, Jacob Thomas Taylor Peters and James Guy also qualified as does Lewis Fraser for Wales and Scottish duo Gregor Swinney and Evan Jones.
Josh Kerr: Commonwealth Games stadium an absolute blessing for British athletes
As Jake Wightman tilted back in disbelief, Josh Kerr soon arrived, shaking his teammate from the red-hot Eugene track into a new reality as world 1,500m champion.
A breathtaking dash home from 200m out saw the Scot take down Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in a tactical masterpiece to snatch gold. Kerr had lined up just four minutes earlier brimming with confidence as his golden sunglasses repelled the glare of the Oregon flood lights and the Tokyo bronze medalist’s look was complete with an impeccably trimmed hair and beard combination.
There was immense belief that Kerr could upgrade the bronze seized in Tokyo a year earlier, but instead he crossed the line barely a second behind Wightman in fifth place (3:30.60), roles reversed from a year earlier when his teammate languished back in 10th. His subsequent actions revealed the character and Team GB’s tight bond.
Josh Kerr: Commonwealth Games stadium an absolute blessing for British athletes
Exclusive interview: The Scot hopes to bounce back from fifth in the World Championships in pursuit of another medal after Olympic bronze last year, with the Alexander Stadium set to host the athletics at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Women’s Hockey
Scotland are bossing their Pool B match against Kenya this morning. They have raced into a 5-0 lead and haven’t even reached the end of the first quarter yet.
Earlier, Wales managed to come through a tricky test against Ghana in Pool A, eventually winning their match 4-0.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - More from Adam Peaty
Swimming hero Adam Peaty had more to say about his process and desire to keep winning medals and how he’s felt as though something has been missing for the last couple of years from his performances.
“It’s incredibly difficult to go five years in an Olympic cycle with the pressure of being Olympic champion, and world record holder, while having a baby and moving house.” he told the BBC,
“These are not normal things. It’s not normal for the brain to be going 24/7, 365, because that is what it is, and more.
“Something has gone missing this last two years. I just haven’t felt the spark in it and I think sometimes you can get burnout from the sport that you do love.
“So, it’s like how do we find our spark again for the next two years into Paris. If we go beyond that, then we go beyond that, but if we don’t - happy days.”
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
There are plenty of home nations contenders in the 100m Women’s freestyle semi-finals this evening.
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic champion Emma McKeon is the one to beat to gold but Freya Anderson was second fastest in qualifying and could pose a threat.
The semi-finals will take place later on tonight.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Table Tennis
In Wales’s bronze medal match against Australia, Charlotte Carey has lost three games to nil in her singles against Jian Fang Lay.
The Australians win the opening three matches in the event to take the victory and the medal.
Wales have to settle for fourth. They gave it a good go but the Aussies were just a class above.
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