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 - Table Tennis
Back in the table tennis, Wales’ Anna Hursey is taking on Australia’s Yangzi Liu in the singles. After a formidable fight from Hursey, she loses the first game 15-13 yet had game point herself.
The second game isn’t so close. Liu taking it 11-9 leaving Hursey with a ton of work to do.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn Bowls
There’s been a bit of a fightback from Fiji in their semi-final against Australia. They’re now 17-11 down and are putting the pressure on.
England continue to chip away at the Welsh confidence. A two in the 13th end puts them seven points in front and the English trio look very comfortable with their day’s work so far.
England lead 13-5 after 14 ends after a final bowl smash fails to come off for Wales giving England another point. They’re now eight up with four ends to go.
Adam Peaty suffers shock first 100m breaststroke defeat since 2014 at Commonwealth Games
Adam Peaty was the invincible man – no more.
In eight years, the triple Olympic champion had never lost a senior race over 100m breaststroke, but a broken foot and James Wilby combined to break that unbeaten record.
It was in the Commonwealth Games that Peaty announced himself to the world back in 2014, winning his favoured event to start a run that has taken him beyond the reach of mere mortals.
But even Peaty is human and Birmingham 2022 proved the moment where that mortality struck. Fastest over the first 50 metres, it then became clear that the unthinkable would happen as England and Loughborough teammate Wilby chased him down and overhauled him to claim a memorable gold medal – Peaty faded so much that he ended up out of the medals altogether, swimming a time of 59.86, nearly three full seconds of his world record, to come fourth.
Adam Peaty suffers shock first defeat since 2014 at Commonwealth Games
Peaty finished fourth as fellow English swimmer James Wilby took a stunning gold in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Medal Table
Here’s how the medal table is shaping up after three days of sporting action. Australia lead the way with England and New Zealand trailing in second and third respectively.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn Bowls
After shipping three points to Wales in the 10th end England have taken a point in the 11th and the 12th to move 10-5 up in the men’s triple semi-final.
The winner of this game will head into the gold medal match with the loser playing for bronze.
The other semi-final is being fought between Australia and Fiji with the Aussies currently 17-6 ahead.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Table Tennis
Australia’s class just shone through in the bronze medal match with Chloe Thomas and Charlotte Carey losing 11-5, 11-5, 11-8.
They gave it a good go in the third game but stumbled towards the finish thanks to some brilliant shots from Minhyung Jee who helped overturn a four shot deficit for the Aussies.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Table Tennis
Thomas and Carey have it all to do. They are already two games down against Australia and are level 6-6 in the third. This is a must win game if the Welsh pair hope to win.
A long flat return wins Wales a point before Carey’s forehand finds the net. 7-7.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Table Tennis
There’s a medal match taking place in the table tennis as Wales duo, Chloe Anna Thomas and Charlotte Carey compete against Australia for the bronze medal.
The Welsh pair took on Malaysia in the semi-final yesterday and eventually lost 3-2. Can they bounceback and claim a Commonwealth medal today?
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn Bowls
This morning’s action has been dominated by the men’s triple semi-final match between England and Wales in the lawn bowls. After nine ends England are 8-2 up but Wales have the chance to pick up a three in the 10th... they take it!
All of a sudden it’s 8-5 and game on.
In the men’s para pairs B6-B8 semi-finals Scotland are leading New Zealand 7-6 after eight ends while England are 2-11 down to Australia.
Scotland are also bossing the women’s para pairs B6-B8 semi-finals, they are 10-3 up against England after seven ends.
Commonwealth Games 2022
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of day four of the Commonwealth Games from Birmingham. After his shock defeat in the 100m breastroke finals yesterday, England’s Adam Peaty returns to the pool this morning for the heats in the 50m event looking to bounceback from Sunday’s disappointment.
Elsewhere, England and Northern Ireland have hopes of gold in the gymnastics and track cycling concludes with the men’s 40km points race in the evening.
Let’s get stuck into the early morning action though as England take on Wales in the men’s lawn bowls semi-finals.
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