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 - Gymnastics
And there’s the gold! A simply dominant performance from England is sealed by Jake Jarman, who along with Joe Fraser, James Hall, Giarnni Regini-Moran and Courtney Tulloch have been so superior and will also fancy their chances of further individual success in Birmingham.
Canada come second and Cyprus do indeed get the finish on the podium they have been threatening all evening. What a result for them, but rather helped by Australia going all out for silver and making some mistakes down the stretch.
1) England - 254.550
2) Canada - 241.200
3) Cyprus - 239.650
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Gymnastics
Joe Fraser! He almost takes the roof off the arena after a brilliant high bar routine, almost certainly good enough to get him a place in the final.
Fraser had have his appendix removed just five weeks ago and then his preparations were further hit by a foot injury two weeks ago.
But he has taken his place amongst the England team and the gold medal which is about to arrive will surely not be his last in Birmingham...
Fraser gets a 14.500
He’s crushed it and is into all four finals he has entered in Birmingham.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Gymnastics
Team England are closing in on their second gold medal of the Commonwealth Games after what has been a dominant performance in the artistic gymnastics.
England just have the horizontal bars to go while Cyprus, New Zealand and Scotland scrap it out for the other medals.
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Sutton Park played host as Olympic silver medallist Yee made up 15 seconds on the run to catch and eclipse his great rival and world No.1 Hayden Wilde, giving Team England a golden hello on the opening day of action in Birmingham.
However, the New Zealander could still be upgraded to gold alongside Yee with an appeal pending after he served a controversial 10-second penalty for unclipping his helmet before racking his bike which deprived fans of a scintillating sprint finish.
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Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
A historic moment for Northern Ireland! Barry McClements’s third place finish in the Men’s 100m Backstroke S9 category is Northern Ireland’s first medal in the pool at the Commonwealth Games. Brilliant achievement.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Cycling
England para-cyclist Sophie Unwin was left in tears after being told she would not get a bronze medal for finishing third in the women’s tandem B sprint at the Commonwealth Games.
Unwin, piloted by Georgia Holt, beat Scotland’s former Paralympic runner Libby Clegg, piloted by Jenny Holl, for third place in the event and initial results showed the 28-year-old had won bronze.
Five teams had originally entered the event but only four took to the start, which meant that under competition rules only the gold and silver medals would be awarded.
However, it appears that was not properly communicated, with big screens in the velodrome advertising Unwin’s ride against Clegg as a bronze medal race, and Unwin appearing on the Commonwealth Games website as a bronze medal winner following the win.
Unwin and Holt – who won Paralympic road race silver and individual pursuit bronze in Tokyo and also have a world title – were told to cut short their post-race interviews in order to go to the podium, but then emerged in tears after finding out they were not eligible to receive a medal.
Sophie Unwin left in tears after not getting a bronze medal for finishing third
With only four teams taking part in the women’s tandem B sprint, competition rules state that only gold and silver medals would be awarded
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Gymnastics
England continue to set a furious pace at the front of the artistic gymnastics standings as Giarnni Regini-Moran flips and spins and lands a stunning 15.000 on the vault.
England have stretched their lead at the top to almost four points. Onto the parallel bars next.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
Another Australia 1-2-3 in the pool, this time led by Ariarne Titmus in the 200m free and by a Games record too.
It was never in doubt for the Olympic champion but her compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan pushed her close.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
Hold on, though, we have a bronze for Scotland’s Katie Shanahan in the women’s 400m individual medley!
That was a gutsy swim, a lifetime best out in the far lane, and came after Canada’s Summer McIntosh raced out into the lead.
Australia’s Kiah Melverton takes silver.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
There is a stacked schedule of swimming action tonight with the first medals in the pool set to be won.
The first medals have indeed gone to Australia - who have taken a 1-2-3 in the men’s 400m free.
Elijah Winnington takes gold and that could be a sign of what’s to come for the Aussies in the pool.
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