The ninth day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has ended with another nine gold medals for Australia, strengthening the nation's lead in the overall tally. Two Australians made it to the final in the table tennis women's singles classes 6-10, ensuring two medals for the nation. Qian Yang won gold and Li Na Lei took home the silver medal. Australia also won gold in athletics, lawn bowls, diving and gymnastics. You can check out how the latest batch of medals were won in our Commonwealth Games blog , or have a look at the medal winners and the top 10 medal standings by country below: Day nine medal results: Gold: Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics Jemima Montag, athletics, 10,000 metre race walking Oliver Hoare, athletics, 1,500 metre run Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Luce Smith, diving, 3-metre synchronised springboard Ellen Ryan and Kristina Krstic, lawn bowls, pairs Aaron Wilson, lawn bowls, singles … [Read more...] about Nine more golds for Australia on ninth day of Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 10 LIVE: Boxer Nikhat Zareen Wins Gold
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 10 LIVE: Hello and welcome to ABP LIVE's coverage of Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 10 action. The ninth day of the Commonwealth Games 2022 was very memorable because of some stellar performances from the Indian contingent. Following is India's schedule at the Commonwealth Games on the 10th day on Sunday. All timings in Indian Standard Time (IST) ATHLETICS & PARA ATHLETICS: Men's Triple Jump Final: Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul, Praveen Chitravel - 2:45pm Men's 10,000m Race Walk Final: Amit, Sandeep Kumar - 3:50pm Women's Javelin Throw Final: Shilpa Rani, Annu Rani - 4:05pm Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final: 5:24pm Men's Javelin Throw Final: Rohit Yadav, DP Manu - 12:10am (Monday) Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final: 1am (Monday) BADMINTON: Women's singles semifinal: PV Sindhu - 2:20pm Men's singles semifinal 1: Lakshya Sen - 3:10pm Men's singles semifinal 2: Kidambi Srikanth - 3:10pm Women's doubles semifinal: Jolly Treesa/Pulella Gayatri Gopichand - 4 pm … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 10 LIVE: Boxer Nikhat Zareen Wins Gold
Australia still tops the Commonwealth Games medal tally with day eight’s silver and bronze haul
There were no gold medals for Australia on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, but two silvers and seven bronze medals kept the nation at the top of the leader board. There were podium finishes for Australian athletes in diving, wrestling, gymnastics and athletics. You can check out how the latest batch of medals were won in our Commonwealth Games blog , or have a look at the medal winners and the top 10 medal standings by country below: Day 8 medal results: Silver: Brittany O'Brien, diving, 1 metre springboard Daniel Golubovic, athletics, decathlon Bronze: Sam Fricker and Shixin Li, diving, synchronised 3 metre springboard Esther Qin, diving, 1 metre springboard Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva, gymnastics, rhythmic individual all-around Jayden Lawrence, wrestling, 86 kilogram freestyle wrestling Sam Carter, ahtletics, T53/54 1,500 metre Domonic Bedggood and Cassiel Rousseau, diving, 10 metre synchronised platform … [Read more...] about Australia still tops the Commonwealth Games medal tally with day eight’s silver and bronze haul
Commonwealth Games: Savita stars as Indian women win hockey medal after 16 years
Synopsis Leading 1-0, India conceded a penalty corner with less than 30 seconds to go for the final hooter, as the match went into shootout after Olivia Merry's equaliser. Skipper Savita Punia led from the front with a spectacular display as the Indian women's hockey team overcame the stopwatch controversy to beat New Zealand 2-1 in shootout and win the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. This is the team's first medal at CWG in 16 years. Leading 1-0, India conceded a penalty corner with less than 30 seconds to go for the final hooter, as the match went into shootout after Olivia Merry's equaliser. In the regulation time, India got the lead through Salima Tete in the 29th minute. Coming off their heartbreaking loss to Australia in a controversial semifinal, India showed the intent to wrap up their campaign with a win and earn a podium finish. The Indians were done in by a horrendous timing faux pas in the shoot-out against … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games: Savita stars as Indian women win hockey medal after 16 years
Aussie Baker wins third cycling gold at Comm Games
Georgia Baker has capped a faultless Australian team effort to win the Commonwealth Games women's road race. Key points: Baker had already won two gold medals in the track cycling program Australian teammate Sarah Roy claimed the bronze medal Rohan Dennis has pulled out of the men's road race It is Baker's third gold medal in Birmingham, after she also won on the track in the team pursuit and the points race. Teammate Sarah Roy finished third in the 112-kilometre road race at Warwick, south of Birmingham, while Scotland's Neah Evans took second. The Australians had the strongest team in the seven-lap race around Warwick and they policed the peloton throughout. Any attack was marked, with time trial gold medallist Grace Brown doing a power of domestique work. All six Australians were in the peloton for the finish and they set up a sprint train for Baker, who duly delivered. Earlier on Sunday, the Australian team announced time trial gold medallist Rohan … [Read more...] about Aussie Baker wins third cycling gold at Comm Games
CWG 2022: Lakshya Sen Books Spot in Badminton Singles Final
Laskhya Sen entered his maiden final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. In the following match on the show court, Sen, the world number 10, lost his way after a dominating start against 87-ranked Jia Heng Teh of Singapore. Sen, however, recovered to complete a 21-10, 18-21, 21-16 win in the men’s singles semifinals. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY The 20-year-old relies on relentless attack to put his opponent on the backfoot and he was able to do just that in the first game. A couple of forehand smashes on the Singaporean’s right helped him take a 1-0 lead in the match. The momentum shifted towards Jia in the second game as he slowed the pace. A drop shot followed by a backhand winner made it 8-8 before he went into the interval with a 9-11 advantage. A slew of unforced errors from Sen saw Jia take the next five points to make it 9-16. Sen tried to hang in the game but after the … [Read more...] about CWG 2022: Lakshya Sen Books Spot in Badminton Singles Final