Indan athlete Annu Rani claimed the bronze medal in Birmingham on Sunday as she sealed a podium finish with her best throw on the day of 60m. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY She came in third behind Kelsey Lee Barber of Australia who clinched the yellow metal with a throw of 64.43m, while compatriot Mackenzie Little walked home with the silver for her effort of 64.27m, which was incidentally her personal best as well. The javelin thrower from UP started the event with an initial effort of 55.61m on her opening throw. Which was followed by a couple of disallowed throws on her second and third attempts. But, that did not deter the 29-year-old as she registered her best throw of the day, which earned her first commonwealth games medal on her fourth attempt. Her fifth attempt scaled 58.15m, and her subsequent final throw was chalked off. Fellow Indian javelin throw finalist Shilpa Rani finished … [Read more...] about CWG 2022: Annu Rani Wins Bronze in Women’s Javelin Throw
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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