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
Deborah Alawode misses out on a medal!
She finishes in a respectable fourth place after Nigeria’s Taiwo Liadi first pushes her down to third before Canada’s Maya Laylor wins the gold with a combined 223kg to drop Alawode out of the medal places.
Laylor increased her weight by five kg with her last lift and set a new Commonwealth Games rcored of 228kg across the snatch and clean & jerk.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Weightlifting
No-one is going to catch Nauru’s Maximina Uepa who extends her lead in the women’s 76kg competition with a lift of 119kg for a total 215kg.
That’s a junior Commonwealth games record for the 19-year-old.
A strong clean & jerk from Cameroon’s Jeanne Gaelle Eyenga Mboosi had dropped England’s Deborah Alawode down to fourth but a huge lift of 119kg sends the Englishwoman back into second place with just a few athletes remaining.
Can she cling onto a medal?
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Athletics
The women’s heptathletes are making their way back onto the track for the high jump heats. Here’s a look at the 100m hurdles from earlier this morning.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - T20 cricket
England have got off to a decent start in the powerplay. Danni Wyatt and Alice Capsey took advantage of some wide bowling to bring England up to 50-2 off 6.1 overs.
Wyatt fell at the end of the powerplay with Shabnim Ismail getting her caught behind for 27. England’s skipper, Nat Sciver, joins Capsey at the crease.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Lawn bowls
A bit of admin to confirm that Scotland romped home in their bronze medal match against Northern Ireland in the men’s pairs. Paul Foster and Alex Marshall beat Northern Ireland’s Martin McHugh and Sam Barkley 25-5.
Wales took gold, England silver and Scotland bronze in this event. *Chef’s kiss*
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Weightlifting
England are chasing another gold medal in the weightlifting as Deborah Alawode trails 19-year-old Maximina from Nauru by 4kg in the women’s 76kg event.
There’s only one round of the clean and jerk remaining in this one.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Athletics
England’s Sophie Mckenna sets a marker down in the shot put with an opening qualifying distance of 16.70m to take top spot. There are 13 contenders in the women’s event and 12 of them will go through to Wednesday’s final so there’s not a huge amount of pressure on.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - T20 cricket
Heather Knight has not fully recovered to lead England in their second T20 match against South Africa at Edgbaston. Nat Sciver leads an unchanged team with England batting first.
They’re 11-1 after 1.3 overs with Shabnim Ismail uprooting Sophia Dunkley’s leg stump. Danni Wyatt is at the other end and Alice Capsey is the new batter for England.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Swimming
England’s Brodie Williams wins the first heat of the men’s 200m backstroke in 1:57.88. He’s a definite medal contender after claiming silver in the 100m event last Saturday.
Australia’s Bradley Woodward is second in 1:57.99, with Scotland’s Craig McNally taking third-placed in 1:58.36.
The second heat sees Luke Greenbank easily qualify as the Olympic bronze medallist impresses with a 1:56.33 and finishes almost two seconds ahead of South Africa’s Pieter Coetze.
Australia the claim a one-two in the third and final heat as Joshua Edwards-Smith leads home defending champion Mitch Larkin.
England’s Jay Lelliott is third with a time of 2:00.65 and just sneaks into the eight-man final. Four Brits qualify for the final then, England’s Greenbank, Williams and Lelliott alongside Scotland’s McNally.
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