Commonwealth Games 2022

[hollydolly]

Wales continuing to pick up medals in the cycling...including a gold in the men’s tandem.

I read that the cycling event had been cancelled due to multiple injuries..

 

[Furryanimal]

I read that the cycling event had been cancelled due to multiple injuries..

One session finished one race early..they raced in the next session instead.
injuries not unusual in track cycling.

 

[Furryanimal]

Wales have Emma Finucane and Rhian Edmunds in the Kieran final.
Track cycling being the only event that interests me today.

 

[hollydolly]

One session finished one race early..they raced in the next session instead.
injuries not unusual in track cycling.

I read yesterday there was 2 very serious injuries , and injuries to the spectators enough to pull the cycling event... altogether..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/c...or-cycling-crash-Matt-Walls-Matt-Bostock.html

 

[Furryanimal]

I read yesterday there was 2 very serious injuries , and injuries to the spectators enough to pull the cycling event... altogether..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/c...or-cycling-crash-Matt-Walls-Matt-Bostock.html

Don’t believe the Daily Mail.
One rider did
end up in the crowd but that has never happened before.And I don’t understand how it did( I didn’t see it).
in crashes riders usually go down the steeply banked track.
He is back home.
There was a nasty crash this afternoon.
Rarely an event without one.

 

[Furryanimal]

Athletics today..
Athletics starts today
10:00 (Your time)
• QUALIFYING
Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round

10:08 (Your time)
•
Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles

10:08 (Your time)
•

10:25 (Your time)
•
Women's T37/38 100m Round 1

10:40 (Your time)
• ROUND 1
Men's 100m Round 1

11:00 (Your time)
• QUALIFYING
Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round
11:15 (Your time)
•
Women's Heptathlon High Jump

11:35 (Your time)
• QUALIFYING
Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round

11:50 (Your time)
• ROUND 1
Women's 800m Round 1

12:15 (Your time)
• ROUND 1
Women's 100m Round 1
.......
19:05 (Your time)
• FINAL
Women's Pole Vault Final

19:10 (Your time)
• ROUND 1
Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1

19:15 (Your time)
•
Women's Heptathlon Shot Put

19:40 (Your time)
• ROUND 1
Men's T45-47 100m Round 1

19:55 (Your time)
• FINAL
Women's T37/38 100m Final

20:05 (Your time)
• ROUND 1
Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1

20:22 (Your time)
• FINAL
Women's Discus Throw Final

20:35 (Your time)
• FINAL
Men's 10,000m Final
21:25 (Your time)
•
Women's Heptathlon 200m

21:44 (Your time)
• FINAL
Men's T45-47 100m Final

21:54 (Your time)
• FINAL
Women's T33/34 100m Final

 

[Tish]

RANK/COUNTRY/GOLD/SILVER/BRONZE/TOTAL

1. Australia — 31, 20, 20, 71

2. England — 21, 22, 11, 54

3. New Zealand — 13, 7, 4 , 24

4. Canada — 6, 11, 16, 33

5. South Africa — 5, 3, 4, 12

6. India — 3, 3, 3, 9

7. Scotland — 2, 8, 13, 23

8. Malaysia — 2, 2, 2, 6

9. Nigeria — 2, 0, 2, 4

10. Wales — 1, 2, 7, 10

 

[Furryanimal]

Gold for Olivia Breen

100 metres T37/8

 

[Tish]

Congrats to Olivia Breen.

 

[Tish]

Latest Medal Tally.
Congrats to all the athletes who participate!

 

[Tish]

Latest Medal Tally

 

[Tish]

Latest Medal Tally.
England is catching up really quick.

 

[Tish]

Huge shitshow over Hokeyroo's penalty shot.

The way I see it if it was reversed India would have taken the shot.

The Hockeyroos will play for Commonwealth Games gold after scraping past India in a dramatic and controversial penalty shootout in the semifinal.

After being locked at 1-1 at the end of regulation time, Australia booked their spot in the final with a 3-0 win on strokes.

The penalty shootout was not without controversy though, with Australian Rosie Malone able to redo an unsuccessful first stroke after the clock did not start, which she would score.

With their quarter-final loss at last year’s Olympics firmly in their mind, Rebecca Greiner scored the only goal for Australia in the first quarter.


Having led for most of the game, the Hockeyroos conceded early in the final quarter before a dramatic final minute where Australia looked as if they were going to score a late winner, only to be denied by tough Indian defense.

The Hockeyroos will now face hosts England for a gold medal after they defeated defending champions New Zealand on penalties earlier in the day.

Australia went on the attack early but was dealt the first blow when West Australian Karri Somerville was sidelined after a deflected ball hit her in the face early in the first quarter.

It appeared to rattle the Hockeyroos momentarily as Somerville was taken from the pitch.

After a fantastic save from goalkeeper Aliesha Power denied India an early lead from a penalty corner scramble, the Hockeyroos counter-attacked.

And it ended perfectly for the Australians, with an excellent pass from Mariah Williams finding the stick of Greiner who deflected it into the back of the net to open the scoring.

Best of luck to the Hokeyroos against England tonight!

Your thoughts?

 

[Tish]

Medal Tally

1	Australia	57	46	46	149
2	England	48	47	39	134
3	Canada	19	29	29	77
4	New Zealand	17	11	14	42
5	India	12	11	10	33
6	Nigeria	9	4	9	22
7	Scotland	8	9	21	38
8	South Africa	7	7	8	22
9	Malaysia	6	5	4	15
10	Wales	5	5	10	20
11	Jamaica	4	2	2	8
12	Kenya	3	4	6	13
13	Northern Ireland	2	5	3	10
14	Cyprus	2	3	6	11
15	Uganda	2	0	1	3
16	Pakistan	1	3	3	7
17	Singapore	1	3	1	5
18	Samoa	1	3	0	4
19	Cameroon	1	1	1	3
19	Trinidad & Tobago	1	1	1	3
21	Bahamas	1	0	0	1
21	Bermuda	1	0	0	1
21	Grenada	1	0	0	1
24	Fiji	0	2	2	4
24	Mauritius	0	2	2	4
26	Sri Lanka	0	1	3	4
27	Barbados	0	1	0	1
27	Dominica	0	1	0	1
27	Gambia	0	1	0	1
27	Guernsey	0	1	0	1
27	Papua New Guinea	0	1	0	1
27	St. Lucia	0	1	0	1
27	Tanzania	0	1	0	1
34	Namibia	0	0	3	3
35	Malta	0	0	1	1
35	Nauru	0	0	1	1

Congrats to :

Oliver Hoareto becomes Australia's first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist over 1500m.

The Diamonds beat England 60 -51 They Now face Jamaica in the Finals

Ellen Ryan and Kristina Krstic 19-18 win over England for gold

Jemima Montag has dominated the women's 10,000m race walk en route to winning gold.

 

[Furryanimal]

Geraint Thomas expects the men’s road race at the Commonwealth Games to be a “war of attrition” as rival teams work together to ensure there is no sprint for Mark Cavendish.

Reigning British champion Cavendish has a strong Isle of Man team aiming to see that the 160km race around Warwick and Leamington Spa ends in a sprint that he would be the runaway favourite to win.

Though the flat profile of the route might point to a bunch finish, rival teams plan to mix things up to deny Cavendish his chance.

“Cavendish has obviously got a strong team around him and it’s a good course for him,” Welshman Thomas said.
“But I think for us, the English, South Africa and the Scots, I don’t think any of them want a sprint so I think it’s going to be like a Nationals race, lots of aggressive racing, a war of attrition.
“That’s the race we want and that’s the race we’re expecting.”
Cavendish’s Isle of Man squad includes former British champion Ben Swift, Mark Christian and Matt Bostock – who needed hospital treatment after being involved in Matt Walls’ horror velodrome crash last week, but who has been seen training since.

If they cannot make it a sprint, the 37-year-old Cavendish has shown he can mix it in breakaways too, winning his second British title in June by being in a lead group for the entire day.
Another rider who would love to capitalise on strong form is Fred Wright. After a superb Tour de France in which he starred in several breakaways and took second place on stage 13 into Saint Etienne, Wright claimed silver in Thursday’s time trial and is a contender again.
“(I’m looking forward) to getting stuck in,” the 23-year-old said. “I think the race is not going to be a conventional pro bike race where it’s controlled. There’s going to be attack after attack and we’ve got the team to deal with it.
“We’ll see what happens. Sometimes you’re there (in a breakaway), sometimes you’re not but one of us is definitely going to be there and in with a chance of a medal.”

The Australian squad headlined by time trial gold medallist Grace Brown are the favourites in the women’s race, although England will look to Anna Henderson and Abi Smith after their recent strong form.
Henderson was only 33 seconds behind Brown in the time trial, having come into the Games on the back of a superb Tour de France Femmes.
The 23-year-old suffered illness earlier this summer but believes she is now back to the form that brought a top-10 finish at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad at the start of the year.

 

[-Oy-]

Enjoyed watching family friend Harry Coppell get Bronze in the Men's Pole Vault this evening. I've photographed him a few times over the years - including for a magazine cover when he was just 16! Well done H!

 

[Tish]

Medals by team

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Australia	66	54	53	173
England	56	59	52	167
Canada	24	32	34	90
New Zealand	19	13	16	48
India	18	15	22	55
Scotland	12	11	25	48
Nigeria	12	9	14	35
Wales	8	6	13	27
South Africa	7	9	11	27
Northern Ireland	7	7	4	18
Malaysia	6	7	6	19
Kenya	6	5	10	21
Jamaica	6	5	4	15
Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	6
Uganda	3	0	2	5
Singapore	2	4	4	10
Cyprus	2	3	6	11
Pakistan	2	3	3	8
Samoa	1	4	0	5
Barbados	1	1	1	3
Cameroon	1	1	1	3
Zambia	1	1	1	3
The Bahamas	1	1	0	2
Bermuda	1	0	1	2
British Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1
Mauritius	0	3	2	5
Ghana	0	2	3	5
Fiji	0	2	2	4
Mozambique	0	2	1	3
Sri Lanka	0	1	3	4
Tanzania	0	1	2	3
Botswana	0	1	1	2
Guernsey	0	1	1	2
Dominica	0	1	0	1
Papua New Guinea	0	1	0	1
Saint Lucia	0	1	0	1
The Gambia	0	1	0	1
Namibia	0	0	4	4
Malta	0	0	1	1
Nauru	0	0	1	1
Niue	0	0	1	1
Vanuatu	0	0	1	1

Congrats to the women's netball team winning Gold and Australia's 1000th Medal.