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Commonwealth Games 2018 day three: cycling, swimming and more – as it happened

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Welsh cyclist Elinor Barker and English swimmer Adam Peaty won gold medals on the third day of competition on the Gold Coast

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Sat 7 Apr 2018 08.51 EDTFirst published on Sat 7 Apr 2018 00.00 EDT
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Elinor Barker of Wales celebrates her gold medal win in the women’s 25km points race. Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images
Elinor Barker of Wales celebrates her gold medal win in the women’s 25km points race. Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images

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Brit-watch - Day Three on the Gold Coast

Gold Medals

  • Nile Wilson (England) in the men’s individual all-around gymnastics
  • Joseph Townsend (England) in the men’s para-triathlon
  • Jade Jones-Hall (England) in the women’s para-triathlon
  • Neil Fachie (Scotland) in the men’s B&VI para-cycling sprint
  • Adam Peaty (England) in the men’s 200m butterfly
  • Elinor Barker (Wales) in the women’s 25km cycling points race

Silver Medals

  • Zoe Smith (England) in the women’s 63kg weightlifting
  • Jack Oliver (England) in the 77kg weightlifting
  • James Hall in the men’s individual all-around gymnastics
  • England in the mixed team triathlon relay
  • James Ball (Wales) in the men’s B&VI para-cycling sprint
  • James Wilby in the men’s 200m butterfly
  • Kate Archibald in the women’s 25km cycling points race
  • Molly Renshaw (England) in the women’s 200m breaststroke
  • Jack Carlin (Scotland) in the men’s sprint cycling final

Bronze medals

  • Alice Kinsella (England) in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics
  • Duncan Scott (Scotland) in the men’s 200m butterfly
  • Neah Evans (Scotland) in the women’s 25km cycling points race
  • Chloe Tutton (Wales) in the women’s 200m breaststroke
  • England in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay

Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final

Australia win the final event of the day in the pool, taking gold with a time of 7min 48.04sec in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay final. Canada were just over a second behind in second place, while England were a further six seconds back in third. That’s the last of the day’s medals won following the conclusion of today’s action in both the swimming pool and the velodrome.

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Cycling: Men's 15km Scratch Race Final

England’s Ethan Hayter came so, so close to victory, having opened a massive lead on the field only to be swallowed by the chasing posse in the home straight of the final lap of 60. Australia’s Sam Welsford wins the gold medal after a great team effort from Australia. England take silver and bronze, with Christopher Latham finishing second and Oliver Wood in third. After his brilliant solo effort, Ethan Hayter comes fourth and goes home empty-handed.

Cycling: Men's 15km Scratch Race Final

They’re nearly 20 laps into this 60-lap race at the velodrome. There are 24 competitors and the rules could not be simpler - first past the post wins. Or, as Chris Hoy just explained on BBC TV: “Turn left and go straight for a bit, turn left and go straight for a bit, turn left and go straight for a bit and make sure you’re in first place at the end of the final lap. Australia’s Cameron Meyer is the strong favourite, while there are plenty of representatives from the various British nations.

Swimming: Women's SM10 200m Individual Medley

Sophie Pascoe wins with ease to help New Zealand to become the fifth different nation to win gold medals in the swimming pool as she triumphs in the SM10 200m Individual Medley, ahead of Canada’s Aurelie Rivard and Australia’s Katherine Downie.

Swimming: Men's SB8 100m Breaststroke Final

There was an Aussie one-two-three in the para-swimming. Timothy Disken finished ahead of Timothy Hodge and Blake Cochrane.

Cycling: Men's Sprint Final (race two)

New Zealand’s Sam Webster takes race two and the gold medal, winning the second leg of the sprint final in a photo-finish despite a titanic effort by Scotland’s Jack Carlin to reel him in after giving the Kiwi several lengths going into the final lap. In the bronze medal final, Australia’s Jacob Schmid beat Malaysia’s Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom.

Women's 200m Breaststroke Final

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker has just won the women’s 200m breaststroke at a canter, prevailing by a length from England’s Molly Renshaw and Chloe Tutton from Wales. That’s South Africa’s first ever gold medal in this event. Tutton’s bronze is Wales’s first medal in the pool at these Games.

Swimming: Men's 100m Freestyle Semi-finals

Chad Le Clos has just won the second semi-final of the Men’s 100m Freestyle, leading from pillar to post to finish ahead Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, Canada’s Yuri Kisil and Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter.

In the first semi-final, Australia’s Cameron postest the fastest qualifying time of both semi-finals, taking 48.50 seconds to qualify along for the final alongside Scotland’s Duncan Scott, Australia’s Jack Cartwright and Sri Lanka’s Matthew Abeysinghe.

Cycling: Men's Sprint Final (race one)

New Zealand’s Sam Webster has prevailed in the first race of his best-of-three final against Scotland’s Jack Carlin. Webster had an average speed of 71.125km per hour, covering the 200m in a time of 10.123sec. Carlin was almost half a second behind.

Sam Webster is one race up in the Men’s Sprint Final. Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images

Adam Peaty unhappy despite completing clean sweep

England’s Adam Peaty completed a four-year sweep of major titles with men’s 100 metres breaststroke gold at the Commonwealth Games. The 23-year-old Olympic, world and European champion defended the title he won at Glasgow 2014, clocking 58.84sec. James Wilby, the 200m breaststroke champion, took silver in 59.43sec. Scotland’s Duncan Scott earlier took 200m butterfly bronze as South Africa’s Chad Le Clos won a third straight title in his signature event.

Peaty, who will return for the 50m breaststroke heats on Sunday, said: “I was out on world record pace at 50, but it’s April. I went out there tonight to get to that 50 as fast as I could and hold on. Even though it’s a gold medal and it’s four years undefeated and that’s completed the circle, I’m not happy with that performance. It’s not the best version of me. I want to go out there on the 50 and try to get that better version.”

Adam Peaty poses with his latest gold medal. Photograph: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com/REX/Shutterstock
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More British successes in track cycling

Elinor Barker won track cycling gold for Wales in the women’s points race at the Commonwealth Games as Katie Archibald and Neah Evans took silver and bronze respectively for Scotland.

Barker, an Olympic team pursuit champion, had chosen not to take part in the pursuit races here and her fresher legs showed as she took a lap on the field midway through the race to vault to the top of the standings - a position she was then able to defend comfortably. Archibald followed up her gold in the individual pursuit on Friday with a strong ride but could not match her Great Britain team-mate.

Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott won gold for England in the women’s B&VI 1000m time trial, breaking their own world record with a time of 1:04.623. That completed a remarkable double-double as they also won Thursday’s sprint in a world record time, having won both events at last month’s world championships with world records there too.

Scotland pair Neil Fachie and Matt Rotherham picked up their second gold of the Games in the men’s B&VI sprint, beating James Ball and Peter Mitchell of Wales after breaking the world record in qualifying.

Elinor Barker of Wales celebrates after winning the Women’s 25km Points Race final. Photograph: Dan Peled/EPA

Still to come on Day Three ...

In the velodrome, we have the Women’s 500m Time Trial final, the Men’s Sprint finals and the Men’s 15km Scratch Race final.

In the aquatics centre, there are also several more medals to be decided. Stay tuned for the Women’s 200m Breaststroke final, the Men’s SB8 100m Breaststroke final, the Women’s SM10 200m Individual Medley final and the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay final.

Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke Final

  • Gold: Kylie Mass (Canada)
  • Silver: Emily Seebohm (Australia)
  • Bronze: Taylor Ruck (Canada)

Cycling: Women’s 25km Points Race

Elinor Barker wins gold for Wales after gaining a lap on the field, before winning double points with a huge effort in the final sprint. That’s Wales’s second gold medal at these Games. Kate Archibald came second for Scotland, while her compatriot Neah Evans was third.

Back at the Velodrome

Track cycling’s equivalent of the Wacky Races, the Women’s 25km Points Race, is currently being contested by a field of 24 riders. There are British riders from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with Scotland’s Katie Archibald and Welsh riders Elinor Barker and Dani Rowe (nee King) among the better known ones I’ve heard of.

Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke Final

Adam Peaty wins the gold, while his compatriot James Wilby gets silver thanks to a mightily powerful surge in the final 25 metres. South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh had looked like he might reel in Peaty, but ultimately had to settle for the bronze medal. Peaty’s winning time: 58.84, a new Commonwealth Games record.

England’s Adam Peaty is congratulated by compatriot James Wilby after winning the men’s 100m breaststroke final. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
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Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke Final

England’s Adam Peaty, who was afraid of water as a child, is the hot favourite to win this as defending champion, Olympic Champion, European Champion and World Champion. His world record is 57.13sec and he’s so determined to become the first swimmer in history to go under 57 seconds that he’s labelled his effort Project 56. Can he do it here?

Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle Final

Australia’s Cate Campbell wins the gold medal, while her sister Bronte ties for silver with Canada’s Taylor Ruck. There was a suggestion Bronte Campbell had twitched on the starting block, but the result is confirmed. Cate Campbell wins in a time of 23.78sec, a new Commonwealth Games record. She had been hoping to beat Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrum’s world record of 23.67sec, but has come up short.

Swimming: Men's 200m Butterfly Final

Chad Le Clos ties up a bit towards the end, but holds on for the win to take his third consecutive Commonwealth title in this event in a time of 1min 54.00sec. Australia’s David Morgan was second in 1min 56.36sec and Scotland’s Duncan Scott was third in 1min 56.60sec.

To the Aquatics Centre ...

The evening’s swimming is about to begin with the Men’s 200m Butterfly Final. South Africa’s Chad Le Clos is the favourite in lane six. Jacob Peter’s is England’s representative in lane one, while Scotland’s Duncan Scott is in lane three. Le Close gets off to a mighty start and opens a huge lead.

A huge shock earlier at the velodrome

Australian world champion Matthew Glaetzer, who won the men’s keirin yesterday and was hot favourite to win the men’s sprint gold at the Commonwealth Games, went out of the race in the qualifying stages against Malaysian unknown and rank outsider Muhammad Sahrom.

Sahrom was the slowest of the 16 qualifiers, but caught Glaetzer napping to eliminate him at the 1/8th final stages. “I was just coming into the bell too slow. I needed to be accelerating not just controlling,” said Glaetzer, a 25-year-old from Adelaide who seemed to be attempting to conserve energy. “It’s just hard, it’s a nightmare unfolding. With three-quarters of the lap to go, I knew I had stuffed it and had to give it all. I had to try and fight but the race was gone by then.”

Para-cycling gold for England

Sophie Thornhill and her pilot Helen Scott have won the Women’s B&VI 1000m time-trial final, beating Australia’s Jessica Gallagher (with Madison Janssen) into second place. Scotland’s Aileen McGlynn (with Louise Haston) was third.

Sophie Thornhill (left) and pilot Helen Scott during the Women’s B&VI 1000m Time Trial final at the Anna Meares Velodrome. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Para-cycling gold for Scotland ...

Having already prevailed in the first, Scotland’s Neil Fachie and his tandem pilot Matt Rotherham have won the second race of their best of three competition against Welsh rider James Ball and his pilot Peter Mitchell in the Men’s Blind and Visually Impaired Sprint finals.

Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics

Ellie Black scores 13.450, which is enough to win her the gold medal for Canada. Australia’s Georgia Godwin takes silver and England’s Alice Kinsella gets the bronze.

Canadian gymnast Ellie Black has won gold in the Women’s Individual All-Around Gymnastics. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/EPA

Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics

The competition leader, Elisabeth Black from Canada, finishes her floor routine to rapturous applause and looks to have done enough to secure the gold medal. The judges will decide ...

Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics

One of just a handful competitors left to compete in the final rotation, England’s Alice Kinsella completes her floor routine. It’s not perfect and she makes a few minor errors. The judges award her 12.55, which moves her ahead of Australia’s Georgia-Rose Brown into the silver medal position. Kinsella already has a silver to her name at these Games, having been part of the English women’s outfit that came second in the team event yesterday.

Alice Kinsella performs on the beam during the Women’s Individual All-Around final. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics

Welsh gymnast Latalia Bevan follows Godwin and gets a score of 13.300 that moves her into second place. Her compatriot Maisie Methuen next out on the floor. Her routine earns her a score of 12.750 from the judges, which puts her in the bronze medal position. She’s unlikely to stay there, unfortunately.

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Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics

Australia’s Georgia Godwin has just posted the score to beat with a fine floor routine that leaves the crowd whooping with jubiliation, her coach beaming and the gymnast herself with a final score of 53.800. She’ll take some catching.

Meanwhile at the Anna Meares Velodrome

The evening’s cycling action has just begun and the first of three possible races in the Men’s Blind and Visually Impaired Sprint Final is under way. Neil Fachie and Matt Rotherham are in action on their tandem against Welsh duo James Ball and Pete Mitchell and take the first race. The next one is scheduled for about 20 minutes time. Should Fachie and Rotherham win, expect to see their trademark, extremely foolhardy double “look ma, no hands” celebration.

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Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics

The competition continues and after three of the four rotations Canada’s Elisabeth Black is in the gold medal position. Australia’s Georgia Godwin is in second place, while England’s Alice Kinsella is third. A fall of the beam has just knocked England’s Kelly Simm out of the medal positions down to sixth.

Elisabeth Black of Cananda performs on the vault in the Women’s Individual All-Around Final at Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/EPA

While you were sleeping ...

  • If you’re part of a British audience that is just crawling out of the metaphorical pit on this nice Saturday morning, there have been no shortage of English successes while you were sleeping. Here’s a quick round-up ...
  • Weightlifter Zoe Smith has won silver in the women’s 63kg
  • Her compatriotJack Oliver has won silver in the men’s 77kg
  • Gymnasts Nile Wilson and James Hall took gold and silver respectively in the men’s individual all-around competition
  • In triathlon, England bagged silver in the Mixed Team Relay Fiinal
  • In paratriathlon, Jade Jones won the Women’s PTWC Final
  • Joseph Townsend won the Men’s PTWC Final

Smith defies injury to bag silver

Zoe Smith overcame a crippling back injury and combining training with working in a bubble tea cafe and studying for her A-Levels to claim a third Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.

England’s Smith finished with silver with a combined weight of 207kg as Canada’s Maude Charron won gold in the women’s 63kg class with 220kg. The Londoner defied UK Sport’s funding cut of weightlifting and a back injury which required an epidural and left her fearful she would be unable to lift the 15kg bar to add to her Commonwealth collection.

“It was awful; the flight here was horrendous,” said Smith, who won Delhi 2010 bronze, aged 16, and Glasgow 2014 gold. “Even on the bus here I was thinking to myself I’m going to go and say hello to everyone and have a wave on the platform but I probably won’t be putting any weight on the bar.”

Smith prioritised weightlifting over studying around the London 2012 Olympics, missed Rio 2016 with a shoulder injury and the funding cut has resulted in life changes. She has been working 10 hours a week at Pearls Bubble Tea in Loughborough University’s student union and studying for her A-Levels at Loughborough College at the age of 23. She has exams in biology, psychology and environmental science when she returns and plans to continue on to Birmingham 2022, via the Tokyo Olympics, despite recent travails.

“I probably need to go and open a book and prepare for those exams,” she added. “I’ve been out here a couple of weeks and only glanced over them. So keep your fingers crossed for me in May. Funding isn’t why I do this. It’s always been about my love of weightlifting. I’m going to carry on doing that with funding or not.”

Earlier Smith’s England team-mate Jack Oliver won a Commonwealth medal at the third attempt, with silver in the men’s 77kg class. PA Sport

Zoe Smith celebrates winning Commonwealth Games silver despite a crippling back injury. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
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