Wales’ Geraint Thomas crashed in the cycling time trial on day seven of the Commonwealth Games on his way to a bronze medal. Rohan Dennis took the title after fellow Australian Grace Brown earlier won the women’s race.
There’s athletics too where new world champion Jake Wightman, who won shock 1500m gold at the World Championships in Eugene last month, eased into Saturday’s final. Scotland teammate Josh Kerr, who won Olympic bronze last year, and Neil Gourley also progressed with England’s Elliot Giles and Matt Stonier also through.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won the 100m title on Wednesday evening, reached the 200m semi-final in 22.80 seconds. Scotland’s Beth Dobbin also qualified for Friday’s semis in 23.10 seconds. European champion Zharnel Hughes ran 20.30 seconds to win his 200 heat while Adam Gemili won his heat in 20.92 seconds.
Later, England’s Jack Laugher successfully defended his 1m springboard crown to win the gold for the third Games in a row. Laugher produced his best for the final three dives as he saw off competition from Australia’s Shixin Li and teammate Jordan Houlden,
Afterwards, 17-year-old Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won the 10m platform final as Lois Toulson took silver and made it an England one-two. Spendolini-Sirieix is the daughter of First Dates star Fred Sirieix and Toulson made it an even more special evening for her boyfriend Laugher, on a memorable night for the British divers at the Shadwell Aquatics Centre.
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