Commonwealth Games 2022 medals by team

Superb in the swimming pool and tremendous on the track, Australia is in a dominant position on the medal table after a superb opening day in Birmingham.

The quartet initially set a Games record of 4:14.605 when qualifying fastest and lowered the time to 4:12.234 when far too good for New Zealand in the final. Australia’s world-beating cricketers were stretched to the brink by India in the first ever women’s match held at a Commonwealth Games but ultimately prevailed by three wickets. Tokyo gold medallist Zac Stubblety-Cook also has a Commonwealth Games gold medal to add to his trophy cabinet after winning the 200m breaststroke in Friday’s penultimate final. At the Lee Valley VeloPark, Jess Gallagher and her pilot Caitlin Ward combined to win the nation’s first gold medal in Birmingham in the women’s tandem B Para-track event. Titmus, a dual-gold medallist in Tokyo, drew on all her star power to hold off compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan in the 200m freestyle. The nation also filled 11 of the 21 podium spots in a dominant display, though Canadian teenage sensation Summer McIntosh was the standout swimmer when producing an incredible display to win the 400m individual medley by nearly eight seconds.

All you need to know from day one of the Commonwealth Games, which kicked off with a controversial silver for Kiwi Hayden Wilde in the triathlon and New ...

England, who beat Trinidad & Tobago 74-22, will be New Zealand's biggest rivals for top spot. However, it wasn't all good news as star speedster Portia Woodman was forced off the field during the Canada clash with an ankle sprain. They won their earlier match against Sri Lanka 63-5. The Kiwi men's team pursuit won New Zealand's first gold, beating England by two seconds in the final of the 4000m event, and they were followed by the women's team sprint in standing on the top step of the podium. All you need to know from day one of the Commonwealth Games, which kicked off with a controversial silver for Kiwi Hayden Wilde in the triathlon and New Zealand's first three gold medals of the Games in the track cycling and swimming. The Kiwi track cycling team continued the medal rush in the velodrome, including New Zealand's first two gold medals of the Games.

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In a successful day of competition, New Zealand's track cycling teams notched gold twice in an hour while Dame Sophie Pascoe secured her fifth Commonwealth ...

But I'm just so proud of myself for getting here, overcoming everything," Dame Sophie said after the event. The track cycling teams will also return to the velodrome to compete for medals on offer in a range of men's and women's scratch, tandem and time trial events. In her sole event of the Games, Dame Sophie Pascoe won gold in the womens S9 100 metre freestyle with a time of 1:02.95 with Australia's Emily Beecroft coming in second. The women's sprint team of Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch and Olivia King followed that up with a sensational performance in their final, securing New Zealand's second gold in an hour and finishing with a new Games record time of 47.425 seconds to beat Canada by half-a-second. Earlier, the women's team pursuit - down a rider after Ally Woollaston was injured in the Tour de France - took silver in the gold medal race against Australia. The New Zealand team are currently sitting in second on the medal table after a highly successful opening day at the Commonwealth Games - behind only Australia.

Six gold medals were won on the first day of track cycling action at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with Australia, New Zealand and Scotland sharing the spoils ...

However, the pair did pose on the podium with bronze medals and mascots apparently lent to them by their teammates from the team pursuit. There was huge disappointment for England's Sophie Unwin and pilot Georgia Holt in the women's tandem sprint. New Zealand's riders took two golds, in the men's 4000m team pursuit and women's team sprint. Rob has been Content Director of Cycling Weekly - and stablemates Bikeperfect, Cyclingnews.com and MBR - since May 2021. In the pursuit, England's team of Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon and Ollie Wood took silver behind New Zealand who set a new mark of 3.47.575. The Australian's set a record of 42.040 seconds.

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The Kiwi individual pursuit cyclists produced the best possible performance on the track, with a three-medal haul, before Ellesse Andrews stunningly took down ...

The gap evaporated by the time the pair reached the 2750m mark, and from there the result was never in doubt, with Gate cruising to a win by 4.419 seconds, finishing 0.6 seconds outside his Games record time. "I honestly cannot believe it. A year after being beaten by Mitchell by 0.005 seconds in the 1/8 round at the Olympics in Tokyo, Andrews took her revenge, dethroning the Olympic champion with two powerful rides. It was the third gold of the day, with Bryony Botha and Aaron Gate both claiming gold in the individual pursuit, and Tom Sexton claiming silver, beaten by Gate in an all-Kiwi final. It was such a dominating performance that she nearly lapped Plouffe, catching her on the line, with her 3:18:456 time 1.4 seconds faster than her time in qualifying, which was also a Games record. The Kiwi individual pursuit cyclists produced the best possible performance on the track, with a three-medal haul, before Ellesse Andrews stunningly took down Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell in the women's sprint to win gold.

The women's sprint team added a second gold medal to New Zealand's tally less than an hour after the men's pursuit team claimed Aotearoa's first in ...

The men's team pursuit earned New Zealand's first gold medal in Birmingham before the women's team sprint added a second podium-topping performance less than an hour later. Earlier, the women's team pursuit claimed New Zealand's second silver medal of this year's Commonwealth Games after a gritty performance against Australia in the final. Either side of the golden hour was a valiant silver medal to the women's team pursuit and a bronze for the men's team sprint.

The New Zealand team are second on the medal table after a highly sucessful opening day at the Commonwealth Games - behind only Australia.

Earlier, the women's team pursuit - down a rider after Ally Woollaston was injured in the Tour de France - took silver in the gold medal race against Australia. New Zealand blew away rivals England in the 4000m teams pursuit by nearly two seconds on the opening day at the velodrome. The New Zealand team are second on the medal table after a highly successful opening day at the Commonwealth Games - behind only Australia.