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Follow stay updates from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as Jack Laugher added a second diving gold medal in as many days alongside Anthony Harding following a dominant show within the 3m synchro ultimate.
Laugher accomplished his ‘three-peat’ of the 1m springboard title on Thursday and this time, England’s Commonwealth Games flagbearer and his new diving companion Harding pulled away from the sphere as they mastered the troublesome dives within the five-team ultimate.
Later, Olympic gold medallist Matty Lee will compete within the 10m synchro alongside Noah Williams, and the ladies’s 1m springboard can also be set to be fiercely contested with England’s Yasmin Harper taking over the world champion Mia Vallee.
It follows a memorable opening night of competitors on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre the place 17-year-old Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix received the 10m platform ultimate.
Elsewhere, Laura Muir opened her 1500m bid on the Alexander Stadium earlier than the lads’s decathlon will attain its conclusion. In the crew sports activities, England’s ladies’s hockey facet will face New Zealand within the semi-finals whereas the quarter-finals of the seaside volleyball get underway.
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Commonwealth Games: Wrestling
Action within the morning session on the wrestling on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was interrupted for nearly two hours after a speaker cowl fell from the roof on the Coventry Arena.
The incident occurred half an hour into the session which started at 10.30am on Friday morning, a spokesperson for Birmingham 2022 informed the PA information company.
No one was injured by the duvet, however play was stopped and spectators have been moved out of the viewing space for security functions whereas workers performed checks on the opposite audio system fastened into the roof.
The motion resumed at 12.45pm and it’s not anticipated that the delays to the morning session could have any affect on the night schedule, which is because of begin at 5pm.
Staff perform security checks on the Coventry Arena after a speaker cowl fell from the roof
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Ben Burrows5 August 2022 13:38
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Commonwealth Games: Diving
Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding turned their consideration to the long run after their partnership kicked off with a dominant gold within the 3m springboard synchro. Paris 2024, anybody?
“I’ve been doing this for a long time and having someone new on the scene, raring to go, I think it’s really good and I think the synchro partnership is obviously great and we’ve done some amazing performances this year and I just can’t wait for the future,” Laugher informed the BBC.
Harding added: “It means everything but this is only the start. This is only our second international. A pretty good score but a PB in the Worlds so I’m hoping we can do better things.”
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Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 13:14
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Commonwealth Games: Diving
Jack Laugher revealed he “couldn’t sleep” as a result of pleasure of his 1m springboard gold the earlier night time on the Commonwealth Games.
He informed the BBC: “I had a really bad night’s sleep last night so I’m not feeling myself today. To say that I had a couple of hours sleep and then to go out there and perform some of the hardest dives in the world alongside a great syncro partner was obviously pretty good.
“I just couldn’t sleep. I ate really late last night and I think obviously the excitement and the buzz around doing so well on the 1m made it difficult to get to sleep and you get in that cycle of ‘I need to sleep because I’m up early in the morning’. Hopefully I’ll be able to sleep better tonight for the 3m tomorrow.”
Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 13:01
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Commonwealth Games: Diving
Jack Laugher, reacting to his and Anthony Harding’s dominant victory within the 3m synchro ultimate to the BBC: “Obviously two golds is amazing. I think what me and Tony wanted to take from this was that we wanted to get another good performance under our belt. Certainly Tony achieved that. I’ve still got some things to improve on.”
Harding: “This is my second international in like two or three years. The 3m men’s in Great Britain is so hard, it’s so tough to get in the big stage and I’ve worked so hard.
“I’ve had to be patient, I’ve had to wait for it, really. It’s thanks to Jack for seeing me in training, seeing how good I can be and trusting in me and believing in me.”
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Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 12:46
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Commonwealth Games: Athletics
Scotland’s Laura Muir is safely via to the following spherical of the 1500m after opening her bid with a cushty time of 4.14.11 on the Alexander Stadium.
That places Muir fifth total, whereas England’s Katie Snowden and Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean additionally completed within the prime 5 of their respective heats.
Jemma Reekie had a little bit of a scare after being overwhelmed to the road however her time ensures she finishes as one of many subsequent quickest qualifiers.
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Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 12:12
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Laugher earns second gold in 3m synchro ultimate
Jack Laugher collected his second gold medal of those Commonwealth Games as he and England teammate Anthony Harding dominated the synchronised 3m springboard ultimate, Lawrence Ostlere stories.
Laugher and Harding have been main after the opening two necessary dives after which motored into the gap with ultimate 4 dives at a a lot increased diploma of issue than the remaining.
The 27-year-old Laugher and 22-year-old Harding are at totally different levels of their profession and Laugher was clearly delighted to see his junior teammate earn a primary world title, having received silver collectively on the World Championships in Budapest earlier this 12 months the place they pushed China exhausting.
Laugher received Olympic gold in Rio alongside Chris Mears six years in the past earlier than Mears retired to give attention to his music profession, and this new partnership is now blossoming. They might be a critical medal menace come the Paris Olympics in two years’ time.
Jack Laugher earns second gold of Commonwealths with Anthony Harding in 3m synchro
Jack Laugher collected his second gold medal of those Commonwealth Games as he and England teammate Anthony Harding dominated the synchronised 3m springboard ultimate.
Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 11:59
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Commonwealth Games: Laugher and Harding win gold
Laugher and Harding put the ending touches on one of the dominant shows on the Commonwealth Games, with a ultimate rating of 80.73 on the Forward 2½ Somersaults 3 Twists taking their complete to an oustanding 438.33 – a full 60 factors forward of second place.
Scotland’s Ross Beattie and James Heatly simply miss out on bronze.
Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 11:52
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Commonwealth Games: Diving
Oh no! Malaysia’s Chew and Ooi have tanked their fifth dive, dropping three locations and out of the medal positions.
It means Laugher and Harding have a 40-point lead heading into their ultimate try. They have obliterated the sphere.
Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 11:47
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Commonwealth Games: Diving
Wow – Laugher and Harding actually up the issue on their subsequent dive, from 2.0 proper as much as 3.4 – however the execution is once more too good!
An enormous rating 87.72 stretches their lead over Chew and Ooi, who additionally upped the issue however to not the identical diploma. They accept 71.10.
A rating of 79.56 of their subsequent time implies that they need to certainly simply keep away from catastrophe of their ultimate two makes an attempt to win the gold. That stated, the issue for these dives in 3.8 and three.9, so it may occur.
Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 11:37
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Commonwealth Games: Diving
The reverse dive is subsequent for Laugher and Harding – close to good synchronisation there they usually break into the 50s because of a 51.60 from the judges.
It edges them forward of Chew and Ooi this time, whereas Scotland’s Ross Beattie and James Heatly have pulled themselves again into it with a powerful second dive and now sit within the medal positions.
Jamie Braidwood5 August 2022 11:29
