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Watch Lachlin Dalton’s epic overtime winner to reach 3×3 wheelchair basketball gold-medal match at Commonwealth Games

Watch Lachlin Dalton's epic overtime winner to reach 3x3 wheelchair basketball gold-medal match at Commonwealth Games

An Australian wheelchair basketball young gun has shown his class after a stunning overtime winner sent the Wombats through to the Commonwealth Games gold-medal match and broke English hearts.

Locked at 10-all after regulation time, Australia fell behind early in the extra frame before Lachlin Dalton’s stunning two-pointer sealed a 12-11 victory.

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England had the first crack in overtime but Charlie McIntyre’s pass was stolen by Dalton, who immediately returned the favor and had a pass intercepted by his rival.

McIntyre threw it inside for an assist to Lee Manning, putting the hosts up 11-10, but England’s hopes would be dashed by Dalton in the most dramatic circumstances just seconds later.

Spotting an opening as Abderrahim Taghrest scrambled to the two-point arc, Dalton threw out a Hail Mary – and it never looked like missing.

The shot sent Australia through to the final against Canada, while England will face Malaysia to decide the bronze medal.

Lachlin Dalton knew his shot was on as soon as it left his hand. Credit: Channel 7
The game-winner sent Australia through to the gold-medal match. Credit: Channel 7

Dalton broke out into rapturous celebrations with teammates but he moved quickly to console McIntyre.

The Englishman had slumped himself over his chair and was so devastated to lose that the Australian’s kind act of sportsmanship was initially met with a frosty reception.

Dalton persisted, checking on McIntyre once more before the Englishman accepted his handshake.

The devastated McIntyre eventually accepted Dalton’s handshake. Credit: Channel 7

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The 21-year-old’s game-winner earned huge praise from Australian basketball greats Andrew Gaze and Shane Heal.

“What a shot!!” Gaze wrote.

Heal put it simply: “Clutch.”

Aussie basketballers seek triple gold

Australia will go for gold against Canada in both the men’s and women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball finals on Tuesday night.

The women’s team had won their semi-final – also against England – earlier on Monday.

Amber Merritt pushed Australia out to an early 4-1 lead, scoring all four points, before Georgia Inglis and Ella Sabljak stretched it to 8-4.

Australia staved off a late fightback to win 8-6, with England to fight for bronze against Scotland.

Meanwhile, Australia’s able-bodied 3×3 basketball teams will also look to secure medals on Tuesday.

The women will first battle New Zealand for bronze before the men take on England in the gold-medal match.

The men’s team is led by six-time NBL champion Jesse Wagstaff, who is eyeing off a unique set of back-to-back Commonwealth Games gold medals, and fellow former NBL players Daniel Johnson and Greg Hire.

Wagstaff won the traditional five-a-side competition at Gold Coast 2018, with that sport scrapped in favor of 3×3 for Birmingham 2022.

Jesse Wagstaff is gunning for unique back-to-back gold medals. Credit: Andrew Cornaga/AAP

Wright has spent the last few years on the 3×3 world circuit while also continuing to play five-a-side in the NBL1.

“I cannot wait; I’ve been dreaming of this moment for three years, since I found out that 3×3 was going to be in the Commonwealth Games,” the 33-year-old said.

“This is it – one more sleep. It’s a hell of a sport, so fast-paced and fun. You get to travel and go to war with a couple of close mates.

“I had played five-v-five my whole life for 20 years, and then this came around. It gave me a new lease of life and reignited my passion for basketball.”

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Adam Peaty swimming news, star savages over arrogant BBC interview

Commonwealth Games 2022: Adam Peaty swimming news, star savages over arrogant BBC interview

English swimming goliath Adam Peaty has apologized over an “arrogant” interview that followed his incredible collapse at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.

Peaty’s defeat in the event he has owned for 10 years left Aussie legend Ian Thorpe staggered. It was a result almost nobody saw coming.

The world record holder had been undefeated in the 100m breaststroke at major meets since 2014. He had qualified fastest for the final and led the event with 25m to go. However, English teammate James Wilby pushed ahead of him to take the gold.

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The magnitude of the boilover was written all over Wilby’s stunned face as he looked up to the big screen to see that he had won. With Aussies Zac Stubblety-Cook and Sam Williamson exploding at the death, Peaty suddenly went from the gold medal position to missing out on the podium completely.

It has been an explosive fall-out to the result with the 27-year-old declaring he won’t be coming back to the Commonwealth Games in four years’ time. It followed a social media backlash over comments that have been branded “arrogant” by fans.

Peaty spoke to the BBC on the pooldeck after finishing outside the medals and said losing in the Commonwealth Games meant little to him after already scooping up three Olympic gold medals.

“It doesn’t feel amazing, but it doesn’t feel bad either,” Peaty said.

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Adam Peaty speaking on the BBC.Source: Supplied

“It’ll probably be my last attempt tomorrow, but I’m not bothered about it. The Commonwealths to me, in the grand scheme of things… it’s about two years time (the Olympics).

“That’s no disrespect. I’m still four weeks into my program, I can’t put that expectation on myself.”

Retired English swimmer Mark Foster responded to Peaty’s comments, saying: “I think he’s trying to say it doesn’t matter, but it does matter.

“It’s the Commonwealth Games, it’s a multi-sport event and I think when he was growing up, the Commonwealth Games would have been a big deal.

“But the fact that he’s won lots of Worlds and Olympic Games, maybe he’s trying to play it down to himself that it doesn’t matter.”

The Birmingham Mail reported fans on social media said Peaty’s comments were “arrogant” and “disrespectful”.

“Adam peaty is disrespectful to every other athlete at the Commonwealth Games Acting like he doesn’t care While all the other athletes are trying they best to win medals,” one Twitter user wrote.

Another posted: “Adam Peaty, I think you need to take a deep breath, have a word with yourself and take a look at the para swimmers. Used to really respect you and what you were trying to achieve but feel let down by tonight’s comments.”

World record-holder Peaty qualified second-fastest for the 50m breaststroke final, scheduled for Wednesday morning, behind Australia’s Sam Williamson.

After moving through to the end, Peaty appeared to apologize for his comments.

He wrote on Twitter: “Thankful for all the supportful messages I’m getting at the moment. It has been an incredibly hard time the past few months, but mostly the last few days.

“Sometimes in the heat of the moment my emotions better me and I can’t speak with a clear mind.

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England’s James Wilby celebrates winning. Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP.Source: AFP

“These championships mean a lot to me being a home games but I have to think bigger picture to keep my spirits high. It really, really isn’t easy. My last Commonwealth Games race will be tomorrow.”

Peaty said he simply hasn’t had the time to return to his best shape as a result of a lengthy rehabilitation from several foot injuries. He said he didn’t have the aerobic fitness to challenge for the 100m breaststroke and even said he needs to lose 4kg before competing at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.

He said he has a long way to go before Paris.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Peaty said.

“I don’t see the point in doing something I wouldn’t do that well at, at the moment. We’ll see.

“I don’t know what went wrong. With 25m to go I had nothing in the tank. Maybe that’s overexposure on the foot. Sometimes you just have a bad race, I can’t pinpoint where I went wrong. There’s a lot of debriefing to do. I need a full reset now.

“It was a slow ending, I can’t remember the last time I went that slow. It just didn’t go right. Of course, I’m disappointed, but that’s what makes you go faster next time.

“I’ve kind of lost that spark, whether it’s with my foot, but I’ll be looking to find that over the next months and into the next two years.”

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Rohan Browning 100m result, star goes bang after world championships ‘humiliation’

Commonwealth Games 2022: Rohan Browning 100m result, star goes bang after world championships 'humiliation'

Rohan Browning has produced his best run of the year to send a message at the Commonwealth Games.

The 24-year-old won his heat in a time of 10.10 in a spectacular turnaround from the World Championships in Oregon last month where he was unable to get out of the heats.

The cult hero, popularly referred to as ‘The Flying Mullet’, said he even has more power in the tank to go quicker in Birmingham.

Browning, who famously ran 10.01 to win his heat at the Tokyo Olympics last year, looks like he is the real deal once again.

His time sees him go through to the semi-finals as the equal-fourth fastest runner, but the fact that he did it while easing up at the back end says everything.

“He looked really confident there,” Aussie athletics great Tamsyn Manou said.

“The gun went and he reacted well and he stayed relaxed through those middle phases. Even at the back end, he looked like he switched off a little bit and looked to his side of him and said ‘I’ve got this’.

“This is very similar to his heat at Tokyo. He opens up that leg stride. I have got

a nice forward lean. You can still tell he is looking across and he has got a bit more. Look at that face. He is so relaxed. That is exactly what you want to see from a sprinter running at top pace. He will be very happy with that.”

He was.

It’s a sign that the magical 10.0 second mark could finally fall for him.

“I always planned on running this round hard, at this level you have to treat every round with respect, but there’s two more rounds to come,” he said.

“I don’t want a repeat of Tokyo where I was out in the semis. I want to keep a bit of powder dry for the finals.”

He said part of his bounce back from the world championships is the “humiliating” factor of failing to reach the semi-finals.

“I try not to take it to heart,” he said.

“There’s always that humiliation element when you get run out in the heats, but just trying to bounce back from it and not take it to heart and just trust that the form is there, it’s just in the execution. I think I’ve tapped into a good vein of form.”

Jake Doran, Australia’s second-fastest man, also qualified for the 100m semi-finals, finishing second in his heat with a time of in 10.39 seconds.

Browning’s time was just 0.04 seconds short of being the fastest in the heats.

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Cody Simpson butterfly result, 100m final, star gives Emma McKeon scare

Commonwealth Games 2022: Cody Simpson butterfly result, 100m final, star gives Emma McKeon scare

Cody Simpson’s impressive swim in the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly may not have been what Emma McKeon needed before she was about to go out and make history.

The singer turned swimmer moved through to the end of the 100m butterfly, continuing his remarkable return to swimming — as well as giving McKeon a scare in the process.

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The 25-year-old will join countryman Matt Temple in the decider after qualifying fifth-fastest for the race, scheduled for Wednesday morning (AEST).

Simpson was sluggish out of the blocks in his semi-final but found his groove to be second at the turn. It looked like he was in danger of being hunted down at death but he held on to finish third with a time of 52.16 seconds.

Heading into these Commonwealth Games it was Simpson’s ambition to make an individual final, and he has done just that – but will be hoping to go even further.

“Pretty wild, pretty special. That was my goal to make sure I got into the final – just relieved that I am,” he told Channel 7 on the pooldeck.

McKeon appeared to be just as relieved.

Asked how Simpson was handling things after she won a historic 12th gold medal in the 50m butterfly, McKeon revealed her heart was racing when watching Simpson race, half an hour before she walked out onto the pooldeck for her event.

“I was very excited for him,” she told Channel 7.

“I get that when watching him and other people that are close to me, more than I do for my own races. I am excited to watch him tomorrow night.”

Simpson revealed earlier it has been hard for him watching McKeon as well this week — even though she has delivered a golden avalanche in the Birmingham pool, breaking the record for the most gold medals ever won at the Commonwealth Games.

Simpson had missed the previous two previous night sessions when McKeon won gold medals because he had been back at his room preparing for his next event.

However, he was there with the rest of the Aussie team cheering her on as she collected her gold medal on Tuesday morning.

“I was watching her back at the Village, 50m free, it was hard because I was trying not to get excited because I had to keep something in the tank for my morning,” he said.

“It is hard, you want to stay focused but you want to be absolutely supportive of her too.

“I feel like every time I look over, she is racing. Ella she has a harder job than I do but she is handling it awesome. ”

Simpson won a gold medal earlier in the Games after an impressive performance in the heats of the 4x100m freestyle relay, which Australia went on to win in a Commonwealth Games record in the final.

Although he wasn’t part of the team in the final, Simpson still takes home a gold medal because he participated in the heats.

In the 100m butterfly heats on Monday night (AEST), Simpson made the surprising comment that he had been able to take it easy in the heats on the way through to the semi-finals.

“I was quite calm,” he told Channel 7.

“Knew I had to get through the next round, tick the box off, try to swim it as comfortably as I could without spending too much for tonight. Quite happy with it.”

Kyle Chalmers was scheduled to swim in the 100m butterfly, but revealed on Monday night he was pulling out to focus on his 100m freestyle final – which he won on Tuesday morning.

Chalmers’ decision to add butterfly to his program at this year’s national championships caused a stir, as it forced Simpson out of the Australian team for the world championships in Budapest.

There were suggestions at the time Chalmers’ butterfly move was sparked by Simpson’s relationship with Emma McKeon, but the Rio Olympic gold medalist fiercely denied that.

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Adam Peaty swimming news, star savages over arrogant BBC interview

Commonwealth Games 2022: Adam Peaty swimming news, star savages over arrogant BBC interview

English swimming goliath Adam Peaty has apologized over an “arrogant” interview that followed his incredible collapse at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.

Peaty’s defeat in the event he has owned for 10 years left Aussie legend Ian Thorpe staggered. It was a result almost nobody saw coming.

The world record holder had been undefeated in the 100m breaststroke at major meets since 2014. He had qualified fastest for the final and led the event with 25m to go. However, English teammate James Wilby pushed ahead of him to take the gold.

The magnitude of the boilover was written all over Wilby’s stunned face as he looked up to the big screen to see that he had won. With Aussies Zac Stubblety-Cook and Sam Williamson exploding at the death, Peaty suddenly went from the gold medal position to missing out on the podium completely.

It has been an explosive fall-out to the result with the 27-year-old declaring he won’t be coming back to the Commonwealth Games in four years’ time. It followed a social media backlash over comments that have been branded “arrogant” by fans.

Peaty spoke to the BBC on the pooldeck after finishing outside the medals and said losing in the Commonwealth Games meant little to him after already scooping up three Olympic gold medals.

“It doesn’t feel amazing, but it doesn’t feel bad either,” Peaty said.

“It’ll probably be my last attempt tomorrow, but I’m not bothered about it. The Commonwealths to me, in the grand scheme of things… it’s about two years time (the Olympics).

“That’s no disrespect. I’m still four weeks into my program, I can’t put that expectation on myself.”

Retired English swimmer Mark Foster responded to Peaty’s comments, saying: “I think he’s trying to say it doesn’t matter, but it does matter.

“It’s the Commonwealth Games, it’s a multi-sport event and I think when he was growing up, the Commonwealth Games would have been a big deal.

“But the fact that he’s won lots of Worlds and Olympic Games, maybe he’s trying to play it down to himself that it doesn’t matter.”

The Birmingham Mail reported fans on social media said Peaty’s comments were “arrogant” and “disrespectful”.

“Adam peaty is disrespectful to every other athlete at the Commonwealth Games Acting like he doesn’t care While all the other athletes are trying they best to win medals,” one Twitter user wrote.

Another posted: “Adam Peaty, I think you need to take a deep breath, have a word with yourself and take a look at the para swimmers. Used to really respect you and what you were trying to achieve but feel let down by tonight’s comments.”

World record-holder Peaty qualified second-fastest for the 50m breaststroke final, scheduled for Wednesday morning, behind Australia’s Sam Williamson.

After moving through to the end, Peaty appeared to apologize for his comments.

He wrote on Twitter: “Thankful for all the supportful messages I’m getting at the moment. It has been an incredibly hard time the past few months, but mostly the last few days.

“Sometimes in the heat of the moment my emotions better me and I can’t speak with a clear mind.

“These championships mean a lot to me being a home games but I have to think bigger picture to keep my spirits high. It really, really isn’t easy. My last Commonwealth Games race will be tomorrow.”

Peaty said he simply hasn’t had the time to return to his best shape as a result of a lengthy rehabilitation from several foot injuries. He said he didn’t have the aerobic fitness to challenge for the 100m breaststroke and even said he needs to lose 4kg before competing at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.

He said he has a long way to go before Paris.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Peaty said.

“I don’t see the point in doing something I wouldn’t do that well at, at the moment. We’ll see.

“I don’t know what went wrong. With 25m to go I had nothing in the tank. Maybe that’s overexposure on the foot. Sometimes you just have a bad race, I can’t pinpoint where I went wrong. There’s a lot of debriefing to do. I need a full reset now.

“It was a slow ending, I can’t remember the last time I went that slow. It just didn’t go right. Of course, I’m disappointed, but that’s what makes you go faster next time.

“I’ve kind of lost that spark, whether it’s with my foot, but I’ll be looking to find that over the next months and into the next two years.”

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Rugby sevens, injury news, Samu Kerevi, update, Wallabies vs Argentina, rugby championship

Rugby sevens, injury news, Samu Kerevi, update, Wallabies vs Argentina, rugby championship

The Wallabies’ worst fears have been realized, with Samu Kerevi expected to miss the rest of the year due to a knee injury.

It’s understood Kerevi, 28, suffered an ACL injury during Australia’s narrow 7-5 victory over Kenya in their Commonwealth Games pool match over the weekend.

Kerevi took no further part in Australia’s campaign, where John Manenti’s side lost in the semi-finals to South Africa.

Rugby Australia had been cagey about details regarding Kerevi, eager not to let the cat out of the bag.

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Kerevi told reporters he felt “alright” and added “I’m always confident [to be fit to play] but I’ll get a doc on it and see. It was just a big bang but then once it settled down it was fine.”

But the Suntory center is expected to miss the remainder of the year, with sources confirming the 41-Test center is expected to spend at least six months on the sidelines.

Kerevi is said to be devastated, believing he has let his teammates down.

The Wallabies were happy for Kerevi to take part of Australia’s sevens campaign after the former Queensland Reds captain made a promise to his teammates from the Tokyo Olympics that he would try and help them win gold in Birmingham.

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Samu Kerevi was injured at the Commonwealth Games. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
Samu Kerevi was injured at the Commonwealth Games. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

“It was a tough decision in the end but I gave my word to these boys, if I was available to be back I’d be back here,” Kerevi told news corp in the lead-up to the Games.

“I’m blessed enough to be in this position and get selected for these Games. I’m pretty ecstatic about that.

“It’s pretty special to be part of this group and to represent Australia. It’s something I’ll always, always remember.

“But more than just participating, we want to be here and do well and win a medal – win a gold medal. That’s our goal and the boys are working hard towards that.”

After featuring in the No.12 jersey in all three Tests against England in July, Kerevi was always set to miss the opening two matches of The Rugby Championship against Michael Cheika’s Argentina because of his Commonwealth Games commitments.

The world class center was to link back with the squad ahead of the home Tests against the Springboks later this month, but that won’t be the case now.

There was an inherent risk about returning to the sevens program, particularly with the added miles in the legs required to succeed in the abbreviated game, but Wallabies coach Dave Rennie would have been sweating on his fitness, such is his importance to the team.

Speaking at the Wallabies’ squad announcement last month, Rennie said Kerevi had his blessing to play at the tournament and added that it would have only changed were they stretched to the limit in the centres.

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“Obviously Samu going away to the sevens, to the Commonwealth Games, we thought that was really important,” Rennie said.

“The initial talks we had a few months ago was if we got injuries maybe we wouldn’t let him go, but it’s important for our country to send away a strong side that’s got a chance of winning a medal – and the sevens boys have been going well of late and Samu will only add to that, so we’re committed to that.

“With Izzy Perese out injured, he’s (Irae Simone) coming in just to fill a role in the Argentinian tour and we’ll get Samu back after that.”

Kerevi’s long-term injury will put extra pressure on Hunter Paisami to perform, with the Reds center likely to wear the No.12 jersey against Los Pumas in Mendoza on Sunday (AEST).

Quade Cooper, meanwhile, is firming for a recall to the starting side, having missed the 2-1 series loss to England after suffering a calf injury during warm-up ahead of the opening Test.

Kerevi’s absence will allow Rennie to see how Cooper operates without his battering ram on the outside.

While Cooper won all five matches he featured in last year for the Wallabies, he benefitted from having Kerevi in ​​the midfield who acted as the great foil on his outside.

Now without the muscle of Kerevi to steady the ship if necessary Cheika’s Pumas will undoubtedly target Cooper and try and take away his space.

Argentina are coming off a thrilling 2-1 series victory against Scotland, in what was Cheika’s first Tests as coach after taking over from Mario Ledesma earlier in the year.

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Commonwealth Games can provide the opportunity of a lifetime for competitors from all over the world

A Malawi netballer's hair flies behind her as she reaches out to grab the ball ahead of a Northern Ireland opponent.

It’s the end of the men’s 67kg weightlifting competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Kiribati’s Ruben Katoatau, 25, is one of the most-popular competitors with fans and the media.

He didn’t win gold or silver or bronze, and even he can’t quite understand why there’s so much interest in him.

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‘Disability isn’t a dirty word’: non-binary Paralympian Robyn Lambird on smashing stereotypes and setting agendas

Robyn Lambird smiles and holds a bronze medal around her neck.

“What happened to you?”

“Jesus can heal you.”

“Can you have sex?”

“You’re pretty for someone in a wheelchair.”

Believe it or not, these are all things Robyn Lambird says strangers have said to them.

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But they’ve embraced their profile as a Paralympian to shatter misconceptions and make their mark on and off the race track.

The beauty in disability and diversity

Lambird is a non-binary wheelchair racer from Perth, and made their Paralympic debut at Tokyo last year, winning a bronze medal in the T34 100m final.

Wheelchair racer Robyn Lambird pumps their fists after winning a bronze medal
Lambird won a bronze medal in their Paralympic debut in Tokyo. (AAP: Drew Chislett)

Their immediate focus is the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they’ll contest the women’s T33/34 100m.

It will hold special significance for the England-born sprinter to compete in front of family members, including both sets of grandparents, for the first time.

The 25-year-old also competes in the national wheelchair rugby league, studies digital and social media at university, and has built an impressive following online as a content creator and activist.

Lambird’s Instagram account is full of engaging posts, educating, entertaining, and illuminating.

It ranges from fashion tips to training diaries, to important messages around queer pride and disability awareness.

Lambird has cerebral palsy, and one of the clear messages they want to get across is that disability isn’t a dirty word.

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“I think on some level in our society, we still see disability as this inherently negative thing,” Lambird said.

“[The idea that] this tragedy happened to someone and that’s why we shy away from the word disabled, and all of these other euphemisms, differently abled.

“But, to me, the word disabled is a source of pride because I’m proud of who I am now. And everything that I’ve done in my life, I’ve done with my disability, not despite it.

“It’s not our bodies that make us disabled at the end of the day, it’s the opportunities that we don’t have or it’s because the world is not accessible to us.”

Lambird says it’s up to everyone to advocate for people with a disability.

“If you as an able-bodied person go into a cafe, and you realize that it’s inaccessible, maybe ask why that’s the case? Or what can be done to make that environment accessible?,” they said.

“And if you notice that there’s no disabled people in your workplace, maybe you should be questioning that, why isn’t there opportunities for people with disabilities to get into those spaces?”

Role model for queer community

Lambird is also passionate about standing up for the queer community, something which has taken more prominence since they became the first out non-binary athlete to win a Paralympic medal in Tokyo.

“I think afterwards, I realized how important that was… in terms of helping other people to feel welcome in the sporting environment and to know that they have a future in the sport, if that’s what they want, and that they can they can be themselves,” they said.

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“That’s the thing that I really love about sport is it has this opportunity to bring people together to create this great sense of community.”

Lambird’s positive experiences in sport started in wheelchair rugby, which is a mixed gender sport.

Robyn Lambird in action playing wheelchair rugby.
Lambird also plays wheelchair rugby at a national level.(Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT: Karen Watson)

They think it’s worth exploring whether more sports can follow its lead, to make it more inclusive for trans and gender diverse people.

“I just think everyone should have the opportunity to go to reap the benefits of sport, both mentally and physically,” they said.

“Sport has changed my life and has given me so many things, and I couldn’t imagine not being in the position that I am now.

“So I think we really just need to start sitting down and having conversations about how we can open that up to everyone and ensure that everyone feels like they have a place.”

There is no normal: finding a community online

Social media is an important part of Lambird’s life, giving them the opportunity to tell their own story, which is often overlooked by the mainstream media.

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“Any media that focuses on disability and tries to accurately portray that experience is important, but the people that really know what it’s like to live with a disability and to navigate the world as a disabled person are disabled people.

“And having that opportunity to take control of that narrative, and to show what disability looks like for us, and what is our truth, it’s incredibly important.”

Lambird still has a long sporting career ahead of them, but they have an eye on the future as well, and their ability to create lasting change.

“I think I always just find the beauty in diversity. Diversity is one of the world’s greatest teachers, I think we can learn so much about the world and our place in it just by listening to others,” they said.

“I’ve been very lucky to find an amazing community online and on social media, people that are just trying to lift each other up regardless of their gender or sexuality or their disability.

“And I think it’s challenging that idea that, there is not normal.”

Lambbird will compete in the T33/34 women’s 100m at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday August 3 AEST.

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Georgia Godwin, Matthew Glaetzer show strength and resilience to win second Commonwealth Games gold medals

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Georgia Godwin has continued her breakthrough Commonwealth Games, with another gold medal in artistic gymnastics in Birmingham.

A day after winning the women’s all-round individual title, the 24-year-old again produced her best to claim the vault.

And it was as tight as you can get.

Godwin and Canada’s Laurie Denommee finished on the same score after their two vaults.

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After a difficult few years for women’s gymnastics, Georgia Godwin has given the sport in Australia a ray of hope.(AAP: Dean Lewis)

However, the Queenslander won on the tie-break rule, with the highest scoring single vault.

“Coming off of two days of comp, I am feeling it a little bit, so I just gave 110 per cent of what I had left into that first vault,” she said.

And straight after the final vault, she backed up for the uneven bars, and this time grabbed silver.

While gold might seem to shine brightest, Godwin was most emotional when talking about sharing the silver medal in the team final earlier in the week.

“The team one means so much to me,” she said.

“To go through everything we have with the other four girls, and to come away with a silver, I’m so proud of them.

“I’m just proud of myself and everything I’ve had to go through. And everyone who’s helped me get here. It takes a huge village.”

A female athlete wearing yellow and green holds up two medals
Georgia Godwin now has won two gold and two silver medals at the 2022 Games.(ABC News: West Matteussen)

Godwin is the advertisement gymnastics needs after a report last year showed serious issues in the sport.

And she’s willing to help the sport move forward.

“I like to see myself as the mother figure. I am older,” she said.

“This team I was honored to be the captain of — and I’ve really just tried to take everyone under my wing, show them what sportsmanship looks like and try [to] guide them in the right direction at the end.

“I do my best to try [to] show that gymnastics is a safe sport, and that everyone should feel safe when doing gymnastics, and we’re heading in the right direction.”

Godwin still has one more event to come: the women’s beam final.

Glaetzer ‘over the moon’ to win after rollercoaster competition

Track cyclist Matthew Glaetzer has had one of the wildest rides of all athletes at the Commonwealth Games.

He started competition with gold in the men’s team sprint, then was involved in a scary crash in the keirin, which threatened to end his campaign.

He was left fuming after being denied a bronze medal in the men’s sprint upon review.

Two cyclists down on the banked cycling track, one is Englishman Joe Truman and the other Australia's Matthew Glaetzman.
Matthew Glaetzer’s Birmingham campaign almost came to a premature end after a heavy crash in the keirin.(Getty Images: Justin Setterfield)

Then, to throw another spanner in the works, just hours before the men’s 1000m time trial, AusCycling released a statement saying the Australians would have to use different handlebars, due to them being ruled unsafe.

So, among that dramatic backdrop, Glaetzer still somehow managed to summon a phenomenal performance to win the time trial, using equipment that would’ve added at least a second to his time.

“I’m making a habit of bouncing back at the Commonwealth Games,” he said.

“I’d rather not have such lows to come back from, but it shows there is always a new day and we can always try again.”

Glaetzer has now equaled Anna Meares’s track cycling record of five Commonwealth Games golds.

“It was special, but I was surprised I won, given how bad I felt out there,” he said.

“Last night I said I’d be over the moon just to get a medal, considering everything that’s happened.

“To come home with a win in such a special time, shows how strong we are as a nation.”

Another bright star emerges on the green

Ellen Ryan, 25 — the youngest member of the Australian lawn bowls team — took out the gold medal in her debut Games women’s singles final, overcoming Guernsey’s Lucy Beere 17-21.

However, in the men’s triple final, while Australia’s men almost pulled off one of the great comebacks, they had to settle for silver..

Barry Lester, Carl Healey and Ben Twist were trailing 12-1, with two ends to go.

They managed to get back to 12-all but England edged ahead to win 14-12, leaving the Aussies with a silver medal.

“We used every bit of Aussie spirit we could and put ourselves in a position [to win],” Lester said.

“ButJamie [Chestney, England] and the boys played really well and they’re worthy winners.”

Weightlifting gold out of reach

Kyle Bruce was in the gold medal position in the men’s 81kg weightlifting category after a Commonwealth Games record of 183kg in the clean and jerk.

He was given three white lights by the judges, however, on review, officials ruled his arms didn’t fully extend in the overhead position and, so, he was left with silver behind England’s Chris Murray.

A man wearing green, yellow and black lifts a heavy weight during a competition
Kyle Bruce accepted the judges’ decision as he claimed silver in the men’s 81kg category.(AAP: Darren England)

“A lot of people at home that don’t know weightlifting that will would be cheering and screaming like ‘Wow, that’s the gold, he’s got it,'” Bruce said.

“And then, a few minutes later, to say it’s a ‘No lift’, some people wouldn’t understand that.

“But, as a weightlifter, that’s the rules. I understand that.”

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Commonwealth Games live: Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon lead another golden morning for Australian in Birmingham pool

Commonwealth Games live: Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon lead another golden morning for Australian in Birmingham pool

Emma McKeon joins Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Matt Levy and the men’s 4x200m relay team as gold medalist on day four of the Commonwealth Games.

She led an Australian 1-2 in the 50m butterfly with Holly Barratt, and qualified fastest for the 100m freestyle final, alongside Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan.

Earlier, Kyle Chalmers won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle, saying all the outside noise made it “hard to enjoy the moment”.

Follow live and join the conversation in our blog.

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By Jon Healey

3×3 basketball: Aussies to play for bronze

A little earlier, Australia’s women’s 3×3 basketball team lost their semi-final against England 21-15.

That means Australia will face off against New Zealand, who lost to Canada in their semi, for the bronze.

That game is at 1.30am AEST tomorrow.

By Kelsie Iorio

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By Jon Healey

That wraps up the swimming program for this morning

Mack Horton is congratulated in the pool as his relay teammates celebrate.
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To recap, five gold and two silver medals

Kaylee McKeown picked up one of each, with gold in the 200m backstroke and silver in the 200m individual medley less than an hour later.

Kyle Chalmer started the morning with gold in the 100m freestyle, while Emma McKeon continued her golden Games by winning the 50m butterfly final just ahead of teammate Holly Barratt.

We also saw Matt Levy win gold in the 50m freestyle S7 to cap off his remarkable career, and then the men’s 4x200m freestyle team brought it home in a romp.

By Kelsie Iorio

Hockey: Australia up 4-1 over New Zealand just before half-time

It’s still only the second quarter but Australia’s dominant performance is continuing in this pool match against the Kiwis.

Jake Whitton, Jacob Anderson and Blake Govers have put points on the board so far. We’ll keep you updated.

By Kelsie Iorio

Boxing: Billy McAllister out after fight called early

This is… quite gross.

Billy McAllister was progressing well in his match against Jerone Ennis but a nasty hit has opened up basically his entire eyebrow and ended the fight early.

It means the Jamaican takes the win.

They keep showing close-ups of it. I feel ill now.

There’s a photo of it coming up.

Fair warning.

If you keep scrolling…

…you’re gonna see it.

OKAY?

OKAY.

Australian boxer Billy McAllister with a wide cut on his left eyebrow.
Yucky.(Getty)

By Jon Healey

Key Event

🥇 Swimming: Australia wins the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final with a Games record

Elijah Winnington, Flynn Southam, Zac Incerti and Mack Horton hit the water for the Aussie team.

The second leg from 17-year-old Southam was particularly impressive, seeing off a big challenge from South African great Chad le Clos and giving Incerti a body-length lead over Wales as he started the penultimate leg.

He turned that into an almost four-second lead over England by the time he handed over to Horton for the anchor and he powered home in a Commonwealth Games record time of 7:04.96.

English anchor swimmer Tom Dean got out of the pool before the final swimmer from Gibraltar had finished, but the English will keep their silver medal. Wales got bronze.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: Three Australians reach women’s 100m breaststroke final

Chelsea Hodges, Jenna Strauch and Abbey Harkin will all swim in the final tomorrow, but they’ll have a massive job to track down South African duo Lara van Niekerk and Tatjana Schoenmaker, who qualified fastest.

By Kelsie Iorio

Key Event

🥉 Judo: Bronze for both Katz brothers

Joshua and Nathan Katz have both won bronze in the 60kg and 66kg judo divisions respectively.

Josh defeated Simon Zulu of Zambia and Nathan got the win over India’s Jasleen Singh Saini in their bronze medal matches to lock in a podium finish for all three of our judo athletes today.

Fun fact: Team Australia has three lots of siblings on the team this Commonwealth Games! The Katz brothers, Madison and Teagan Levi in ​​the rugby sevens and badminton players Angela and Jack Yu.

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By Kelsie Iorio

Weightlifting: Kiana Rose Elliott just misses out on medal

Kiana Rose Elliott has finished fourth in the women’s 71kg weightlifting final, falling short of a medal by just eight kilos.

England’s Sarah Davis has won gold with a total of 229kg, alexis ashworth of Canada got silver with 214kg and Indian Harkinder Kaur‘s 212kg secured her the bronze.

Kiana Rose finished with a total of 204kg — a 94kg snatch and 110kg clean and herk.

By Jon Healey

Key Event

🥇 Swimming: Emma McKeon wins another gold, Holly Barratt ties for silver in 50m butterfly

Emma McKeon wins her fourth gold medal of these Games, touching the wall in 25.90, which was 0.15 of a second ahead of compatriot Holly Barrattwho will share the silver medal podium with South Africa’s Erin Gallagher.

Hopefully they have two medals and don’t have to share that too, like some sort of Sisterhood of the Traveling P(end)ants.

Alex Perkins was fifth.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: No medals for Australia in the men’s 50m backstroke

Ben Armbruster and Bradley Woodward pushed all the way, but couldn’t rein in the top three, with Andrew Jeffcoat winning for New Zealand, with South Africa’s Pieter Coetze winning silver and Javier Acevedo of Canada touching 0.11 of a second ahead of Woodward for bronze.

By Kelsie Iorio

Beach volleyball: Another win on the board for Australia

australian beach volleyballer chris mchugh jumps into the air gesturing towards a volleyball, another player prepares to receive the ball on the other side of the net
Getty: Eddie Keogh

Chris McHugh and Paul Burnett‘s winning streak continues in the beach volleyball pool match stage with another straight-sets victory, this time over South Africa.

Fellow Aussies Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar will also be looking to make it two from two in their second match — they face Trinidad and Tobago next.

You can catch that match from 11:30pm AEST tonight.

By Kelsie Iorio

Boxing: Charlie Senior loses on decision

two boxers in action throwing punches
Getty: Robert Cianflone

charlie senior‘s Birmingham journey has come to an end after losing on points to Canada’s Keoma-Ali Al-Ahmadieh in the featherweight division.

The scorecard is so close but it just didn’t fall the way of the Aussie today.

We’ve got another Australian up in the ring in the next half an hour or so — Billy McAllister in the light heavyweight division, up against Jamaica’s Jerone Ennis.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: Izzy Vincent and Ella Jones in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB6 final

Maisie Summers-Newton of England bossed the field in that one, winning gold by 10.57 seconds.

Izzy Vincent and Ella Jones were fifth and sixth.

By Jon Healey

Key Event

🥇 Swimming: Matt Levy successfully defends his 50m freestyle S7 title

Matt Levy had a slow start as he often does, but reeled in Christian Sadie of South Africa, and ends his glittering career in style.

So that’s nine gold medals at Paralympics, world championships and Commonwealth Games for this legend of the sport.

Seventeen-year-old Joel Mundie was sixth.

By Kelsie Iorio

Key Event

🥇 Gymnastics: Another gold and a silver for Georgia Godwin

What a Games Georgia’s having!!

After snagging gold in the individual all-around final and silver in the team final, she’s added another gold on vault and to silver on uneven bars to her haul.

georgia godwin stands on podium with silver medal and small mascot toy
Getty: Elsa

Teammates Emily Whitehead and kate mcdonald finished eighth and seventh on vault and one bars respectively.

In the men’s apparatus finals, Clay Mason Stephens you have finished seventh on floor and Jesse Moore came sixth on pommel.

The artistic gymnastics isn’t quite done yet. We still have James Bacuetti in the final vault, Tyson Bull and Mitchell Morgan on parallel bars, Godwin and McDonald on beam, Moore and Morgans on horizontal bar and Whitehead and Romi Brown on floor. Tune in tonight!

By Jon Healey

Key Event

🥈 Swimming: Kaylee McKeown wins silver in 200m individual medley final

Kaylee McKeown had to rush away after picking up her 200m backstroke gold to prepare for this one.

Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh wins the gold, adding to her 400m IM title.

was trailing after the butterfly and backstroke legs, but actually made up ground in the breaststroke to lead heading into the final 50 meters.

But then the freestyle pedigree of McIntosh came to the fore and she overran the Aussie to come home first in 2:08.70, not quite a second ahead of McKeown.

England’s Abbie Wood was third, with Aussies Abbey Harkin and Ella Ramsay fifth and eighth respectively.

By Kelsie Iorio

Key Event

🥈 Weightlifting: Silver for Sarah Maureen Cochrane in women’s 64kg final

gold silver and bronze medalist weightlifters pose on podium with medals and mascots smiling
Getty: Al Bello

Huge result for Sarah Maureen Cochrane.

The 32-year-old finished with a total of 216kg — a couple of kilos off her total PB but enough to claim the silver.

She ended on a 100kg snatch and 116kg clean and jerk.

canada’s Maude Charron won gold with a staggering 231 total — 101kg snatch and 130kg clean and jerk. Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf of Nigeria took the bronze.

Fun fact: Sarah is a certified practicing speech pathologist. What a legend.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: Cody Simpson, Matt Temple reach 100m butterfly final

This is the event Kyle Chalmers pulled out of so he could focus on the 100m freestyle final.

Temple stormed home in his semi in 51.52 and goes into the final as the fastest qualifier.

Cody Simpson finished third in the second semi (fifth fastest qualifier) ​​so they’ll both be in the final.

Seven-time Comm Games gold medalist Chad le Clos looks the man to beat, although Temple qualified slightly faster.

By Kelsie Iorio

Key Event

🥇 Lawn bowls: Gold for Ellen Ryan in the women’s singles!

Two women in green and gold tracksuits hold an Australian flag.
(AP)

A fantastic result for the 25-year-old!

She’s defeated Guernsey’s Lucy Beere 17 – 21 at Victoria Park to add another gold to Australia’s tally.

As the youngest member of the lawn bowls team, this is Ellen’s first Commonwealth Games — and what a way to debut.

We’ll see her again in the women’s pairs competition, which kicks off this afternoon (our time).

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