World champion Kelsey-Lee Barber has delivered when it mattered most, claiming the Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s javelin with her final throw.
Key points:
Barber won gold with her final attempt of 64.43m
Little was second with a personal best of 64.27m
Barber won her second world championship last month
Australian teammate Mackenzie Little had led the competition into the sixth and final round after producing a personal best of 64.27 meters with her fifth effort.
But Barber — who was struck down by COVID-19 on the eve of the Commonwealth Games — showed cool nerves to unleash the winning throw of 64.43m with her final attempt.
Little took the silver medal only a fortnight after she finished fifth behind Barber at the world championships in Eugene.
She had set what was a personal best of 64.03m with her first attempt in the Birmingham final.
Mackenzie Little set a new PB with a throw of 64.27 meters.(Getty Images: David Ramos)
Barber’s win in Eugene was her second world championship, while she was a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics.
