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Commonwealth Games 2022 medal tally: Australia beats Jamaica in the netball, Peter Bol second in 800m and road race gold

Kelsey-Lee Barber prepares to launch her javelin

Australia has become the first country to rack up 1,000 Commonwealth Games gold medals on the second last day of competition in Birmingham.

Day 10 saw some impressive team victories, including the Australian Women’s Cricket Team’s win over India and The Diamonds’ close win over Jamaica in the netball.

The victories by green and gold athletes means Australia maintains its lead at the top of the standings by 11 gold medals.

You can check out how the action unfolded in our Commonwealth Games blog, or have a look at the medal winners and the top 10 medal standings by country below:

Day 10 medal standings:

Gold:

  • The Diamonds, netball
  • The Australian Women’s Cricket Team
  • Maddison Keeney, diving, 3m springboard
  • Kelsey-Lee Barber, athletics, javelin
  • Chris McHugh and Paul Burnett, beach volleyball
  • Georgia Baker, cycling, women’s road race
  • Cassiel Rousseau, diving, 10m platform

Silver:

  • Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Arcacho del Solar, beach volley ball
  • Kaye Frances Scott, boxing, light middleweight
  • Callum Peters, boxing, middleweight
  • Brooke Buschkuehl, athletics, long jump
  • Declan Tingay, athletics, 10,000m race walk
  • Peter Bol, athletics, 800m
  • mackenzie little, athletics, javelin
  • The Hockeyroos

Bronze:

  • Abbey Caldwell, athletics, 1500m
  • Sarah Roy, cycling, women’s road race

Birmingham 2022 medal standings:

POSITION

TEAM

gold

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

1

Australia

66

55

53

174

two

England

55

59

52

166

3

Canada

26

31

3. 4

91

4

new zealand

19

12

17

48

5

India

18

fifteen

22

55

6

Scotland

12

eleven

26

49

7

Nigeria

12

9

14

35

8

wales

8

6

13

27

9

south africa

7

9

eleven

27

10

Northern Ireland

7

7

4

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Peter Bol takes silver in 800m at Commonwealth Games behind Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal

Australian runner Peter Bol smiles as he talks with Kenyan 800m champion Wyclife Kinyamal after a race.

Since finishing fourth in the men’s 800 meter final at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, Peter Bol has become a national hero.

Everyone knows his name, his face, his story, and he felt that he was coming into the 800 final at the Commonwealth Games.

“I felt like the favourite. I knew there was a lot of pressure, a lot of expectations,” he said after claiming silver behind Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal.

“But at the same time, in our sport pressure’s a privilege. We know it’s there. And I was relaxed, really confident. [I] felt really strong.

“I thought I could really win it tonight. I just came short and can’t say any more than that.”

After Oliver Hoare’s heroics in the men’s 1,500 meters final a day earlier, it was hoped Bol could produce another classic on the track.

The 28-year-old was in the mix for most of the race, but Kinyamal started to make his move with around 250 meters left.

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Australia’s Peter Bol cruises into Birmingham Commonwealth Games final after dominant heat win

An Australian male athlete runs during a heat of the men's 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games.

National record holder Peter Bol has ignored a pre-race injury scare to cruise into the men’s 800 meter final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Bol rolled his ankle when stepping on the curb at the training track on Tuesday.

But the threat of injury did not hamper the Australian in his 800m heat on Wednesday night AEST.

Bol went to the lead with 250 meters to run and enjoyed the luxury of easing right down in the final straight before crossing the line first in one minute and 47.01 seconds.

After clocking the fastest qualifying time, Bol now has a full four days to reset ahead of the final, where he will be among the gold-medal favourites.

“I rolled my ankle yesterday and I was limping on the way back and today I’m perfectly fine, so it’s a massive thanks to the medical team at Athletics Australia,” said Bol, who was fourth at the Tokyo Olympics.

“I wasn’t playing basketball, I promise.

“I just rolled it on the curb at the track. That’s the first time ever.”

After finishing a disappointing seventh in the final at the recent world championships in Eugene, Bol was thrilled to get the tactics just right in his Birmingham heat.

“I always say it’s a strange race, the 800, because it’s so unpredictable,” he said.

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