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Watch the moment Zambian athlete Muzala Samukonga collapses in agony after winning men’s 400m heat at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Watch the moment Zambian athlete Muzala Samukonga collapses in agony after winning men's 400m heat at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

It was a blistering run.

At just 19, Zambian Muzala Samukonga ran a personal best of 44.89 seconds to comfortably win his men’s 400m heat at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.

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Not only that, he was the only qualifier of the semi-finals to run under 45 seconds.

But the rising star seems to have put himself at risk of missing his next race on Friday.

Samukonga had gained an approximately 10m lead with the finish line in sight on the final straight, but rather than slowing down towards the end as most athletes would do, he continued his sprint to the finish line to extend the margin.

He appeared elated but collapsed after the finish line and stayed on the ground for a number of minutes.

Samukonga was unable to walk after the race. Credit: 7Sport

And when he made it to his feet, he could not stay standing up.

Samukonga remained on the ground again and repeatedly slapped and punched his upper leg, before doctors determined he couldn’t walk.

He was wheelchaired out of the venue.

Channel 7 commentator Tamsyn Manou speculated the young runner could be suffering from lactic acid.

Samukonga needed to be wheelchaired out of the stadium. Credit: 7Sport

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“He’s in licorice there. Definite all sorts,” the Australian former sprinter said.

“That’s just lactic acid pain pulsating through those legs.

“He’s got it that badly, he’s going to take a while to recover from that.

“He’s going to need an ice bath for a while.”

Muzala Samukonga of Zambia reacts as he crosses the finish line. Credit: Alastair Grant/AP

Former English middle-distance runner Tim Hutchings was more critical, saying Samukonga had put himself in unnecessary distress and was unable to see a reason for him sprinting out the race.

“Maybe he thought I may never get a chance to run sub-45 (seconds) again,” Hutchings said in games commentary.

“I think most coaches would say, ‘it’s great to run a personal best, but actually this is just extravagant and you will pay for it’.

“That’s a 10m winning margin – and more by the time he hits the line.

“Really, really unnecessary, no one else goes under 46 seconds.

“He runs 44.89 and dare I say, he’s the word naïve.

“An incredible run, but I hope that’s not the last we see of him in Birmingham.”

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Cody Simpson’s mum Angie weighs in on her son’s ‘love triangle’ with Emma McKeon and swimmer Kyle Chalmers

Cody Simpson's mum Angie weighs in on her son's 'love triangle' with Emma McKeon and swimmer Kyle Chalmers

Cody Simpson’s mum Angie and sister Alli have weighed in on the singer-turned-swimmer’s love triangle with Emma McKeon and Kyle Chalmers.

Appearing on Sunrise live from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Angie and Allie told hosts David Koch and Nat Barr that the former singer’s background in the spotlight — particularly his relationship with Miley Cryus — made him uniquely qualified to handle his private life making global headlines.

Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon went Insta official in July.
Camera IconCody Simpson and Emma McKeon went Insta official in July. Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

“I think he has been lucky because he has had so much history with press and media before, performing on stage for thousands of people,” Angie said.

“So I think the pressures of what he has dealt with in camp and at the Commonwealth Games has been pretty easy for him.

“It has given him an advantage to deal with a lot of those stresses and not let that stuff bother him.”

Alli added: “I think he’s used to it, growing up from a very young age in the entertainment world a lot of this stuff is what comes with it, the public eye and the public world.”

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Patrick Dangerfield calls out ‘ridiculous’ AFL prison bars guernsey debate between Port Adelaide and Collingwood

Patrick Dangerfield calls out 'ridiculous' AFL prison bars guernsey debate between Port Adelaide and Collingwood

Patrick Dangerfield has urged the AFL and Collingwood to bring an end to the annual debate surrounding the Port Adelaide prison bar Guernsey for the betterment of the game.

The Power’s request to wear the strip in the Showdown against Adelaide in round 23 was recently rejected by the Pies, sparking the latest furious salvo from Port president David Koch.

Koch claimed “good nature (had) been played” by Collingwood president Jeff Browne following a recent phone call suggesting the dispute may come to an end.

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But it will now rumble on through to 2023, when the AFL will have a new chief executive in charge following Gillon McLachlan’s departure.

Whether that development aids Port Adelaide’s cause remains to be seen but Dangerfield, who began his career in South Australia with the Adelaide Crows, believes it is time to move on.

“If we profess to be a national competition then being that means that you have to acknowledge and understand the history,” he said on The Field with JJ and Danger.

“Being a national competition means we should acknowledge what those teams have done, even though it was in the SANFL (in Port Adelaide’s case), I think it’s still really important to acknowledge that history.”

Port Adelaide will not be allowed to wear their prison bars jumper for the derby against Adelaide. Credit: AAP

Port Adelaide under Koch, in a bid to appease Collingwood, have toned down their desire to wear the prison bars on a more regular basis and instead focus on Showdowns.

“For the sake of one game a year, how are we even – what is the point of arguing this? It’s so inflammatory,” Dangerfield said.

“I just think it’s ridiculous that we’re having this debate.

“It is ridiculous that there should be such a cock-a-hoop over Port Adelaide wearing their prison bar Guernsey.

“They’ve made a huge contribution to the AFL within Australia and more specifically South Australian football.

“Is there anything wrong with acknowledging that for a Showdown once a year? No, there’s not.”

Collingwood’s issue with Port Adelaide and president David Koch (right) has continued long after Eddie McGuire left the Pies. Credit: Getty Images

Listen to the full episode of The Field with JJ and Danger below as the guys dive into:

– Dangerfield’s return and how players over 30 are treated

– The AFL’s response to racial abuse against Adam Saad

– Mark McVeigh’s bombshell press conference

– Collingwood’s stunning form in close games

– Aussie domination at the Commonwealth Games

– Mirror on the Media, Three Votes and Joe the Goose

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Commonwealth Games Day 5 wrap as Cody Simpson, Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack, Nina Kennedy and Rohan Browning compete

Commonwealth Games Day 5 wrap as Cody Simpson, Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack, Nina Kennedy and Rohan Browning compete

Emma McKeon extended her lead as the all-time individual gold medal record holder in another monster day of gold medal brilliance from Australia at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Australia is now 11 medals clear at the top of the overall standings with 11 more gold, plus 12 silver and 12 bronze.

England still sits second after its athletes also had a huge day, bringing home 10 gold.

McKeon’s 13th Games gold when she finished off the last leg of the 400m mixed medley relay to win in style alongside Kaylee McKeown, Matthew Temple and Zac Stubblety-Cook.

But the superstar was upstaged in a massive 100m freestyle upset when teenager and fellow Aussie Molly O’Callaghan stormed home to win gold. Shayna Jack took the silver medal, with McKeon relegated to third, completing an all-Aussie clean sweep of the podium.

Elsewhere in the pool, Ariarne Titmus fought off a strong challenge from Australian teammate Kiah Melverton to win the 800m freestyle final, and Lani Pallister rounded out the top three to make it a second clean sweep of medals for Australia in the pool.

Col Pearce was also dominant in the pool, taking gold in the men’s 100m S10 butterfly.

Athletics got underway for the Games, and Nina Kennedy backed up her World Championships gold medal with Commonwealth gold.

Australia also claimed two gold medals in judo and one in gymnastics, weightlifting, and wheelchair basketball.

Australia is still in control of the medal tally. Credit: 7Sport

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How the Cherbourg Marching Girls moved in step from an Aboriginal mission to sporting history

How the Cherbourg Marching Girls moved in step from an Aboriginal mission to sporting history

Aboriginal sporting history has been brought to life in a new book that details how a group of women from a south-east Queensland mission nearly won a national title in the most popular female sport of the era.

Faced with a future working in heavily controlled conditions in the 1950s, a group of young Aboriginal girls from Cherbourg held their head high and marched.

Marching was the lead sport for Australian women at the time, with participants dressing up in white boots, skirts, sashes and formal hats to perform at agricultural shows, city parades and for visiting dignitaries.

Teams competed against each other on weekends and were judged on their timing, uniforms, synchronization and performance.

On the government-controlled mission at Cherbourg, it was the only sport available to the young women.

A black and white photo of Indigenous girls in the Cherbourg marching girls with their trophies in Melbourne 1962.
Aunty Lesley Williams [second from right] and her team received trophies in Melbourne during 1962.(Supplied)

A sense of pride

Aunty Lesley Williams began marching in Queensland’s only Indigenous troupe in 1957 when she was just 11.

The sense of pride gave her as a young person who had been denied her culture and freedom was something she would never forget.

“We were told you are going to have this career. Stop practicing your culture. You can’t speak your language,” Aunty Lesley said.

“If you look back to this point in time, it was about controlling this group of people.”

Dressed in uniforms created in the community, the Cherbourg Marching Girls went on to become the best in Queensland in the six years they competed, and then went even further to place second at the national championships.

“We had a lot of fun. We were so proud,” Aunty Lesley said.

“We’d travel around on the back of the settlement truck that carted wood, flour and meat down from the slaughter yard to the butcher shop.

“When it was time for us to travel, it was scrubbed down, seats were put on it and we didn’t care because we wanted to travel and be part of what was happening in the wider world.”

A group of Aboriginal women wearing blue skirts, red tops and hats
A photo of the Cherbourg marching girls in 1958.(Supplied)

why marching mattered

Aunty Lesley, her sister Sandra Morgan and a Cherbourg committee, have worked alongside co-authors Professor Murray Philips and Dr Gary Osmond from the University of Queensland to document the history in a book entitled, Marching With A Mission: Cherbourg’s Marching Girls.

Professor Phillips studied sport history and said she was researching in Cherbourg when the idea was born.

“We had just finished the day and [were] walking to the car when one of the female elders said, ‘When are you going to tell our story?’

“And we swung around and said, ‘What story is that?,’ and they said, ‘The marching girls’, and that’s how it started.

“The key drivers at Cherbourg are some women elders and they were giving us all this information about the men’s sport, Eddie Gilbert, Frank Fisher and all these other high-profile male athletes.”

The book’s storyline follows the history of marching, the opportunities it offered and how the sport shaped their lives.

A group of women stand behind a woman speaking at a podium.
Aunty Lesley, surrounded by former marching girls, launches the book at the State Library of Queensland.(Supplied)

Professor Phillips said it was an important period for Queensland First Nations women.

“You’ve gone from that era of protection to assimilation, and these girls really rode the crest of that wave,” she said.

“For many of these women, this was the first opportunity to get out of Cherbourg and see the opportunities that lay beyond.”

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Kyle Chalmers wins ‘bittersweet’ 100 meters freestyle gold at the Commonwealth Games, father Brett calls out media ‘bullying’

Kyle Chalmers wins 'bittersweet' 100 meters freestyle gold at the Commonwealth Games, father Brett calls out media 'bullying'

Kyle Chalmers said it took all his strength and courage to win his third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in the men’s 100m freestyle.

It wasn’t his fastest swim, but he said it was “bigger than just me racing”.

“It’s very, very bittersweet. It’s been the most-challenging, probably 48 hours of my swimming career,” Chalmers said.

“And, as much as it’s nice to win, it’s probably just a big sense of relief, rather than the satisfaction that I thought I’d feel and want to feel after a performance like that.”

Chalmers has been the center of intense scrutiny over his personal life, and it came to a head at the Sandwell Aquatics Center a couple of nights ago, where he faced more questioning over unsourced rumors about rifts in the team after winning the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay .

The 24-year-old considered walking away, and admitted he barely slept ahead of the 100m freestyle heats.

But I have pushed on to send a message.

Kyle Chalmers holds a finger to his lips in the Commonwealth Games pool.
Gold medalist Kyle Chalmers sent a message to the media after weeks of intense scrutiny.(AP: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

“I’ve definitely had big battles with mental health over a long time, and it’s one of the most-challenging things that I’ve had to face and see my teammates face and family face,” he said.

“I think it’s important that people have the courage to stand up and speak about it.

“I’ve been around for a while and I need to create the conversation and try to help people going through similar things and just make it more normal.

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Australia’s Kate McDonald produces stunning gold, Tyson Bull defies injury for silver on final day of artistic gymnastics

An Australian gymnast smiles as he bites into his silver medal after his event at the Commonwealth Games.

Kate McDonald thought she’d just be making up the numbers in the women’s beam finale.

And injured Tyson Bull wasn’t even supposed to be competing in the men’s horizontal bar final.

But both have pulled off exceptional performances to win gold and silver medals respectively on the final day of artistic gymnastics competition in Birmingham.

McDonald usurps Godwin for gold

An Australian gymnast arches her back as she does a back flip on the balance beam at the Commonwealth Games.
Australia’s Kate McDonald saved her best for last in the women’s balance beam final.(Reuters)

McDonald hadn’t performed as well as she’d hoped in her main event, the uneven bars.

So she had low expectations for her final event, the beam.

The 22-year-old was the penultimate competitor, with her teammate, Georgia Godwin in the gold medal position.

McDonald was flawless and when her score came up, 13,466, she was absolutely floored.

The final gymnast, Canada’s Emma Spence, couldn’t beat the score, so McDonald claimed gold, and Godwin silver.

“I definitely was not expecting a score like that. And then I looked at my score and I was shocked that I was in first place,” McDonald said.

Godwin, who’s the team captain in Birmingham, was ecstatic to see McDonald overtake her.

“It’s just amazing, she put up the performance of a lifetime when it counted so she deserves the gold,” Godwin said.

McDonald admitted she put herself under too much pressure in the uneven bars, where she finished seventh.

That helped her let loose on the beam.

“I just I had nothing to lose, I was like I’m just going to enjoy myself. And there’s ice cream at the end so there is a no-lose situation,” she said.

Four tubs of salted caramel ice cream are now waiting as her reward.

Godwin’s glorious Games

Two smiling Australian gymnasts stand on the podium with their medals along with a Canadian competitor.
Georgia Godwin (left) and Kate McDonald (centre) enjoyed a successful Commonwealth Games campaign.(Reuters: Stoyan Nenov )

While Emma McKeon will leave Birmingham as Australia’s most successful Commonwealth Games athlete of all time, Godwin might be the breakout star.

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Princess Charlotte steals the show with Kate and William watching the swimming

Commonwealth Games 2022: Princess Charlotte steals the show with Kate and William watching the swimming

Another major British event means another one of Kate’s cuties to steal the show.

This time, it was Princess Charlotte who was the picture of excitement on an outing with her parents Duchess Kate and Prince William at the Commonwealth Games.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge attend the Sandwell Aquatics Center during the 2022 Commonwealth Games on August 02, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Camera IconKate and Princess Charlotte at the Commonwealth Games. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

The seven-year-old appeared thrilled to be watching the swimming in Birmingham, struggling to contain her enthusiasm, gasping and leaning on the edge of her seat.

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, left, and Princess Charlotte smile as they watch a swimming event at Sandwell Aquatics Center on day five of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Camera IconCharlotte appeared thrilled to witness the action at the Games. Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Wearing a striped dress and her hair in pigtails, she was seen at one point giving the thumbs up to her father.

Little Charlotte appears just as sporting mad as her parents.

Only days earlier she appeared in a video message to England’s women’s soccer team, the Lionesses, before their win against Germany in the Euro 2022 final.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Sandwell Aquatics Center during the 2022 Commonwealth Games on August 02, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Camera IconCharlotte sat with her parents William and Kate at the Birmingham event. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

“Good luck, I hope you win, bye!” she said in the message.

Charlotte’s animated display in Birmingham was reminiscent of her younger brother Prince Louis’ famous appearance at the Platinum Party at the Palace for the Queen’s platinum jubilee in June.

The four-year-old created international headlines by pulling faces, sticking out his tongue through the lengthy performance, during which he sat alongside his cousins ​​and grandparents Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla.

SMETHWICK, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watch the action on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Sandwell Aquatics Center on August 02, 2022 in Smethwick, England. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Camera IconCharlotte gives the thumbs up to Prince William. Credit: elsa/Getty Images

The display, in full view of the television cameras filming the event, drew a mixed response from viewers, with some dubbing it Kate’s most relatable parenting moment

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge attend the Sandwell Aquatics Center during the 2022 Commonwealth Games on August 02, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Camera IconThe seven-year-old was on the edge of her seat during the swimming. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

However, some royal watchers criticized Prince William and the Duchess’ parenting methods.

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Kyle Chalmers wins ‘bittersweet’ 100 meters freestyle gold at the Commonwealth Games, father Brett calls out media ‘bullying’

Kyle Chalmers wins 'bittersweet' 100 meters freestyle gold at the Commonwealth Games, father Brett calls out media 'bullying'

Kyle Chalmers said it took all his strength and courage to win his third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in the men’s 100m freestyle.

It wasn’t his fastest swim, but he said it was “bigger than just me racing”.

“It’s very, very bittersweet. It’s been the most-challenging, probably 48 hours of my swimming career,” Chalmers said.

“And, as much as it’s nice to win, it’s probably just a big sense of relief, rather than the satisfaction that I thought I’d feel and want to feel after a performance like that.”

Chalmers has been the center of intense scrutiny over his personal life, and it came to a head at the Sandwell Aquatics Center a couple of nights ago, where he faced more questioning over unsourced rumors about rifts in the team after winning the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay .

The 24-year-old considered walking away, and admitted he barely slept ahead of the 100m freestyle heats.

But I have pushed on to send a message.

Kyle Chalmers holds a finger to his lips in the Commonwealth Games pool.
Gold medalist Kyle Chalmers sent a message to the media after weeks of intense scrutiny.(AP: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

“I’ve definitely had big battles with mental health over a long time, and it’s one of the most-challenging things that I’ve had to face and see my teammates face and family face,” he said.

“I think it’s important that people have the courage to stand up and speak about it.

“I’ve been around for a while and I need to create the conversation and try to help people going through similar things and just make it more normal.

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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.”

Just like Tokyo 2020 on Seven, there is one destination to watch every epic feat, every medal moment, every record attempt and every inspiring turn from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

7plus is the only place to watch up to 30 live and replay channels of sport, see what’s on when, keep up to date with the medal tally, create a watchlist to follow your favorite events and catch up on highlights.

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Cyclist run over in horror Games crash

Cyclist run over in horror Games crash

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