Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nIt is Australia\u2019s first gold medal in the event since the 1974 Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cRohan\u2019s hung on! We\u2019ve won the gold medal!\u201d athletics commentary doyen Bruce McAvaney exclaimed on Channel 7.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Browning, it\u2019s so special. And for us as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou hoped, but didn\u2019t really believe we could win. Frame that photo please. I\u2019m so happy for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrilling. Breathtaking. Unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist Tamsyn Manou \u2013 whose father, Greg Lewis, was part of that 1974 gold-winning relay team \u2013 was even more delighted, screaming \u201cYes!\u201d as Browning crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one of the best races I\u2019ve ever seen Browning run,\u201d she proclaimed on Seven.<\/p>\n
For Browning, the victory comes as extra sweet after tripping on the anchor leg in the 2022 gold medal race.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever run quite that scared in my life,\u201d the 28-year old told Seven.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no idea where the others were. I could here the commentator call for Canada, and just run to that line.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour years ago, I tripped over, got the team DQed in the heats when we were medal threats, and I\u2019ve had to carry the burden of that for the last four years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this, hopefully, wipes the slate clean. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s probably the most special moment of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kennedy\u2019s gold comes after the selfless decision to not compete in the men\u2019s 100m in order to preserve himself for the team race.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a few beers later on,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team \u2013 (L-R) Rohan Browning, Calab Law, Josh Azzopardi and Lachlan Kennedy. Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
A further ten gold medals has seen Australia\u2019s Games tally swell to 65 gold, 41 silver and 52 bronze \u2013 comfortably clear of second-placed England (26-40-35).<\/p>\n
A clean sweep of medals in the 10,000m race walk summed up the dominance \u2013 with Australia\u2019s biggest enemies proving to be themselves.<\/p>\n
Olympic bronze medallist Jemima Montag claimed her third Games gold after powering away from countrywoman Elizabeth McMillen in the final two laps of the 25-lap race.<\/p>\n
In breezy conditions, Montag conserved energy by staying behind McMillen, forcing her to bear the brunt of the headwind, before pulling away late.<\/p>\n
It led to a frosty handshake between the pair after the race, with Montag admitting she had to \u201cbe selfish\u201d to claim gold.<\/p>\n
Jemima Montag and Elizabeth McMillan shake hands after the women’s 10,000m race walk.Source: Channel 7<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately it\u2019s an individual sport, not a team,\u201d the 28-year old said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it was cycling or something, with drafting where you do change the lead around, then absolutely.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as much as I would love to, sometimes you have to forget that it\u2019s a teammate that you care about and just remember that it\u2019s another competitor and another body that\u2019s ahead of you, and to ultimately be selfish.\u201d<\/p>\n
A third Australian in Rebecca Henderson would claim bronze.<\/p>\n
There was another all-Aussie clean sweep in the women\u2019s mile, with Abbey Caldwell claiming gold over Jess Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth.<\/p>\n
The trio were notably thrilled with each other\u2019s achievement, with Hull\u2019s sportswomanship again stealing the show.<\/p>\n
The popular 29-year old was all smiles after her silver medal win, as she was when pipped by Rose Davies in the 5000m earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we just take a moment to say how kind-hearted Jess Hull is,\u201d Manou said on Seven.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s finished second in both races \u2013 but the smile across her face, you can\u2019t put that on.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s such a genuine, genuine person.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hug, the smiles, the pride that she has that all the three of them have got the medal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica Hull congratulates gold medallist Abbey Caldwell and bronze medallist Claudia Hollingsworth after the women\u2019s one mile final. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)Source: AP<\/p>\n
Brianna Clarke added to the track medal tally with gold in the women\u2019s 200m T38.<\/p>\n
In the field events, Matt Denny enjoyed a heartwarming moment with son Roman after becoming the first man since 1958 to defend a Games discus title.<\/p>\n
Denny, who won bronze at the Paris Olympics, claimed gold with a throw of 67.73m, well clear of Jamaica\u2019s Fredrick Dacres (65.10) before taking Roman on a lap of honour in celebration.<\/p>\n
Matt Denny with his son Roman after winning discus gold. . Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
Mackenzie Little won gold of her own in the women\u2019s javelin, with her 61.88m first throw pipping New Zealander Tori Moorby (60.04m).<\/p>\n
Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall\u2019s 5.80m first attempt was enough his third consecutive Games gold \u2013 before he went on to set a new record as well.<\/p>\n
Marschall\u2019s last attempt at clearing 5.85m for a new benchmark, surpassing 2008 Olympic gold medallist Steve Hooker\u2019s 5.80m attempt at the 2006 Games, was successful.<\/p>\n
Earlier, a pair of boxing golds extended Australia\u2019s dominance to the ring.<\/p>\n
Jye Dixon was left in tears after a unanimous decision in the men\u2019s 55kg event, before Emma-Sue Greentree\u2019s gold in the middleweight boxing via a tense split decision.<\/p>\n
Leigh Hoffman continued a brilliant individual games with gold in the men\u2019s sprint cycling event.<\/p>\n
Following on from his team sprint success, the 26-year old set a games record with his qualifying time, before defeating Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Nicholas Paul 2-0 in the final.<\/p>\n
Hoffman couldn\u2019t resist another cheeky jab at ex-teammate Matthew Richardson, who was unable to compete due to injury after his defection from Australia to England after the 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n
When asked about Richardson\u2019s claim he only had one bike while racing for Australia, compared to five with Team Britain, the Aussie remarked: \u201cI only need one bike to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, there was heartbreak in the mixed 4x400m relay, with a last-gasp stumble from Jemma Pollard denying the Australians a shot at another medal.<\/p>\n
After Mia Gross, Tom Reynolds and Cooper Sherman ran brilliantly to set up a lead going into the final leg, Pollard did everything to hold on, only to trip with just 40 metres to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s 4x100m relay team have broken a 52-year drought to win Commonwealth Games gold after a heroic final…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,85,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-838697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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