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Australia’s Kate McDonald wins the women’s uneven bars final
McDonald takes gold, and Emily Roper has bronze! Just like her twin sister, Abigail, on the vault earlier today. What a wonderful day for the family.
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Taha Hashim
Artistic gymnastics: Thanks, Daniel. Yep, let’s stay with the women’s uneven bars final, with Canada’s Ellie Black nailing her routine … a score of 13.9 takes her into second place. Time for Australia’s Ruby Pass to complete the event …
Indeed she is, 14.333 putting her in gold-medal position. To see if she stays there, stick with us – here’s Taha Hashim to coax you through the next two hours.
By the way, we’re started in the women’s 53kg weightlifting final; we’ll give you detail once these a-bars are done with. On which point, McDonalds’s routine is really good and is, I think the best we’ve seen so far. She’s bouncing about taking congratulation, but is she going first?
We pause at halfway for the bars to be reset, then Kate McDonald of Australia appears…
It’s Emily Roper next and an she join her twin sister as a Commonwealth medalist? I think she can you know, her routine very clean with tricks linked and the dismount nailed. In the crowd, Abigail loves it, leaping about in her seat. but what of the judges? Well they’re keen too, 13.666 putting her in the lead with four athletes to go.
Alana Walker of Jamaica goes next but stumbles in the dismount, which’ll cost her. She winds up with 12.533, third of three so far.
Alana Walker of Jamaica during the women’s uneven bars final. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PAShare
Updated at 11.10 EDT
Li Wen Yeoh of Malaysia goes next and this looks a much harder routine than Amankwaah’s. Sure enough, she moves ahead with 13.533.
A decent routine from Amnkwaah, her control pretty good, and she’s marked at 13.233. I doubt that’s good enough for a medak.
It’s time to go in the u-bars, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah of England first up.
Righto, it’s almost time for the women’s uneven bars, and I’m currently enjoying the name Anneke Spies-Burger – she’s warming up for the women’s 53kg weightlifting.
Updated at 10.47 EDT
Oh man, that was amazing – Lynn is so, so excited, and it’s amazing to see.
Our silver and bronze Scots are so excited – Lynn didn’t think a medal was on the cards, “but if you’re in the final you’re there to win medals”, he lives for these moments. tried to do the best routine he’d ever done, and did.
Ward also thinks he delivered the best routine he’s ever managed in competition and, though he didn’t get gold, his mate winning bronze makes up for it immediately and they’re going to be on the podium together. He’s happier for him than for himself.
Carroll is delighted – this is his first time in the 15s, and he’s feeling great. He knew he needed a routine that was almost perfect and afterwards, knew he might’ve laid one down – he thought it was one of rhe the best he’d ever done. His excitement and pride are palpable absolutely lovely to say.
We’ve not got long to wait for our next gymnastics final – in 10 minutes, it’s the women’s uneven bars.
ShareEngland beat Malawi 73-38 in the netball
Superb work from England, whose next match is against Tonga on Wednesday.
England’s players celebrate victory. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAShare
Updated at 10.39 EDT
Jordan Carroll of Canada wins gold in the men’s pommel horse
Silver goes to Reuben Ward and bronze to Cam Lynn, both of Scotland – and the arena goes wild, no one more so than Lynn himself.
England now lead Malawi 72-37 in the netball, and this is an impressive hiding. If they play this way against SA, they’ve every chance of making the last four.
McClenaghan goes for everything, but his legs separate somewhat, and it’s not going to be enough. He scores 13.000, and with one competitor to come, Ritam Malik of Australia, the gold and silver look spoken for.
Maybe! 13.833 for Lynn, which takes him third, but next up it’s Rhys McClenaghan, the Olympic champ.
Cam Lynn of Scotland really, really likes his performance and so does Reuben Ward. But will it be good enough enough for a medal?
It’s 12.066 for Tobin and, with three athletes to come, Carroll still leads from Ward from Georgiou.
Next up it’s Adam Tobin of England … and he slips off. He’ll get back on, but won’t be troubling the medal-bearers today.
Next out is Reuben Ward, Scotland’s all-around champ, and his effort is seriously useful too – as it must be to challenge Carroll, whose score is Olympic-medal high. Ward salutes the crowd … and his score of 14.966 isn’t quite high enough
Back with the netball, England lead Malawi 55-33 with 14.19 left in Q4. they’ve been really impressive, quick to the ball and dominant in the semi-circle.
Jordan Carroll of Canada razzes out a beautiful routine, so much control. It’ll take some beating, that, and … he gets 15.000, 6.000 for difficulty and 9000 for execution! He absolutely loves it, the gold glinting at him from afar.
Updated at 10.12 EDT
Second of eight it’s Marios Georgiou of Cyprus, who stays on but whose leg separations will cost him execution marks. He records 13.100, which puts him in the lead for now.
Moore, the all-around bronze medalist, dismounts very nicely, but that error will cost him. He manages 12.833, roughly half a mark less than he registered in qualifying, and which I doubt is enough for a medal.
Updated at 10.05 EDT
Ach, Jesse Moore of Australia falls, which’ll cost him a mark and perhaps some difficulty scores.
…and it’s time to go.
Our gymnasts are warming up…
Coming up in a few, we’ve got the final of the men’s horse, with the final of the women’s 53kg weightlifting to follow at 3.30pm BST.
England beat Kenya 21-0 in the men’s wheelchair 3×3, the first shut-out in the competition. And back with the netball, England lead Malawi 44-27, stretching away with 8,58 left in Q3.
England are having their way with Kenya in the me’s wheelchair 3×3, leading 15-0 with 5.07 left.
Back with the wheelchair 3×3, England men, 4-0 and top of the group, lead Kenya 3-0.
Updated at 09.40 EDT
At the end of Q2, England lead Malawi 37-23, but really, this is a phoney war. The real thing comes on Thursday evening, when they meet South Africa, the winners likely to accompany Australia into the last four.
England are playing well now, leading 31-20 with four minutes left in Q2. Meantime, Australia women are playing Canada in the 3×3, it’s gone to overtime … and a basket from the Aussies seals the match. Both teams though, are going through to the knockouts.
Updated at 09.39 EDT