The Silver Ferns have taken an important step towards contesting the netball medals, while swimmer Erika Fairweather added to her haul at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n
New Zealand overcame archrivals Jamaica 53-48 in their pool clash, moving level with Uganda at the top of their group.<\/p>\n
The Caribbean team had beaten the Ferns in the medal rounds of the previous two Games, taking silver at Birmingham 2022 and bronze at Gold Coast 2018, so theirs was a prized scalp for Dame Noeline Taurua’s side.<\/p>\n
Uganda hold top spot by virtue of a superior goal differential, after playing the bottom two teams in the pool – Wales and Trinidad & Tobago – they face the Kiwis next on Wednesday morning (NZT).<\/p>\n
Fairweather finished second behind Aussie Lani Pallister in the pool, clocking 15m 58.97s to finish almost 18 seconds back, but 2.4 seconds ahead of Aussie Molly Walker for the silver.<\/p>\n
She still has 800m freestyle later in the swimming programme.<\/p>\n
Athletics competition begins on Monday evening, with Kiwi Lauren Bruce contesting the hammer qualifying. Five more swimmers contest heats in the pool, with Lewis Clareburt beginning the defence of his 200m butterfly crown. while the NZ women face hosts Scotland at the 3×3 basketball.<\/p>\n
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