Katarina Johnson-Thompson adds second Commonwealth crown to career medal haul
England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson retained her Commonwealth Games heptathlon title in Birmingham.
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Bethany Firth and Daniel Wiffen bag medals at Commonwealth Games
Bethany Firth and Daniel Wiffen crowned an outstanding week for Northern Ireland in the pool as swimming came to a close at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games this evening.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson claims first heptathlon title for three years
Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed her first heptathlon title for three years after successfully defending her Commonwealth Games crown.
Emily Campbell and Evie Richards excel on day six of the Commonwealth Games
Emily Campbell roared to a record-breaking gold medal in the women’s weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, while Evie Richards rode to victory in the women’s mountain biking.
England's Emily Campbell wins weightlifting gold at Commonwealth Games after record-breaking display
England's Emily Campbell turned in a stunning performance to take gold in the +87kg weighlifting event at the Commonwealth Games. The 28-year-old from Nottingham broke records in both the snatch and the clean and jerk lifts to finish with an overall Games-record total of 286kg. Ad/> That was enough to see off Feagaiga Stowers, the defending champion from Samoa, who could only manage a combined 268kg.
Emily Campbell produces record-breaking performance to win Commonwealth gold
Emily Campbell strode to the stage sporting red and white bunches and some candid advice from weightlifting royalty before delivering a record-breaking performance to add Commonwealth Games gold to her Olympic silver medal.
Ireland name team for European Championships in Munich
Ireland have named their squad for the European Athletics Championships in Munich, which take place from 15 to 21 August.
Evie Richards puts tough year behind her to add Commonwealth Games mountain bike gold to world title
England's Evie Richards put a tough season behind her by producing a commanding ride to win gold in the Commonwealth Games cross country mountain biking. Richards became Britain's first female elite world champion in Italy last year, but has endured a disrupted year, struggling with a back issue before contracting Covid last month. Ad/> But she was in a class of her own on the Cannock Chase Forest course, finishing nearly a minute ahead of silver medallist Zoe Cuthbert (Australia).