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Canada got off to a strong start in the pool at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, with several swimmers advancing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.
Alex Yee won the Commonwealth Games gold triathlon at Sutton Park in Birmingham. The gold medal follows on from the silver medal that the 24-year-old secured in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics last year, and came after he outpaced New Zealander Hayden Wilde. Ad/> “This is a home Games, it’s the first time I’ve been able to race in front of my parents for a long time,” said Yee after his success.
Alex Yee won the Commonwealth Games gold triathlon at Sutton Park in Birmingham. The gold medal follows on from the silver medal that the 24-year-old secured in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics last year, and came after he outpaced New Zealander Hayden Wilde. Ad/> “This is a home Games, it’s the first time I’ve been able to race in front of my parents for a long time,” said Yee after his success.
Woman singles player Tania Choudhary and men's triples team suffered twin losses each on the opening day of lawn ball competitions in the Commonwealth Games on Friday. The Indian men's team of Chandan Kumar Singh (skip) Navneet Singh (lead) and Mridul Borgohain (second) lost 6-23 to New Zealand in their first game. They then suffered 12-19 defeat at the hands of Scotland in the second game. The New Zealand team comprising Andrew Kelly (lead), Mike Galloway (second) and Ali Forsyth (skip) proved far superior to the Indians.
Commonwealth Games campaign began on a disappointing note with all the three teams failing to make the finals on Friday. The Indian men's sprint team of Ronaldo Laitonjam, Y Rojit Singh, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo could not make it to the medal round, finishing sixth in the qualification with a total time of 44.702 seconds at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell signed a two-year contract extension on Friday that keeps him in charge of the world's top ranked rugby nation until 2025.
Commonwealth Games on Friday, hailing his victory in the men's triathlon in Birmingham as his "greatest achievement" despite taking Olympic silver last year. The 24-year-old made up a deficit of 15 seconds following the bike section to overhaul long-time pacesetter Hayden Wilde on the run and finish the sprint-distance event in a time of 50 min 34 sec. New Zealand's Wilde briefly regained the lead but, with a 10-second penalty hanging over him, he patted Yee on the shoulder and waved him on to take the honours on his own.
Commonwealth Games got underway on Friday in Birmingham. The Indian women table tennis team, led by Manika Batra, started its title defence in emphatic fashion, outclassing South Africa 3-0 in its opening Group 2 tie.