Check out all the highlights from our athletes at Birmingham on Day 4!
McKeon makes it 12 golds
Emma Mckeon has won her 12th Commonwealth Games gold medal with a tight finish in the 50m butterfly.
Just half a second separated the entire field as McKeon clocked a time of 25:90.
It was her fourth gold medal of the Birmingham games, while fellow Aussie Alex Perkins finished fifth.
Aussie men set Comm Games record
Australia has claimed gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay.
Elijah Winnington, Flynn Southam and Zac Incerti all led after their legs before Mack Horton brought it home for the Aussies to claim a comfortable win.
How good is the team getting around Zac Incerti ❤️ #B2022 pic.twitter.com/o9iXdAhL1I
— 7Sport (@7Sport) August 1, 2022
McKeown doubles up
Kaylee McKeown has set a Games record to win the 200m backstroke gold.
She swam a time of 2:05.60 to back up her 100m backstroke gold, while teammate Minna Atherton finished third for bronze.
What a race! Kaylee McKeown backs up after her 200 backstroke gold to win 🥈 in the 200 IM #B2022 pic.twitter.com/tPYyhvN57b
— 7Sport (@7Sport) August 1, 2022
Kaylee McKeown does the double, adding the 200 backstroke to the 100 backstroke! #B2022 pic.twitter.com/MSL0CFDr6y
— 7Sport (@7Sport) August 1, 2022
Simpson through to final
Cody Simpson has cruised through to the 100m butterfly final.
Speaking post-race he said he was “quite happy” with the swim and tried to get through while conserving as much energy as possible.
He heads into Wednesday night’s final as the fifth-fastest qualifier.
Aussie gold in judo
Tinka Easton has claimed gold in the women’s judo 52kg category with an upset over Cananidan Kelly Deguchi.
Speaking after the win, Easton acknowledged she was falling behind midway through and credited a refocus for her fightback late to prevail in stunning circumstances.
Tinka Easton wins it with the golden score!! 🤯
— 7Sport (@7Sport) August 1, 2022
She takes home gold in Birmingham! 🥇#B2022 pic.twitter.com/iK2EDHyuID
Ryan claims gold in lawn bowls
Aussie Ellen Ryan has claimed gold in the women’s singles in Lawn Bowls.
Despite finding herself down early, Australia’s youngest member of the lawn bowls team clawed her way back to triumph 21-17.
Ellen Ryan is a gold medalist in Birmingham!
— 7Sport (@7Sport) August 1, 2022
What a super effort to defeat Lucy Beere 👏#B2022 pic.twitter.com/A1TLUiZDLs
Gold for Glaetzer on the track
Aussie cyclist Matthew Glaetzer claimed his second gold of the Games in the men’s 1000m time trial, clocking in under one minute at 59.505.
Teammate Tom Cornish made the podium an Aussie 1-2 finish, claiming the silver in 1:00.036.
Godwin’s golden Games continues
Gymnast Georgia Godwin followed up her victory in the women’s all-round event by winning a second gold in the vault final.
Godwin received a score of 13.233 after her two efforts to claim the top score of the night.
Kiwi gold in the pool
New Zealander Andrew Jeffcoat took out gold in the 50m backstroke final, edging South Africa’s Pieter Coetze to blast the previous New Zealand Record in 24.65 seconds.
