COMMONWEALTH GAMES - BIRMINGHAM - 2022
Disc 1
Mens Triathlon - England's Alex Yee added to his Olympic Gold with Commonwealth Gold in a comeback win in Birmingham. Yee trailed New Zealander Hayden Wilde by 16 seconds through Transition 2, but a strong run brought him level in the final stretch and the win was confirmed when Wilde had to take a 10 second penalty in the sin bin with the finish line in sight. Wilde took Silver and Australia's Matt Hauser took Bronze. Coverage includes the medal ceremony (10, 1 hour 15 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Chilton/Emmerson, PAL)
Disc 2
Womens Triathlon - Flora Duffy of the Bahamas retained her Commonwealth title with a strong run in the Birmingham heat. Duffy and England's Georgia Taylor-Brown broke clear of the chasing pack in the run, but Duffy soon pulled away and won by 41 seconds. Taylor-Brown won Silver with Scotland's Beth Potter taking Bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (10, 1 hour 24 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Chilton/Emmerson, PAL)
Disc 3
Mixed Team Relay Triathlon - England won the Mixed Team Relay on home soil, winning Gold 46 seconds ahead of Wales in Silver and Australia in Bronze. The England team featured Alex Yee, Sophie Coldwell, Sam Dickinson and Georgia Taylor-Brown. The Wales team featured Iestyn Harrett, Olivia Mathias, Dominic Coy and Non Stanford. The Australia team featured Jacob Birtwhistle, Natalie van Coevorden, Matthew Hauser and Sophie Linn. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (10, 1 hour 33 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Chilton/Emmerson, PAL)
Disc 4
Mens Rugby Sevens - The 7th tournament was won by South Africa who beat the Olympic Champions Fiji in the Final (9, 1 Disc, BBC - Cox/Vickerman, PAL)
Australia (12) v (12) Uganda - Pool D
New Zealand (14) v (19) Fiji - Semi-Final
Australia (12) v (24) South Africa - Semi-Final
Fiji (7) v (31) South Africa - Gold Medal match
Disc 5
Womens Rugby Sevens - Australia put to bed their loss in the 2018 tournament with a big win against Fiji in the Final (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Cox/Vickerman, PAL)
England (57) v (0) Sri Lanka - Pool A
New Zealand (12) v (17) Australia - Semi-Final
Fiji (24) v (7) Canada - Semi-Final
Australia (22) v (12) Fiji - Gold Medal match
Disc 6
Track Cycling
Womens Team Pursuit - Bronze Medal race - England v Wales - The England team of Laura Kenny, Josie Knight, Maddie Leech and Sophie Lewis won Bronze, finishing 1.796 seconds ahead of the Welsh team featuring Megan Barker, Ella Barnwell, Anna Morris and Jessica Roberts. Coverage includes the medal ceremony (9, 19 minutes, BBC - Brotherton/Boardman, PAL)
Womens 10km Scratch Race - Laura Kenny won England's first velodrome gold of the Games with a remarkable win over 40 laps, beating Michaela Drummond of New Zealand (Silver) and Maggie Coles-Lyster of Canada (Bronze). Includes the post-race interview with Laura but not the medal ceremony (9, 37 minutes, BBC - Brotherton/Boardman, PAL)
Mens Team Pursuit - Gold Medal race - England v Australia - New Zealand took Gold in a Games Record time of 3:47.575, finishing 2 seconds ahead of England. The New Zealand team featured Aaron Gate, Jordan Kerby, Tom Sexton and Campbell Stewart. The England team featured Daniel Bigham, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon and Oliver Wood. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 13 minutes, BBC - Brotherton/Boardman, PAL)
Mens Team Sprint - Qualifier and Gold Medal race - Australia took Gold in a Games Record time of 42.040, finishing 1.3 seconds ahead of England. Australia featured Matthew Glaetzer, Leigh Hoffman and Matthew Richardson. England featured Ryan Owens, Joseph Truman and Hamish Turnbull. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 5 minutes, BBC - Brotherton/Boardman, PAL)
Mens Keirin - Semi-Final 1, Semi-Final 2, Gold medal race - Nicholas Paul took gold in the Keirin, beating Jack Carlin of Scotland into Silver and Shah Sahrom of Malaysia into Bronze. His victory ended Trinidad and Tobago's 52-year wait for a medal in cycling at the Commonwealth Games. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 15 minutes, BBC - Brotherton/Boardman, PAL)
Disc 7
Swimming
Mens 100M Breaststroke - Heat 5, Semi-Final 2, Gold Medal race - England's James Wilby won a sensational Gold in a time of 59.25 seconds, beating Australia's Zac Stubblety-Cook into Silver and Australia's Sam Williamson into Bronze. Reigning champion, England's Adam Peaty finished 4th and suffered his first loss at the distance in 8 years. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 19 minutes, BBC - Jameson/Moorhouse, PAL)
Mens 50M Butterfly Gold Medal race - England's Ben Proud won his countrys' first Swimming Gold medal, in a new Commonwealth Games record of 22.81 seconds. Teong Tzen Wei of Singapore took Silver and Cameron Gray of New Zealand won Bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 7 minutes, BBC - Jameson/Moorhouse, PAL)
Mens 200M Freestyle Gold Medal race - The battle between the good friends and big rivals, Duncan Scott and Tom Dean, went the way of Scott as he took Gold fractionally in front of Dean, who claimed Silver. Elijah Winnington of Australia took Bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 9 minutes, BBC - Jameson/Moorhouse, PAL)
Womens 4x200M Freestyle Relay Gold Medal race - In a sensational race, Australia confirmed their place as the best in the World, winning Gold in a new World Record time of 7:39.29. All 4 swimmers swam under 1:57 with the final leg completed in a remarkable 1:52.82. The Australia team featured Madison Wilson, Kiah Melverton, Mollie O'Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus. Canada, featuring Summer McIntosh, Ella Jansen, Mary-Sophie Harvey and Katerine Savard, took Silver. England, featuring Freya Colbert, Tamryn van Selm, Abbie Wood and Freya Anderson, took Bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 14 minutes, BBC - Jameson/Moorhouse, PAL)
Mens 50M Breaststroke - Heat 6, Semi-Final 1, Gold Medal race - England's Adam Peaty put the disappointment of not winning the 100M Breaststroke behind him as he won the Commonwealth 50M Breaststroke title for the first time. Peaty proved too much for Sam Williamson of Australia who took Silver, and Ross Murdoch of Scotland who took Bronze.Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 22 minutes, BBC - Jameson/Moorhouse, PAL)
Mens 4x100M Medley Relay Gold Medal race - On the final night of Swimming at the Games, England held on at the death to take Gold over a hard-charging Australia team. The England team featured Brodie Williams, James Wilby, James Guy and Tom Dean. Australia featured Bradley Woodward, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Matthew Temple and Kyle Chalmers. Scotland, featuring Craig McNally, Ross Murdoch, Duncan Scott and Evan Jones, took Bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 8 minutes, BBC - Jameson/Moorhouse, PAL)
Disc 8
Womens Heptathlon - England's Katarina Johnson-Thompson re-claimed her Commonwealth Gold to end an injury-filled year on a high. KJT won the Gold with a score of 6,377 points. Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor took Silver while England's Jade O'Dowda took Bronze. Coverage includes KJT's full 100 metres hurdles, 200 metres and 800 metres + the best throws and jumps of her remaining events. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (10, 36 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Cram/Cotter/Backley/Jackson, PAL)
Disc 9
Womens 10M Platform Diving Final - England's Seventeen-year-old Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won her first Commonwealth Gold Medal with a perfect final dive, winning Gold with 357.50 points. England's Lois Toulson claimed Silver and Canada's Caeli McKay took Bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 1 hour 9 minutes, BBC - Downes/Taylor, PAL)
Disc 10
Mens 1M Springboard Diving Final - England's Jack Laugher retained his Commonwealth title, winning Gold with 447.05 points. Laugher beat Australian Shixin Li into Silver and England team-mate Jordan Houlden into bronze. Coverage does not include the medal ceremony (9, 1 hour 8 minutes, BBC - Downes/Taylor, PAL)
Disc 11
Athletics
Mens 100M Final - Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala capped his big year by winning Commonwealth Gold in 10:02 seconds. Reigning Champion South African Akani Simbine won Silver and Sri Lankan Yupun Abeykoon won a surprise Bronze (9, 9 minutes, BBC - Cotter/Jackson, PAL)
Womens 100M Final - Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica used a fast start to win Gold in a time of 10.95 seconds, beating Lucien Alfred of St.Lucia into Silver (11.01) and England's Daryll Neita into bronze (11:07) (9, 8 minutes, BBC - Cram/Jackson, PAL)
Womens 10,000M Final - In an emotional race, Scotland's Eilish McColgan won her first Commonwealth Games Gold medal, using the roar of the crowd to run a spectacular last lap to win. Kenyans Irene Cheptai and Sheila Kiprotich took Silver and Bronze respectively. McColgan won in a time of 30min 48.60 seconds, a new Games record. Coverage includes the medal ceremony (9, 30 minutes, BBC - Cram/Radcliffe, PAL)
Womens 800M Final - In an astonishing race, Kenyan Mary Moraa stunned the field, going from last to first on the final lap to win Gold. England's Keely Hodgkinson looked to have the race won with 100 metres to go, but Moraa put in an amazing burst to beat Hodgkinson into Silver. Scotland's Laura Muir won a surprise Bronze (9, 16 minutes, BBC - Cram/Radcliffe, PAL)
Mens 400M Hurdles Final - In a tough race, British Virgin Island's Kyron McMaster won Gold, beating Jamaican Jaheel Hyde into Silver with Alastair Chalmers of Guernsey winning a surprise bronze.Chalmer's Bronze was Guernsey's first ever Commonwealth Track medal(9, 9 minutes, BBC - Cram/Jackson, PAL)
Mens 400M Final - England's Matt Hudson-Smith, on his home track, was sensationally denied Commonwealth gold as Zambia's Muzala Samukonga fought back from 4th place in the final 100 metres to win Gold. Jonathan Jones of Barbados took Bronze(9, 9 minutes, BBC - Cram/Jackson, PAL)
Womens 1500M Final - Scotland's Laura Muir rode the emotion of the crowd to put in a stunning final lap to win Gold, beating Ciara Mageean into Silver and Abbey Caldwell of Australia into Bronze (9, 12 minutes, BBC - Cram/Radcliffe, PAL)
Womens 4x400M Relay Final - In a sensational finish in the final race of the Games, England held on at the death, winning Gold on a dip at the line to win by 0.1 of second over the Canadians. But after the race, England were disqualified after a lane infringement and Canada were promoted to Gold, with Jamaica in Silver and Scotland in Bronze. The England team featured Victoria Ohuruogu, Jodie Williams, Ama Pipi and Jessie Knight (9, 14 minutes, BBC - Cram/Cotter, PAL)
Disc 12
Womens 87kg+ Weightlifting - England's Emily Campbell won Gold, beating Samoan defending champion Feagaiga Stowers into Silver and Australian Charisma Tarrant into Bronze. Campbell set a new personal best and Games record of 124kg in the snatch portion of the event, before besting Stowers in the clean-and-jerk by 15kg to take Gold. Coverage includes the medal ceremony (9, 53 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC - Goldstrom/Breeze, PAL)
Discs 13 and 14
Womens Hockey Gold Medal Match - England (2) v (1) Australia - England finally won the Commonwealth Gold, beating their old enemy in a sensational final. England took a 2-0 lead with 2 goals in the 2nd quarter, then controlled the game the rest of the way to take the win. Australia did score in the final seconds of the game but it was too late to make a difference. The England goals came from Holly Hunt and Tess Howard. The Australia goal came from Ambrosia Malone. Coverage includes the medal ceremony + interviews with the England Players (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Chilton/Richardson-Walsh, PAL)
Disc 15
Netball Pool A - Jamaica (57) v (55) Australia - A match-up between the top 2 teams in Pool A went the way of the Jamaicans in an upset. Jamaica trailed by as many as six goals heading into the final quarter, but Jamaica surged back to take the win, their first ever over Australia at the Commonwealth Games. The star for Jamaica was captain Jhaniele Fowler, who scored 47 goals. She was also supported by Shanice Beckford who scored 10 goals. Australia featured Gretel Bueta (36 goals) and Steph Wood (19 goals) (9, 1 Disc, BBC - ?/Cookey, PAL)
Disc 16
Netball Pool B - England (54) v (44) New Zealand - England booked a place in the Semi-Finals with a big win against New Zealand, and finished top of Pool B. England held a slim 1-goal lead at half-time, but turned the game around with a great defensive performance, securing a 7-goal lead that they defended to the end. England featured Eleanor Cardwell (26 goals) and Goalkeeper Geva Mentor, who had a big game. New Zealand featured Grace Nweke (23 goals) (9, 1 Disc, BBC - Barker/Cookey, PAL)
Disc 17
Closing Ceremony - The 2022 Commonwealth Games ended with a spectacular closing ceremony that show-cased the best in Brummie music, culminating in a surprise performance by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Other artists include Apache Indian, Musical Youth, Panjabi MC and The Selecter (9, 2 hours 5 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Cotter/Irvine/Roberts, PAL)