comonwelths blogs 1/8/14

DISAPOINTMENT BUT HEART SHOWN IN THEESE BIG MATCHES

Tony Murphy from Northern Ireland lost to Kieran Mirliles from Scotland 21-15 21-8 in badminton.

Northern Ireland beat the Caymon Islands mixed doubles team in there pool match to reach the knockout stage they did loose the first set 10-11 but came back to win the second 11-8 and the third 11-2.

NI SECURE AMAZING WIN OVER JERSEY

NI beat Wales by 58 goals to 36 3 of the 4 quarters were won by team NI.

NI secured a 15-14 win over Jersey to secure a bronze medal in the lawn bowls this was a match that Jersey had control of at certain periods but team Ni were able to come back.

 

AUSTRALIANS SHOW HOW EASY IT CAN BE

Australia cruise to the play offs with a 5-0 win over Scotland in men’s hockey.

In women’s Australia beat South Africa 7-1.  

Moran and Clark lost to the Australian pair 11-2 11-10 in squash.

 

THERE IS STILL HOME HOPE

Team Scotland beat team Singapore 21-14 21-11 and got through to the quarters.

Australia’s Larissa Miller got gold and Rebecca Downey from England got silver and England’s Ruby Harold gets bronze in the women’s all round gymnastics.

 

DAVID WEIR SHOWS LEGENDARY STATUS

In the men’s discus Midus Vicus Shane from Canada won gold silver went to Apostolos Parells from Cyprus and bronze to Jason Morgan from Jamaica.

England’s David Weir won the T54 wheelchair race silver went to Kurt Furnway and bronze to Canada’s Ales Duport.

BOTSWANA WIN GOLD

Nijel Amos from Botswana won gold David Roudisha from Kenya won silver and Andre Oliver got the bronze in the men’s 800metres.

In the men’s 400 metres Fredricks from South Africa wins gold Gordon from Trinidad and Tobago got silver bronze Jeffery Gibson of the Bahamas.

CHILD CAN HANDLE PRESURE

Amy Child the reprehensive from Scotland got a silver medal.

Bruce of Nigeria got gold in the long jump England’s Jasmine Sunders getting silver and the bronze going to Cristobel Netty of Canada.

 

ENGLAND SHOW THEY ARE NEARLY THERE

In the women’s 200 metres Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria won gold silver went to Jodie Williams from England and bronze. England has 2^nd 3^rd and 4^th position in this race.