Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE: England win women's hockey gold

England suffer disastrous Commonwealth Games campaign After a disastrous eight-wicket thrashing by New Zealand that endured the ending, they failed to take consolation bronze.

Still fresh in the memory of the previous day's close defeat to India in the semi-finals, England were unable to rouse themselves for her third-place play-off, finishing 110th. retreated to Nine at Edgbaston.

Haley Jensen won his 24 for 3, with Franz Jonas and Sophie Devine each taking his two wickets. Not 51 out on 40 balls, New Zealand overhauled just a few targets with her 8.1 overs left.

He capped off a dismal weekend for the tournament organizers after defeating the White Ferns in the group stage final three days ago.

After losing to India on Saturday, England failed to rouse themselves for the third place match.

Volunteers at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 were the star of the show, according to the Chief Executive of the Organizing Committee.

More than 13,000 people signed up to support the competition in a variety of ways, including providing instruction and advice to kids high-fiving with giant foam hands and dancing. While shaving sand in beach volleyball.

On his penultimate day of the competition, Birmingham 2022 Chief Executive Officer Ian Reed paid tribute to those who stepped up.

"They are the stars of the show alongside the athletes," Reid told PA.

"They are the constituent group that everyone talks about, and rightly so. Their warm welcome, their support, and the ability to engage the local community through the venue." It's a different atmosphere than the usual European or World Championships in that group and one of the things we're really proud of. Every time I go there I see orange uniforms and some of them were just incredible in the time they were given, they really enjoyed it and it made it really special.

Australia's two-time world champion javelin thrower Kelsey Lee Barber had another perfect waiting match at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. After adding her 2022 World Championship title in Oregon in July to her success in Doha in 2019, Barber traveled to England to win her first Commonwealth gold medal. won.

However, on the eve of the opening ceremony on 28 July, she tested positive for COVID-19, which put her in quarantine, calling into question her participation. was given. It wasn't until Thursday that the 30-year-old was cleared to compete in the event, but she said days in quarantine to recuperate from her illness hadn't undermined her beliefs. Told.

She said, "Mentally I got through it. I didn't mean to affect today's performance," Barber said.

After winning a bronze medal at Glasgow in 2014 and a gold medal four years before her silver medal at the Coast, she won a complete set of medals for the Games. Barber, who was trying to complete, saved her throw at Best for the end. She trailed teammate Mackenzie Little, who threw a personal best of 64.27 meters, into the final round. But Barber responded with an effort of 64.43 meters to win her gold medal. It continues the theme of the Australian, who achieved her first world title in Doha on her final throw. “I had a lot of confidence from the world (championship) and I had a good feeling with the Javelin. I was doing it," she said. "I'm not going to lie. I'm confident that I can keep lifting throughout the competition and I'm glad we found something in the last round," Barber said on the penultimate day of the 2022 Olympics. You have won one of the 45 gold medals on offer. This includes 16 of her contested in boxing. England won its first able-bodied gold medal on the track when her team enjoyed success in the 4x100 meters men's relay in Trinidad, Tobago and Nigeria.

But England held out with 19.4 seconds of her remaining.

post. Anna Tomann hits Woodwork to close in on England.

With two minutes remaining in the third quarter, England are leading her 2–0.

Prapp leads the way as Gates sprints to the line and New Zealand wins gold.

The British expend a great deal of energy trying to drive Culverwell out.