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PAIN AND Thwaite PASSION: Francois Etoundi does a backflip TORN IT? I’VE after a successful lift, before tearing his bicep WON BRONZE (above) on his her turn way to winning a IT COST him a torn bicep that dropped down to bronze medal. his elbow but Australian weightlifter Francois Pictures: AP, Etoundi has found redemption in the form of a goal shooter aims to do every AAP, Getty bronze medal four years after his BEACH RHYTHMIC SHOOTING NETBALL gameSWIMMING but it’s just very rare that LAWN BOWLS Games ended in disgrace. VOLLEYBALL GYMNASTICS you achieve that. I just don’t Etoundi had his accreditation stripped and want to jinx myself now,’’ was fined and sent home after headbutting a GREG DAVIS Thwaites said. Welsh athlete in the athletes’ village in 2014 SQUASH TABLE TENNIS WEIGHTLIFTING BASKETBALL WRESTLING“It’s a great environment to ATHLETICS which overshadowed his bronze medal in the DIAMONDS sharpshooter be a part of at the Diamonds. men’s 77kg division days earlier. MOMENTS Caitlin Thwaites has hit a per- The culture of the team and Yesterday on the Gold Coast he made it back YOU CAN’T fect 63 shots from 63 attempts the depth of talent that we’ve to back bronze in dramatic scenes at the Carrara MOUNTAIN PARA BADMINTON inROAD ’s CYCLING opening pool gotBOXING across all positions is just ARTISTIC Sports and Leisure Centre when he lifted a BIKING POWERLIFTINGMISS matches at the Common- amazing and means we have a GYMNASTICS combined 305kg to finish third behind Indian 9 wealth Games. real team-first mentality. gold medallist Sathish Sivalingham with 317kg. But she is next to no chance “Everybody is happy to play Etoundi finished the competition with ice RUGBY HOCKEY TRIATHLON ofTRACK starting CYCLING in netball’s gold whateverDIVING role they are given. It strapped to his left shoulder and tape holding SEVENS medal match next Sunday. could be to start or be an im- his bicep together after destroying the arm he And Thwaites is more than pact player off the bench. first injured in a training camp two months ago. happy with her fate as the Dia- “Everybody wants to con- “I tore my bicep and the tendon eight weeks MOMENTS YOU monds’ approach on the Gold tribute any way they can which ago and when I came to the village it was very Coast is to hunt glory as a 12- has taken the team to another hard to start training, and one week before strong pack. level.” competition my bicep dropped down to my CAN’T MISS Thwaites is arguably the Thwaites says playing in the elbow,” Etoundi said. “It took me four days to 9 second-best goal shooter on same squad as Bassett at inter- try to come to this platform and do whatever I the planet. national level since 2012 has could. When I missed the second attempt I tore The world’s best goalscor- elevated both her game and the bicep at the front and back but I didn’t want ing machine just happens to be the game of her skipper. to show that to the coaches. her teammate and Australian “We support each other. “I came back to the team and said ‘this is it, I captain Caitlin Bassett. Getting out there and doing either get it or I don’t’, and when you have MOMENTS YOU The Diamonds take on my best pushes her and C-Bass experience on the platform sometimes you South Africa at the Gold Coast doing her best pushes me,’’ have to push yourself and see whatever Convention Centre tonight Thwaites said. happens. 9 CAN’T MISS and Thwaites is ready to con- “It’s a good relationship.” “I’m very, very happy, but if I tinue her role as the best bench Thwaites said while the Di- didn’t have this injury it could have weapon at the Games. amonds had been dominant in been a gold medal for sure, 100 She knocked down 39 shots their opening pool matches, per cent.” in the second half of the 94-26 there was always room to fine- win over Northern Ireland on tune moving into the business Thursday night and played the end of the tournament where MOMENTS YOU first half in the 79-24 victory Australia is gunning for a over Barbados on Friday night fourth netball gold medal. when she finished with 24 “We probably have a couple 9 CAN’T MISS goals before handing over to of little patches where we fade Bassett at halftime. out a little and aren’t as clinical “I’m just doing what every as we can be,’’ Thwaites said. MOMENTS YOU RESULTS FINALS (NZL) 4:18.373 1, Jordan 100m : Mitch Larkin (AUS) 50m breaststroke: Sarah Vasey (ENG) WEIGHTLIFTING Kerby (AUS) 4:22.462 2. 53.18s 1, Bradley Woodward (AUS) 53.95 Men 30.60s 1, Alia Atkinson (JAM) 30.76 2, Men 2, (CAN) 54.14 3, CAN’T MISS Men Keirin: Matt Glaetzer (AUS) 1, Lewis Leiston Pickett (AUS) 30.78 3, Jessica 77kg: Snatch - Clean and Jerk - Total: 400m Freestyle: (AUS) 3 Benjamin Treffers 54.62 7. 9 Individual All-Around: Nile Wilson Oliva (WAL) +0.035s 2, Edward Dawkins Hansen (AUS) 30.83 5, Georgia Bohl Sathish Kumar Sivalingam (IND) 144 173 mins 43.76 secs 1, Jack McLoughlin (AUS) (NZL) +0.168 3. 4 x 100m freestyle relay: Cameron (AUS) 30.88 6. 317 1, Jack Oliver (ENG) 145 167 312 2, (ENG) 84.950 1, (ENG) 83.975 3:45.21 2, (ENG) 3:45.32 3, Women McEvoy/James Magnussen/Jack Francois Etoundi (AUS) 136 169 30 5 2, 2, Marios Georgiou (CYP) 83.750 3, David McKeon (AUS) 3:49.60 6. 100m backstroke: Alice Tai (ENG) Michael Mercieca (AUS) 81.350 5, Michael B&VI - Gold: Sophie Thornhill Cartwright/ (AUS) 1m08.77s 1, (AUS) 1:11.51 2, Nicholas Vachon (CAN) 131 168 299 3 Tone (AUS) 78.450 8. (ENG) 1, (AUS) 2. S14 200m Freestyle: Thomas Hamer 3m12.96s 1, David Cumberlidge/Benjamin Ashleigh McConnell (AUS) 1:15.93 3, Women (ENG) 1 min 55.88 secs (WR) 1, Liam Proud/Jarvis Parkinson/James Guy (ENG) CYCLING 4000m - Gold: Alexandra (AUS) 1:16.12 4. 58kg: Snatch - Clean and Jerk - Total: Schluter (AUS) 1:56.23 2, 3:15.25 2, /Jack Thorpe/ Men Manly/Annette Edmondson/Ashlee Tia-Clair Toomey (AUS) 87kg 114kg 201kg (AUS) 1:58.26 3, (AUS) Kieran McGuckin/ (SCO) 100m butterfly: Emma McKeon (AUS) B&VI 1000m Time Trial: Neil Fachie Ankudinoff/ (AUS) 4 mins 15.214 1, Tali Darsigny (CAN) 88 112 200 2, Jenly secs (GR) 1, /Rushlee 1:59.55 4. 3:15.86 3. 56.78s (GR) 1, Madeline Groves (AUS) Wini (SOL) 84 105 189 3. (SCO) 1 min 00.065 secs (GR) 1, James 57.19 2, (AUS) 57.30 3. Ball (WAL) 1:00.900 2, Brad Henderson Buchanan// 200m Breaststroke: James Wilby Women (NZL) overlapped 2. Bronze: Allison Medal Standings (AUS) 1:01.512 3. (ENG) 2 mins 08.05 secs 1, Ross Murdoch 400m Individual Medley: Aimee TRIATHLON 4000m Team Pursuit - Gold: Leigh Beveridge/Annie Foreman-Mackey/Ariane (SCO) 2:08.32 2, Matt Wilson (AUS) Willmott (ENG) 4 mins 34.90 secs 1, G S B T Bonhomme/Stephanie Roorda (CAN) Howard//Kelland O’Brien/ 2:08.64 3, George Harley 2:10.04 5. Hannah Miley (SCO) 4:35.16 2, Blair Mxd Team Relay: Gillian Backhouse/ 1. Australia 15 11 16 42 4 mins 21.493 secs 1, Emily Nelson/ Alex Porter (AUS) 3 mins 49.804 secs Evans (AUS) 4:38.23 3, Meg Bailey (AUS) Jacob Birtwhistle/Ashleigh Gentle/ 2. 12 10 3 25 Rebecca Raybould/Eleanor Dickinson/ 50m butterfly: Chad Le Clos (RSA) Matthew Hauser/Luke Willian/Charlotte (WR/GR) 1, Kian Emadi// 4:41.46 7. 3. 3 4 5 12 Emily Kay (ENG) 4:24.499 2. 23.37s 1, Dylan Carter (TTO) 23.67 2, McShane (AUS) 1:17:36 1, Thomas Oliver Wood/ (ENG) Ryan Coetzee (RSA) 23.73 3, Grant Irvine 200m Freestyle: (CAN) 1 4. India 3 1 1 5 3:55.310 2. Bronze: Jay Lamoureux/Aidan Team Sprint - Gold: / Bishop/Alistair Brownlee/Jonathan (AUS) 23.76 4, David Morgan (AUS) 24.01 min 54.81 secs (GR) 1, 5. 2 4 4 10 Caves/Derek Gee/Michael Foley (CAN) 4 Kaarle McCulloch (AUS) 32.488 secs Brownlee/Vicky Holland/Sophie Coldwell/ (GR) 1, / 8. (AUS) 1:54.85 2, Emma McKeon (AUS) 6. South Africa 2 0 2 4 mins 00.440 secs 1, Samuel Harrison/ 1:56.26 3, Leah Neale (AUS) 1:58.76 6. Jessica Learmonth (ENG) 1:18:28 +0:52 Rhys Britton/Joe Holt/Ethan Vernon (WAL) (NZL) 33.115 2. Bronze: Lauren Bate/ 200m freestyle: Kyle Chambers 2, //Taylor Reid/ 7. Malaysia 2 0 0 2 4:01.362 2. Katy Marchant (ENG) 33.893 secs 1, (AUS) 1m45.56s 1, Mack Horton (AUS) S7 50m Butterfly: Eleanor Robinson /Rebecca Spence/Nicole 8. New Zealand 1 3 4 8 (ENG) 35.72 secs 1, Sarah Mehain (CAN) Team Sprint - Gold: / Rachel James/Eleanor Coster (WAL) 1:45.89 2, Duncan Scott (SCO) 1:46.30 3, Van Der Kaay (NZL) 1:19:28 +1:52 3. 9. Wales 1 2 0 3 Edward Dawkins/ (NZL) 34.415 2. Alexander Graham (AUS) 1:47.01 6. 37.69 2, Tess Routliffe (CAN) 37.85 3, 10. Bermuda 1 0 0 1 (AUS) 38.68 4. PTWC: 750m swim - 20km bike - 5km 42.877 secs 1, Ryan Owens/Philip Hindes/ 3000m - Gold: Katie 11. PNG 0 2 0 2 Archibald (SCO) 3m26.088s 1, Rebecca S9 100m freestyle: Timothy Disken run - Total: Men: Joseph Townsend (ENG) Joseph Truman (ENG) 43.547 2. Bronze: (AUS) 56.07s 1, Lewis White (ENG) 56.77 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: Shayna 12. Sri Lanka 0 1 2 3 Nathan Hart/Jacob Schmid/Patrick Wiasak (AUS) 3:27.548 2. Bronze: 1:02.39 1, Nic Beveridge (AUS) 1:03:28 2, (AUS) 57.90 3, Timothy Jack/Bronte Campbell/Emma McKeon/ 13. Jamaica 0 1 0 1 Constable (AUS) 43.645 secs 1, Patrice Annette Edmondson (AUS) 3:30.922 1, (AUS) 3 mins 30.05 secs +0:49 2, Bill Chaffey (AUS) 1:04:13 +1:34 Hodge (AUS) 58.11 4. 13. Mauritius 0 1 0 1 St-Louis Pivin/Hugo Barrette/Stefan Ritter (AUS) 3:31.093 2. (WR/GR) 1, // 3, Scott Crowley (AUS) 1:08:34 +5:55 5. (CAN) 44.943 2. Sprint - Gold: Stephanie Morton (AUS) 400m individual medley: /Taylor Ruck (CAN) Women: Jade Jones (ENG) 1:11:07 1, 13. Trin. and Tobago 0 1 0 1 4000m Individual Pursuit - Gold: 1, Natasha Hansen (NZL) 2. Bronze: (AUS) 4m13.12s 1, Mark Szaranek (SCO) 3:33.92 2, Siobhan Marie O’Connor/Freya Emily Tapp (AUS) 1:12:56 +1:49 2, Lauren 16. Cyprus 0 0 1 1 Charlie Tanfield (ENG) 4m15.952s 1, John Kaarle McCulloch (AUS) 1, Lauriane 4:13.72 2, (NZL) 4:14.42 Anderson/Anna Hopkin/Eleanor Faulkner Parker (AUS) 1:13:48 +2:41 3, Sara Tait 16. Pakistan 0 0 1 1 Archibald (SCO) 4:16.656 2. Bronze: Genest (CAN) 2. 3, Travis Mahoney (AUS) 4:21.50 8. (ENG) 3:38.40 3. (AUS) 1:23:32 +12:25 6. 16. Solomon Islands 0 0 1 1

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