Canada’s Kylie Masse finished second in the women’s 100m backstroke final on Sunday, earning a silver medal for her first podium of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Sandwell Aquatics Center in Birmingham, England.
Masse was 0.13 seconds behind Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, who set a new Commonwealth record with a time of 58.50 seconds. Medi Harris of Wales took home the bronze medal.
The 26-year-old native of LaSalle, Ont., who also won silver in the same event at Tokyo 2021 and at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest at the end of June, was looking to defend her Commonwealth title at the Women’s 100 meters. back
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Canada’s Kylie Masse swims to a silver medal in the women’s 100m backstroke 🇨🇦
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It was the first of two silver medals in the sport for Canada on the third day of competition at the Commonwealth Games.
Summer McIntosh had a strong first leg to lead the Canadian 4x200m freestyle relay team to second place.
lla Jansen, Mary-Sophie Harvey and Katerine Savard took the silver medal with a time of seven minutes 51.98 seconds.
Australia again took gold, setting a world record with a time of 7:39.29. England completed the podium.
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Canada wins silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Commonwealth Games
Summer McIntosh, Ella Jansen, Mary-Sophie Harvey and Katerine Savard earned Canada a silver medal with a final time of 7:51.98 in the 4x200m freestyle relay.
In the men’s 100m freestyle semifinals, Toronto’s Joshua Liendo and fellow Canadian Ruslan Gaziev finished in the top two positions in the second heat to advance to the event final.
Gaziev clocked 48.54 seconds, leading Liendo by 0.15. Stephen Calkins, who finished fifth in the same series, will serve as a reserve in the final.
Kelsey Mitchell wins third silver
Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell added to her medal haul by capturing her third Commonwealth Games silver at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, England.
The Sherwood Park, Alta., native won silver in the women’s 500-meter time trial on Sunday. Mitchell previously won silver in both the women’s sprint on Saturday and the team sprint on Friday.
“Not a new experience for silver, but very happy with my performance,” said Mitchell. “I was one of the first to go and I had to wait to see how everyone went.”
The Olympic sprint champion clocked 33.294 on Sunday, just 0.060 seconds behind Australia’s Kristina Clonan, who won gold with a Games record time of 33.234. England’s Sophie Capewell took the bronze with a time of 33.522.
“This was the first time I had to sit and wait, it was an emotional roller coaster,” Mitchell said. “She got to the last runner, I knew she was going to be fast and she was going to be close. It was fun, that’s sports for you. I loved it.”
Canada’s Sarah Orban finished 14th with a time of 35.174, while Devaney Collier was 17th with a time of 36.595.
LOOK | Kelsey Mitchell reaches the third silver:
Kelsey Mitchell wins track cycling silver in the 500m time trial
The Canadian collected her third silver of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday in Birmingham.
Spence makes it to the gymnastics podium
Emma Spence won bronze in the women’s all-around final on Sunday with a total of 52.35 points, just 1.2 points behind Australia’s Georgia Godwin, who won gold, and 0.65 points behind the England silver medalist Ondine Achampong.
The 19-year-old from Cambridge, Ont., placed fourth after scoring 13.55 points on vault, but struggled on the uneven bars while earning just 12.95 points. She made up ground on the balance beam as her 13.05 points was the second best behind Godwin, placing her in second place.
LOOK | Emma Spence wins bronze:
Emma Spence captures bronze in all-around gymnastics
The Cambridge, Ont., native finished third, narrowly missing out on gold and silver, at Saturday’s Commonwealth Games.
But Achampong had a phenomenal final performance on the floor exercise to push Spence into the bronze position.
“It was so amazing,” Spence said of the crowd. “The energy and atmosphere during the competition was crazy. And it helped me a lot.”
Laurie Denomee of Saint-Eustache, Que., finished seventh with a total of 49.7 points.
Fellow Canadian gymnast Felix Dolci narrowly missed out on the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men’s final. The native of Saint-Eustache, Que., scored 81.55 points, finishing just behind bronze medalist Marios Georgiou of Cyprus (81.75).
England’s Jake Jarman won gold with 83.45, while compatriot James Hall won silver with 82.9.
Jarman, a member of England’s gold medal-winning all-around team on Friday, took the lead after four rounds and maintained her lead on the rings, vault and high bar.
The Darsigny brothers get bronze medals
Canada’s Tali Darsigny won bronze in the women’s 59kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, shortly before her older brother Shad Darsigny also finished third in the men’s 59kg category.
Tali Darsigny, a native of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., like her brother, lifted 87 kg in her final repetition of the clean and jerk, which placed her in second place heading into the net.
However, Tali Darsigny’s clearance in the clean and jerk was only 109 kg, leaving her with a total of 196 kg. This allowed England’s Jessica Gordon Brown to overtake her as she lifted 111kg to claim silver with a total of 197kg.
LOOK | Tali Darsigny captures 59 kg of bronze:
Tali Darsigny takes bronze in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games
The Canadian lifted 87kg in the clean and jerk and 109kg in the clean and jerk to walk away with third place in the women’s 59kg competition.
The gold medal went to Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal, who lifted 90kg in the clean and jerk and followed it up with 116kg on the night to finish with a Games record total of 206.
Shad Darsigny lifted 135kg on his second deadlift attempt, adding 163kg on his third and final clean and jerk attempt for a total of 298kg.
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Shad Darsigny wins bronze in the men’s 73kg final at the Commonwealth Games
Saint-Simon, Que. Native Shad Darsigny placed 3rd in the men’s 73kg weightlifting final.
The Canadian finished behind India’s Achinta Sheuli, who lifted a Games record 313kg, and Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who was 10kg behind the gold medallist.
Tuomela Races to Para Triathlon Bronze
Earlier in the day, Jessica Tuomela of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and her guide Emma Skaug ran to bronze in the Para triathlon.
Tuomela, a former Paralympic swimmer who took up triathlon nine years ago, ran a time of 1:15.12 with Skaug.
“We executed all three disciplines the way we wanted,” Tuomela said. “The goal was to go out, be consistent and pick up the pace and stay there,” Tuomela said.
Sunday’s medals bring Canada’s total to 18. Team Canada aims to finish in the top three medal standings at the Games, which close on August 8.
Team Canada won 82 at the Games four years ago in Australia.
Canada misses out on women’s rugby sevens bronze
Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team scored two late tries to challenge New Zealand but ended up missing out on the bronze medal on Sunday.
New Zealand had a 19-0 lead heading into the final two minutes of the game when Piper Logan put Canada on the board.
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Team Canada added another try to cut the deficit to 19-12, but a missed kick for two extra points with less than 20 seconds left sealed the win for New Zealand.
Canada lost to New Zealand 45-7 in Group A action before defeating England 26-19 and Sri Lanka 74-0 to conclude the preliminary round. In the semi-final, Fiji defeated the Canadian team 24-7.
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In other action Sunday, the Canadian wheelchair basketball team beat England 13-8 to conclude pool play.
Tamara Steeves scored a game-high seven points. Dandeneau added five points and nine rebounds.
The semi-finals are on Monday.
Cyclists in hospital after crashing into crowd
Two runners have been hospitalized and several spectators required medical treatment after a crash catapulted an Olympic gold medalist into the crowd during a qualifying race on a high-margin track.
England’s Matt Walls was treated in the stands for almost 40 minutes after both he and his bike were thrown off the track.
The 24-year-old, who won the Omnium at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and Isle of Man rider Matt Bostock were taken to hospital after an incident involving several riders that collided in a turn.
Canadian Derek Gee walked away from the crash.
LOOK | Gee involved in mass crash at Commonwealth Games:
A Canadian cyclist walks away from a massive crash at the Commonwealth Games
Derek Gee was involved in a crash that saw another cyclist fly into the crowd during the heats of the men’s 15km scratch race.
The morning cycling session was abandoned and spectators were asked to leave the Lee Valley velodrome while Walls received treatment behind a temporary screen following the crash.
Witnesses said that because of the slope of the bank on the runway, spectators in the front row could not see the crash unfold, nor Walls coming toward them.
A man received treatment for cuts to his arm and a girl also required medical attention. British Cycling confirmed on social media that Walls and…