Aussie cyclists reign, Indians hit target
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October 7, 2010, Thursday
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ORGANIZERS of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi yesterday averted the ultimate embarrassment of having to delay the start of athletics competition due to a damaged track.
Competition started precisely on time in track and field yesterday evening, to the surprise of some commentators. Olympic triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards, who saw the condition of the track and the infield on the eve of the first events, had described it as "beyond anything that I imagined."
England's Mark Lewis-Francis won the first heat of the men's 100 meters, shortly after competition began in the women's parasports shot put.
The host had a good day. After helping India claim its first gold of the games on Tuesday, world record holder Gagan Narang shot a perfect 600 in qualifying for the 10-meter air rifle and then set a games record 103.6 points in the final round to win his second New Delhi gold - at the expense of compatriot and Beijing Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra. That was gold medal No. 6 for India, keeping the host in second place on the table. Indian shooters collected two of the other three gold medals on offer at the range yesterday.
India won another title when Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu took the weightlifting women's gold in the 58 kilogram class by hauling 197kg.
Australia continued to lead the way, with its cyclists collecting the first three gold medals at the velodrome before Malaysia's Josiah Ng won a dramatic men's keirin race to end a run of six wins for the Aussies in two days of competition.
Teenager Megan Dunn produced an upset win over world champion Tara Whitten of Canada to win the women's points race for Australia, which also won the women's team sprint and the 40-kilometer points race for men.
Jason Dunford, a US-based swimmer, won Kenya's first gold of the games in the 50-meter butterfly, holding off returning veteran Geoff Huegill of Australia and former world record holder Roland Schoeman of South Africa.
England's James Goddard won the men's 200 backstroke while
Alicia Coutts collected her second gold in two days by winning the women's 100 freestyle, and teammate Leisel Jones led an Australian sweep in the 200 breaststroke.
Competition started precisely on time in track and field yesterday evening, to the surprise of some commentators. Olympic triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards, who saw the condition of the track and the infield on the eve of the first events, had described it as "beyond anything that I imagined."
England's Mark Lewis-Francis won the first heat of the men's 100 meters, shortly after competition began in the women's parasports shot put.
The host had a good day. After helping India claim its first gold of the games on Tuesday, world record holder Gagan Narang shot a perfect 600 in qualifying for the 10-meter air rifle and then set a games record 103.6 points in the final round to win his second New Delhi gold - at the expense of compatriot and Beijing Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra. That was gold medal No. 6 for India, keeping the host in second place on the table. Indian shooters collected two of the other three gold medals on offer at the range yesterday.
India won another title when Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu took the weightlifting women's gold in the 58 kilogram class by hauling 197kg.
Australia continued to lead the way, with its cyclists collecting the first three gold medals at the velodrome before Malaysia's Josiah Ng won a dramatic men's keirin race to end a run of six wins for the Aussies in two days of competition.
Teenager Megan Dunn produced an upset win over world champion Tara Whitten of Canada to win the women's points race for Australia, which also won the women's team sprint and the 40-kilometer points race for men.
Jason Dunford, a US-based swimmer, won Kenya's first gold of the games in the 50-meter butterfly, holding off returning veteran Geoff Huegill of Australia and former world record holder Roland Schoeman of South Africa.
England's James Goddard won the men's 200 backstroke while
Alicia Coutts collected her second gold in two days by winning the women's 100 freestyle, and teammate Leisel Jones led an Australian sweep in the 200 breaststroke.
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