England’s Adams makes history again in women’s boxing
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ENGLAND’S Nicola Adams won the first ever women’s boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games yesterday, repeating the feat she achieved at the Olympics two years ago.
The 31-year-old flyweight beat Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh on a split decision after landing cleaner shots throughout the four-round bout.
“I’m absolutely over the moon. Again I’ve managed to create history,” Adams told reporters after winning England’s 50th gold in Glasgow. “It was really tough. She was she was quite tricky and she was a real good talent. She’ll definitely be one to watch for the future.”
England is on course to finish top of the medal standings for the first time since 1986 and end Australia’s 20-year Commonwealth dominance.
Canada’s Mandy Bujold and Pinki Rani of India shared the bronze medal.
In the lightweight category, Australia’s Shelley Watts defeated Laishram Devi of India for gold, with Alanna Audley-Murphy of Northern Ireland and Mozambique’s Maria Machongua sharing bronze.
India had to settle for silver in the men’s light-flyweight as well as Devendro Laishram lost to Northern Ireland’s Paddy Barnes in the final. The bronze went to Welshman Ashley Williams and Fazil Juma Kaggwa of Uganda.
In flyweight, Australian Andrew Moloney proved too strong for Muhammad Waseem to deny Pakistan its first gold medal of the games. Abdul Omar of Ghana and Scotsman Reece McFadden shared bronze.
Earlier, England was dealt a double blow in team events with defeats in the semifinals of the women’s netball and men’s hockey.
The netballers went down 34-35 to New Zealand with Marai Tutaia sinking the winner in the final two seconds after a misplaced pass from Kadeen Corbin as the English pushed forward in search of glory.
Australia comfortably saw off England 4-1 in the hockey semis and will face India for its fifth consecutive Commonwealth Games gold. The Indians rallied from 0-2 down to stun New Zealand, which had won all four of its matches here, 3-2.
The first two golds on the penultimate day of competition, meanwhile, went to Nigeria’s women powerlifters with Esther Oyema topping the women’s lightweight category and Loveline Obiji the heavyweight, both with world record heaves.
Later Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headline two Jamaican quartets bidding for victories in the men’s and women’s 4x100 meter relays.
Bolt made a highly-anticipated return to the track in anchoring his team through the heat, Fraser-Pryce doing the same for a strong women’s foursome also including multiple world and Olympic medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown. “I’m happy to be part of the relay team and be one country and be part of the Commonwealth,” said Bolt.
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