Canada, on Sunday, August 7, received the gold medal within the girls’s 4x400m relay on the Commonwealth Video games 2022. The Canadian crew, together with Natassha McDonald, Aiyanna Stiverne, Micha Powell and Kyra Constantine, completed on best after England had been disqualified from the race beneath debatable instances.
With Jessie Knight as their anchor, the England crew, additionally consisting of Ama Pipi, Jodie Williams and Victoria Ohuruogu, felt that that they had clinched victory by means of a thousandth of a 2nd forward of Canada’s Constantine.
Knight, Pipi, Williams and Victoria erupted in jubilation pondering that they received the gold medal, their 8th within the ongoing version of the CWG in Birmingham.
Alternatively, to their dismay, the judges spotted that Williams’ foot had strayed over the lane at the first changeover with Ohuruogu. Therefore, they took the verdict to disqualify England.
Canada completed on best with timings of three:25.84. Jamaica’s crew, consisting of Shiann Salmon, Junelle Bromfield, Roneisha McGregor and Natoya Goule, received the silver medal with timings of three:26.93.
Scotland needed to keep content material with the bronze medal when they completed with timings of three:30.15. The Scottish crew consisted of Zoey Clarke, Beth Dobbin, Jill Cherry and Nocole Yeargin.
With the exception of Canada, England, Jamaica and Scotland, Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa additionally took section within the girls’s 4x400m relay. England, within the interim, have received 166 medals (55 gold, 59 silver and 52 bronze within the present CWG.
They’re positioned 2nd within the medals’ tally after Australia, who’ve received 174 medals (66 gold, 55 silver and 53 bronze) within the championship.
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