Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE: Evie Richards wins mountain bike gold as Emily Campbell competes in weightlifting

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Day six of the Commonwealth Games sees England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson continue her run for heptathlon gold which will conclude on the track this evening. The reigning Commonwealth champion goes into day two with a 109-point lead, but faces stiff competition from team-mate Holly Mills among others.

Emily Campbell also bids for a gold medal in the women’s weightlifting. The 28-year-old shot to fame when she claimed the Olympic silver medal in the women’s 87kg+ category at the Tokyo Olympics after also taking Commonwealth bronze on the Gold Coast four years ago. She is the reigning European champion and a favourite for the gold medal on her home stage.

Elsewhere, Evie Richards is vying for the mountain bike title which would be an upgrade on the silver medal she won in 2018 but may be hindered from months of back problems and a recent spell with Covid. On track, Daryll Neita is set for a 100 metres final showdown with Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica in one of the most intriguing face-offs of the Games while in the pool England will look to Tokyo champion Reece Dunn in the S14 200m freestyle, world champion Ben Proud in the men’s 50m free, and the men’s medley relay with Scotland represented by Tokyo silver medallist Duncan Scott in the men’s 200m individual medley.

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A glorious afternoon for Team England as Evie Richards took home the gold in the women’s mountain biking cross-country before Emily Campbell absolutely smashed the +87kg women’s weightlifting!

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Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:37

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Campbell’s weight has gone up once again to 162kg. This will be a personal best if she can make it happen.

The crowd at the NEC are right behind her and start to cheer as her clean lift is good, the jerk is even better and Emily Campbell cries out in joy.

Six out of six for a combined total of 286kg and a gold medal in the bag!

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Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:29

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Campbell adds 5kg to her bar and expertly launches the 157kg above her head. She’s won this competition by a mile and the announcer has just said she’ll attempt a final lift of 161kg.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:26

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Stowers has a second go at 154kg and fails again! That means Emily Campbell is the Commonwealth champion with two clean & jerk lifts to spare!

Now it’s an exhibition for the 28-year-old. How heavy will she go?

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:25

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Campbell nails it! She’s smoothly through the lift on her first attempt to move to the top of the pile with a combined effort of 276kg.

Stowers has upped her weight to 154kg and fails to complete the clean part of the routine. Campbell may not need to come out again to clinch the gold.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:23

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Australia’s Charisman Amoe Tarrant successfully lifts a clean & jerk of 139kg to put her to the top of the leaderboard before Samoa’s Feagaiga Stowers and England’s Emily Campbell begin their lifts.

Stowers’ first lift is at 147kg, there’s a stumble and a wobble but the Samoan gets it above her head and sees three white lights.

It’s good. Over to Campbell who’s coming in hot with a 152kg.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:21

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The setting for the Commonwealth Games mountain bike racing. Evie Richards collected the gold here earlier in the women’s cross country event.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:14

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Outstanding from Canada’s Emma Frieson who adds another 4kg to her weight in an effort to regain and hold onto first place as it stands.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:11

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There’s some indredible lifts on display in the clean & jerk with Canada’s Emma Frieson moving into the lead with a combined total of 234g after a lift of 128kg.

For context, England’s Emily Campbell lifted 124kg in the snatch and is down to tackle another 155kg in her clean & jerk when she begins. Samoa’s Feagaiga Stowers lifted 121kg previously and is lining up 150kg.

These current competitors are competing for bronze.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:09

1659539183 Heather Knight to miss the rest of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred through injury

England captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the rest of the Commonwealth Games and will also miss The Hundred this season because of a lingering hip problem.

Knight suffered the injury during the Twenty20 opener in England’s multi-format series against South Africa a couple of weeks ago and had an injection before the Games to try to soothe the troubled area.

However, an England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson has confirmed the issue has “failed to settle down as expected” and Knight is now facing an extended period on the sidelines.

Michael Jones3 August 2022 16:06

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