Lindon Victor wins Commonwealth decathlon, Walsh holds shot title

• Grenada s Lindon Victor barely held his Commonwealth.
• Decathlon crown on Friday as New Zealand shot putter.
• Tom Walsh additionally clutched his title in Birmingham.

Lindon Victor hung on just barely as Australia s Daniel Golubovic won the 1500m easily, taking steps to grab the title away from him.

In a dramatization filled meeting, 18-year-old Kenyan Jackline Chepkoech added Commonwealth gold in the 3000 meters steeplechase to last year s under-20 world title.

She dominated in a Matches record of 9min 15.68sec – – her triumph was guaranteed when Uganda s Olympic boss Peruth Chemutai fell gravely as she challenged the lead.

In spite of the fact that limping severely, she valiantly carried on to take bronze however must be taken off in a wheelchair.

There was no upset in the ladies s triple leap.

Jamaica s Shanieka Ricketts shed her bridesmaid s tag – – having been silver medallist in the 2018 Games and last month s big showdowns – – to post a Games record of 14.94 meters.

The decathlon gave the edge-of-the-seat show at Alexander Stadium.

The Grenadan tumbled to the ground as he anticipated the last count and to his alleviation he had done barely to the point of denying Golubovic, gaining favor with a sum of 8,233.

“In front of the 1500m I recently thought, Don t surrender the lead. Run as hard as need might arise to win , and that s precisely what I did,” said 29-year-old Victor.

Another Australian, Cedric Dubler, who had driven Victor by 39 coming into the last two occasions, took the bronze, as he completed quite a while back.

– Various individuals –

Walsh, the 2017 title holder, won the shot put with a characteristic of 22.26 meters as New Zealand countryman Jacko Gill took silver with an individual best of 21.90m.

Britain s Scott Lincoln, who is a bricklayer by calling, took an unexpected bronze (20.57m).

“I wear t need to lose to him (Gill), that s without a doubt,” said Walsh.

“In any case, having Jacko close by me (on the platform) will be a unique event. Jacko and I have been clashing for 12 years at this point.

“We are various individuals, and I wouldn t say we re mates, yet we get on all around well still – – only two distinct characters.”

On Saturday the Games will observer one of the spicier duels in the sports contest when Olympic boss Elaine Thompson-Herah faces silver medallist Christine Mboma in the ladies s 200m.

Thompson-Herah will fancy her possibilities finishing the run twofold – – as she has done two times at the Olympics – – with Mboma just having gotten back to preparing five weeks prior subsequent to recuperating from a thigh injury.

Britain s Victoria Ohuruogu is one win away from copying her sister, Olympic and double cross title holder Christine, in dominating Commonwealth Matches 400m gold.

Be that as it may, the 29-year-old faces a significant danger from world bronze medallist Sada Williams of Barbados, who traveled through in her semi-last.

The English sprinter posted the quickest season of 51.00sec, while Williams ran 51.59.

Ohuruogu s partner, Matthew Hudson-Smith, will begin as a warm #1 for the men s 400m, looking agreeable in posting the quickest season of the semi-finals.

Hudson-Smith uncovered subsequent to winning bronze at the new big showdowns that he had attempted to end it all a year ago.

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