NORTH WALIANS GIVE WALES A GREAT FINISH
North Wales athletes played a major part in what turned out to be an excellent final night's athletics for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Having been disqualified and then reinstated in the 4 x 100 metres relay the Welsh women lined up against some of the world's top athletes in the final.
The young quartet of 16-year-old Hannah Brier, Hannah Thomas (Wrexham), Mica Moore and Rachel Johncock (Swansea, ex-Colwyn Bay) did Wales and themselves proud with a series of slick changeovers. They came in seventh but once again improved the Welsh record to 44.51.
Meanwhile Hawarden's Sally Peake and her fellow pole-vaulters had to brave the worst weather of the Games, but while several other competitors faltered the former Deeside athlete put in a very gutsy series of vaults.
She led for much of the competition before failing at 4.35m, allowing Australia's Alana Boyd to move clear and win gold with a clearance at 4.40.
Sally twice failed at that height but her silver medal was just reward for an outstanding performance.
North Wales athletes played a major part in what turned out to be an excellent final night's athletics for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Having been disqualified and then reinstated in the 4 x 100 metres relay the Welsh women lined up against some of the world's top athletes in the final.
The young quartet of 16-year-old Hannah Brier, Hannah Thomas (Wrexham), Mica Moore and Rachel Johncock (Swansea, ex-Colwyn Bay) did Wales and themselves proud with a series of slick changeovers. They came in seventh but once again improved the Welsh record to 44.51.
Meanwhile Hawarden's Sally Peake and her fellow pole-vaulters had to brave the worst weather of the Games, but while several other competitors faltered the former Deeside athlete put in a very gutsy series of vaults.
She led for much of the competition before failing at 4.35m, allowing Australia's Alana Boyd to move clear and win gold with a clearance at 4.40.
Sally twice failed at that height but her silver medal was just reward for an outstanding performance.
No comments:
Post a Comment