Day eight of the Commonwealth Games sees Team England looking to race towards more medals with Britain’s fastest women Dina Asher-Smith taking to the track.
Asher-Smith races in tomorrow’s 200m final alongside compatriot Bianca Williams, while 22-year-old Zharnel Hughes also lines up in the men’s final after cruising to victory in today’s semi-final.
Reigning European, World and Paralympic champion Sophie Hahn is in contention to complete the set of holding all major titles by adding Commonwealth gold to her collection when competes T38 100m Final. Hahn is joined by Katrina Hart who also features in the final.
After narrowly missing out in a medal during last year’s World Athletics Championships, Kyle Langford is among the medal hopefuls in the men’s 800m final, while in the field events, England’s trio of Lorraine Ugen, Jazmin Sawyers and Shara Proctor are ready to make their mark in the women’s long jump final.
Finally in athletics, tomorrow will see the start of the heptathlon competition, where England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Niamh Emerson and Katie Stainton all make their Commonwealth debuts.
Elsewhere, the women’s hockey team look to continue their march towards another Commonwealth final when they face defending bronze medallists New Zealand in the last four.
England feature in a number of bronze medal matches throughout the early hours, including in the men’s beach volleyball event where Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf take on New Zealand brothers Ben & Sam O’Dea.
Also competing for a bronze medal are the men’s B6/B7/B8 lawn bowls trio of Paul Brown, Kieran Rollings and Michael Roberton who face South Africa, while three-time Commonwealth gold medallist Ellen Falkner continues in the women’s triples alongside Katherine Rednall & Sian Honnor for a place in the final.
Finally rhythmic gymnasts Stephani Sherlock and Hannah Martin go in the All-Around final.
Key timings (BST)
Lawn Bowls – Women’s Triples Semi Final 00:01
Athletics – Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 01:13
Athletics – Women’s Heptathlon High Jump 02:00
Lawn Bowls – B6/B7/B8 Triples Bronze Medal Match 03:30
Rhythmic Gymnastics – All-Around Final – Rotation 1 05:03
Rhythmic Gymnastics – All-Around Final – Rotation 2 05:55
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Bronze Medal Match 06:30
Rhythmic Gymnastics – All-Around Final – Rotation 3 06:51
Rhythmic Gymnastics – All-Around Final – Rotation 2 07:43
Hockey – Women’s Semi Final 10:00
Athletics – Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put 10:20
Athletics - Women’s Long Jump Final 10:55
Athletics - Women’s T38 100m Final 11:05
Athletics – Women’s Heptathlon 200m 11:57
Athletics – Women’s 200m Final 12:38
Athletics – Men’s 200m Final 12:56
Athletics – Men’s 800m Final 13:13