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The 18-year-old scored 94.04 in the first round to lead the final but then bettered his own score with his third run to seal it ahead of Brazil’s Pedro Barros .His win means Australia now sits equal with Athens 2004 on 17 gold medals.downed Latvia to go into the gold medal matchThey had coughed up a four-point lead midway through the first set but steadied to take it out 23-21.
Moloney did just that, finishing in 4:39.19 behind Scantling’s 3:45.54, with help from fellow Aussie Cedric Dubler who was out of the running and assisted by pacing and watching for him.“He sacrificed his own event here just to help his teammate.”Moloney finished in the top seven of six of the 10 elements of the decathlon - 100 metres , long jump , shot put , high jump , 400 metres , 110m hurdles , discus throw , pole vault , javelin and 1500 metres .
Slovenia narrowly led the game as Luka Doncic hit 16 points, 18 assists and 10 rebounds in a star performance. A five-goal haul from Zoe Arancini helped the Stingers secure a tight penalty shootout victory over Canada in the women’s water polo. Canada could only stand by and watch an Arancini masterclass take place in the second half, with the 30-year-old Tokyo debutant scoring four goals.A Lea Yanitsas save and post hit by Canada’s Kyra Christmas allowed Australia to lock up a 14-12 win.Kaarlie McCullough failed to make a finals appearance in the women’s keirin as Australia’s cyclists had a less successful day on the track.
Six birdies and only one hit over has thrown Hannah Green into the top 10 of the women’s golf as she puts herself in medal contention. Despite hitting some rough patches, Green didn’t put a putt wrong the whole day as she hit three more holes under par.Hitting only one bogey the whole round, Green shot up an astonishing fifteen positions to break into the top 10.The Boomers made a strong start against Team USA to hold a 21-16 lead in the first quarter, before falling away miserably in the second half to lose 97-78.
Fellow Aussies Kieran Woolley, from Kiama on the NSW south coast, finished fifth in the final with a high score of 82.04, after qualifying with the second highest score.“I am so honoured to even call him my mate.”Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green brought home Australia’s first ever gold medal in the men’s 1000m kayak double.
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