Team SA slipped one spot down the Commonwealth Games medals table to seventh after failing to add to their haul in Birmingham on Friday evening.
India, as expected, leapfrogged them as they started cashing in at the wrestling, one of their premier codes, where Edward Lessing narrowly missed out on a bronze in the 86kg freestyle division.After trailing 12-6 after the first period Lessing fought back well in the second stanza, winning that 5-0, but it just was not enough.
Kyle Blignaut, sixth in the shot put at the Tokyo Olympics last year, finished seventh after managing a best throw of 19.23m in a competition where 20.57 took bronze.Blignaut, who has struggled this season, even gave the world championships a miss to try find some form, but he didn’t find it on the night. His 21.21 personal best would have been good enough for third place only.Kiwi star Tom Walsh won gold with a heave of 22.26, and his countryman Jacko Gill took silver on 21.90.
Team SA has seven gold, seven silver and eight bronze, and there are two boxing medals on their way, their colour still to be determined. The men’s hockey team is also in the mix for a podium finish, playing in the semifinals on Saturday.Lailaa Edwards and Musfiquh Kalam won their women’s doubles round of 32 match against Uganda 11-6 11-6 6-11 and 11-7 to move into Saturday’s matches.
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