There were medals up for grabs on the athletics track and on the bowling green in day seven of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Athletics
Dunbar’s Maria Lyle travelled to Gild Coast to compete in the T35 100m full of confidence following her bronze medal in the event at the 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships in London. However, she knew she had to overcome the World gold medallist and World record holder, Isis Holt from Australia, if she was to take the gold.
Marie was swiftly out of the blocks in the Gold Coast T35 100m final and was looking good to achieve her goal. However, the powerful Aussie pulled away to take the gold medal in a time of 13.58. Maria raced hard and fought off pressure from Australia’s Brianna Coop to secure the silver in a time of 15.14.
Maria said;
‘It’s a silver medal for Team Scotland and I am really pleased to have played my part for the team.
‘I was nervous on the start-line standing up there and then there was a bit of a delay – I don’t even know why that happened.
‘I could have run better and I don’t feel like it was anything close to my best, but it was second place at the end of the day.
‘I saw a lot of Scottish flags and heard the shouts – my mum, Susan, is over here and we will get together now and have some time. It’s been fun being with Team Scotland and the training camp was good.’
Lawn Bowls
Having lost their B2/B3 Mixed Pair semi-final only 24 hours earlier, Scotland’s Para Bowlers now faced their Welsh counterparts in the battle for the bronze medal.
The B2/B3 Mixed Pair of Irene Edgar and Robert Barr, with Directors David Thomas and Sarah Jane Ewing, go off to a strong start to lead 3-1 after two ends. The Welsh showed their class and battled back to lead for the majority of the match and after the eighth end they led 9-4.
However, Scotland regrouped and scored in the next four ends to level the match in the twelfth end. The two teams continued to trade shots and after the fifteen ends the match was tied 12-12, necessitating an extra end.
The quality of bowling had been exceptional and this continued into the extra end, where it came down to the very last bowl. Unfortunately for Scotland, the Welsh skip played a sublime shot to win the match and the bronze medal.
For a comprehensive overview of the Gold Coast Games go to;
https://scottishdisabilitysport.com/2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games/
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