Commonwealth Games 2026: Hunter Bell wins 800m gold; athletics and boxing on day eight – as it happened

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Sean Ingle’s report on Georgia Hunter Bell’s 800m triumph is in so I’ll call it a night. Thanks for tuning in! A couple of things to catch up on: And to finish the day it’s a victory for Adaejah Hodge, who was tight with Shaniqua Bascombe entering the straight, but then burst through to finish with a time of 22.07. India’s Neeraj Chopra can’t outdo Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage – with a throw of 89.75m, he’s got gold. Athletics: Yashvir Singh has thrown a personal best of 85.41m in the men’s javelin to move to third place – it’s looking like it’ll be India to take silver and bronze, with Sri…

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