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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Emma Kemp

Mollie O’Callaghan shocks McKeon as Kennedy wins Birmingham pole vault gold

Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan (centre) celebrates on the  Commonwealth Games podium with silver medallist Shayna Jack and bronze medallist Emma McKeon.
Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan (centre) celebrates on the Commonwealth Games podium with silver medallist Shayna Jack and bronze medallist Emma McKeon. Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Mollie O’Callaghan shocked Emma McKeon and Shayna Jack to clinch gold in the women’s 100m freestyle, as Ariarne Titmus set an 800m freestyle Commonwealth Games record and Cody Simpson finished fifth in the men’s 100m butterfly final.

Australia raked in more gold medals in Birmingham on day five, when Australian pole vaulter Nina Kennedy kicked off the athletics with a comfortable win, Kate McDonald upset gymnastics golden girl Georgia Godwin and the men’s wheelchair basketball team stood atop the podium. The men’s 3x3 basketballer team suffered an agonising final loss to England.

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