Article 628MD Netballers win Australia’s 1,000th Commonwealth Games gold medal

Netballers win Australia’s 1,000th Commonwealth Games gold medal

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Courtney Walsh
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  • Diamonds beat Jamaica 55-51 to claim gold after 2018 silver
  • Australia's women beat India in T20 cricket final by nine runs

Another rush of gold in Birmingham saw Australia reach a major milestone as the Diamonds netball team claimed the nation's 1,000th Commonwealth Games gold medal. It followed success - and another slice of history - for the women's T20 cricketers at Edgbaston after they edged India by nine runs to win the first Commonwealth gold medal awarded to women.

At the NEC Arena, Gretal Bueta shot 100% in a 55-51 win over Jamaica as Australia bounced back from the disappointment of silver on the Gold Coast four years ago to became the first nation to reach the milestone with their 66th gold of these Games in Birmingham.

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