#GC2018 Day Five: Parker Makes Commonwealth Games Debut

Published On: 9 April 2018

2018 Commonwealth Games day five was a quieter one for our Western Australians with no athletes competing in a final for a medal, it did however feature the successful Commonwealth Games debut of boxer Caitlin Parker.

BOXING

21-year-old Caitlin Parker had her first boxing match of the Games this morning taking on England’s Natasha Gale in the Women’s 75kg Quarterfinal 2.

Parker truly out-classed her opponent being judged the winner of every round.

At the conclusion of the fight the young boxer was named the outright winner based on points.

SWIMMING

Back in the pool, Holly Barratt was WA’s sole competitor of the day.

After competing in the preliminary round of the Women’s 50m Backstroke this morning, Barratt qualified for the semi-finals where she did not disappoint.

Qualifying for the final tomorrow evening with the fourth fastest time, Holly finished second in her semi-final in a time of 28.12 seconds.

NETBALL

The Diamonds left the Australian netball community speechless today after defeating Fiji 108-23.

The last time the Australian side recorded a score of 100 or more was against India at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Both of Western Australia’s athletes, Courtney Bruce and Caitlin Bassett, received the nod for the starting line-up today with Bruce in goal keeper and Bassett in goal shooter.

Bassett, once again, had impressive stats nailing 40 from 41 goals giving her a final percentage of 98%.

Bruce, who played the first half in goal keeper and the final quarter in goal defence, was an invaluable part of the Australian defence line racking up two defensive rebounds, six intercepts and one deflection on her personal stat card.

The Australian Diamonds will next take on Jamaica who are also undefeated in the tournament to date.

BASKETBALL

The Australian Boomers men’s basketball team have added another win to their tally, defeating Nigeria 97-55.

Right from the first whistle the Australian’s dominance was never in doubt.

The home side beat Nigeria in every quarter by an average of 11 goals.

Western Australia’s Cam Gliddon made a good contribution to his side’s win scoring six points whilst also taking a defensive rebound.

Tomorrow will see our Western Australian athletics, road cycling and para powerlifting athletes compete for the first time whilst there will also be more action in the swimming and men’s hockey.

  • Annika Lee-Jones