Today at the Birmingham Games – August 2

Published On: 2 August 2022

The number of WA medals in Birmingham has grown to 11, as Zac Incerti claimed his third gold of the Games and Holly Barratt snared silver in what was another strong day for WAIS athletes in Birmingham.

Today Australia is chasing gold in the women’s and men’s wheelchair 3×3 basketball and men’s 3×3. Nina Kennedy, Robyn Lambird, Rhiannon Clarke and Ella Pardy look for medals in the first full day of athletics action. Netball and hockey continue and Krsitina is back in the lawn bowls. Alex Saffy, Brianna Throssell, Josh Edwards-Smith and Kieren Pollard will be in the pool.

Aquatics – Swimming
5:30PM Men’s 200m Backstroke Heats – Josh Edwards-Smith
5:42PM Women’s 200m Butterfly Heats – Brianna Throssell
6:40PM Men’s 1500m Freestyle Heats – Kieren Pollard
2:13AM Men’s 200m Backstroke Final – (Subject to qualifying) Josh Edwards-Smith
2:20AM Women’s 200m Butterfly Final – (Subject to qualifying) Brianna Throssell
3:45AM Men’s 100m Butterfly S10 Final – Alex Saffy

Athletics
5:25PM Women’s 100m T37/38 Qualifying – Rhiannon Clarke and Ella Pardy
2:05AM Women’s Pole Vault Final – Nina Kennedy
2:55AM Women’s 100m T37/38 Final – (Subject to qualifying) Rhiannon Clarke and Ella Pardy
4:54AM Women’s 100m T33/34 Final – Robyn Lambird

Basketball
11:30PM Women’s 3×3 Bronze Medal Match – Lauren Scherf
2:30AM Men’s Wheelchair 3×3 Gold Medal Match – Jake Kavanagh
3:00AM Women’s Wheelchair 3×3 Gold Medal Match – Amber Merritt and Georgia Inglis
3:30AM Men’s 3×3 Gold Medal Match – Greg Hire and Jesse Wagstaff

Hockey
4:00PM Women Australia v New Zealand – Aleisha Power, Karri Somerville, Penny Squibb, Shanea Tonkin and Georgia Wilson

Lawn Bowls
3:30PM Women’s Pairs Sectional Play Round 1 – Kristina Krstic

Netball
7:00PM Australia v Wales – Courtney Bruce and Sunday Aryang