Greatest medal celebration ever?

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 29 Juli 2014 | 20.01

All the highlights from day five of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Nigeria's Ojo Onaolapo celebrates his bronze medal with teammates. Source: AFP

WELCOME to our live coverage of Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games.

Stay with us throughout the day's action to get all the latest updates as they happen. All times AEST.

LINK: SWIMMING HEATS WRAP

10.50pm - DAD BRINGS HOME ANOTHER SHOOTING GOLD

FIRST David Chapman made Australian Commonwealth Games history, then he showed his daughter Hayley who was boss, Jon Ralph writes.

Chapman won gold in the 25m rapid fire pistol after he and Hayley had become the first father-daughter combination for the nation at the Commonwealth Games.

She had joked before the Games she was beating him in practice but he nailed gold on the Carnoustie range, the fifth for our shooters.

He closed in on India's Harpreet Singh and won the final with 23 shots to Singh's 21, with England's Kristian Callaghan winning bronze.

10.40pm - HENDERSON MINES BRONZE ON THE MOUNTAIN

ON Monday Rebecca Henderson painted her nails green and gold and today she wasn't afraid to get them dirty as she delivered Australia just its second-ever mountain bike medal in an Olympic or Commonwealth Games with bronze in Glasgow, Reece Homfray writes.

While Canadian star Catharine Pendrel stormed to victory in the women's 31.95km race, Canberra's under-23 world champion staged an epic fight with Pendel's teammate Emily Batty.

Cheered on by her Australian track cycling teammates who lined the course and spectators waving the Australian flag, Henderson crossed the line with her arms in the air and a big smile on her face.

"I'm so excited, this is my first Commonwealth Games and first medal and it's such a privilege to be here and an amazing experience and I'm so happy," Henderson, 22, said.

10.30pm - RISELEY ROUSE SEES HIM THROUGH IN 800m

A BRILLIANT tactical move to the inside has seen Jeff Riseley progress through the opening round of the 800m, Scott Gullan writes.

The Australian looked in trouble at the top of the straight before taking a split on the inside and surging to the line to claim victory in 1min48.63sec.

Sydney's Joshua Ralph finished fifth in his heat (1:52.48sec) and failed to get through.

Olympic champion David Rudisha qualified the fastest (1:46.89sec) with his main danger Botswana's Nijel Amos second in his heat in 1:50.56sec.

Canberra hurdler Lauren Wells went toe-to-toe with 400m hurdles gold medal favourite Kaliese Spencer in an impressive qualifying performance.

The seven-time Australian champion looked good and was still ahead of the Jamaican until the final hurdle before cruising over the line in second position in 55.79sec.

WRAP: CATCH UP ON ALL THE TRACK AND FIELD ACTION

10pm - 'SCOTTISH CATHY FREEMAN' STREAKS HOME IN HEAT

Scotland's Eilidh Child easily wins her 400m hurdles heat. Source: Getty Images

HOMETOWN hero Eilidh Child has made a dominant start to her bid to meet local expectations at Hampden Park.

The 27-year-old 400m hurdler is to Glasgow 2014 what Freeman was to Sydney 2000 and Jessica Ennis was to London 2012: the local golden girl who hoped to give her home crowd the greatest sporting night of their lives.

Running in the first heat, the Perth (Scottish version) native smashed the field, winning easily in a time of 55.56 to qualify.

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9.30pm - LAPIERRE FLYING IN LONG JUMP

Australia's Fabrice Lapierre in action during qualifying. Source: AFP

DEFENDING long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre has produced a season's best on his final qualifying jump to again put himself in the medal conversation, Scott Gullan writes.

Three Australians are through to the final with Lapierre ranked fourth (7.95m), Henry Frayne (7.85m) eighth and Robbie Crowther (7.72m) ninth.

England's Olympic champion Greg Rutherford didn't muck around, sailing 8.02m on his first jump to book a spot in the final.

Elsewhere, Nick Hough progressed from 110m hurdle qualifying after coming third in the opening heat (13.70sec) but Sam Baines fell short, coming fourth (14.03sec) in the following heat.

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9pm - IS THIS THE GREATEST MEDAL CELEBRATION EVER?

Nigeria's Ojo Onaolapo celebrates his victory with teammates. Source: AFP

A NIGERIAN table tennis player has found a whole new way to salute a bronze medal with one of the more risque celebrations you're ever likely to see.

Ojo Onaolapo got a little over-excited after winning his bronze medal match against India's Sharath Kamal Achanta, deciding the only suitable reaction would be to display his pants to the world. Not exactly in the corinthian spirit, but damn entertaining.

With shorts back on, the 19-year-old was paraded around the arena by ecstatic teammates while compatriots danced in the stands.

If you're in Glasgow and not at the ping pong, you're clearly missing out.

8.10pm — TEEN WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMP FAILS DOPE TEST

Nigeria's gold-medallist weightlifter Chika Amalaha has failed a drug test. Source: AFP

NIGERIAN weightlifting gold medallist Chika Amalaha has failed a doping test at the Commonwealth Games.

The 16-year-old Nigerian returned a positive test for diuretics and masking agents after winning gold on Friday, Commonwealth Games Federation boss Mike Hooper confirmed today.

She will have her 'B' sample tested at a laboratory in London on Wednesday. If it comes back positive, she will be stripped of gold.

Amalaha said last week that she took up weightlifting despite opposition at home, AP reports.

"I started at the age of 12, but my family were strongly against me doing the sport at first," she said. "They kept me telling to stop doing it, but I persuaded them by getting a female coach.

"From then on, it was hard work, training, a lot of pain and dedication that got me here today. And now my family were in the audience and they are so excited and so proud."

8pm — ATHLETE TO STAND TRIAL OVER TOILET INCIDENT

Papua New Guinea's Toua Udia competes in the Clean and Jerk of the men's 77kg. Source: AP

A COMMONWEALTH Games weightlifter from Papua New Guinea has been committed to stand trial over an alleged sexual assault on another man, Robert Craddock writes.

Toua Udia, 22, is alleged to have touched the man in a Tesco toilets less than a kilometre from the athletes village.

He was arrested and charged last Tuesday and has pleased not guilty, claiming it was "a misunderstanding".

Udia was released on bail after surrendering his passport and was given permission to attend the opening ceremony.

He competed in the 77kg weightlifting category on Sunday, finishing ninth.

7.45pm - SWIM TEAM TO GET STRAIGHT ON THE PLANE

AUSTRALIA's swimmers will jet out of Glasgow less than 24 hours after their meet, subjected to a booze ban and curfews that prevent them leaving the village at night, Jon Ralph writes.

The aftermath of the disastrous 2012 London Olympics for the swimmers, affected by what official reviews dubbed a "toxic culture", has seen them kept on a tight rein in Glasgow.

The upcoming Pan Pacs competition in August on the Gold Coast means they will miss the Closing Ceremony, after being forced to skip the Opening Ceremony with competition about to kick off.

The Pan Pacs will see much sterner competition from the star-studded American team, with Japan and Canada also involved in the four-nation swimming meet.

MORE: SWIMMERS TO MAKE EARLY EXIT

7.30pm - AUSSIE TEAM RALLIES AROUND CHAMOUN

AUSTRALIAN team bosses have vowed to support blind weightlifter Malek Chamoun, who was distraught after crashing out of his competition without lifting a weight, Jon Ralph writes.

Chamoun has been one of the inspirations of the Australian team given his qualification despite the degenerative condition retinitis pigmentosa.

He had promised to inspire Australia but he recorded three no-lifts at 140kg in the snatch section of the 85kg competition. It meant he was eliminated from the Glasgow competition and could not even attempt a lift in the clean-and-jerk event.

Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said Chamoun would be supported by the entire Australian team including father George, here in Glasgow.

"He took it really hard and we are all aware of the back story and hopefully we can get around him and support him,'' he said.

MORE: CHAMOUN OUT OF GAMES

SWIMMING HEATS WRAP by Todd Balym

AUSTRALIA'S men's 4x100m medley relay team set themselves for a crack at gold tonight by qualifying fastest for the final in 3:37.36, ahead of Canada (3:37.71) and England (3:38.39).

The team of Josh Beaver, Kenneth To, Tommaso D'Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy will be replaced for tonight's final by a likely team of Mitch Larkin, Christian Sprenger, Jayden Hadler and James Magnussen.

The women, meanwhile, set themselves for an almost guaranteed gold medal as fastest qualifiers for tonight's final in 3:59.44, ahead of England (4:04.56) and Canada (4:07.13).

The heat team of Belinda Hocking, Sally Hunter, Alicia Coutts and Bronte Campbell will be replaced for the final by Emily Seebohm, Lorna Tonks, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell.

Swim team rookie Remy Fairweather has qualified for her first international final, progressing to the 400m freestyle final as the second fastest in a time of 4:07.35 behind New Zealand's Lauren Boyle (4:07.06).

Australian champion Bronte Barratt was third quickest in 4:08.81, but teammate Jessica Ashwood missed the final in ninth in a time of 4:11.23.

Australia's Daniel Tranter will start favourite for tonight's 200m medley final after going through as fastest qualifier from the heats in 1:59.05, ahead of Scotland's 400m champion Daniel Wallace in 1:59.36.

Thomas Fraser-Holmes, the 200m freestyle champion, snuck into the final in eight place in 2:00.97.

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