New Zealand's cycling teams today notched up another four medals - including three gold - while Lewis Clareburt won gold in the Commonwealth Games pool.
Photo: Photosport / Cycling NZ
The New Zealand team are still sitting second on the medal table behind Australia and New Zealand has now clocked up a total of 13 medals with seven gold, four silver and two bronze.
England and Canada are in the third and fourth spots and although England now has a total of 21 medals only five of them are golds.
Many New Zealanders woke on Sunday morning to discover that New Zealand had had another very successful day in the velodrome picking up three more golds and a silver medal.
New Zealand took the gold and silver in the Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit.
Aaron Gate won gold in the event with a time of 4min 07sec, coming in nearly five seconds ahead of his team-mate Tom Sexton who came away with silver.
The pair won gold in the 4000m team pursuit yesterday.
Aaron Gate (centre) wins gold, Tom Sexton silver and Australia's Conor Leahy gets bronze in the men's 4000m individual pursuit. Photo: Photosport / Will Palmer / SWpix.com
Track cyclist Bryony Botha won the gold medal in the 3000m individual pursuit.
Botha qualified for the final against Australia's Maeve Plouffe in a Games Record time and reduced that record time again in the final for a time of 3min 18sec.
The 24-year-old Aucklander was also part of the team that won the silver medal in the women's team pursuit.
Botha said she surprised herself.
"I was so surprised. After this morning's ride I left it all out there and I was wondering what I'd have left in the tank. When I got out there I felt awesome and I kept running and I'm so happy with the result," Botha said.
"It's so special. This is my event. I can't imagine an event I'd rather get a gold medal in."
Ellesse Andrews completed a fantastic morning for the team with a gold in the women's sprint by beating Canada's Kelsey Mitchell 2-0 in the best of three final. It is the 22-year-old's third medal of the Games, and her second gold.
Cyclist Ellesse Andrews won gold in the women's sprint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Photo: Photosport / Will Palmer/ SWpix.com
Clareburt wins gold
Champion swimmer Lewis Clareburt won gold in the 400 metre individual medley, setting a new Games record time.
The 23-year-old had a winning time of 4.08 seconds, with Australia's Brendon Smith getting silver and Scotland's Duncan Scott bronze in the event.
In his favoured event, Clareburt went out fast this morning withstanding the challenge of Australia's Brendon Smith.
"You know it's crazy to think that four years ago no one knew my name and then I guess to get the gold medal and to get a PB [personal best], a Commonwealth record.
"I honestly thought that would never happen but ... I knew it was going to happen at some point but to execute it at the right time and the right place and the right moment, you know it's a pretty good feeling."
Standing on the top step of the podium, Clareburt said he had a plan.
"I grew up watching you know the flag being risen at you know big competitions where someone wins a medal and you know you never really think it would be you and I always said that I'd sing the national anthem at the top of my lungs if I ever got a gold medal and I was pretty proud in that moment."
Lewis Clareburt is back in the pool in the butterfly tomorrow.
Earlier 18-year-old Commonwealth Games debutante Cameron Gray won a bronze medal in the Men's 50m Butterfly.
Lewis Clareburt won gold in the 400 metre individual medley. Photo: Photosport
What's coming up at the Games
There's more cycling with the finals of the women's 25km points race and the women's 500m Time Trial happening overnight New Zealand time. The men's sprint finals and the men's 15km Scratch Race finals are also tomorrow.
In swimming, Lewis Clareburt is back in the pool just before 6.30am New Zealand time in the 200m Butterfly. Other events include the women's and men's backstroke and breaststroke finals.
The Black Ferns will be playing a bronze medal match at 7.50am after losing to Australia 17-12 in the semifinal.
The 73kg men's weightlifting final is set for 5.45am.
