5 Gold – 2 Silver – 10 Bronze

Some might have thought the games were being held in Vancouver – given the weather conditions since opening the competition at Hampden Park on July 27^th.

Alysha Newman grabbed a Bronze medal clearing 3.80 metres in the pole vault and went on to tell the media “You know, everyone was in the same conditions. I did what I could and I got third so I am happy; I am leaving with a medal.”

He continued “My first Commonwealth Games, 20 years old, I think that is pretty good and my expectations were to win, whatever that height was going to be I wanted to win and it didn’t happen but that’s ok. Whatever the building blocks are I have to build from those and I am going to do that.”

In the women’s 5000-metres Jessica O’Connell finished 10^th in 15:45.33.

The women’s 4×400-metre relay of Audrey Jean-Baptiste (Montreal), Fawn Dorr (Marten River) Noelle Montcalm (Belle River) and Chanice Taylor-Chase(Ajax) finished fifth in 3:32.45.

The women’s 4×100-metres relay team of Crystal Emmanuel (East York), Kimberly Hyacinthe (Lachenaie), Phylicia George (Markham), and Khamica Bingham (Caledon), raced to a fourth place finish in 43.33 seconds.

“This is just the start of the women’s 4×100 program and I think we did an amazing job,” comments third leg runner Phylicia George. “Once we get next year and a few years under us we will be on the podium. We dream big, we aim high, we really felt like we could win a medal here so it is a little bit disappointing, but we are going to keep working so next year Pan Ams, Worlds, Olympics we are going to get on the podium.”

In the men’s race Gavin Smellie of Etobicoke, Ont., Aaron Brown of Toronto, Ont., Dontae Richards-Kwok of Toronto, Ont., and Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., did not finish the race after an exchange went too long on the last pass.

Overall the Canadian team is coming home with 17 medals; “The team performed above expectations,” explains Head Coach Peter Eriksson. “I am pleased with the team, their performances and all of the staff.

Even though the competition was tougher then what we saw in Delhi we saw performances at a higher level. This is a young team and they are hungry to do more.”

17 Medal Winners