BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Justina Di Stasio and Nishan Randhawa both won gold medals to lead a Canadian wrestling medal haul Saturday at the Commonwealth…
Canada also struck gold at the track where Camryn Rogers of Richmond, B.C., won women’s hammer throw.Di Stasio, a 29-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., beat Nigeria’s Hannah Amuchechi Rueben 4-2 in the final with a four-point takedown to win the women’s 76-kilogram division
Randhawa of Abbotsford, B.C., outscored South Africa’s Nicolaas de Lange 6-1 in the back half of their final match for a decisive 9-3 victory. Madison Parks of Brantford, Ont., and Fredericton’s Samantha Stewart claimed silver in the women’s 50- and 53-kg weight classes respectively.Article content “To be able to come back and get it in the third round . . . we train for every possible outcome,” Rogers said. “The first couple felt really good. They were just a little off. To get it in the third round was great.Article contentEthan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., posted a career-best 76.36 metres for a silver medal in men’s hammer throw.
“To make three finals and one medal in each event, it’s just unbelievable. It’s one of the best days of my life so far for sure.”Article content Vallee, a silver medallist in three-metre springboard in this year’s world championship in Budapest, competes in that event Sunday.