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Commonwealth Games: Live coverage of Day 8 from Glasgow

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Lachlan Kennedy will be looking to add another accolade in the 200m final.
Camera IconLachlan Kennedy will be looking to add another accolade in the 200m final. Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena

Just how many medals can our Australia track-and-field & cycling stars add to the already massive tally in Glasgow?

Nina Kennedy is looking to break the five-metre mark in the pole vault while Lachlan Kennedy will be back on the track for the 200m final.

Stay across all the news and developments below from late afternoon (WA time)!

Trio of sprinters qualify

Three Aussies have filled up the 16 open spots in the women’s sprint qualifiers at the velodrome.

Alessia McCaig, Molly McGill and Liliya Tatarinoff all had fine rides to move on.

Ault-Connell nabs an early bronze!

Australia has already secured a medal with Eliza Ault-Connell winning bronze in the women’s 1500m T54 final.

It was a three woman race right from the jump, with Melaine Woods jumping out to the lead early and Noemi Alphonse tailing her throughout.

Ault-Connel was chasing in the opening laps but couldn’t keep up with the extradionary games reocrd pace, but she did enough to secure a bronze.

The race was rescheduled after a crash involving Ault-Connell occured yesterday.

Early win to boost spirits

Dynamic duo Corey Wedlock and Aaron Teys went to a tie break against Tonga in the lawn bowls, getting the win to start the day off right for Australia.

Welcome!

Day eight has kicked off and there is plenty of action underway.

Aussies are gearing up to keep the medal tally growing on the track and in the velodrome.

Stay tuned for all the latest from Glasgow!

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