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Commonwealth Games: Women's T54 1500m final rerun after disqualification

Day eight of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow features a rerun of the women's T54 1500m final, following a controversial original race.

  • The women's T54 1500m final is being rerun after Canada's Nandini Sharma was disqualified from the original race.
  • Damian Warner of Canada leads the decathlon standings after the 110m hurdles, with England's Sammy Ball in third.
  • Northern Ireland is set to finish 11th in netball, while semi-finals for the sport are scheduled for tomorrow.

The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is seeing a rerun of the women's T54 1500m final today. Scotland's Melanie Woods will attempt to replicate her win from the original race, which was marred by controversy.

Canada's Nandini Sharma is not participating in the rerun, having been disqualified from the initial race on Wednesday after a pile-up on the first bend. Sharma was disqualified for cutting across Mauritius's Noemi Alphonse, leading to appeals and the decision to replay the race.

In athletics, the decathlon continues with the 110m hurdles heats. Canada's Damian Warner has extended his lead in the overall standings with a time of 14.04 seconds. England's Sammy Ball remains in third place after a time of 14.61 seconds, with four events remaining.

Netball action sees Northern Ireland on track to secure 11th place, leading Trinidad and Tobago 65-28 in the fourth quarter of their placing final. The 5th-12th place classifications are being decided today, with the semi-finals scheduled for tomorrow. New Zealand will face England at 9am, and Australia will play Jamaica at 1pm.

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