Canada's Mia Vallée, Amar Dhesi win gold medals at Commonwealth Games
CBC
Canadian divers and wrestlers added to the country's medal haul on Day 8 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Mia Vallée won gold in the women's one-metre springboard diving final on Friday, while Canadian Olympian Amar Dhesi won gold in the men's 125-kilogram freestyle wrestling division later in the day.
Canada has won 19 gold, 24 silver and 24 bronze for a total of 67 medals at these Games, which currently has them third in the standings behind Australia (140) and England (131).
Vallée topped the podium after amassing 291.85 points on five dives at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.
WATCH l Vallée tops podium in 1m springboard:
Vallée's best score came on her second dive — inward 2 ½ somersaults — to earn 65.10 points. The 21-year-old from Kirkland, Que., was coming off a bronze medal in the same event at the world championships in June.
"I think I've learned throughout the past year to really put [my competition] aside and just mostly dive for myself," said Vallée. "I think that's the best way I can put it. In competition that allows me to focus on myself and try and do my best."
Calgary's Margo Erlam finished ninth with 239.25 points.
Dhesi pinned Pakistan's Zaman Anwar in the gold-medal match to claim the men's 125 kg title.
The 26-year-old from Surrey, B.C., advanced to the final with a semifinal win over India's Mohit Grewal, who went on to win bronze.
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Fellow Canadian divers Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray added to Canada's medal total in the pool.
Wiens and Zsombor-Murray delivered an impressive performance while finishing second in the synchronized 10m platform final with a total of 413.85 points. The duo earned bronze in the same event at the world aquatics championships last month.
England's Matthew Lee and Noah Williams claimed gold in front of the home crowd with 429.78 points, while Australia's Domonic Bedggood and Cassiel Rousseau won bronze with 412.56.
