Commonwealth Games: Wales' Curtis Dodge and England's Georgina Nelthorpe win bronze
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2018 Commonwealth Games |
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Venue: Gold Coast, Australia Dates: 4-15 April |
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Wales' Curtis Dodge and England's Georgina Nelthorpe won Commonwealth bronze medals in freestyle wrestling on day eight on Australia's Gold Coast.
Dodge beat Ebimienfaghe Assizecourt of Nigeria in the men's -74kg medal match while Nelthorpe saw off Sierra Leone's Hajaratu Kamara in the women's 76kg.
But England's George Ramm missed out on a medal in the men's -57kg category.
The wrestling gold medals on day eight went to Canada, with three, and India, as Kumar Sushil won in the men's -74kg.
Olympic champion Erica Wiebe of Canada defended her women's 76kg Commonwealth title in style.
The bronze medal for Dodge - who competed in Judo at the 2014 Games in Glasgow - was Wales' 24th on the Gold Coast.
- Published12 April 2018
- Published11 April 2018