Ellesmere ace lands Commonwealth gold
Ellesmere Titans ace Chris Walker-Hebborn helped power England's men to gold in a stunning Commonwealth Games finale in the pool last night.
Walker-Hebborn landed his second gold of the Glasgow Games, having also won the 100m backstroke.
Adam Brown's heroic final leg steered England to their first ever Commonwealth victory in the 4 x 100 metres medley event ahead of favourites Australia. Adam Peaty and Adam Barrett were also gold medal heroes for England.
England set a Games record of three minutes 31.51 seconds to win by seven tenths of a second.
Walker-Hebborn said: "We had a strong chance of gold there and I just wanted to do it for the boys.
"I'm proud to be part of that relay and to break the record as well."
Former Market Drayton swimmer Rachael Kelly had starred for the England women's medley relay team which breezed through the heats.
She was replaced by Siobhan-Marie O'Connor for the butterfly leg in the final. The quartet bagged silver, edged out by Australia.
Meanwhile, Telford teenage gymnast Georgina Hockenhull is today celebrating bronze-medal glory at the Commonwealth Games.
The 17-year-old helped Wales' women to a third-place finish in the artistic gymnastics yesterday.
Wrekin College ace Hockenhull teamed up with Rear Theaker, Elizabeth Beddoe, Jessica Hogg and Angel Romero.
They won bronze with 160.095, just over a point and a half behind silver medallists Australia.
England's women clinched gold, bagging a double for the nation as the men's team, which included Lilleshall-trained Kristian Thomas, of Wolverhampton, also topped the podium in Glasgow.
Hockenhull, from Horton, is a member of Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club.
Shrewsbury's Ben Carless was unable to prevent Wales' men's hockey team suffering a fourth straight defeat at the Gamesn as they went down 5-1 to South Africa in their final Pool A match.
In the women's bowls, Berriew's Caroline Taylor helped Wales defeat Canada 19-10 in the women's pairs Section D.
In the women's triples Section D, fellow Berriew bowler Kathy Pearce helped Wales beat Norfolk Islands 14-12.
Shrewsbury badminton player Oliver Guilt and Wales partner Sarah Thomas lost to New Zealand in the mixed doubles round of 64.
