Commonwealth Games medal tally

Matthew Hauser claimed Australia's first medal of the Games when he won bronze in the men's sprint triathlon, with Para-track cycling duo of Jess Gallagher ...

Silver medalists from England, gold medalists from Australia and bronze medalists from New Zealand during a medal ceremony for the Men's Team Sprint Gold Final at the Commonwealth Games track cycling. The big shock came with the men's pursuiters, as the Australians had won gold or silver at every edition since the event was added to the Games program in 1974. "Definitely the start of a new era," beamed Baker, the elder stateswoman at 27 next to Edwards (22), Moran and Plouffe (23), predicting that "definitely, we could be world record breakers." Already the only Australian to win a medal at the summer and winter Paralympics, she added: "To think I can have an impact on others, inspire them to chase their dreams - whatever part of life - that's an honour for me, very humbling." The trio set a new Commonwealth Games record of 42.042 seconds, after also setting a new mark of 42.222 in the qualifying ride. She's hungry. Still, though, amid the flag-waving, there was a sense of frustration about the end of an era as Australia's flagship men's pursuit foursome failed to make the final at the Games for the first time ever. She's feisty. It came after the remarkable Paralympian Jess Gallagher and her sighted pilot Caitlin Ward kicked off the gold-digging at the scene of the 2012 Olympics by earning Australia's very first gold of the Games in the tandem blind and visually impaired sprint. "She's what I was like - and I am still like that - but it's exciting to have a bit of a battle out there." The silvers went to Sam Short (men's 400m freestyle), Mollie O'Callaghan (women's 200m freestyle) and Emily Beecroft (women's 100m freestyle S9). And Australia's 4x100m mixed freestyle relay team - Emma McKeon, Mollie O'Callaghan, Kyle Chalmers and William Yang - won gold in the last event of the night.