Canada opened rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday with a gold medal in the team event.

Tatania Cocsanova, Carmel Kallemaa and Suzanna Shahbazian combined for a score of 272.95 points to finish ahead of Australia (268.65) and England (267.05).

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Canada remained third in the medal standings heading into the final three days of competition with 59 (17 gold, 20 silver, 22 bronze). Australia leads with 132 followed by England with 118.

Caeli McKay won CanadaB次元官网网址檚 other medal of the day when she captured bronze in the womenB次元官网网址檚 10-metre platform diving at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, salvaging a medal with her favourite dive.

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The 23-year-old from Calgary struggled on her second dive, but recovered with her third B次元官网网址� and inward 3陆 somersault in the tuck position.

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McKay scored 317.50 total points for bronze.

England finished 1-2, with Andrea Spendolini Sirieix taking the gold with a score of 357.50, and Lois Mae Toulson finishing second (37.30).

McKay will compete in the synchronized platform with Celina Toth on Saturday.

It took just one toss for Camryn Rogers to provide the dayB次元官网网址檚 highlight at track and field. The Richmond, B.C., native, who captured silver at the recent world championships, threw a Commonwealth Games record-74.68 metres in the womenB次元官网网址檚 hammer throw qualifying round with her one and only throw.

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CanadaB次元官网网址檚 menB次元官网网址檚 and womenB次元官网网址檚 beach volleyball teams went undefeated to top their groups.

Sam Schacter and Daniel Dearing, both from Toronto, capped the group stage with a 2-1 win over Gambia on Thursday.

Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes, the 2019 world champions, finished group play a day earlier with a 2-0 win over New Zealand.

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