THERE were some great performances but no medals for WA athletes on day five of the Commonwealth Games.
Holly Barratt earned herself a shot at a second medal after qualifying for tonight’s 50m backstroke final, while the Boomers are straight through to the semi finals after a big win over Nigeria.
Australia leads the medal table with 39 gold.
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READ NOWThe host nation has 106 medals overall, well in front of England’s 63, including 22 gold.
Here’s how the WA athletes performed.
Holly Barratt – swimming
Holly Barratt is into tonight’s 50m backstroke final.
The 30-year-old will jump from lane six after she qualified fourth fastest with a time of 28.12 seconds.
A medal would be a nice addition to the silver the Rockingham resident won in the 50m butterfly on Sunday.
Australian Emily Seebohm, who already has a silver and bronze at these games, qualified second fastest for tonight’s final.
The race will take place at 7.50pm local time.
Brianna Throssell – swimming
City Beach resident Brianna Throssell missed out on a third medal on Monday, finishing fifth in the 200m butterfly final.
Fellow Australians Laura Taylor and Emma McKeon scooped silver and bronze, with Welsh star Alys Thomas earning gold in a Commonwealth Games-record time of 2:05.45.
Throssell had already secured bronze in the 100m butterfly and 4 x 200m freestyle relay gold.
Another could be on the cards tonight in the 4 x 100m medley relay.
Caitlin Bassett and Courtney Bruce – netball
Australia will fight it out with Jamaica to find out which nation will top group A after winning its fourth game.
The undefeated Diamonds, led by Caitlin Bassett, demolished Fiji 108-23 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Monday.
The home side was sniper-like, finishing with 108 goals from 114 attempts.
Australia will battle Jamaica, Pool A’s other undefeated side, to see who heads into a likely semi-final with New Zealand in perfect form.
The match will be held Wednesday at 9pm.
Angus Brandt, Damian Martin, Jesse Wagstaff, Lucas Walker and Cam Gliddon – basketball
Australia has moved into the semi-finals with a dominant win over Nigeria.
Wildcats Angus Brandt, Damian Martin, Lucas Walker, Jesse Wagstaff and Perth-born Cam Gliddon all hit the scoreboard in the 97-55 win.
It was the Boomers’ third win from three starts.
Their next match will be a semi-final on Saturday, with an opponent yet to be locked in.
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