Commonwealth Games to finish today

Monday, 8 August 2022 10:13

By Meg Walker

This year's Commonwealth Games is set to come to an end tonight, with the closing ceremony taking place in Birmingham.

Over the weekend, David Mullarkey set a new Manx record in the Men's 5,000m with a time of 13 minutes 43.92 seconds and finished 12th.

Yesterday also saw a number of Manx cyclists compete in the Women's and Men's Road Races.

Sarah Astin and Rachael Franklin ran in the Women's 5,000m final, and Joe Harris was the last of team Isle of Man to compete in the games in the Men's Javelin final.

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