Team Wales take two more gold medals at Commonwealth Games as Olivia Breen wins 100m
Olivia Breen's joyous reaction to winning gold at Commonwealth Games 2022
Wales has secured two more gold medals on day five of the Commonwealth Games as Olivia Breen followed Jarred Breen and Daniel Salmon to reach top of the podium on Tuesday (2 August).
The track and field athlete beat rival, Team England's Sophie Hahn, in the Women's T37/38 100m - recording a personal best time of 12.83 seconds.
It made an impressive day for Team Wales who had already taken another gold that morning in the lawn bowls and then a bronze with Jasmine Hacker-Jones in the judo.
With just five more days left of the Birmingham games, Team Wales' medal total reached 13 - three gold, two silver and eight bronze. It places them eighth overall at the competition.
Breen won bronze in the same event at the last Commonwealth Games. She also took home a gold in the T38 Long Jump at those same 2018 Gold Coast games.
Speaking about her Birmingham gold, Breen said she was incredibly happy to have been able to take that top spot with her nearest and dearest watching from the crowd.
"I knew that I had it in me. It came altogether. I've been working hard for the last nine years and I'm just so, so happy. To do it with my friends and family here - it's just amazing.
"I've been training really hard and me and my coach have had a really good plan. It's really important to have a good network around you and this is what got me the medal."
Breen beat reigning champion Hahn in 0.26 seconds.
The 26-year-old said she felt "grateful" to have an event to compete in given there are only "very few para events in the Commonwealth Games".
Breen added: "The Welsh team are so lovely. They make you feel so welcoming and also being team captain is amazing. I'm just so happy to be a part of Team Wales and I'm excited to see what they are going to do. We've got some good performances to come and I'm really excited to see."
Helen and Michael Breen react to their daughter's gold medal win.
Breen's mum, Helen said she was "so proud" of her daughter's achievements: "It's been a really long journey, she's worked really hard since London 2012. We couldn't be more proud."
Michael added: "There have been a lot of hard times along the way and she's just been super, super tenacious.
"She has worked very hard on both her start, but also in her finish with what they call the 'maximum velocity' so the last stage, and she's definitely nailed that."
Asked if Paris 2024 was on the radar, Michael responded: "100% - both in the 100m and the long jump - so a multi-event."
Team Wales are guaranteed another medal on Wednesday (3 August) with Joel Makin competing in the men's singles squash final.
Welsh sprinters Jeremiah Azu and Hannah Brier will also be looking for success on Wednesday as they take part in their respective semi-final events.