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Barber, Commonwealth Games bronze medalist in 2014 and silver in 2018, was nearly denied a ticket to Birmingham after testing positive for COVID while on her way to an Australian training camp following the worlds in Eugene, Oregon.

Australian Kelsey-Lee Barber won Commonwealth Games javelin gold on Sunday, after defending her world title last month and then overcoming a bout of COVID-19.Commonwealth Games - Athletics - Women's Javelin Throw - Final - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - August 7, 2022 Australia's Kelsey-Lee Barber in action during the final REUTERS/Phil Noble

Commonwealth Games - Athletics - Women's Javelin Throw - Final - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - August 7, 2022 Australia's Kelsey-Lee Barber in action during the final REUTERS/Phil Noble “I wasn’t going to let it affect my performance today,” said Barber. “I had great confidence from the worlds and a good feel for my javelin, and I trusted that process.Barber looked as if she was going to settle for silver behind Mackenzie Little until unleashing a mighty effort of 64.43 metres on her final throw to snatch the title from her teammate by just 16 centimeters.“I had an awesome start and then it just fell away during the competition,” said Barber.

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