Matthew Mitcham breaks his gold medal drought

By Stathi Paxinos
Updated August 2 2014 - 8:09am, first published 7:00am
Diving gold medallists Domonic Bedggood and Matthew Mitcham flash their Commonwealth Games bling on Day 9. Photo: Quinn Rooney, Getty Images Sport.
Diving gold medallists Domonic Bedggood and Matthew Mitcham flash their Commonwealth Games bling on Day 9. Photo: Quinn Rooney, Getty Images Sport.

Matthew Mitcham had joked after picking up his sixth career Commonwealth Games silver in the synchronised three metre platform on Friday morning, that it was lucky that the colour suited his complexion. However, by the end of the day, Mitcham had the gold he had dearly wanted when he teamed with Domonic Bedggood to win the synchronised 10m platform.

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