South Australia's Kate Wilson-Smith paired with He Tian Tang to win Australia's first Commonwealth Games medal in Badminton in 12 years.
The pair claimed the Doubles Women bronze medal in a closely fought match between England's Jenny Wallwork and Gabby White last night at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.
It is the first medal Australia has won in the sport in the Commonwealth Games since they won two bronze at the Kuala Lumpur Games in 1998.
For Kate Wilson-Smith, it was a perfect pay off for her personal commitment of taking 14 months of leave-without-pay from her job to ensure she was in peak condition for the Games.
"I eat, I sleep, I train ... there's not a lot of luxuries in my life," Kate said of her training regime before she left for Delhi.
The bronze medal play off did not go without a little controversy, after an English player was shown a yellow card for arguing with the chair umpire about a disputed line call.
After losing the first set, Australia won the bronze in the final.
A late third set comeback from the English pair unable to be converted in a result.
The final score 21-23, 21-12, 21-16.
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