King gets 2nd gold at Games

Joelle King and Amanda LandersMurphy won New Zealand’s 13th gold medal of the Commonwealth Games with victory in the women’s squash doubles.

King and Landers-Murphy took the match in straight games, 11-9 11-8, spending just 21 minutes on court.

The victory provides King with her third medal of the Commonwealth Games to go with gold in the women’s singles and a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with Paul Coll.

It also ends an exhausting schedule for the New Zealand squash team, something King admits to being happy about.

‘‘I’m absolutely knackered,’’ King said after claiming her third medal.

‘‘Everyday we’d walk back into the village and all the other athletes would give us grief about still playing.

‘‘We’ve had a tough schedule and there’s no getting away from it.

‘‘I definitely would not be here without my team picking me up all the time and getting me back on the horse.’’

Despite the difficult schedule, King said she felt as good as she had all tournament on Sunday in the final.

‘‘It’s funny, today I felt the best out of the whole time,’’ she said.

‘‘I woke up with a spring in my step. It’s been hard to take a moment to actually relax because I have played so many matches.’’