Jen McIntosh stepped proudly out from the shadow of her mother Shirley’s achievements today when she won Silver in the 50m Rifle Prone to become Team Scotland’s most successful female athlete, based on the number of medals won.
Shirley McIntosh’s record of four Shooting medals (Gold, Silver and two Bronze) won across the 1994 and 1998 Games had stood for 16 years before Jen held her nerve to win her second medal of these Games, and take her total medal tally over two Games to five.
With two Commonwealth Games Golds, a Silver and two Bronze to her name, Macintosh’s five medal tally sets the record for a Team Scotland athlete. The timing of her medal was made all the more poignant, becoming the Team’s 34th overall medal which surpassed the record total of 33 set at the Edinburgh Games in 1986.
Asked about replacing her mother in the Team Scotland record books, Jen said with a wry smile, “Pretty smug about that one – not going to lie! It’s been nearly 20 years. Pretty cool at 23 years old, and in this sport I could still be doing this at 40!”
It took a Games record by Jasmine Ser from Singapore to beat McIntosh who shot consistently well in difficult conditions on the range. The lead changed hands several times in a nail-biting elimination round, going down to the final shot when McIntosh shot an uncharacteristic 7.9 when she needed a 10.5 to win.
Asked about what was going through her mind on that tense last shot she said, “If I was honest it was to put it in the black, that’s all I could ask.”
In the same event, Sarah Henderson continued her impressive Games debut finishing as the next highest placed UK shooter behind McIntosh.
The testing winds on the range on the last day of competition was a challenge for two of Scotland’s other medal hopefuls, Jon Hammond and Neil Stirton in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position. Gold medallists from Delhi 2010, both shooters showed promising form on the way to the finals with Hammond leading the field in both the Kneeling and Prone, before dropping back to seventh in his weaker Standing discipline.
Stirton also remained in the hunt for medals in the final until the Standing discipline which was also his undoing. Both Stirton and Hammond finished just outside the medals in 4th and 5th places respectively.
“Prone and Kneeling are my better positions,” said Hammond. “For me it’s about building a buffer going into Standing. I had hoped to go in with a bigger buffer.”
The winds added to the challenge. “Not only was the bullet being pushed around but you were also being physically buffeted around,” said Stirton.
“It made it more of a physical battle and a mental battle,” added Hammond.
If there was one event that’s guaranteed to feel the impact of strong winds it’s the Fullbore event which was moving up to the third and final day of competition where Bronze medallists in the Pairs Ian Shaw and Angus McLeod were shooting at the extreme distances of 900 and 1,000 yards.
“The wind was fishtailing from behind and at an unbelievable speed,” said Shaw. “You thought you were on it and it had changed,” he explained. Shaw eventually finished the event in ninth and Mcleod one place lower in 10th.
In Men’s Trap, Jonathan Reid and John Macdonald both fell short of progressing to the Final elimination round with Reid finishing 13th and Macdonald in 19th.
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Mark Dry claimed Scotland’s second track and field medal in 24 hours with Bronze in the hammer.
The 26-year-old from Burghead, Moray, edged out Olympian Alex Smith for third place in the competition, with his best throw at 71.64m.
Dry had wanted Gold at Hampden but ended up doing a lap of honour as the stadium emptied on a night when Laura Muir missed out on 1500m glory with a stumble on the final bend.
“I am extremely happy to be a medallist at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,” said Mark. “In front of my home crowd, that is partially a dream come true. But I really wanted to win here. It was a good competition, and everyone did their best, but I wish I had thrown it a bit further.The other guys threw well and hats off to them. I am honoured to be in this position. I could have failed to qualify, I could have been injured or not here for whatever reason.Now I have a medal at the Commonwealth Games in my own country and I’m proud of that and having a Scotland flag around my neck with the vest on. My family are here and they are delighted with me and for me. I went around Hampden and tried to savour it a wee bit.”
Muir, who finished 11th, said: “I felt I was in a perfect position with 100 metres to go. I was ready to make my move and my leg got clipped and I lost my footing a bit. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. I felt so strong in this race, enough that I could have medalled. It is really disappointing. I will now speak with my coach and we will decide if my legs can cope with the 800 metres tomorrow. On a positive note I was so proud to run this race and the atmosphere in the stadium really lifted me.”
Beth Potter had delivered her own moment to remember in the 10,000m final.The 22-year-old former National Cross Country champion sliced 12 seconds off her PB to finish fifth in 32.33.36, as English athletes Kate Avery pipped her for fourth on the line, in a race won in an equally dramatic finish by Joyce Chepkirui in a Kenyan 1-2-3.
Beth said: “That was amazing – it was the best race of my life. I have managed a PB and fifth in the Commonwealth final – almost fourth. I’m very happy with that. The crowd were roaring me on, and leading at 10 laps to go was good – but you know there’s an awful long way to go at that stage. Kate pipped me on the line, I just didn’t realise she was finishing so fast.”
Eilidh Child had earlier eased into the 400m hurdles final with a winning run in her heat at 55.56.
The Delhi medallist feels she may need to break her own Scottish record if she is to beat Jamaican Kaliese Spencer in Thursday’s final.
Eilidh said: “I think I will have to get under 54 seconds and PB on Thursday (to win) because Kaleise Spencer has run a second faster than me in the past. We will see what happens. I’m sure the crowd will help me.My schedule has changed three or four times now. I was due to race three days in a row but now there is no semi-final on Wednesday. The way it works out I will be able to chill tomorrow and gear up for Thursday night. Malcolm Arnold (her coach), is making me think only about the lane and 10 hurdles and block out everything else. I was a little nervous but I am rooming with Laura Muir and quizzed her a bit about what the atmosphere is like.”
Guy Learmonth made it through his 800m heat into the semi-finals. And wheelchair pair Meggan Dawson Farrell and Sammi Kinghorn both qualified for the T54 1500m final with 3.58.78 and 4.03.41 respectively.
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Taking inspiration from his namesake, Dan Wallace claimed his third medal of the Commonwealth Games with Silver in the 200m Individual Medley at Tollcross International Swimming Centre, coming home in 1:58.72.
To the delight of the crowd Wallace came onto poolside wearing his kilt and looked as if he meant business. Moving from 8th to 2nd place in the space of the 50m breaststroke leg, Wallace was cheered home by the capacity crowd behind winner Daniel Tranter of Australia who won in a new Games Record time of 1:57.83. South African Chad le Clos won Bronze in 1:58.85.
Following the race Wallace said: “That felt phenomenal. After the week I’ve had, this Silver medal really is the cherry on top of the icing. I didn’t expect to do that well, but I knew I was in good form and had another medal in me.”
“Wearing the kilt tonight was a bit of a team decision. We wanted to step our game up, and performance wise I did just that. The emotions going through my head were amazing. The crowd really seemed to step up their game too and it’s a moment I will never forget.”
“This is definitely the best competition I’ve ever been to in my life. I wish every event was like this but I just can’t see anything topping this.”
The swimming powerhouse that is Hannah Miley was just 0.2 seconds away from a bronze medal in the final of the 400m freestyle, her seventh appearance in a final at these Games.
Lying in sixth place at the half way mark, Miley showed her power, moving through the field, and was in third place with only 100m to go. A battle then ensued with Bronte Barratt of Australia and it was Barratt who just edged Miley out for the Bronze in 4:06.02. Lauren Boyle of New Zealand won Gold in 4:04.47, with Jazz Carlin of Wales taking Silver in 4:05.16. Miley’s time of 4:06.21 was another Scottish Record.
“I think I’m the happiest person ever to finish in fourth place” said Miley after the race. “I didn’t expect to be here and when I got through to the final I thought great, bonus swim, and then I just got stuck in. I loved it and it felt great racing these girls who are proper freestylers.”
Stephen Milne finished a very creditable 5th in the final of the 1500m Freestyle, as did Kathleen Dawson in her 50m Backstroke final, where she broke her own Scottish Record again.
Dawson was back in action soon after in the 4x100m Medley final alongside Katie Armitage, Fiona Donnelly and Sian Harkin. The quartet finished in fourth setting another new Scottish Record of 4:05.59.
The men’s 4x100m Medley Relay brought the swimming competition to a close and again the quartet of Ryan Bennett, Ross Murdoch, Cameron Brodie and Robbie Renwick thrilled the crowd with their kilted entrance. They finished 7th in another new Scottish Record time of 3:37.38.
Team Scotland finish the swimming competition with 10 medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze).
Action now moves to the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh where the four day diving competition starts tomorrow.
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Day six saw spectators flock in their thousands to Cathkin Braes Country Park to watch the Commonwealth elite take to the trails, with the Team Scotland’s Mountain Bikers giving it their all.
After a brilliant display of team work from the Scotland men, National Champion Grant Ferguson crossed the line in 5th with Kenta Gallagher in 10th. A puncture in the 4th lap interrupted Gareth Montgomery’s form but he managed to finish in a very respectable 11th place.
It was a top two for New Zealand with Anton Cooper taking Gold and Samuel Gaze the Silver. Daniel McConnell crossed the line in third and brought home yet another medal for Australia.
Although he missed out on a medal, Ferguson was pleased with his ride commenting: “We knew they would go out quite hard, that was expected but I felt myself behind the South African. I think if I’d bridged the gap, but I was just a wee bit off trying to go with it and I just couldn’t quite get there. I think it would have made a big difference if I was in that group. It’s quite a windy track up there and it’s a bit open at places, just for your head, you get to use the wheel a bit.
“To be honest I thought that front group would, not ease up, but look at each other a bit especially so early in the race and they just didn’t look at each other, they just went and that was it. Obviously I missed a move a wee bit there but the sport was nuts and I’m pleased with 5th place in my first event. To come away with 5th and to know I’ve performed my best, I can’t say much more.
“It’s the first time I’ve done such a big event. At 20 years old with a crowd like that behind you, I was nervous coming into it. I’ve put a lot of work into it since last year. I planned the whole year around this really, I even sacrificed a few World Cups this year. We’ve missed a couple of rounds to come here in the best shape possible.”
Lee Cragie finished 7th in the women’s event in a race won by Canada’s Catharine Pendrel. Jessie Robert was just outside the top 10 in 11th and Kerry MacPhee in 13th.
Lee said: “That was a really, really hard race, I was in a world class field and I was in front of a home crowd so I had no choice but to up it a level. I gave it 110% today, that was absolutely everything I had.
“Unbelievable support, they gave me another 10% out there I reckon, I owe them at least two places, they absolutely spurred me on, there were shouts of my name on every corner, it was incredible. It’s amazing what a home crowd can do.
“The course is fantastic, it flows really nicely. If you get your flow at the start of the race it’s loads of fun to ride, lots of little drops and jumps. Really fast, fairly technical in places and some of those climbs are just killer. It absolutely exceeded all expectations today. It was worth every graft, every international race I didn’t really want to go to, every horrible interval session up Cathkin Braes, it was worth absolutely everything.
“I’ll always race my bike and I’m quite keen to encourage the next generation of young Scottish riders to come through. This will be my last Games. In terms of an inspiring event you don’t get much more inspiring than the Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, at Cathkin Braes. I really hope this encourages more and more people to get on their bikes, no matter what sort of bikes they want to ride – going down to the shops on their bikes or doing this sort of stuff. I hope more people are inspired to get on because it will change your life riding a bike.”
Commonwealth Games cycling will continue on Thursday with the Road Time Trial.
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Elsewhere for Team Scotland on day six…
BADMINTON
Kieran Merrilees eased into the last 32 of the Badminton Men’s Singles at the Emirates Arena, however Jillie Cooper and Paul Van Rietvelde were unable to reach the equivalent round of the Mixed Doubles.
Merrilees, seeded eighth in the men’s competition, secured the match against opponent Richard Cribb from Norfolk Island 21-4 21-3. It was one of the quickest ties of the morning with Merilees taking victory in just 20 minutes and 11 seconds.
Merrilees will now meet Odera Victor Munga from Kenya tomorrow morning, as he looks to add a first Commonwealth Games medal to his men’s singles 2014 Yonex Scottish Nationals title.
He said: “I’m glad to get into a new, fresh competition after the team defeat to Malaysia. Against my opponent I focussed on making the rallies as long as possible to give the crowd something to cheer about. I’m able to train a lot more than players like Richard, playing in the Games will be a great experience for him.
“I have an opportunity to meet Rajiv [Ouseph] of England, who I train with, in the quarter-finals so I’ve set my sights on that match.”
For the Doubles team it was a very close match against Canada’s Adrian Liu and Michelle Li that ended, 13-21 22-24, for the Scots.
Van Rietvelde said: “We have prepared for four years for this, so it’s disappointing to go out in front of a home crowd. I was unable to put in an optimum performance with my ankle, but I had every confidence today in Jillie, and I know she gave everything she had.
“We knew our opponents were going to be good and they played to my weaknesses by moving me around a lot. In the end the small mistakes made the difference.”
BOXING
It was Quarter-Finals day at the SECC with four Scottish fighters in action. In the afternoon session Reece McFadden (52kg) faced Oteng Oteng from Botswana, where he put in another solid performance to guarantee a medal in the Flyweight category.
Ross Henderson (+91kg) was up next against England’s Joe Joyce and the two Super Heavyweights put in a fantastic performance, with Ross losing out to a knock down in the third round.
In the evening session Charlie Flynn (60kg) and Josh Taylor (64kg) both put in impressive performances to book their places in the semi-finals and guarantee another two medals for Team Scotland.
Aqeel Ahmed (49kg), Joe Ham (56kg) and Stephen Lavelle (91kg) are all in quarter-final action tomorrow.
SQUASH
The Doubles main draw starts tomorrow with Scotland looking likely to have a number of pairs involved. In the Men’s Doubles Alan Clyne and Harry Leitch, top seeds in their group, won both their matches yesterday on the glass court and go through to the last 16. Greg Lobban and Stuart Crawford beat their group top seeds Malaysia 2-1 and have one more pool game today.
In the Women’s Doubles the unranked Frania Gillen-Buchert and Alex Clark gave their top 16 English opponents an impressive challenge, but were just beaten 11-8 11-10. They have two more group games today, one of which is against top seeds New Zealand.
Clyne and Gillen-Buchert won their first mixed doubles pool game and Clark and Kevin Moran have one mixed group game today. Win or lose for Clark and Moran, they will progress to the main draw, following the withdrawal of another team.
NETBALL
In their second last pool match, Scotland’s netball team came up against Malawi in another tough contest at the SECC. Ranked no 5 in the world, it was a tough test for the girls, with the final score, 62-35 to Malawi.
The girls play their final pool match tomorrow against Northern Ireland.
Following the game, players from both sides joined UNICEF ambassador and Commonwealth Baton bearer Monica Dzonzi, the Scottish Government’s Minister for External Affairs and International Development Humza Yousaf and the UK Government’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell for a photo to celebrate the Scotland Malawi Partnership.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Delhi 2010 Silver medallist Peter Kirkbride took to the Clyde Auditorium this evening in the Men’s 94kg category. The 26 year-old took to the platform to a rapturous Scottish welcome and entertained the packed crowd throughout the session. Starting with the snatch, Peter lifted 175kg, though didn’t manage to complete a lift in the Clean & Jerk so will be scored as DNF (Did Not Finish).
Para-sport Powerlifting makes its Games debut on Saturday with Micky Yule set to lift for Team Scotland on Saturday evening.
TABLE TENNIS
The table tennis singles event has reached the main draw stage, with three Scottish men and two women qualifying.
Craig Howieson and Sean Doherty qualified comfortably from the group stages yesterday and progress to the 64 player knockout draw where they join Gavin Rumgay, who goes in direct.
Lynda Flaws won a marathon last match last night 4-3 (11-9 in the last set) to win her group and progress to the main draw. Gillian Edwards and Corinna Whitaker both finished second in their groups and miss out on the main draw.
WRESTLING
Fiona Robertson lost out in the Bronze medal match as the first of three days of Freestyle Wrestling competition got underway at the SECC.
Fiona was overpowered by Cameroon’s Rebecca Muambo, who had earlier defeated Fiona’s twin sister Donna in the women’s 48kg category. Fiona also lost her opening bout, against high-ranked Yana Rattigan of England, but returned to the medal match by virtue of the repechage format.
“I was disappointed not to give the crowd a bit more mat time, but it was a fantastic experience to compete in front of a home crowd,” said Fiona.
In the men’s 57kg category, 17-year-old Brian Harper gained plenty experience, but left frustrated with defeat to Australian Shane Parker, whilst Ross McFarlane went out to Wales’ Craig Pilling in the quarter-final.
There is an all-Scottish clash tomorrow with Jayne Clason and Shannon Hawke facing one another in the 53kg category, whilst Sarah Jones looks to better fourth in Delhi in the 69kg category and Viorel Etko competes in the men’s 61kg competition.
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Paul Foster and Alex Marshall produced the first Bowls medal for Scotland since the Melbourne Games after a truly dominant performance over Malaysia in the Pairs final at Kelvingrove.
The World Champions won Team Scotland’s 12th Gold of the Glasgow Games, beating the previous best of 11 Golds set at Melbourne in 2006, after overcoming their opponents 20-3, with three ends to spare.
“I’ve won two Golds before at the Commonwealth Games, but this one tops the lot,” said Marshall. “Playing in your own back yard in Scotland in front of your own fans, you just can’t beat it. It’s simply the best.”
Paying tribute to Foster, his close friend and partner, Marshall continued: “We got off to a good start and Paul was phenomenal from start to finish, which made my job a lot easier. This is definitely the highlight of my career and Team Scotland has broken another record there, I think. That’s the twelfth Gold medal they have earned.”
Where Marshall delivered the two decisive bowls in yesterday’s electric semi-final against England, today was the turn of Foster as Lead, to pull out all the stops.
“Paul in the first ten ends was relentless and I’ve never seen an exhibition for ten ends with anybody leading and that’s what won us the end today,” added Marshall.
Foster, who won a Commonwealth Pairs Gold in Melbourne with Marshall eight years ago, believes today’s achievement eclipses anything he has achieved so far. “I didn’t think anything would ever beat 2006, when I won the Gold with Alex in the Pairs,” he said. But this tops everything. To win a Gold medal on your home soil is phenomenal. It’s a feeling that will live with me for the rest of my life.”
Marshall and Foster returned to the green after their medal-winning performance, joining David Peacock and Neil Speirs for the Men’s Fours. The team took victory over Kenya by 16-10.
Team Scotland’s remaining matches all resulted in convincing wins for the home team. Women’s Triples, Claire Johnston, Lauren Baillie and Margret Letham, won against Papua New Guinea by 22-8, Para-Sport B6/B7/B8 Triples, Billy Allan, Kevin Wallace and Michael Simpson rode out 25-6 winners over Malaysia and the Women’s Pairs duo of Caroline Brown and Lorraine Malloy beat Samoa 25-9.
All four teams return to action tomorrow, along with Darren Burnett in the Men’s Singles.
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Jen McIntosh stepped up from her disappointment in the 10m Air Rifle two days ago to win the only medal in what was a challenging day for Scotland’s shooters.
Swirling winds made conditions on the Small Bore range treacherous, where every shot needed to count to avoid elimination.
The Gold Medallist in Delhi, McIntosh shot steadily throughout and finished strongly to take Bronze in the 50m Rifle Prone in unpredictable winds on the outdoor range.
“It was really tricky out there. That was a really a great performance and I’m just glad to get a medal,” said McIntosh. “It came down to being incredibly focused. I held it together and focused.”
The 23-year-old paid tribute to the supportive crowd. “I’m loving the home support and just want to say thank you.”
Sarah Henderson also put in a solid Games debut coming seventh in the same event having only joined the international squad in recent years.
It also became evident why the 50m Prone is traditionally viewed as one of the most competitive events at the Games, when reigning Commonwealth Champion Jon Hammond failed to progress to the finals after finishing 11th in the changeable conditions.
The Delhi Gold Medallist said, “Definitely conditions were a bit tricky. For some reason I didn’t manage to deal with it as well as I thought I would. Ultimately it wasn’t my day.”
Neil Stirton, fared slightly better in the qualification round, shooting 618 to edge into the Final. However, for Stirton the excitement was short lived, going out early in the elimination round after a wayward last shot.
“I was delighted to be in the final,” said Stirton, “but slightly disappointed not to medal. Today just wasn’t my day. I got eliminated early because of a few bad shots.”
Like Hammond and McIntosh, his focus is now on the 3 Position Rifle event on the final day of shooting tomorrow.
Elsewhere on the ranges it was 15th place for Alan Ritchie and 16th for Alan Goodall in the 50m Pistol qualifier, despite both logging joint highest scores of 91 in their first shots.
In the second day of the Fullbore Individual event, Angus McLeod is sitting eighth, whilst his medal-winning partner in Pairs, Ian Shaw, is 12th. Both are looking forward to the final day of shooting tomorrow when the event moves up to the longer distances of 900 and 1,000 yards, which is traditionally where the better shooters come to the fore.
In shotgun, it was sad day for Shona Marshall in Trap. The Delhi Silver medallist never got in to her rhythm and bowed out in qualification in what was her final event before retiring from international competition.
“Disappointing result but to be honest I was really pleased with the last round,” said Marshall. “I got a bit emotional knowing it was my last shot.”
In the opening two rounds of the Men’s Trap, Jonathan Reid and John Macdonald are sitting in the top half of the table with scores of 43 and 44 respectively from a possible 50. The top six shooters after five rounds go through to the elimination final.
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Libby Clegg claimed Scotland’s first Athletics Gold medal at a Commonwealth Games for 20 years – since Yvonne Murray won the 10,000m in 1994.
The Para-sprinter, and guide runner Mikail Huggins, lapped up the moment at Hampden with their World Lead 12.20 seconds securing emphatic success in the T12 100m final.
Clegg took pride of place on the podium with a raucous Hampden crowd delighting in her success.
“I was totally aware of the crowd beforehand and it was so uplifting,’ said Libby. I didn’t feel huge pressure over the past couple of years to win this medal, but I was definitely a little bit nervous this morning before the heat.
“We’ve ran well in both races today and I am happy with the performance and the time. I didn’t realise it was Scotland’s first track Gold at a Commonwealth Games since 1994 (Yvonne Murray). Wow. That’s a big thing.
“The lap of honour took a fair bit of time because we kept meeting people. I met old friends from school, my mum, my dad, my boyfriend, family of Mikail, and everyone was so happy for us. We will savour this moment and then look to the Europeans.
Guide Runner Mikail Huggins said: “We did it together and we ran well. At about 60m I had the feeling it was in the bag. I just told Libby that we could keep it controlled and we’d win.The people of Scotland have been great for me and I’ve loved the support.”
It was a decent day all round for Team Scotland, with Susan McKelvie (sixth) and Rachel Hunter (seventh) reaching the top eight in the women’s hammer final and Mark Dry, Chris Bennett and Andy Frost all qualifying for the men’s hammer final.
McKelvie threw 63.76 in the women’s hammer final with Hunter one place below her at 63.29. Myra Perkins finished 10th to miss out on the additional three throws for the top eight.
Susan said: “I am 5ft 3in and working full-time so I’m pleased to be sixth in a Commonwealth final. I had a look at the women around me and they are full-time, class athletes. I’d love to have managed a PB, and I did think I could get that, but I’m pleased to be top Scot. I will carry on throwing because I love doing that for Edinburgh AC.”
Three Scottish men will contest the hammer final with progress from qualifying by Mark Dry, Chris Bennett and Andy Frost. Dry made it with 71.62 in his first throw to automatically qualify.
Mark said: “I had to take a deep breath when we came out of the tunnel. The dream scenario on these occasions is one throw and then you are through. Now I’ve had a taste for it and we will see what happens in the final.”
Bennett went through with 68.01 and Frost came up with 66.54 on his second throw to join his Team Scotland team-mates.
Jason MacLean savoured a PB of 12.93 in his 100m T37 final, after coming through his heat earlier on Monday. He finished fifth in a fine performance by the Inverness Harriers athlete saying after the race: “I’m delighted I ran a PB tonight. I’m not long into the sport and I’ve run my fastest at Hampden in a Commonwealth final – it doesn’t get much better than that.”
Laura Muir safely made it through to Tuesday’s 1500m final in third in 4.05.19. Laura said: “The noise was something else. It was like a wave of sound following me round the track. Even when I was walking out I could hear the cheers of, ‘come on Laura’ and that was before I lined up. I’m happy with today. My focus is Tuesday now. I am really looking forward to it.”
High jumper Ray Bobrownicki progressed with 2.20m to reach Wednesday’s final but David Smith exited with 2.11m his best clearance. Allan Smith had withdrawn himself from competition.
Eilidh Child is in qualifying action on Tuesday morning in the 400m hurdles, with Muir’s final late in the evening programme.
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Scotland’s Men’s Artistic gymnasts will return to the Hydro tomorrow to try and secure a historic first gymnastics team medal for Scotland.
The Scottish gymnasts currently sit in 2nd place with a score of 127.240, behind England. Scotland’s women were also in action and at the half way stage they sit in 6th place with a score of 77.497. They will be aiming to beat the top five finish achieved in Delhi 2010.
In the Individual finals, Team Scotland will be aiming for medals after three men and one women qualified for the Individual Apparatus finals later in the week.
In the Men’s Artistic Individual All Around Competition, Scotland are looking strong to have representation in the All-Around final. Daniel Keatings currently sits in 2nd with a score of 43.399, while Daniel Purvis sits in 5th place with a score of 42.200.
Scotland are also aiming to have representation in the Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around final, with gymnasts currently sitting in 11th and 16th place.
Emma White qualified for the Vault Final on Thursday and, with more qualifying spots for Individual Apparatus finals up for grabs tomorrow, Scotland will be looking to send more men and women into the finals later in the week.
Men’s Artistic Individual Apparatus Finalists
Floor – Daniel Keatings
Rings – Daniel Purvis
Pommel Horse – Daniel Keatings & Daniel Purvis
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