Day 5 Commonwealth Games Sportsday

Hello. This is Commonwealth Games Sportsday. Missed any of the action

today? Well, we'll have all you need to know in the next 15 minutes.

Here's what's coming up: Hampden's hero - Libby Clegg wins Scotland's

first athletics gold of these Games. A red and whitewash in the squash -

England's men complete a podium one, A red and whitewash in the squash -

And we'll have a round up of all the other action and antics from day

five. Hello, good evening. We're at the

halfway point of these Games. It's the turn of the athletics to take

centre stage. It's over to Hampden, where Libby Clegg made the home

crowd roar, the visually impaired athlete won the T 11 and 12100

metres. That warmed up the track for Adam Gemili who claimed silver in

the men's 100 metres and home nations' success in the field too.

These He's a non-league footballer turned sprinter, Adam Gemili, could

this be his moment? In lane four, Gemili roared out of the blocks, but

could he hang on? Victory for Jamaica Bailey-Cole but silver for

Gemili. You could see what it meant. The 20-year-old had come of age. I'm

speechless, really, this is... There's so much preparation that

goes into running ten seconds, it's not as easy as people think. I have

such a great team behind me. They know who they are watching. I'm not

going to name them. I can't believe it. First time representing England,

and oh, I'm so happy. The women's final featured two English athletes

Asha Philip and Bianca Williams, but the Nigerian stormed to victory.

Blessing Okagbare, an Olympic long jump medallist now the Commonwealth

100 metres champion in dazzling style. It was night when the hosts

had their own queen of the track, Scotland's Libby Clegg in the para

sport 1 #4u7b metres for -- 100 metres for visually impaired

athletes. Libby Clegg gets the Gold She won Medal. Silver in London 2012

now she'd won the most glorious of golds. It is a bit daunting when you

know everybody expects you want to win and when I went in the heat, I

thought oh, this is amazing. When a moment for the fans here at Hampden

Park and what a moment for Libby Clegg, Commonwealth Gold Medallist,

the fans have a champion to cheer. It was also a day to remember for

England's Dan Greaves, launching himself to gold in the para sport

discus ah, head of Wales' Aled Davies. The man dubbed discus Dan

with a golden disc of his own. Elsewhere a day of records, Scotland

have notched up their greatest Commonwealth Gold Medal tally after

winning the men's pairs in the lawn bowls. In the pool a first medal for

a Welsh woman in 40 years, Jazz Carlin won the 800 metres freestyle.

No record in the squash, but there was an English one, two, three. Nick

Matthew beating James Wilstrop in the final with Peter Barker taking

bronze. Glenn's second successive clean sweep in squash.

Squash is a world of ricochets. Two names keep rebounding together.

James Wilstrop and Nick Matthews. -- Matthew. Commonwealth finalists four

years ago fighting it out in another glass box. Matthew had barely got

his eye in when he had to put his contact lens in. The world and

Commonwealth champion would need perfect vision for a pulsiating

match. Monster rally. Twice Matthew went ahead, twice his fellow

Yorkshireman came back. It went to a decider. The Gold Medal goes to the

world's number two, Nick Matthew. The podium was covered in red and

white. England's Peter Barker took bronze. In the women's competition,

Laura Massaro finished with silver. Silver too for England in the

badminton. They had led Malaysia in the team final, but ultimately

Malaysia won the fourth rubber to take gold. All around has been

frenetic, the bowls competition has been rolling steadily to an

intriguing conclusion. Scotland's Alex Marshall and Paul Foster have

plotted the perfect path through the tournament, too good for Malaysia in

the men's doubles final. What's more, this medal is the one which

took Scotland beyond their record Commonwealth total of golds. England

took bronze. In the men's triples, Northern Ireland rolled their way to

silver. In the countryside, a shootout for bronze in the women's

trap. England's Caroline Povey was unerring in her aim. Scotland's Jen

McIntosh was unable to defend her Commonwealth title but managed

third. Englishman Kenneth Par won bronze in the men's competition. To

the pool and a chance to end a 40-year wait. Hope, perhaps

pressure, surrounded Jazz Carlin, who could become the first Welsh

woman to win a swimming Commonwealth gold since 1974. She thrived on the

expectation. Jazz Carlin from Swansea takes Wales to gold, 800

freestyle. She punches the air. An historic victory and a Games record

in the 800 metres freestyle. A national and personal triumph

suddenly hit home. Oliver Hynd was already the Paralympic world and

European champion in the 200m individual medley, there was no-one

in the frame to stop the 19-year-old adding Commonwealth gold to that.

Another gold arrived within the hour. Sophie Taylor was pushed hard

to get it. Can she win gold for England? Oh, goodness me, this is a

wonderful swim. Sophie Taylor wins gold for England. The 18-year-old

had swum a British record to win a race into English woman had won in

#40 years on a night for ending those kind of runs.

Now let's round up some of the day's other stories. England took silver

in the men's team table tennis. They lost to the top seeds and defending

champions Singapore. Jian Zhan won the decisive match against an drew

Baggley. In the men's hockey, Scotland's hopes of making it out of

their group are still alive, after they beat Wales 4-3 in a thrilling

match. Parkes snatching the winner. Wales are about the op of Group

match. Parkes snatching the winner. -- bottom. Scotland's women beat

Wales. First half goals from Allison bell and Linda clement gave them

victory. A win against England on Wednesday would see them through to

the semifinals. England were beaten 3-0 by Australia today. England's

Louis Smith made an impressive return to competition on day one of

the artistic gymnastics. Smith hasn't featured in a major event

since London 2012, buffer he was the second best performer on the Pommel

Horse just behind his team-mate Max Whitlock and ahead of Dan Keatings.

That acts as qualification for the individual finals as well. England

lead the team event going into the final three events tomorrow with

Scotland in second. Among those watching there today the Duke and

Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

England also lead the women's team competition overnight ahead of

reigning champions Australia, after competing on the vault and uneven

bars today, European bar champion Becki Down ey led the team scoring

well on her best apparatus. Wales are third in the team competition

going into the floor and beam tomorrow. Scotland in sixth.

Now, in the last hour, women's boxing has made its debut at a

Commonwealth Games, the first round of the flyweight competition has

been held with Olympic Gold Medallist Nicola Adams and Northern

Ireland's Rising Star Michaela Walsh in action. Our reporter is here now.

Ireland's Rising Star Michaela Walsh History has been made here. It has.

To be fair one of the names you've mentioned has played her part in

that. Nicola add amedz, of course, raised the perfect file massively

during the London Olympics. I think, to be fair, this was not always a

given that it was going to be in the Commonwealth programme. It is now.

It will be for the future. It's in the programme for the Gold Coast in

2018. I think Nicola add amedz was a massive star of London 2012. You

would not bet against her being a star here, although she will be up

against some stiff competition. You mentioned Michaela Walsh, both her

and Nicola Adams safely through. And the Irish boxer as well is through.

The Irish produce fantastic male boxers, they're producing fantastic

female boxers. And the atmosphere we have there, it's unbelievable. The

noise is huge. They really relish those kind of atmospheres. Watch out

for Adams, but Walsh and Murphy as well. Thanks Chris. You'll be back

with us later. Yesterday, she became the toast of Scotland. Today,

13-year-old E re-Davis has been getting used to life as a bronze

medallist. There's been a lot of media interest since her performance

yesterday, when Scotland's youngest ever competitor became the country's

youngest ever medal winner. It was really good with the home

crowd. Was it nervewracking or does that help you,

crowd. Was it nervewracking or does cheer for you last night? I was

really scared when I was going on for the heat. I wasn't as scared in

the final because I knew what it was going to be like. Were you quite

hopeful of getting a medal or how due feel going into it? I knew there

were only seven of us in the event. I knew there was a chance. I didn't,

like, expect it. What about your parents, what did they say and how

Just a huge hug from them. It's been a great day for the home nations

particularly a great day for the home nations

land marks reached any way, athletes from all over the Commonwealth have

had a slice of glory today with table tennis, weightlifting and a

bit more besides here's Tim Hague. This is what it meant for Nigeria to

win team You'd think he just won the World

Championships. It's a bronze medal. Although that is an unusual way to

celebrate success. But from blue pants to blue faces, as one

spectator enjoyed the lawn bowls in disguise. Yet there's no concealing

a rise of chalent. The Indian won gold in the 50-metre final, but the

focus and concentration Rai showed was lacking in 16-year-old Kenyan

swimmer, who rather lost his bearings.

Kenya has the wrong lane. They will have to tell him to get over a lane.

I've never seen that before. There was nothing funny about Jake Stein

false starting twice in the decathlon 100 metres, disqualified

and distraught. No such disappointment for Singapore,

though, in bad main's mixed teams -- badminton's mixed teams, they were

victorious. This Games is not only about able-bodied athletes. Discard

the crutch, throw the discus... And win a bronze medal. Gold was the

colour in today's weightlifting though, a tearful Richard Paterson

won the 85 kilo gram final. Fugue won the women's. So you're up to

date with all the action. Let's see how that has affected the medal

table: It's time to look behind-the-scenes

at the Games now. Chris has been keeping his eye on the social media.

Those Australian hockey players seem to have bagged another royal. They

love a royal. Remember the selfie with the Queen from the Australian

hockey player Jade Taylor. She's been catching up with Prince Harry.

Apparently he doesn't do selfies. But he agreed to have his picture

taken with them. Also diving starts in Edinburgh later this week. We've

had the team England photo with Tom Daley here. Victoria Vincent at the

front, a great character and a blast from the past from English hurdler

Lawrence Clark. He tweeted this picture saying, "I've come a long

way since my first race. ". A touch of Chariots of Fire there as well.

Great pictures making tomorrow morning's papers too. Let's start

with the front of the Scotsman, celebrating a record-breaking

performance from Scotland's athletes at these Games. Great photo of Libby

Clegg and her guide Mikel Huggins with their gold. Adam Gemili

straining every sinew to duck over the line in the Moat row. ( --

Metro. The express celebrates performances from Adam Gemili next

to Ian Bell, gem sparkles is their headline. Chris, we are at the

halfway point of the Games. We've had great performances to look back

on. What can we look forward to tomorrow? We heard the roof being

razed at Hampden. We could hear the same because the poster girl of

Glasgow 2014 goes in the 400m hurdles that's Eilidh Child. She won

here two weeks ago at the Diamond League event. She said the

atmosphere was unbelievable. It will be better tomorrow. She will have to

be at her very best though, because the world number one goes alongside

her. That could be a special race. Now talking of special, we have one

of the world's best athletes David Rhodeshia is here. He's in the 800m.

Expect gold from him. That tussle between England and Scotland in the

gymnastics as well. Team GB split into two teams, both going for gold

as well tomorrow. Great performance Unbelievable. S to look forward to.

Thank you very much. That is all from Commonwealth Games Sportsday

for now. We're back at the same time tomorrow and for the rest of the

Games as well. There is plenty more to come, but today, Wales reclaimed

the pool with pride and passion. Good night.

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