BBC Two: Day 8: 22:00 - 22:30 Commonwealth Games

Here comes Amos of Botswana. Amos has got what it takes. Amos is going

to get the gold medal. David Rudisha is second. The last barrier. Eilidh

Child of Scotland takes the silver. What a wonderful night of athletics

we have had. Gold medal for Nigel Amos and silver for Eilidh Child.

Much more coming up tonight. Weightlifting, badminton and table

tennis. It is amazing what research throws up. In the Commonwealth

Village, 500 housing pieces of fruit and 60 tonnes of potatoes, excluding

crisps, are consumed over the period of The Games. I am not sure who

worked that out and white, but if there is any way better of getting

into weightlifting, I have yet to find it. It is the 105 kilo plus

category. Amazing technique. Most people can

throw the bar from the crease of the hip, but because he has so long

arms, he has to throw from high thigh. Not as efficient as if he had

a bath that was his size. But he does have beautiful technique, just

the same. George Kobaladze, representing Canada. He has ignored

the failure at 167. Pushed the bar up to 171 and wants to stay on

track. That looked better to me. It was much better. Now, Damon Kelly

coming on for 171. His personal best is 176. Look at this. He is so

powerful. He probably could light up a small village. What a perfect day

for Damon Kelly. Great lift. 174. The man from Wales, 175. He and his

coaches, very confident at the moment. They are prepared to mix it

with the two time Commonwealth Games medallist. No hesitation at all,

David. There is room for so much more. We have arrived at 175. Is the

Welshman going to come in here? The crowd have really got into this.

They suddenly realise, a good many of them, the home country lift that

might be in the medal mix already. This for the league by virtue of

lighter wadi weight. Ten kilo and the snatch is difficult. Not just

because of the amount of weight you have added to the bar, but the

amount of time it takes to progress. It is quite a long time, he had to

go and do extra lives in the back. The first three are separated only

by three kilos. Nine kilos to find. Not impossible.

This will be for 361 to put him directly into first place. First

attempt. Notable. What a lift. I am curable to see where he is going

with this, David. In the clean and jerk, the grip he takes because he

is so tall, is almost as wide, maybe even as wide as some of the girls in

the 48 kilograms, doing the snatch lift. He is one of only five men who

are very much alive in this finale. So, Damon Kelly. 374, that is what

he is looking at. If he can achieve this, it will be four out of four.

And now you can see the majority of this man. Bigger weights, taking his

time. Very professional. That was only 203. You can see how he is

throwing that weight around. He does have the Commonwealth record at 221.

But still a lot of treasure when you come out onto the platform to do it

perfectly. -- a lot of pressure. He has no troubles at all.

As it is, he is in the silver medal position. Damon Kelly leading at the

moment. All that Jokarzadeh can do is to watch and wait. Damon Kelly,

five kilo increase. This of course, just takes him up, just I say, to

379. He is going to need this jerk if he wants any chance of changing

his position from bird. What a gutsy lift. Look at the coaching staff

celebrating. -- third. He has gone into silver medal. Now it is all

about George Kobaladze and Itte Detenamo. This could be interesting

because to take a six kilo advantage at this particular point, he is

getting the kilos on the bar. It just puts more pressure on George.

He is so confident about his jerk. It wasn't easy but confidence is the

theme in that jerk. He has got a new Commonwealth Games clean and jerk

record, but that is irrelevant. This is the man who has not won the

silver. He stands up with your brute strength. This is a seven kilo

increase. Commonwealth record attempt. What a clean. Well, he

clearly made the right choice. That was no big deal for George. He has

got a clean and jerk record. It does not matter. What matters now is this

is where Itte Detenamo and George, they come down to their last throw

of the dice. We are so lucky to see two athletes going for eight

kilograms over what the Commonwealth games record was when we started

this competition today. 403 kilos. Itte Detenamo to go first. Oh no. So

he leads, but now it is down to George Kobaladze. It wasn't an easy

clean and the last left, but you know it is something that happens

when you play this high-stakes poker. He went up seven kilos. Here

comes George Kobaladze. Remember, the bar for him has gone up six

kilos. Basically, if the man in the picture lipstick, he is the

champion. Can he clean? What a clean. Can he jerk?

champion. Can he clean? What a clean. Can Up to the jury. Canada

have regained the title. George Kobaladze, at the age of 38 has

become super heavyweight champion of the Commonwealth. Here it is, George

Kobaladze WinZip by 400. Clean and jerk and games record. -- wins it.

David Kelly gets the bronze -- Damon Kelly. And Jokarzadeh for Wales,

what a young man with a future. The bronze medallist four years ago in

Delhi. He put up his best ever performance before today in the

world Championships last year. He has just regressed and progressed.

Sensational stuff. You can see who has been eating those 500 tonnes of

potatoes! Now to the table tennis in the men's singles. It was Paul drink

all who won a mixed doubles bronze in Delhi with his wife. He was

playing New Zealand. We join it in the final game.

A bit fed up with himself missing that. He wants to keep the pressure

on and create more doubts in Drinkhall's mind. Just raising his

this. -- fist. Drinkhall quickly on the return. He moves ahead in game

number five. Very well played. Firing it down the

backhand, Drinkhall. And again, another game that

promises to be difficult for the Englishman.

Great defence, but Drinkhall wouldn't be denied. Kept firing it

back. Amazing. Not the time. You sense that

Drinkhall is starting to reassert himself in this match now.

Yes. Got the very edge. And very fortunate.

Yes, very good return. Looking a real live wire now, Tengteng Lui.

Along serve works a treat the Drinkhall.

I suspect it's what he asked him to do. Not the first time he's done

that, stretching his hip. Yes, more than holding his own, is

Liu at the moment. We know who the winner will play, it

will be Ryan Jenkins of Wales. He beat Howieson of Scotland in four

straight games. Drinkhall is three points from

meeting this fellow in the third round.

Oh, yes. Pick it so early, did Liu. Once he'd pick it, it was the

easiest shots. Great defence of that big forehand

by Paul Drinkhall, and it's given him two match point.

Oh, yes. The return identical to one just a minute ago. Now where will he

serve? Carbon copy of the shot. Well played. A longer serve, and

he's got through it. Raced through the first three games. Then I think

his concentration and intensity did waver, but he's found it a big, big

day in the life of Paul Drinkhall. A busy day in wrestling, with five

titles decided, and there was home success at the SEC C. Scottish

Gladkov claimed a battling bronze in the 65 kilograms category. And

Bolton's Louisa Porogovska claimed a second Home Nations medal, in the 55

kilos category. She retired after Delhi but she will be glad she

returned to the sport, the bronze medal with her name on it tonight.

Badminton and a cracker. Not a medal match but a preliminary men's

doubles round between two of the competition's heavyweights, England

and Malaysia. We join it with England leading 15-14 in the second

round, and they also lead by one came to zero. -- by one game to nil.

COMMENTATOR: Well, the court was open. He could have got his defence

but Chan's smash was too high. What was that conversation about? He

seemed to be speaking to the servers' judge about something. I'm

not sure what. Second game here getting quite

tight. They finally get through the

defences! But they are having to work for it, aren't they? Chris

Langridge there, his actual shouts as he smashed or getting louder and

louder. Finally they get a short lived by the Malaysia pair. Happy to

work so hard there. -- a short lift. Peter Mills encouraging the English

fans in the arena to get behind them to try to close this match out in

two games. Oh, what is by Liu. He knew it, he

had played a good rally. That is an easy take him. These singles players

do love playing doubles in practice a lot and I'm sure they are

competitive and actually look to show what they can do on a doubles

court. He is showing here he's got some skills.

I'm not sure doubles players can quite transfer their skills as well

onto a doubles court, without moving over the full diagonal of the court.

Sustained attack again from Mills, changing the angles. Yes, moving

forward and the head side. In the end, getting the half caught one.

The players taking a lot of time in between the points, now, as it gets

towards the end. Every point now is vital.

An important rent to break away from the match when it was level. Three

in a row for the English pair. Four in a row now, and as a result,

its four match points. The pressure has started to tell. The English he

raised have not defended at all for the last four points, really bring

the attack to bring themselves on the verge of a place in the

quarterfinals. Messi that'll wrap it up! Yes. They

are thrilled. Huge celebration by Peter Mills. You can see what a

relief it is by the English pair. That was a tricky match for them

against the Malaysians, Chan and Liew. 21-19, 21-16. Through they go

to play the Australian seventh seeds. On paper, that should be

easier. Brilliant effort. They go through to

tomorrow's quarterfinals. Did you know that they use 1500 shuttlecocks

at this Commonwealth Games? You didn't come and you probably didn't

care. England are top of the medal table

with 44 golds, eight clear from Australia, quite the move over the

past few days. Scotland 14, their best ever, going brilliantly.

England are ahead of Australia in part thanks to a dominant lawn bowls

victory over their rivals from down under in the women's triple gold

medal match earlier this evening at Kelvingrove.

Another great day in Glasgow with some more golden breathtaking

moments. I'm off for some sports, some more golden breathtaking

moments. I'm off the way that I like them. Goodbye. -- I'm off for some

potatoes. COMMENTATOR: He's courted out of the

bag, gold in Glasgow! Fragapane, the golden girl! Rebekka is commonwealth

champion! There is your Golden Boy, Scotland's Daniel Keatings. An

excellent bronze! Breathtaking gymnastics. Every single move was

never in doubt. And Jazmin Sawyers, while! He's going to take the gold

medal! Eilidh Child has got the silver!

I made an oath to the lads I joined up with

that I'd see this through with them till the end.

We've got factory boys and office clerks, when we need soldiers.

Don't stop moving. Kill any man that tries to stop you.