 | « Back to article | Print this article |
PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of the CWG
Beijing Olympics champion Abhinav Bindra was a distinct class above the rest of the field as he won his first individual gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday.
The 31-year-old former World and Olympic champion aggregated 205.3 points to win the men's 10m air rifle event by a commanding margin of 3.2 points, at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre, and pick his first individual gold medal at a Commonwealth Games, having won a pairs gold in Manchester (2002), Melbourne (2006) and Delhi fours years ago.
Please click NEXT for more...
PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of the CWG
Scotland’s Daniel Wallace delighted the host nation with a sensational victory in the 400 metres individual medley and England claimed their first gold medals in the pool at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.
The 21-year-old Wallace, who trained with multiple Olympic gold medal winner Ryan Lochte during his swimming scholarship at the University of Florida, burst through with 50 metres remaining.
Please click NEXT for more...
PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of the CWG
England’s Ben Proud kick-started the session with a surprise victory in the 50 metres butterfly before Chris Walker-Hebborn ensured England enjoyed double success when he won the 100 metres backstroke in a Games record time of 53.12 seconds.
Please click NEXT for more...
PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of the CWG
Australia also enjoyed a successful night in the pool with Fraser-Holmes beating compatriot Cameron McEvoy in a nip-and-tuck 200 metres freestyle race, while Leiston Pickett successfully defended the 50 metres breaststroke title she won in Delhi four years ago.
Please click NEXT for more...
PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of the CWG
Canada’s Katerine Savard broke a Games record in the women's 100 metres butterfly before Australia finished off proceedings with gold in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay thanks to Tommaso D’Orsogna, Matt Abood, James Magnussen and McEvoy.
Please click NEXT for more...
PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 2 of the CWG
Joanna Roswell added a first Commonwealth Games title to Olympic team gold with a dominant ride in the 3,000m individual pursuit on Friday but England colleague Jason Kenny had to settle for silver.
Roswell, who won a team pursuit gold at London 2012, beat Australian Annette Edmondson by more than three seconds with a time of three minutes 31.615 seconds.
The 26-year-old Kenny, a triple Olympic sprint champion, lost 2-1 in the three-race final to the powerful New Zealander Sam Webster in a cat and mouse race at the Chris Hoy Velodrome.
It was his second Games silver, the other coming in the team pursuit on Thursday.