Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
ROUND-UP Commonwealth golden glory for trio from Tayside
IT was a golden weekend for Tayside athletes at the Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Arbroath bowler Darren Burnett started the party by skippering the bowls men’s triples team to success and former Strathallan pupil Duncan Scott and Dundee cyclist Mark Stewart followed up with their golds.
Swimmer Scott won the 100-metres freestyle and also added to his bronze medal tally.
He has four bronzes from these Games with the possibility of two more medals to come in the 200m individual medley and 4x100m individual medley.
He is now the mostdecorated Scottish swimmer at a single Commonwealth Games.
His coach at Strathallan, Dundee’s Elaine Johnston, formerly Elain Gilfillan, said: “I’m absolutely delighted.”
The Scone resident went on: “Duncan and I still keep in touch and I am very proud of what he has achieved.
“He has won his medals competing against other world class swimmers.”
Duncan said: “It didn’t matter who you put in that pool, I’m Commonwealth champion.”
Cyclist Stewart, who won gold in the men’s points, said: “I’m really proud.
“That was a lot of hard work and it’s come together very nicely.
“I’m only 22 but feel like I’ve been at this ages.
“There’s been a lot of good days and a lot of bad days. This is up there with the good days.”
Stewart came out with an aggressive strategy and it paid off.
He gained three laps on the field to build a lead he never surrendered.
Also i n cycling, Callum Skinner won the one-kilometre time-trial bronze and Neah Evans the scratch race silver for Scotland.
Meanwhile, Glenrothes swimmer Mark Szaranek won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley.
In gymnastics, Daniel Purvis, whose grandmother comes from Dundee, won two bronzes.
Fellow Scottish gymnast Frank Baines also won a bronze medal.
Wales claimed gold in the bowls men’s pairs with a dramatic victory over Scotland.
Daniel Salmon and Marc Wyatt were surprise victors over defending champions Alex Marshall and Paul Foster, winning 12-10.
The Welsh went into the 18th and final end 11-10 up having coming back from 5-1 down in the fifth and their triumph was sealed when fourtime Commonwealth goldmedallist Marshall failed to nail his last shot.
Mark Dry won Scotland’s first athletics medal at the Games, winning the hammer bronze medal.
England’s Adam Gemili has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games 100m final through injury.
The 24-year-old revealed after yesterday’s semi-final he was battling an abductor problem but had hoped to race.
However, the sprinter has announced on Twitter doctors have advised him not to take part in today’s event at the Gold Coast’s Carrara Stadium.
“I’m hugely gutted to announce I have had to withdraw from the 100m final due to an injury sustained in the semi-final,” Gemili said.
“I am so proud to represent Team England and it’s devastating not to have the chance to compete tonight. The doctors have said I am unable to take part.
“I want to thank everyone for their kind messages of support and love. I’m looking forward to cheering on the rest of the team.”