Mcfadden makes winning start in bid to upgrade 2014 bronze medal
It was a day of split decisions for Scotland’s Commonwealth Games boxers, with Sean Lazzerini the unlucky one of the bunch as his light heavyweight (81kg) clash against home favourite Clay Waterman went against him and the Australian progressed.
Glasgow 2014 crowd favourite Reece Mcfadden got his campaign under way with a 52kg last-16 bout against Keevin Allicock of Guyana and he got the nod after showing glimpses of the form which took to bronze in his home city four years ago.
Mcfadden said: “It’s my first fight and it’s great to get the ring rust off me. I can assure you I’ll get better and better.
“It’s been difficult waiting for the fight, but the facilities have been excellent and I’m just loving every minute of it. I want to change that bronze medal from 2014 to gold. It’s my destiny.”
Nathaniel Collins was the final Scottish fighter in action and had a tough contest with Colan Caleb of Nauru, but the Scot landed the better of the punches to take the bout on a split points decision.
No medals in the pool for Scotland yesterday but a creditable fifth from young Camilla Hattersley in the women’s 800m freestyle.
Euan Inglis lined up alongside a world-class field in the 50m Breaststroke final finishing seventh in 28.03 as England’s Adam Peaty lost his first race in four years to Cameron van der Burgh. Craig Mcnally was also seventh in the final of the 200m backstroke. Sean Campsie was eighth in the 100m butterfly in 53.51 – a race which saw Chad le Clos of South Africa win gold and a record 16th Commonwealth medal.
Scots Kathleen Dawson, Cassie Wild and Lucy Hope all qualified for the final of the 50m backstroke
Scotland’s men’s beach volleyball pair of Seain Cook and Robin Miedzybrodzki faced Canada in their final pool game at Coolingata Beach, knowing they were already in the quarter-finals. The Scots lost 2-0 to the Canadians, but the Scots pair had already done enough to qualify and were due to face a mouthwatering last-eight showdown with England overnight for a place in the semis. The women’s team are also through to the semi-finals and will play Canada at 12.30pm today.
Following their brilliant win over Wales on Saturday, Scotland’s netball team were faced with a tough match-up against world No 2 side New Zealand. Clearly smarting from their humiliation at the hands of Malawi at the weekend, the fired up Kiwis ran out 60-29 winners.
Scotland’s hockey women got a win on the board following a loss and draw in their first two games with 5-0 defeat of Ghana. A win would now see them into the semifinals, but today’s final match is against hosts Australia, so it will be a tough ask.
At the shooting range, Seonaid Mcintosh finished fifth in the women’s 10km Air Rifle. Sandy Walker and Ian Shaw are in fourth position after day one of the Queen’s Prize Pairs. They return to the range today.