Commonwealth Games round-up: Amos stuns Rudisha to take gold in 800m final
Nijel Amos conjured up an incredible late surge in the men's 800m final to dethrone Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha in the Commonwealth Games.
The 20-year-old, who won silver two years ago behind Rudisha in London, would not be beaten this time and kicked hard down the home straight to sprint clear of his rival.
Rudisha has endured an injury ridden couple of years since the Olympics and in the final 100 metres it told as South African, Amos, overtook him to claim gold in one minute 45.18 seconds.
The Kenyan took silver with 1:45.48 while Amos' training partner Andre Olivier claimed bronze.
In women's athletics, Scotland's Eilidh Child was delighted as she secured a silver medal in the 400m hurdles.
With a raucous home crowd behind her at Hampden Park in Glasgow, the 27-year-old ran a brilliant race to finish in 55.02 seconds, nehind Jamaican Kaliese Spencer who took gold in 54.10.
Child, who also won silver in Delhi four years ago, ran a strong race and came home in 55.02 seconds.
Spencer's compatriot Janieve Russell came home in third to take bronze on a wet track.
Elsewhere, six-time Paralympic champion David Weir finally got the Commonwealth Games gold medal missing from his collection as he succeeded in the men's T54 1500m.
The Englishman was never troubled as he raced clear on the back straight to win in three minutes 21.67 seconds.
Following up behind him was Australia's Kurt Fearnley, who took silver in 3:23.08 and Canada's Alex Dupont who claimed bronze with a time of 3:23.62.
Meanwhile, in the gymnastics England's Max Whitlock and Claudia Fragapane claimed their third Commonwealth Games gold medals with individual final success.
The duo had taken golds in the all-round and team competitions and Whitlock, 21, claimed success in the men's floor final while Fragapane, 16, excelled in the vault.
Whitlock also added a silver to his collection from the pommel horse final, which was won by Scotland's Daniel Keatings with Olympic star Louis Smith finshing third.
There was also success for Rebecca Downie who took her second gold of the Games, with success on the uneven bars.
Finally, England's Jodie Williams and Bianca Williams both ran personal bests in the women's 200m final to claim silver and bronze medals respectively.
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare stormed to victory to take gold in 22.25secs to add to her 100m victory, ahead of Jodie Williams (22.50) and Bianca Williams (22.58).
England's Anyika Onuora, who finished fourth in 22.64, also ran a personal-best.