Joyce Chepkirui kicked off the gold medal action on the Hampden Park track as she led home compatriots Florence Kiplagat and Emily Chebet in the women's 10,000m final.

The Kenyans joined fellow African's Celementine Mukasakindi, Toroitich Chebet and Vanis Chemutai of Uganda in an early break that left a clear divide between themselves and the Home Nation's athletes of Beth Potter, Kate Avery, Elinor Kirk and Sonia Samuels.

A push by the chasing pack bridged the gap around four laps in, but further surges eventually saw the Kenyan trio break clear.

From here it was a three horse race with Kiplagat looking determined to secure the gold as she kicked on the final bend.

A late burst was timed to perfection by her team mate, however, as Chepkirui pipped gold on the line in a personal best time of 32min  09.35sec.

It was a Jamaican one, two, three in the women's 400m as Stephanie McPherson led home team mates Novlene Williams-Mills and Christine Day ©Getty Images


Not wanting to be outdone, the Jamaican's did what the Jamaicans do best in the women's 400m as Stephanie McPherson snatched the gold ahead of team mates Novlene Williams-Mills and Christine Day in a time of 50.67.

Defending champion Amantle Montsho made the strongest start of the field but faded on the final bend as Williams-Mills burst to the front on the home straight.

It looked like Williams-Mills would take it with 50m to go, however, she was unable to fend off a fast-finishing McPherson who surged past in the final few metres.

Andrew Riley added to the Jamaican success in the 110m hurdles final, edging Delhi 2010 silver medallist William Sharman of England.

After defending champion Andrew Turner crashed out in the heats, it was time for a new champion to step forward.

Riley duly obliged as he surged to victory in 13.32.

Sharman looked like he could go one better than his outing in Delhi four years ago before a slight stumble on the final hurdle costing him dearly.

The Englishmen was left to rue the mistake as he finished in 13.36, just 0.04 behind the Jamaican.

Shane Brathwaite of Barbados crossed the line in third to seal the bronze.

The final track event brought a second gold of the night for Kenya as Faith Chepngetich Kibiegon got the better of England's Laura Weightman in the women's 1500m.

Despite an attack on the bell by Weightman, who is coached by former 1500m record holder Steve Cram, Kibiegon soon reeled her in, finishing strongly to take the gold in 4:08.94.

Weightman managed to hold on in second as she held off a late Canadian surge by Kate Van Bushwick to secure silver, with the Canadian settling for the bronze.

Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kibiegon and England's Laura Weightman celebrate their gold and silver in the women's 1500m final ©Getty Images



In the men's decathlon, Damian Warner continued where he left off yesterday, sealing gold with a total of 8,282 points.

The Canadian held a comfortable lead coming into today's action and duly delivered in the final straight, taking a win in the opening 110m hurdles to more or less seal the victory.

A valiant effort by England's Ashley Byrant saw him move from fourth to second in today's events, eventually finishing on 8,109 points just 39 ahead of Grenada's Kurt Felix in third.

World indoor bronze medallist Kimberly Williams set a season's best in the triple jump to add a third gold for Jamaica.

She set the bar high with a 14.11 metres in her opening attempt but, despite already having secured the gold, increased this distance to a season's best 14.21m in her final attempt.

England's Laura Samuel set a personal best of 14.09m to take the silver, while Ayanna Alexander secured Trinidad and Tobago's first medal of the Games with a jump of 14.01m.

The final event of the day saw  Jim Steacy, who became the first Canadian in 84 years to make an Olympic hammer throw final at Beijing 2008, take gold in the men's hammer throw as he made up for a disappointing London 2012.

The Canadian set a mark of 74.16m in his second attempt which proved impossible to breach as England's Nicholas Miller settled for silver with a throw of 72.99m and Scotland's Mark Dry took bronze in 71.64m.

He is the first Canadian to win the title since George Sutherland at Sydney in 1938.

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