The absence of a track and field world championship and Olympics meant the Commonwealth Games was in position to capture the attention of the sport over the weekend, as Rose Davies launched the magnitude of her rising star with double gold in the women’s 5,000m and 10,000m.
Davies set the tone for standout performances as Josh Kerr followed up his mile world record two weeks ago with gold in Glasgow, as Georgia Hunter Bell soared in the women’s 800m, Faith Cherotich took gold in a commanding victory in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase while Jazmin Sawyers flew to a convincing win in the women’s long jump.
Rumesh Tharanga proved that the men’s javelin title belong to him with a historic win that brought Sri Lanka its first Commonwealth gold in 76 years.
Adaejah Hodge powered her way to the women’s 200m title as Sinesipho Dambile surged to gold in the men’s 200m while Emmanuel Eseme won the men’s 100m to affirm that his place on world stage was legitimate.
For The Week: A glance at proper podium chasing as the winding season pivots to the U20 world championships.
