Seven para-sport medal events decided at Glasgow 2014

The weekend (25-27 July) at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games saw two provisional swimming world records and double cycling gold for the hosts' Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean. 29 Jul 2014
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Scotland's Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean celebrate their para-cycling victory at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Scotland's Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean celebrate their para-cycling victory at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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After nearly five days full days of action the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Australia currently top the medals table with a total of 76 medals including 28 gold. They are followed by England with 64 medals and host nation Scotland on 32.

After nearly five days full days of action the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Australia currently top the medals table with a total of 76 medals including 28 gold. They are followed by England with 64 medals and host nation Scotland on 32.

Cycling

Scotland’s Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean started their medal haul on Friday (25 July) with gold in the 1,000m time trial B2 tandem. A capacity crowd at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome roared home the pair in 1:02.096 ahead of Australian Keira Modra and Jason Niblett (1:02.244).

Wales’ Matthew Ellis and guide Ieuan Williams (1:04.095) collected their country’s first medal of the Games in third.

Around 24 hours later, Paralympic champion Fachie stormed to a second gold, this time in the men’s sprint B2 tandem. In the best of three, Fachie and MacLean came from 1-0 down to secure wins in the final two races beating Modra and Niblett. Their teammate Paul Kennedy, guided by Tom Clarke, rounded off a great day on the track for the Australians with bronze.

In Sunday’s (27 July) women’s 1,000m time trial B2 tandem, England’s Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott (1:08.187) dashed the gold medal hopes of the hosts’ Aileen McGlynn and co-pilot Louise Haston (1:09.77) who finished in silver medal position. The Australian pairing of Brandie O’Connor and Breanna Hargrave finished in 1:10.543 to claim bronze.

Swimming

There was yet more success for the Australians in the pool, with 15-year-old Maddison Elliott claiming 100m freestyle S8 gold in a provisional world record time of 1:05.32 on Friday.

World champion Elliott just beat England’s Stephanie Slater (1:05.73) and fellow countrywoman Lakeisha Patterson (1:08.98) to the top spot on the podium.

Saturday’s men’s 200m freestyle S14 saw Australia’s Daniel Fox (1:57.89) add to his silver from London 2012 with Commonwealth gold. Fox also provisionally broke the world record in the heats, swimming a 1:57.16.

England’s Thomas Hamer and (2:00.27) and Welshman Jack Thomas (2:01.27) finished in silver and bronze respectively.

Finally, five-time 2013 world champion Sophie Pascoe (1:19.36) claimed an emotional gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB9 for New Zealand on Sunday.

Taking to podium alongside Pascoe was Australian Madeleine Scott (1:21.38) and the youngest competitor at the event, Erraid Davies (1:21.68), proudly representing Scotland at just 13 years of age.

Monday’s (28 July) evening session will see the men’s 200m individual medley SM8 take place at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, the venue of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. England’s reigning world champion Oliver Hynd faces Australia’s Ben Cochrane.

Athletics

The first para-athletics event of Glasgow 2014 saw Australian Jodie Elkington take gold in the women’s long jump T37/38 with a leap of 4.39m. England’s Bethany Woodward (4.00m) and Namibian Johanna Benson (3.82m) both jumped personal bests to seal silver and bronze respectively.

The morning of Monday (28 July) saw England’s Dan Greaves take gold in the men’s discus F42/44 with a 59.21m throw at the Hampden Park Stadium.

Aled Davies, 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships hopeful, claimed silver (46.83m) for Wales ahead of Nigeria’s 24-year-old Richard Okigbazi (39.38m).

Fans at the stadium on Monday evening will be treated to the women’s 100m T12 featuring Scotland’s Libby Clegg and the men’s 100m T37.

More information can be found on the Glasgow 2014 website.