Men's Shot Put gold medallist,
South African Janus Robberts.
Day two of the Athletics competition was highlighted by the triple medal victories for Australia in both the Men’s and Women’s 20km walk.
Australian Jane Saville claimed gold in the Women's 20km Walk, recording a time of 1:32.46 – a new Commonwealth Games record, with sister Natalie in second place and compatriot Cheryl Webb finishing with bronze.
In another Games record, Nathan Deakes claimed yet another Commonwealth Games gold with Luke Adams collecting silver and Jared Tallent bronze. Deakes’ time of 1:19.33 was 5 minutes better than his previous record.
All eyes then turned to the Melbourne Cricket Ground with world record holder in the Men’s 100m, Jamaica's Asafa Powell losing his way in a sensation packed second semi final heat in which two of the runners were disqualified for breaking.
In the final it was all business for Powell who powered his way to a winning time of 10.03, followed by Nigerian Soji Fasuba in 10.11 and Marc Burns of Trinidad in 10.17.
Jamaica were also successful in the final of the 100m Women’s event, with Sheri-Ann Brooks recording a personal best time of 11.19, with silver and bronze going to South Africa’s Geraldine Pillay and Delphine Atanga of Cameroon respectively.
The crowd rose to its feet for the 5,000m final when Aussie Craig Mottram battled a close two final laps against Kenya’s Augustine Choge who finally proved too strong for the Australian in a Games record time of 12.56.41, with Mottram earning a meritorious silver and pre-race favourite Benjamin Limo from Kenya winning bronze.
Nigeria won both gold and silver in the Women's Seated Shot Put EAD Final, with Nijdeka Iyazi throwing 6.78m and Virginia Ohagwu recording 6.08m. Australian Asti Poole took bronze with 5.33m.
Australian Brooke Krueger set a Commonwealth Games Record of 67.9m in the Women's Hammer Throw to take gold. She was trailed by Canadian Jennifer Joyce (67.29m) and England's Lorraine Shaw (66m).
Another Australian, Elizabeth McIntosh, won the Women's 100m EAD T37 final in 14.38 seconds.
South African Janus Robberts took gold in the Men's Shot Put Final with 19.76m, narrowly beating Jamaican Dorian Scott by one centimetre and Australian Scott Martin (19.48) claiming the bronze.
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