Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sprinters Thomas Young and Sophie Hahn won gold medals for England on the opening night of athletics
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Sprinters Thomas Young and Sophie Hahn picked up gold medals for England on the opening night of athletics at the Commonwealth Games.
Both won their races in the men's and women's 100m T38 finals in Glasgow with Young doing so to mark his 26th birthday in style.
Young, who missed out on the 2022 Games with an injury, said "It's probably my best birthday ever" after a season's best and Games record time of 11:11 seconds.
In the women's final, Hahn beat Team Wales captain and defending champion Olivia Breen into second place, triumphing with a time of 12:79, with England team-mate Maddie Down posting a personal best of 12:86 to secure a bronze medal.
British champion Sam Bennett won silver in the men's 110m hurdles final with a personal best time of 13:30 as he was beaten by Jamaica's Demario Prince. England's Tade Ojoro missed out on a medal in fifth.
Kimani Jack, 22, secured a bronze in the men's high jump final with a jump of 2.20m, with the gold medal going to Jamaica's Romaine Beckford who cleared 2.25m.
In round one of the women's 800m, Olympic silver medallist Georgia Hunter Bell won her heat in two minutes 02.61 seconds to finish ahead of Scotland's Jemmie Reekie as both qualified.
