Hughes disqualified at Commonwealth Games

Hughes plunged across the line a fraction ahead of Jereem Richards, his flailing arm making contact with the Trinidad and Tobago star.

Hughes reeled away with delight but then stormed out the stadium after learning his fate, Team England's protest dismissed by officials with Northern Ireland's Leon Reid promoted to bronze.

Dina Asher-Smith was at least smiling after her bronze in the women's 200m, edging Jamaica's Elaine Thompson, who won the sprint double at the Rio Olympics, off the podium. Shaunae Miller-Uibo, of Bahamas, won in a Games record 22.09 seconds while Jamaican Shericka Jackson took silver.

"It feels nice to be one of the names that made it one of the best fields of the Championships, it's a real confidence boost,” said Asher-Smith.

"It feels amazing to have medalled in that because it's a great platform into hopefully the world stage and the world medals from here.

"I'm honestly really, really happy. I had to play to my strengths, I know my raw speed is really good, which bodes well for 100m later this year."

Kyle Langford produced a trademark finish in the 800m to take silver and come within five hundredths of a surprise gold medal.

Just as he had in London at last year's World Championships, Langford turned on the afterburners on the home straight, finishing in a personal best time of 1:45.16, just behind Kenya's Wycliffe Kinyamal.

But he readily admitted he could and should have taken gold.

He said: "With 200m to go I felt absolutely awesome, I felt so good and I got stuck in a little bit of traffic but they started to die a lot of them and when I got around the bend I just had too much. I didn't feel I got my legs moving quick enough.

"It's really gutting being so close. I know I should have been winning that, I've envisaged winning this in every training session and every run and to come away short is gutting but these are the sort of things as an athlete that they make you stronger.”

Elsewhere, Katarina Johnson-Thompson is well-placed to take gold in the women's heptathlon after day one, with a lead of 126 points despite struggling in the shot put.

There were two bronze medals for England with Luke Cutt jumping 5.45m in the men's pole vault, while Shara Proctor 6.75m in the women's long jump, just ahead of compatriot Lorraine Ugen.

Finally, Scottish flagbearer Eilidh Doyle took silver in the women's 400m hurdles, finishing a time of 54.80 behind Jamaica's Janieve Russell.

She said: "I knew I could execute the race really well and along that home straight I knew I had to get that last hurdle right, and I did, and I'm absolutely delighted.

"This has been, in terms of trying to win a medal, the hardest Games I've had to come out in, but I am just glad I can take something home."

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