Jamaican Bailey-Cole wins 100 metres
ByReuters
Updated 29/07/2014 at 02:51 GMT
Jamaican Kemar Bailey-Cole won the Commonwealth Games 100 metres gold medal in a time of 10.00 seconds.
Gold medalist Kemar Bailey-Cole of Jamaica, silver medalist Adam Gemili of England, Warren Fraser of Bahamas, Ramon Gittens of Barbados and Mark Jelks of Nigeria compete in the Men's 100 metres final at Hampden Park.
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Bailey-Cole made a slow start out of the blocks at Hampden Park but his long stride helped him claw his way back into the main group at the midway point.
With 10 metres remaining he got on the shoulder of England's Adam Gemili and powered past him to take victory.
Gemili took silver in 10.10 seconds while Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade claimed the bronze in 10.12.
Kemar Bailey-Cole ensured Jamaica reigned supreme on the track again by winning the 100 metres gold medal in the Commonwealth Games on Monday.
Earlier, Blessing Okagbare stormed to victory in the women's 100 final in a Games record 10.85 seconds.
The blonde Nigerian made an explosive start before finding her elegant stride to ease away from the rest of the field with 30 metres to go.
Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, cleared in February of a doping violation after appealing against a two-year ban, took the silver ahead of compatriot Kerron Stewart.
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