Bolt's Arrival Adds Games Stardust

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has arrived in Glasgow where he is to compete in the Commonwealth Games. The Jamaican touched down at Glasgow Airport this afternoon on a flight from London. Wearing sunglasses and a black baseball cap he gave the thumbs up to a bagpiper who played for his arrival in the domestic area. A large crowd gathered to cheer and take pictures of the athlete who only momentarily appeared on an escalator before collecting his baggage and leaving by a side exit. Bolt will compete in the 4x100m relay on the final day of the athletics at Hampden Park, his first ever Commonwealth Games appearance. He has eight world titles under his belt and six Olympic gold medals, having won the 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m in Beijing and then again in London two years ago. The arrival of the star is regarded as hugely important for the athletics in Glasgow, given that Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be absent. Earlier Mike Hooper, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, said his presence at the Games was "fantastic''. He said: "We've got quality athletes that want to come here and want to be part of this and it's great that he's going to be here.'' Steve Moneghetti, Team Australia Chef De Mission, echoed the excitement, saying at a daily briefing: "Isn't it great to have him here, how good is that? How good is it to have him around the village. "That's the one great thing about Commonwealth Games, it's a friendly games. He will want to come because he wants to experience the fun and the activity of being part of the Commonwealth Games.'' Meanwhile Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford took to Twitter to express his frustration over "ignorant athletes'' making noise in the athletes village. Rutherford, who took gold at London 2012, tweeted this morning: "Being in an athletes village is great until the ignorant athletes make more noise than a herd of elephants startled in a china shop.'' Mr Hooper said organisers had not received any complaints. He said: "It's a great environment within the village. We've had absolutely no complaints whatsoever. It's news to me the tweet that he's made.'' While most people have been enjoying the hot weather, Mr Moneghetti said Team Australia marathon runners were looking forward to competing during the cooler conditions forecast. He said: "Probably yesterday some of the marathon runners may have been getting a bit concerned about it almost being too hot for marathon running so the cooler weather over today and tomorrow will be fantastic.'' More than 350,000 spectators are expected to attend events over the weekend with 95% of available tickets sold. There are 29 gold medals up for the taking today, with medal events in track cycling, rhythmic gymnastics, judo, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming, triathlon, and weightlifting. Rugby Sevens competitions are also under way at Ibrox. By the end of the second day of competition England were first equal with Australia in the medals table, with 32 medals each, England having secured 12 gold, 11 silver and nine bronze. Host nation Scotland were in third place with 15 (seven gold, three silver, five bronze) while Wales was 10th with six (three silver, three bronze) and Northern Ireland 18th equal with one bronze. Scotland celebrated its third pool gold yesterday as Edinburgh's Daniel Wallace powered to 400 metres individual medley glory at Tollcross. Elsewhere England's Joanna Rowsell added Commonwealth Games gold to her already impressive medal collection at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on Friday. Para-cyclist Neil Fachie and pilot Craig MacLean took the host country's first medal of the day when they won the men's 1,000 metres time trial B2 tandem at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome. Sarah Clark won Scotland's second gold of the day in the judo under-63kg division when she beat Helene Wezeu Dombeu of Cameroon. Ben Proud and Chris Walker-Hebborn ended England's wait for victory in the pool yesterday. First, Londoner Proud beat former Olympic and world champion Roland Schoeman with a new Games record time of 22.93 seconds in the 50m butterfly final, while Walker-Hebborn won the 100m backstroke final. Wales' second medal of the Games, following their first ever team-podium finish in rhythmic gymnastics on Thursday night, came from shooter Elena Allen who took silver in the women's skeet. Francesca Jones secured silver for Wales in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final yesterday, with team-mate Laura Halford taking bronze.