Scotland Adds To Commonwealth Haul

Scotland enjoyed a glittering second day of the Commonwealth Games as it added to its haul of medals. Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean won the host nation's first medal of the day, taking gold in the men's 1,000 metres time trial B2 tandem at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome. Partially-sighted Fachie and partner MacLean were roared on by a capacity crowd including Hoy himself as well as comedian Billy Connolly, and powered to victory in one minute 2.096 seconds. As they completed their lap of honour around the track, Fachie unfurled a Saltire and held it aloft - seemingly hoisting it in the direction of the man who leant the velodrome his name, with Hoy clapping his approval from a television gantry. Louise Martin, chairwoman of sportscotland, said: It was absolutely fantastic to see Neil and Craig secure Team Scotland's fifth gold medal of the Games. The atmosphere in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome was electric and I'm sure the roar of the home crowd gave them an extra edge in the final."I was delighted to be able to present them with their medals and they will now be aiming to come back tomorrow in the sprint event and claim another spot on the podium.'' Sarah Clark won Scotland's second gold of the day in the judo under-63kg division when she beat Helene Wezeu Dombeu of Cameroon. The 36-year-old Clark - a former European champion who won silver when judo was last in the Commonwealth Games at Manchester 2002 - claimed a third judo gold for Scotland following the Renicks sisters' success at the SECC venue yesterday. Today's medals add to the haul of ten which Scotland amassed yesterday at Glasgow 2014 - four golds, three silvers and three bronzes.