Silver Joy For Child In Home Games

Eilidh Child was unable to give Hampden Park the victory it craved above all others, but still claimed Commonwealth silver in the 400 metres hurdles. The poster girl of Glasgow 2014 was beaten to the title by Kaliese Spencer, the favourite, coming home in 55.02 seconds, with the Jamaican taking a dominant win in 54.10secs. The 27-year-old, whose pictures are plastered on billboards across the city, was greeted by deafening cheers from a packed crowd amid a sea of Saltires inside the national stadium. She and Spencer both went off hard, but it was the latter who had established a clear lead coming into the home straight and Child could not close the gap.