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The English flag hangs from 2 flagpoles, along with the Canadian flag, during the medal ceremony for the Men's Pole Vault at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Hampden Park. The event was won by Steve Lewis of Stoke on Trent (5.55 metres), the Silver medal went to Luke Cutts of Sheffield (also 5.55 metres, but with more failures at the height) and the Bronze medal went to Shawnacy Barber of Canada (5.45 metres) The athletes on the track are members of teams for the women's 4x100m relay, awaiting the start of their heat. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

A view of the mens' 10,000 metres from the upper tier of the stand, section Q. This is an early lap of the race with the competitors still grouped together. Already the eventual winners are within the first 6 or 7 runners - Moses Kipsiro of Uganda won Gold, Josphat kipkoech Bett of Kenya Silver, Cameron Levins of Canada Bronze. We had booked tickets for this session hoping to see England's Mo Farah win the 10,000 metres, but unfortunately he had withdrawn a few weeks earlier as he was not fit after an illness. We enjoyed the evening and the race anyway - the finish was close with the 3 leading runners sprinting from the end of the final bend that you see here, to the finish 100 metres to the right.

Usain Bolt, world record holder for the 100 metres, preparing for a heat of the men's 4x100m relay, at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow. His Jamaican team won the heat and went on to win the final the following day in a thrilling finish when Adam Gemili of England kept the English team in a good second place behind the Jamaicans. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

3 competitors in the mens' 3000 metres steeplechase tackle the water jump. They are the 3 Kenyan athletes who led from an early stage to win all 3 medals, Jarius Birech in the lead here, who finished 2nd to gain the Silver medal, Jonathan Ndiku who won the Gold medal and Ezekiel kemboi Cheboi who won bronze. Matt Hughes of Canada is approaching the jump and finished 4th, and James Wilkinson of England is just passing the pole vault area and finished 5th. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

Jax Thoirs of Scotland makes his third attempt to clear a height of 5.55 metres, but sadly didn't achieve it. If he had achieved it, he would have beaten his own Scottish National record of 5.50 metres which he set in June 2013. Jax just missed a medal, finishing 4th with a height of 5.45 metres - the same height as Shawn Barber, who came 3rd because he had fewer failed attempts. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

Luke Cutts of England makes his first attempt at a vault of 5.60 metres in the Pole Vault at the Commonwealth Games 2014. He failed to achieve the height in all 3 attempts, and won the Silver Medal with a vault of 5.55 metres. Steve Lewis also failed at 5.60 metres, and won the Gold Medal with 5.55 metres but fewer failed attempts. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

A view along the South Stand from Section Q in the upper tier.

The morning started wet but luckily dried up for our grand-daughter to go to football at Queens Park Football club (also called Lesser Hampden).

Scotland V France, taken during Scotland's famous 1-0 win over France.

Jade Lally of England has stepped onto the podium to receive her Bronze Medal in the Women's Discus event. She achieved a throw of 60.48 metres, her season's best. Waiting to receive their medals are the Silver Medallist, Seema Punia of India, and Dani Samuels of Australia who won Gold with a throw of 64.88 metres. Each medal ceremony started with a tune from the piper standing beyond the podium, and ended with the National Anthem of the winner, as the national flags of the winners were raised. (see Image for a view of the flagpoles in another medal ceremony.) Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q