NewzHost nation Scotland win eight medals in the space of five chaotic hours on Wednesday - two of them gold - to take their Commonwealth Games tally in Glasgow to 23. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica added two more medals on day three of track and field athletics at the 23rd Commonwealth Games after Tajay Gayle won their first ever men’s long jump title and Lloydricia Cameron took the bronze in the women’s shot put at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. The medals took Jamaica’s tally to four so far after Romaine Beckford in the men’s high jump and Demario Prince in the 110m hurdles had won their events on Monday.
After just missing a medal in 2018 when he placed fourth, Gayle jumped 8.15m (1.5m/s) to hold off India’s Sreeshankar who took back- to -back silver medal with 8.09m (1.3m/s) just ahead of Stephen Mackenzie of Scotland who was third with 8.08m (0.9m/s). Another Jamaican, Jordan Turner was ninth with 7.65m (0.1m/s). Cameron, who won her first national championships title this year, improved on her fourth place from four years ago in Birmingham, taking the bronze with a best of 17.87m in the final round to go head of Manpreet Kaur of India.
Canada’s two-time World Athletics Indoor champion Sarah Mitton defended her title with 19.88m as Nigeria’s 19-year-old Jessica Oji took the silver medal with 17.87m, getting the edge over Cameron with a better second throw. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls remained in contention for a place in the semi-finals of the netball competition at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland after a close two goals 45-43 win over host Scotland in their Pool B game at the Hydro Arena on Wednesday. Scotland, who are ranked 10th in the world, urged on a loud home crowd, outscored Jamaica 28-20 between the second and third quarters and led early in the fourth quarter before the experience of the Jamaicans gave them the edge.
Jamaica who were winning back-to-back games after a loss to New Zealand are still leaders in Pool B with six points, same as New Zealand who have won all three games played so far. Jamaica started well and led 15-9 after the first quarter before Scotland rallied to cut the deficit to four goals 27-23 at half time then outscored Jamaica 12-8 to tie up the scores at 35-all at the end of the third quarter. Scotland’s momentum carried over into the fourth quarter when they took the lead but they were unable to build on it and allowed Jamaica back into the contest.
Azara Wilmot, in only her third game with the senior team, came off the bench to score 28 goals from 35 attempts; Shanice Beckford scored 15 goals from 18 attempts and Rhea Dixon scored two from four. Emma Barrie scored 22 goals from 27 attempts for Scotland and Niamh McCall scored 21 from 26. Meanwhile Jamaica’s women’s 3x3 basketball team were beaten 21-8 by Australia in their semi-final game also played on Wednesday.
Jamaica will now meet New Zealand in the bronze medal play-offs also on Wednesday.
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