Zoe Hobbs wins Commonwealth gold; Amy Hunt takes silver in 100m

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New Zealand sprinter wins in personal best of 10.93sec Emmanuel Eseme surges to men’s 100m victory in 9.83 On a night of spite and might in Glasgow, England’s Amy Hunt had to settle for 100m silver as New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs ran the race of her life to take Commonwealth gold. The filth and unrelenting fury of the rain had left the track sodden and conditions far from ideal, but Hobbs ran a huge personal best of 10.93sec from lane seven to take a surprise victory, with Hunt second in 10.98. Australia’s Torrie Lewis ran an Australia record of 10.99 to claim bronze. Continue reading...

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Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme defied the torrential rain in Glasgow to win the men's 100 metres in a Commonwealth Games record time on Tuesday as New Zealand's Zoe Hobbs surged to a surprise victory in the women's 100m.Hobbs took the pre-race favourites by surprise in the women's 100m as she surged clear out of the blocks and just had the staying power to hold off England's Amy Hunt and Australia's Torrie Lewis as all three women ran under 11 seconds.