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Laura Muir Adds 1500m Gold to 800m Bronze to Win First Commonwealth Title

Laura Muir won gold in the 1500 m at the Commonwealth Games, earning her second medal in 24 hours.

Alexander The Scottish athlete broke through the field at her stadium to claim victory on the final day of athletics.

Muir won her 800 m bronze on Saturday.Photo from Jamaica She won her medal in her first ever Commonwealth game after her appeal against her finish was dismissed.

Just one day after her, she took the win, beating Northern Ireland's Sierra Mageen and Australia's Abbie Caldwell by 4 minutes and 02.75 seconds.

In the morning session, England's Matt Her Hudson-Smith missed out on gold as Zambia's Muzara Samkonga overpowered her 400 m favorites.

Home on his track the 27-year-old must settle for a silver medal as Sam Konga makes a late break in his final 50 m to move from fifth to his first. I didn't.

He ran in his 44.66 seconds andBritish record holder Hudson Smith crossed the line in his 44.81 seconds.

Hudson-Smith disappointed at missing out on gold (Martin Rickett/PA)

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He said: His back got tired. you live and learn you just have to move forward. Still got the silver medal.

"If I had asked people a year ago if they would do this (whether they would win the Commonwealth and World medals), I would have said no. We're on the right track, but there's a lot of work to be done, we had to light the fire and keep pushing.

"I never heard of him (Sam Konga). At least I took some from him.”

Hudson-Smith at least added to the bronze medal he won at the World Championships in Eugene last month.

However, his Commonwealth Games frustration continues after he was disqualified from the event in 2018 for running out of lanes.

Hudson-Smith will return to Munich later this month to defend his European title won in 2018.

In the women's race, Victoria Ohfluog won silver while her England teammate Jody Williams took bronze behind Sarah Williams of Barbados.

Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita's women's 4x100m relay team won silver behind Nigeria.

In the men's race, Jonah Efoloko, Jarnelle Hughes, Nethaniel Mitchell-Blake and Auger Edbrun won gold to defend their 2018 titles, beating Trinidad and Tobago and Nigeria by 38.35 seconds. rice field.

Alexander At his stadium, Cindy Cember won bronze in his 100 m hurdles, while Nigerian world champion and world record holder Tobiam Sang won the title with his game record of 12.30 seconds. did.