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Kenya’s Mary Moraa gatecrashed Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir’s Anglo-Scottish duel to take 800m gold on the Commonwealth Games.
The 22-year-old world bronze medalist confirmed devastating pace down the house straight to outlast Hodgkinson, successful in a single minute 57.07 seconds.
Scotland’s Muir took bronze by one hundredth of a second forward of Jamaica’s Natoya Goule.
Muir may have one other shot at glory in Sunday’s 1500m closing.
Hodgkinson nevertheless mentioned she was “fuming” to have missed her likelihood to assert a primary worldwide title in entrance of a house crowd.
“I am not quite sure what happened, it went so quick,” the world and Olympic silver medalist informed BBC Sport.
“The first lap I went a bit hard, maybe I could have been a bit more patient.
“There are positives however I would like gold so I’m fuming. I needed to face on high of that podium in entrance of my dwelling crowd.
“Unfortunately I came away with a silver, again. But I have got one more chance.”
Hodgkinson, like Muir, is a component of a big British group touring to Munich for the European Championships subsequent week.
They, just like the winner, will likely evaluate this action-packed race earlier than they arrive in Germany.
Moraa initially appeared to have misjudged her tempo, cantering away from the pack within the opening 300 meters, earlier than slowing across the bell.
But there was nonetheless loads of sting left in her legs and, as Hodgkinson and Muir tried to crank up the strain 200 meters from dwelling, Moraa tracked them and located a gear past both.
As Hodgkinson and Muir flopped to the observe after the road, Moraa gleefully broke out a celebratory jig for the tv cameras.
Other than American Olympic and world champion Athing Mu, Moraa is the one athlete to have overwhelmed Hodgkinson over 800m this 12 months.
Sheed solved in Stockholm in June with a equally ferocious kick from dwelling and the previous 400m specialist, who solely modified as much as two laps final 12 months, seems to be set to make Mu and Hodgkinson’s rivalry right into a three-hander drama.
“Oh my goodness, these girls are fast,” Muir informed BBC Sport after ending in 1:57.87, 0.47 seconds behind Hodgkinson.
“I was in fourth with 100 meters to go and I was just like ‘no way’.
“Kids, that is why in case your coach says run all the way in which to the road, you run all the way in which to the road.”
Chalmers provides chapter to Guernsey’s island story
Three-time British champion Alastair Chalmers claimed Guernsey’s first Commonwealth medal ever outside shooting and lawn bowls with a superb bronze in the 400m hurdles.
The 22-year-old, running in lane two, followed home British Virgin Islands’ Kyron McMaster, who successfully defended his title, and Jamaica’s Jaheel Hyde in 49.97 seconds.
“You are completely superb, all of you,” Chalmers told the crowd after they had roared him home over the final 100 meters.
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo surged past Kenyan rivals Nicholas Kimeli and Jacob Krop to seize 5,000m gold and complete a distance double following his 10,000m triumph four days before.
England’s Marc Scott finished fourth in a season’s best 13:19.84, but was more than 10 seconds off the leading trio.
In the primary observe closing of the night, Jamaica’s Janieve Russell saved her composure to defend her 400m hurdles title as compatriot Rushell Clayton went out quick and pale even sooner. Clayton completed in fourth, one place forward of England’s Jessie Knight
With inputs from BBC
