Can any other Home Nations athlete join Guy Learmonth there? England's Michael Rimmer and Wales' Joe Thomas are going to give it their best shot. The pair scraped into the second semi-final, with Thomas - you may recall - being involved in a controversial collision with England's Andrew Osagie during their heat. Check out the drama if you missed it yesterday.

Steve Cram
BBC Sport athletics commentator

"Well done Scotland's Guy Learmonth. The crowd got behind him and he's run the race of his life to get into the final!"

Job done. Superb run from David Rudisha as he eases over the line ahead of the rest. And what's this? A Scotland vest nicking third? Yes that's right. Guy Learmonth produces a cracker of a race to qualify for Thursday's final.

Rudisha is not messing about here. The Kenyan gets himself to the front of the queue on the back straight, looking firmly in command as the bell dings. Top three through to the final.

Michael Johnson
BBC Sport athletics expert & 400m world record holder

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"Kenya's David Rudisha is one of the few runners in the world that I would spend my own money to pay to see. He properly runs the 800m, there's a lot of gamesmanship with other runners but not with Rudisha. He takes it out hard and runs the full distance. He's had a few injuries but he's back from that and coming into shape at the right time."

Jonathan Edwards
BBC Sport presenter

"Well done Greg Rutherford. Taking care of business when winning is expected is the mark of a champion."

Darren Campbell
BBC Sport athletics expert , on Radio 5 live

"Congratulations Greg Rutherford. Another gold medal. All you can do is win. Respect."

Phew! Hope you have all got your breath back. We have two more gold medals to be won - in the women's javelin and women's shot put - at Hampden Park tonight. Oh, and we also have the small matter of Olympic champion David Rudisha taking to the track in the 800m semi-finals.

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"Anyone know what the national anthem of Kiribati sounds like? There is a chance we could be hearing it at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 'The Armadillo'.

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"Kiribati, a group of islands in Pacific Ocean, only has a population of little over 100,000 but 30-year-old David Katoatau, who carried their flag at the opening ceremony, currently stands fourth after the snatch in 105kg Group A.

"With the clean and jerk to come, Oxford's Ben Watson is in front after lifting 157kg. But there's a long way to go before they start handing out the medals."

Michael Johnson
BBC Sport athletics expert & 400m world record holder

"The race wasn't as fast as it looked but Kirani James took real charge of things. It was a great effort from Wayde van Niekerek who ran the 200m prelims this morning. Maybe if he hadn't have done that he could have got that bit closer to James and pushed him all the way to the line.

"As for Martyn Rooney, he never got in the race. You have to make the decision whether you compete with other athletes when you see them going away from you or stick with your own race. Martyn thought that they were going too fast and would come back to him, but that was a mistake. Maybe he should've adjusted."

The Glasgow 2014 organisers are rattling through these medal ceremonies quicker than it takes Kirani James to hurtle around the track. A still-sweating Greg Rutherford is already up on the podium watching the St George's Cross hoisted into the sky. The final bars of the English anthem is greeted with a huge Hampden roar as Rutherford punches and claps the air in triumph.

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Lee Savery:, external Rooney needs to shave that beard. He'd have finished third without it.

Andy Gilderdale:, external It's a major tournament. Of course there's going to be disappointment for a Rooney in an England jersey.

Gee Newmoney:, external Well done Kirani. Making us Grenadians proud as always.

Denise Lewis
BBC Sport athletics expert & twice CWG champion

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"Obviously the Olympic gold medal is the one we crave, but you could see by Greg Rutherford's face how much this gold medal means to him. He's had to manage his body recently, because he gets a lot of niggles. It's testament to his character that he's come through a difficult period and got his athletics career back on track."

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Commonwealth champion Greg Rutherford on BBC One: "It's never an easy road and after what happened last year with injury I wasn't sure if I could carry on jumping. Now I've won another title.

"I think a few people had written me off thinking I was a one-hit wonder. But I'm here again and will be here again many more times. I'm super happy. I want to keep going out there jumping far and winning medals."

England's Goldie Sayers is in sixth place with a best of 57.65m after her second throw. Three Australians occupy the medal positions with Kim Mickle leading after launching her javelin a Commonwealth Games record distance of 65.96m.

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Grenada's Kirani James tells BBC Sport after winning gold in the 400m: "I am happy for the country and this win is for everyone back home. Wayde van Niekerk pushed me hard and I had to stay composed. I stayed relaxed and in control. The crowd in Glasgow here have been brilliant and the have cancelled out the weather here!"

Steve Cram
BBC Sport athletics commentator

"A really brave effort from Wayde van Niekerk who gave Kirani James a run for his money but the man from Grenada answered all the questions he was asked. He's on top of the world again. That was harder than he expected but he's got the gold. It's a shame for Martyn Rooney who just wasn't able to get into the race. He tried to stay patient and it didn't go for him."

England's Martyn Rooney admitted after his semi-final that he was feeling "the best I've felt in a long time". Unfortunately it was not enough in the final. The lanky Londoner was never in contention to win a medal really, despite a late rally to finish fourth.

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Marks. Set. Go! After the gun pierces the chilly Glasgow air, Kirani James runs a conservative 200m before kicking into gear round the bend. For a moment it looks like Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa could pip him down the straight. No. James finds another burst to cross in 44.24, smashing a new Games record in the process.