zack's commonwealth games event

Did you know that there were times when Bolt's description (which he still denies, insisting he never uses that word) could be applied. The weather had its moments. Both Bolt's runs came on nights when the skies opened and today was remarkable even by local standards but then this is a Scottish summer and there was just about enough sunshine, particularly in the mood-setting opening days. The quality of some of the sport was poor, notably parts of the athletics and diving. The Olympics, though, also has its fair share of amateurism, see Eric the Eel, Eddie the Eagle and so on. There was plenty of quality to catch the eye, some of it eye-opening - the best of the netball - and some simply a treat, from Max Whitlock's all-round performance in the gymnastics or Ross Murdoch's opening night swim to gold or Lizzie Armitstead's dash to an overdue gold today.