LAURA MUIR spoke of her anguish last night after her hopes of winning a medal in the 1500 metres at Hampden Park were undone by a collision with another athlete.
As the runners turned into the final straight, Muir, who had been struggling to find space, made contact with the foot of one of her rivals and lost her stride, losing crucial ground. Having been in contention throughout she ended up finishing second-last.
"Somebody caught my foot and I stumbled and lost my momentum," said the 21-year-old. "When you are tired it is very hard to recover. It is very disappointing. I will speak to my coach and I might do the 800 [metres] now and I might not."
The 800m heats begin this morning but last night's unfortunate events might take some getting over for a woman who had been one of Scotland's highest-ranked athletes in Commonwealth terms coming into the Games.
She had been hotly tipped to add to first athletics medal won on the track the previous night by golden girl Libby Clegg, but instead it was Mark Dry, the hammer thrower, who gave the Hampden crowd something to cheer with a bronze.
That came at the end of another day of medal-gathering by the most prolific Scottish team to have taken part in a Commonwealth Games.
Jen McIntosh was once again the toast of the Scottish shooting community after adding silver in the 50m rifle three positions to the bronze medal in the rifle prone she had won on Monday.
That double success took her career haul of Commonwealth medals to five, making her the most successful Scottish woman in the history of the Games. Her mother, Shirley, won four medals, also in shooting.
"She's delighted for me," said McIntosh of her mother, who was in the crowd at the Barry Buddon range in Carnoustie alongside her husband Donald, Jen's coach. "It was 20 years ago she won her first medal so it was maybe time that record was broken."
Another silver medal was won by swimmer Daniel Wallace, who took his personal haul to three after coming second in the 200m individual medley. The charismatic Wallace entered the arena wearing the official Team Scotland kilt over his swimwear.
Another silver medal was won by Scots in the Hydro, where the men's gymnastics team led by Daniel
Keatings and Daniel Purvis finished second to an inspired England team including the former Strictly Come Dancing winner, Louis Smith.
Three Scottish boxers also ensured they would end the Games on the podium after reaching the semi-finals. Scotland now has 37 medals, with another three guaranteed.
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