Baley-Cole and Okakbare Win 100m Golds

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Jamaica's Kemar Bailey-Cole and Nigeria's Blessing Okakbare were crowned Commonwealth Games 100m champions on Monday night in Hantington Park in Glasgow.

the 22-year-old Bailey-Cole, who set the fastest time in the semifinals, won the men's final posting 10.00 seconds with England's 20-year-old Adam Gemili taking silver in 1010 seconds. The podium concluded Jamaican champion Nickel ashmeade, who clocked 10.12 seconds. 

 Nigeria's world championships 200m bronze medalist, Blessing Okabare smashed the Commonwealth Games record to win the women's 100m final in 10.85 seconds.

Desperate for commonwealth gold, Jamaica's superstar Veronica Cambell-Brown came in second clocking 11.03 seconds with teammate Keron Stewart taking bronze with a mark of 11.07 seconds. 

 

Men's 100m Final

Rank Competitor R. Time Result
1 JAM K. BAILEY-COLE 0.190 10.00 
2 ENG A. GEMILI 0.144 10.10 
3 JAM N. ASHMEADE 0.145 10.12 
4 SKN A. ADAMS 0.154 10.16 
5 NGR M. JELKS 0.151 10.17 
6 JAM J. LIVERMORE 0.139 10.18 
7 BAH W. FRASER 0.168 10.20 
8 BAR R. GITTENS 0.158 10.25

Women 100m Final
 
Rank Competitor R. Time Result
1 NGR B. OKAGBARE 0.144 10.85 
2 JAM V. CAMPBELL-BROWN 0.154 11.03 
3 JAM K. STEWART 0.161 11.07 
4 ENG A. PHILIP 0.138 11.18 
5 JAM S. CALVERT 0.141 11.21 
6 ENG B. WILLIAMS 0.169 11.31 
7 CAN K. BINGHAM 0.135 11.37 
8 NGR G. ASUMNU 0.148 11.41 
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