Rose Davies has roared to a landmark track triumph at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first woman ever to complete the 5,000m and 10,000m double. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
The Newcastle-born 26-year-old dropped to her knees in joy after winning the shorter distance on Friday morning (AEST) at Scotstoun Stadium after a battle royal with her Australian teammate Jessica Hull.
In a glorious finale, the two Australians took control of the race in a last-lap dust-up, with Olympic 1,500m silver medallist Hull looking poised to strike gold with her superior sprint power off the final bend.
But Davies, who had been a sensational winner of the 10,000m on the opening day of the athletics program, showed extraordinary resolve to kick again and prevail over the final few metres.
Davies had a smile on her face as she swept across the line in 14 minutes 44.53 seconds, with Hull second in 14:45.01.
Scottish hope Megan Keith, who had done the hard yards of front-running over the last couple of laps before the Australians took control, was rewarded with bronze in 14:49.10.
The third Australian home was Linden Hall, who finished seventh.