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| Glasgow 2014: Big crowds for day two at Games | Glasgow 2014: Big crowds for day two at Games |
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| Large crowds have descended on Commonwealth Games venues as the second day of competition takes place amid an ongoing heatwave in Glasgow. | Large crowds have descended on Commonwealth Games venues as the second day of competition takes place amid an ongoing heatwave in Glasgow. |
| Scotland won its first track cycling gold medal of the Games as world champion Neil Fachie and pilot Craig MacLean won the para-sport 1000m time trial tandem. | Scotland won its first track cycling gold medal of the Games as world champion Neil Fachie and pilot Craig MacLean won the para-sport 1000m time trial tandem. |
| A second Scottish gold on day two came in the judo at the SECC. | A second Scottish gold on day two came in the judo at the SECC. |
| Sarah Clark, 36, from Edinburgh won the women's under-63kg final. | |
| Scotland's third gold of the day came in the pool when Dan Wallace won the 400m Individual Medley. | Scotland's third gold of the day came in the pool when Dan Wallace won the 400m Individual Medley. |
| Wallace, 21, bellowed "for freedom!" after touching home to claim gold. | Wallace, 21, bellowed "for freedom!" after touching home to claim gold. |
| It was a moment of redemption for the University of Florida student, who feared at one point this year that he would be axed from Team Scotland after he was arrested in the US for urinating on a police car and suspended by his American swim team. | It was a moment of redemption for the University of Florida student, who feared at one point this year that he would be axed from Team Scotland after he was arrested in the US for urinating on a police car and suspended by his American swim team. |
| He said: "I just yelled at the top of my lungs 'for freedom' because being here, the home crowd has really brought out the Braveheart and Scot inside of me and I just soaked up the moment." | He said: "I just yelled at the top of my lungs 'for freedom' because being here, the home crowd has really brought out the Braveheart and Scot inside of me and I just soaked up the moment." |
| Medal events have been held in cycling, swimming, weightlifting and judo. | Medal events have been held in cycling, swimming, weightlifting and judo. |
| The shooting medal was held at the Barry Buddon Centre in Carnoustie. | The shooting medal was held at the Barry Buddon Centre in Carnoustie. |
| The mass influx of visitors for the Games and the unusually hot, but very welcome weather, has seen a large increase in uptake of Glasgow's recently launched cycle-hire scheme. | The mass influx of visitors for the Games and the unusually hot, but very welcome weather, has seen a large increase in uptake of Glasgow's recently launched cycle-hire scheme. |
| The £600,000 Mass Automated Cycle Hire initiative runs at 37 sites - six of which are temporary Games sites. | The £600,000 Mass Automated Cycle Hire initiative runs at 37 sites - six of which are temporary Games sites. |
| Games lanes | Games lanes |
| Figures from the city council show the lowest number of rentals, 107, was on the scheme's launch day of 24 June. | Figures from the city council show the lowest number of rentals, 107, was on the scheme's launch day of 24 June. |
| The previous high of 421 hires on 1 July has been surpassed by rentals on Wednesday and Thursday this week of 502 and 611 respectively. | The previous high of 421 hires on 1 July has been surpassed by rentals on Wednesday and Thursday this week of 502 and 611 respectively. |
| Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Police Scotland said officers had stopped a number of drivers during the week over improper use of Games lanes and issued advice. | Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Police Scotland said officers had stopped a number of drivers during the week over improper use of Games lanes and issued advice. |
| She said a figure was not currently available for the number of fines, if any, that had been issued. | She said a figure was not currently available for the number of fines, if any, that had been issued. |
| An update would be available at the end of the Games, she said. | An update would be available at the end of the Games, she said. |
| Day one at the Games | Day one at the Games |