BORDERS athlete Libby Clegg won gold in the T12 100m at the Commonwealth Games - Scotland’s first in athletics at Glasgow 2014.
Clegg, from Newcastleton, who finished second at the Paralympics in London, romped home with a season’s best time of 12.20 seconds.
The visually-impaired 24-year-old and her guide Mikail Huggins were roared home by a passionate crowd at Hampden.
The Scot’s nearest rival was more than a second away and the gold brought Scotland’s medal haul to 33, equalling their best ever Commonwealth Games tally from Edinburgh in 1986.
Speaking after a 45 minute lap of honour, Libby said: “It feels incredible. It was an absolutely fantastic experience. I loved every second of it.
“The crowd were just phenomenal. The cheers they were giving us were just amazing and really uplifting. It definitely helped my performance.” There was also gold for Berwickshire swimmer Dan Wallace in the men's 400m individual medley.
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