Commonwealth Games RECAP: Epic scenes as Davies claims gold in run of her life

That’ll do us for today, folks.

Thanks for following along as we covered another action-packed day at the Glasgow Games – and a spectacular day for Australia, who won nine gold medals.

Here’s the total medal tally after day four:

We will be back with a fresh live blog from about 6pm today.

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With her arms outstretched and the most joyous of smiles spread across her face, Australia’s Rose Davies dashed across the finish line to claim an historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday (AEST).

The Newcastle product’s victory in the women’s 10,000 metres delivered Australia its first gold medal of the athletics program – and its first gold medal in the event in Commonwealth Games history.

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Back to the track – and Australia’s Ullrich Muller has snared silver in the men’s 100m T38.

England’s Thomas Young claimed gold in 11.11 seconds, ahead of Muller (11.19) and Canada’s Zachary Gingras (11.55).

Distance-swimming machine Sam Short and our women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team have capped off an incredible night at the pool for Australia.

Short crushed the field of the men’s 800m freestyle, beating the silver medallist by more than six seconds.

And the silver medallist was an Aussie ... as was the bronze medallist.

Short stopped the clock at 7:39.81, ahead of Benjamin Goedemans in 7:46.49 and Matthew Galea in 7:47.10.

In the women’s 4x200m freestyle, Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan anchored Australia to victory by more than seven seconds.

An Aussie team featuring Lani Pallister, Hannah Casey, Inez Miller and O’Callaghan grabbed victory in 7:42.53, smashing silver medallists England (7:50.10) and bronze medallists New Zealand (7:51.94).

“Congratulations, ladies,” Ariarne Titmus said on Seven.

“Another gold medal to add to our big bag we’re taking home tonight. It’s almost like a Santa sack size.”

The victories of Perkins and Williamson added to an Aussie gold rush in the pool overnight.

Let’s break it down.

Jenna Forrester kicked it off when she claimed gold in the women’s 400m individual medley, winning in 4:31.19. Aussie Ella Ramsy won bronze.

The Dolphins then swept the podium in the women’s 100m freestyle, with Meg Harris clinching gold in 52.90, ahead of Mollie O’Callaghan (53.25) and Shayna Jack (53.38).

Another podium clean sweep followed in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9, with Beau Matthews taking gold in 1:09.41, ahead of Joshua Willmer (1:11.44) and Timothy Hodge (1:12.74).

And then the triumphs of Perkins and Williamson followed, in the women’s 100m butterfly and men’s 50m breaststroke respectively.

So, from six medal events held in the pool in this session, Australia has won five.

Incredible.

Australia’s Alex Perkins has landed another gold medal – her third of these Games – and Dolphins teammate Sam Williamson has followed suit.

Perkins struck gold in the women’s 100m butterfly final, winning in 56.38 seconds.

It follows her victories in the women’s 50m butterfly and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay.

And Williamson bagged gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke, adding to his stash after his glorious victorious in the 100m breaststroke in Glasgow.

Williamson is the swimmer who ruptured his patellar tendon while attempting a box jump in the gym in May last year.

He won the one-lap dash in 26.50 seconds.

Good morning!

It’s Zachary Gates jumping on to keep everyone informed and entertained throughout the morning.

That’s me done for the night, we’ll be back soon!