Team Wales captain Olivia Breen won silver in the T38 women’s 100m final, having just been pipped to the gold by long-time rival Sophie Hahn.

Fellow sprint medal hopeful Jeremiah Azu qualified for the next round of the men’s 100m on Monday afternoon, running a comfortable time of 10.10.

Breen, who turned 30 on the eve of the final, edged England’s Maddie Down in a photo-finish, running a season’s best time of 12.86.

It is the fourth Commonwealth medal of her career.

“I’m really happy with the performance – I kept myself together, kept my form and it was a really good start and can’t ask for any more, it felt really good,” Breen said.

“I’m so happy that I got a medal today, it was obviously going to be a really tight race, I was determined, I left it all on the track.

“That wait around [for confirmation of silver] was nerve-wracking, but it was amazing and I’m really happy with how I ran the heat this morning and saved myself for tonight.

The Team Wales captain celebrated her 30th birthday yesterday.

“I went to The Ivy with my parents, had a good old Shepherds pie,” added Breen.

“It’s really nice to see how well Team Wales are doing.

“The swimmers are doing really well, the gymnasts and there’s many more to come and I’m really excited to go and support the team tomorrow and go and see what Wales can do.”

Wales’ fastest man Jeremiah Azu is through to the men’s 100m semi-finals after a comfortable start to his Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Azu won his heat in a time of 10:10, the sixth fastest in qualifying.

The 17 fastest athletes are through to tomorrow’s semi-finals where they will join the top seven ranked sprinters who were given a bye from the heats.

“I got out well, and then I just controlled it from the front,” said Azu.

“With these days, it’s more the nervous energy and the excitement that you can burn. So on the track, you want to be as smart as you can during the rounds. Today was just about qualifying and getting through to tomorrow.

“It’s good to get the ball rolling. It’s just been waiting, waiting, waiting, but now it’s officially begun.”

Meanwhile, there was disappointment for Welsh hammer thrower Amber Simpson who failed to qualify for the final.

After two failures, she threw 59.14 on her final attempt which left her 13th in the standings, one shy of a place in Tuesday’s medal event.

Ellie Bowen was the final Team Wales athlete in action at the Scotstoun Stadium, showing her prowess in the Shot Put F57 final. An incredible show of strength from Bowen saw her set a new PB of 6.48m, placing sixth.

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