The tears flowed as Kiwi sprint queen Zoe Hobbs soaked in her dramatic, historic and emotional Commonwealth Games gold medal for the 100 metres at a rain-swept Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday (NZT)
Finally, stunningly, in record-breaking fashion, Hobbs had herself a medal for the 100m at a major athletics championships. That it was gold, and New Zealand’s first ever medal in the event in Games history, just put the icing on the cake.
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In record-breaking fashion, Zoe Hobbs had herself a medal for the 100m at a major athletics championships. It was gold and New Zealand’s first ever medal in the event in Games history.
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