Reuben Ward wins Commonwealth gold for Scotland in gymnastics
Reuben Ward wins Commonwealth gold for Scotland

Reuben Ward won Scotland's third gold medal of the Commonwealth Games, taking top spot in the men's individual all-round gymnastics event for the host nation.

The 21-year-old, born in Bury, Greater Manchester, but with parents from East Kilbride, scored 79.650 to claim victory.

Special victory on home soil

Ward told the BBC: "Glasgow and East Kilbride have been like second homes to me my entire life so to do it here is incredibly special."

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He added: "I like to imagine the best scenario possible and that was winning. It kept me awake a little bit because I was picturing it and feeling the emotions. But this beat the expectations by a mile."

More events ahead

Celebrations will be delayed as Ward competes in the floor, rings and pommel on Monday. He is considered a strong medal contender for pommel.

"On Tuesday, after the competition, I'll celebrate big time with the team, with my boys. I love them so much and them coming to see me at the end when I was going around of the arena was special," Ward said. "I'm hoping we'll get to experience a bit of Glasgow."

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