Finucane storms to sprint gold in Glasgow

Emma Finucane made it a golden night for Wales when she sprinted to Commonwealth Games victory in Glasgow.Finucane followed in the footsteps of compatriot Anna Morris, who won the individual pursuit.Finucane defeated England's Sophie Capewell in the final, and fellow Welsh rider Rhian Edmunds claimed a brilliant bronze.Capewell and Finunace were part of the Great Britain team sprint that won gold at the Paris Olympics in 2024.Finucane, Edmunds and Lowri Thomas were the Wales trio in the team sprint that beat Capewell's England to gold on the opening night of the track cycling.Finucane qualified for the individual semi-final in style by setting a Games record of 10.322 seconds in qualification and defeating reigning Commonwealth and Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews with ease.She beat Edmunds 2-0 in the semi-final and there was controversy between Malaysia's Nurul Mohammed Asri and Capewell.Asri won the first race before she was disqualified in the second for delaying tactics, with Capewell then winning the decider to set up a Team GB finale.Finucane proved a class apart, forcing Capewell to settle for silver, while Edmunds beat Asri for bronze.