Commonwealth Games: Lewis Clareburt clinches gold for 400m IMMorning ReportDay five at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games proved to be New Zealand's most successful so far, with Lewis Clareburt and Zoe Hobbs storming to gold medals in their specialist events.After his stunning win over 200m butterfly on Tuesday, Clareburt returned to the pool for the 400m individual medley - an event where he has been world champion - and showed his rivals his wake, driving home over the final 100 metres of freestyle.Sprinter Hobbs had to contend with pouring rain during her semifinal and final, but powered home from the outside lane to capture our first women's sprint gold at a Commonwealth Games, breaking her own national and Oceania record in the process.Meanwhile, hammer thrower Lauren Bruce, swimmer Erika Fairweather and, overnight, weighlifter Cam McTaggart all won silver, and our medal count now stands at three gold, seven silver and three bronze.Recap the live action here:
As it happened: Lewis Clareburt and Zoe Hobbs storm to gold medals at Commonwealth Games
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