The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium looks rather empty, but the competition goes on regardless. Fabrice Lapierre of Australia competes in long jump qualificationPhotograph: Mark Dadswell/Getty ImagesGhana's Ignisious Gaisah sends the sand flying on his landingPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesAndy Turner leads an English 1-2-3 in the men's 110m hurdles final. William Sharman got silver and Lawrence Clarke took bronzePhotograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
England's Kevin Sempers competes in the decathlon pole vaultPhotograph: Lee Jin-man/APThe heat is sweltering, forcing England's Louise Hazel to grab an ice pack during a break in the heptathlon high jumpPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesIt's cooler in the pool. Thomas Fraser-Holmes of Australia competes in the 200m individual medley heatsPhotograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty ImagesGeoff Huegill of Australia on his way to gold in the 100m butterfly final, completing a hat-trick of medals having won Commonwealth gold in 1998 and 2002Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty ImagesThe moment following the 50m freestyle final that Yolane Kukla, another Australian, realises she's wonPhotograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty ImagesDespite illness, England's Rebecca Adlington won the gold medal in the 400m freestylePhotograph: Victor R. Caivano/APKelly Sibley of England looks devastated after missing a ball in the match for team table tennis bronze at Yamuna Sports ComplexPhotograph: Feng Li/Getty ImagesJanet Marie Georges of the Seychelles feels the strain in the 69kg weightlifting eventPhotograph: Manish Sarup/APOver at the velodrome, Sam Michael Webster of New Zealand takes a tumble on the trackPhotograph: Saurabh Das/APOuch. Looks nastyPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesSarah Storey, the first disabled athlete ever to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games, competes in the 3,000m individual pursuit. She finished sixth overall and misses the chance of a second ridePhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
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