Soppy socks & a slathering of deep heat - rain causes chaos in Glasgow

Soppy socks & a slathering of deep heat - rain causes chaos in GlasgowImage source, ReutersImage caption, Amy Hunt adds 100m silver in Glasgow to her 200m silver at last year's World Championships ByMatthew HenryBBC Sport Journalist in GlasgowPublished2 minutes agoCommentsHow do you deal with the most horrendous conditions in track and field?"I am absolutely slathered up in deep heat right now, my legs are tingling," said England's Amy Hunt after securing silver in the 100m."I am quite toasty and warm."Hunt may have been the only one.As other parts of the UK prepared for the fourth heatwave of the summer, the Commonwealth Games athletics competition was given a drenching in Glasgow.Athletes shivered their way through their media interviews and high jump champion Eleanor Patterson of Australia was wearing a tartan scarf while officials struggled to clear water from the runway."This is the first time I have raced in these conditions," said Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon, who powered through after a slow start to win the men's 100m."It was horrible. But we were all racing in the same conditions and I wanted to be that person with the least complaints. That is what worked for me."Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, There were large puddles on the track throughout the evening sessionThere was a point midway through the session when the conditions threatened to breach into the ridiculous.Persistent rain turned torrential and the first two throws of the women's hammer throw slipped from athletes' grip and clattered into the cage as thunder cracked above the arena.Then, as the pace slowed in the men's 10,000m, three sodden runners came together. Uganda's Samuel Simba Cherop lost his shoe and had to run the remaining 15 laps with an increasingly soggy sock on his left foot. He finished seventh in an admirable effort.Bronze was taken by Isle of Man's David Mullarkey - the island's first...