By Andy Schooler, Sportinglife.com, Edmonton

There was more disappointment for Britain today at the Commonwealth Stadium – in the media 800m event.

That’s because yours truly finished a disappointing 10th out of 13 - two of whom didn't start - in his heat.

My time of two minutes 56.44 seconds was actually inside my target of three minutes, and you have to remember the race took place in blazing noon sun, oh, and that stadium is 700m above sea level where the air is so, so thin.

Oh well, at least the host country got some much-needed success as the fastest women’s time was clocked by Megan Hazelwood, much to the delight of her Canadian colleagues who were quick to point the fact at the post-race ‘press conference’ conducted by World Championship medallists Haile Gebrselassie, Ruben Kosgei and Bernard Barmasai.

A bunch of hacks with a varying fitness being introduced to a non-existent crowd and having their mugs plastered all over the scoreboard was a sight to behold – and one I won’t forget in a long time.

The biggest crowd for a day’s action was in the Commonwealth Stadium tonight and they cheered on the competitors in two specially-staged wheelchair races.

Following on from blind and amputee races earlier this week, men competed over 1500m with Aaron Gordian taking gold for Mexico, while the women’s 800m saw Australia’s Louise Savage triumph.

Both races gave the crowd something to shout about as both were decided by less than a fifth of a second.