Pole vault duo hit the heights for medal haul

England's Steve Lewis and Max Eaves leapt to Commonwealth Games medals on a day of competition in Delhi marred by the positive drugs test of Nigeria's Osayemi Oludamola.

The Commonwealth Games Federation announced Oludamola, who won women's 100m gold last Thursday, tested positive for a banned stimulant and will remain provisionally suspended until Wednesday when she will discover her fate.

When the sport resumed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, Lewis claimed silver and Eaves bronze in the men's pole vault as Olympic and world champion Steve Hooker of Australia retained his Commonwealth crown.

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Abi Oyepitan took silver in the women's 200m as England completed the evening with three medals.

Hooker successfully defended his Commonwealth crown with a best of 5.60m, winning on countback from Lewis, who cleared the same height.

The Australian successfully cleared 5.50m and 5.60 before one failure at 5.70.

Knowing the gold was secure after Lewis's two failures at 5.50 and three at 5.70, Hooker raised the bar to 5.81 to attempt the Games record but pulled out.

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Bantamweight Anthony Ogogo milked his moment as the most unpopular man in India, waving and blowing kisses at a furious crowd who had just witnessed his dramatic and controversial win over the man they call the 'Indian David Beckham'.

The crowd at the Talkatora Stadium was in uproar as Vijender Singh, a genuine Indian boxing superstar and Bollywood icon, was twice penalised two points for holding in the final minute of their contest, giving Ogogo victory by 4-3.

Confirmation of Ogogo's victory meant all five English fighters in semi-final action – Ogogo, Bradley Saunders, Tom Stalker, Callum Smith and Simon Vallily – would advance to tomorrow's finals.

In bowls, England's Ellen Falkner and Amy Monkhouse won gold in the women's pairs competition.

Falkner and Monkhouse secured victory on a tiebreak to beat Malaysia duo HJ Ismail Nor Hashimah and Khalid Zuraini.

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