By Laura Williamson As the saying goes, ‘nobody remembers who came second’, yet the past week of athletics at Hampden Park has shown this is clearly nonsense. Two 20-year-old former world junior champions from England, Adam Gemili and Jodie Williams, brushed aside the might of the Caribbean to win silver in the sprints and immediately spoke of their first senior honours as ‘stepping stones’ to success. We will remember these names, all right. In the first five days of athletics at the Commonwealth Games, England won 16 medals, including three golds. But best of all, 11 of those who stepped onto the podium at Hampden are 23 or under.
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England won 16 medals in first five days of Athletics at the Commonwealths
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11 of those on the podium were 23 or under and gained great experience
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Young talents like Adam Gemili are establishing themselves in Glasgow
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Holmes won 800m gold in 1994 Commonwealths before Olympic crowns
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She says there's 'no chance' she could have reached the same heights without valuable experience gained at the Commonwealth Games
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Holmes: 'New star names are emerging here in Glasgow who will go on to become household names’
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