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Some athletes struggled with the conditions.
England’s Morgan Lake did not clear the bar in any of her high jump efforts.
Similarly, Scotland’s Steven Stone, with glasses on his face and head, made attempts in the men’s T20 long jump but did not score a clean effort.
Northern Ireland’s Kate O’Connor said she was “shot” in the heptathlon with a throw of 12.85m.
“It kept slipping out of my hands,” she said.
“When your chalk is wet, you might have dish soap on your hands and I probably spend more time and effort getting dry than doing the marks I do in training.
“I can’t blame anyone but myself for not spending it.”
But there were also a number of impressive performances under the circumstances.
O’Connor responded by running a dominant 24.14 seconds in the 200m Return the top position of the heptathlon competition. England’s Jed O’Doda was eighth fastest and dropped to second place, 49 points adrift.
His winning time of 9.83 in the men’s 100m is a Commonwealth Games record, the third-fastest time this year, and ranks third among African runners of all time.
The hammer throw and high jump were stopped for a short time, but when the former resumed, Canada’s Camryn Rogers set another Games record – 74.91m.
Even Hunt, who was out of contention and off pace for the first 60m, was 0.01 seconds off her lifetime best of 10.97 in the women’s 100m.
“I’m proud of myself for messing it up and trusting my long legs.”
“At the end of the day, we all have to compete in the same conditions. We’re all at the start line chilling together.
“Then you just have to get out and get it over with.”
As the last song approached 11:00pm, the hardy locals stayed until the last song was sung.
It was a night few will forget.
