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good evening. the opening day of competition at the commonwealth games has seen athletes from all uk nations win medals, many in this evening s competitions. the first gold of the games went to england s alex yee here in birmingham, with his team securing six medals so far. neil fachie was victorious in the velodrome, winning gold and equalling the record for the most commonwealth titles won by a scot, with scotland s tally at six medals. wales started with success in cycling too and netted two medals, whilst there was a record for northern ireland as barry mcclement won their first ever swimming medal in the history of the games. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has the latest. welcome everyone to the birmingham