New Zealand pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with team-mate Imogen Ayris clinching bronze.

The 29-year-old held off defending games champion Nina Kennedy, of Australia.

This would be McCartney’s first gold at the games, alongside the silver she won on the Gold Coast in 2018.

Para-cyclist Devon Briggs had also won a gold medal for New Zealand, and set a new Commonwealth Games record in the process.

Briggs has taken first place in the 1km C1-3 time trial final in Glasgow.

Earlier cyclist Ellese Andrews’ was taken out of the medal race in the individual sprint.

The Olympic champion was beaten in consecutive races in a best-of-three quarter final against Welsh rider Emma Finucane.

Andrews was also part of the New Zealand sprint team that was bundled out during qualifying on Friday.

Rebecca Petch and Olivia King both were unable to get past the round-of-16 stage in their respective sprints.

On the endurance side, Bryony Botha was given a second life in the 4000m individual pursuit following the disqualification of two Australian riders but was beaten by Scotland’s Erin Boothman.

Botha initially failed to qualify, placing fifth, as did team-mate Emily Shearman, who finished eighth.

However, officials said Australian Felicity Wilson-Haffenden, who originally finished fourth, broke protocols due to strapping on her shoulder that “altered her morphology”.

Fellow Australian rider Sophie Edwards was also disqualified due to a non-compliant helmet.

On the men’s side, Marshall Erwood, Daniel Morton and Tom Sexton all failed to qualify for the next stage of the individual pursuit.