Lanark-born Charlie Flynn wins Commonwealth gold

Charlie (20), who triumphed for Scotland in the lightweight class, told Gazette Sport on Monday morning that he’d been enjoying a long lie after attending Sunday night’s spectacular closing ceremony at Hampden Park.

“I’m like a sack of tatties lying on my bed,” he said. “I cannot move.”

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