Bermuda’s Caitlyn Bobb secured a place in the Commonwealth Games women’s 400 metres semi-finals after finishing sixth in her heat this morning.

But there was disappointment for Nirobi Smith-Mills, who was also in action at Glasgow’s Scotstoun Stadium today, as he faded to seventh place in his 800m heat and will not progress to the semis.

Both athletes had to contend with swirling winds and a wet track, which put a dent in finishing times.

However, Bobb booked a place in the semis on Thursday after battling around in a time of 54.94sec. It is a step up from her appearance at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, where she was knocked out in the heats.

Racing in the second of three heats, she was sixteenth quickest on the day, with the top 18 qualifying for the semis.

Although her time was more than 1.5sec outside her season best, she said: “Honestly, I'm not upset. I felt stronger but it’s a little sad to see that the time didn’t represent that.

“It’s OK because the season’s been a little wishy-washy, so I’m proud that I finished in one piece. It is a wet track. At least it’s not raining.”

She said the temperature felt warmer during the heats compared with the colder conditions during the earlier warm-ups when it was raining.

Bobb believes she is in reasonable shape, but feels there is more to do and improve on. “I'm 23. I have a couple of years but next year, prayerfully, you'll see a lot more that’s in the tank.”

The winner of her heat was Canada’s Lauren Gale, in 51.59, while the quickest overall was Obakeng Kamberukam, of Botswana, in 51.54.

Less than an hour after Bobb had seen action, Smith-Mills stepped onto the track in the second of four 800 metres heats. By the end of the first lap he was in sixth position and losing touch with the leading group. He was unable to make up the deficit, finishing seventh in 1min 59.71sec, almost ten seconds slower than his season best.

As the 28th fastest of the 31 competitors across the heats, he failed to make it to the semis and was too disappointed to talk after the race.

The winner of Smith-Mills’ heat was Kelvin Kimtai Loti, of Kenya, in 1:47.22, while the quickest in the heats was Australia’s Peter Bol, in 1:45.86.

Bermuda’s Sakari Famous will compete in the women’s high jump final at the Games this evening (3.05pm Bermuda time).