MORGAN Jones narrowly missed out on a Comonwealth Games medal last week.

The 23 year old former Builth Wells High School student ended fourth in the T47 100 metre final with his time of 11.93 just outside the medal placings.

Jones, originally of Newbridge and now based in South Wales, said: “I’m extremely proud to have been part of Team Wales in such a successful Commonwealth Games.

“The whole experience has been amazing and the support I received from home was far beyond what I had expected.”

Tom Marshall, formerly of Rhayader and a past Brecon Athletics Club member, went out in the heats of the men’s 1,500m in a time of 3:50.95.

Meanwhile Andy Davies overcame gruelling conditions to end 11th in the men’s marathon in Sunday’s Commonwealth Games finale on Australia’s Gold Coast.

The 38 year old from Newtown, competing in his second Commonwealth Games, worked his way through a quality field from 20th place at 20km to claim 11th position in a time of 2:26:02.

In stifling heat the race will be remembered for the collapse of Scottish runner Callum Hawkins just 2km from the finish.

Davies said: "It was a brutal race after a mini heat wave arrived and pushed the temperatures towards 30 degrees at the end of the race.

"I started slowing after 28km and it was a long 14km back to the finish. I’m pleased with finishing 11th and that I was able to get around in the end.

"Although I had done some heat acclimatisation in Spain, the temperature was far hotter in Australia and was hard to keep the pace going

"I’d like to thank all of the people that have sent me messages, it was really overwhelming and I knew I had to do well for the people of Montgomeryshire and Wales.

Elsewhere Wales, including Knighton’s Phoebe Richards, Delyth Thomas of Brecon and Oswestry’s Caro Hulme, beat Ghana to claim ninth place in the women’s hockey.

Meanwhile Tom Williams of Montgomery helped Wales men overcame Uganda 31-5 and Sri Lanka 40-7 before losing 21-17 to Fiji and 19-12 to Scotland in the men’s rugby sevens.

A 28-24 win over Kenya helped Wales clinch seventh spot overall.

Llandrindod Wells’ Jess Sims and pairs partner Laura Daniels crashed out of women’s pairs at the group stage while Presteigne’s Emma Woodcock and Berriew’s Caroline Taylor joined Anwen Button of Ceredigion in going out in the quarter-finals of the women’s triples.

Sims, Taylor, Woodcock and Button also went out in the group stages of the women’s fours.

Meanwhile Pauline Wilson of Builth Wells represented Wales in the para triples side which went out in the group stages following defeats to Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England.