Bronze for Nick Willis

1:52 pm on 5 August 2014

New Zealand's Nick Willis has just come through in a tight finish to win bronze in the 1500 metres at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Nick Willis celebrates winning a bronze medal in the 1500m men's final. 
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014.

Nick Willis celebrates winning a bronze medal in the 1500m men's final. Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. Photo: Photosport

The gold medal went to James Kiplagat Magut of Kenya and silver to countryman Ronald Kwemoi.

Willis sat off the lead in sixth place for much of the race and it looked like he was going to miss out but was able to find extra pace to overtake South African Johan Cronje for a photo finish at the line.

Willis' time was three minutes 39.6 seconds.

The middle distance runner says it wasn't a satisfying race.

Willis is best known for his silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and was the 1500 metre champion in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006 and won bronze in the same event in Delhi four years later.

The 31-year-old says he wasn't that happy with his strategy and says he ran a 'whimpy' race.

Elsewhere the six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to the 4 x 100 metres relay gold with an emphatic finish to win his first Commonwealth Games medal.