There were rivers of water for the cyclists to dodge as the rain lashed Glasgow for the men's road race ©Getty Images

Husband and wife pairing Gabrielle and Chris Adcock of England beat compatriots Chris Langridge and Heather Olver to badminton mixed doubles gold ©Getty Images

Jamaica beat England to netball bronze ©Getty Images

David Palmer and Rachael Grinham of Australia beat English pair Peter Barker and Alison Waters to gold in the squash mixed doubles ©Getty Images

Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead led an English 1-2 in the women's cycling road race ©Getty Images

Beijing 2008 time trial silver medallist Emma Pooley of England was a picture of emotion after women's road race silver in her final competitive race before retirement ©AFP/Getty Images

Australia piled the pressure on New Zealand during their netball gold medal match, coming out winners by a score of 58-40 ©Getty Images

Geraint Thomas of Wales won gold in the men's cycling road race in atrocious conditions ©AFP/Getty Images

Australia thumped India 4-0 in the battle for men's hockey gold ©Getty Images

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David Palmer and Cameron Pilley of Australia won the final gold medal of Glasgow 2014 with victory over England in the squash men's doubles ©Getty Images