My top end speed is so formidable that I was able to claw back that silver but I think gold was definitely there for the taking. She ran a PB to win, but I think gold was definitely there.’ Heather Oakes was the last woman to win 100m gold for England in the Commonwealths. ‘I think it's really, really important as a track athlete,’ said Hunt, who won 200m silver in the World Championships in Tokyo last September. ‘It's really, really important in terms of my journey as an athlete, my legacy is an athlete.