Olli Hoare said it will be a “tough one to swallow” after he was tripped during the men’s one mile run qualifiers. The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist feared he had been robbed of the opportunity to defend his win at Glasgow. Credit: Michael Steele / Getty ImagesIt left Hoare a fair way back of the pack, needing to scramble as he played catch up for the rest of the heat. “That’s a tough one to swallow because it was out of my control,” he said after the race. Despite easing up on the run, Kennedy was left gassed following the qualifier race.