Wales’ woes continued when Rhys Williams, a bronze medallist in Delhi 2010, was also ruled out of the Games after failing a drugs test.
Williams’ ban continued to dominate the headlines even as the Welsh medals started to trickle in.
Super Saturday has been overused in sporting parlance but Wales’ achievements on the opening weekend transformed hopes and lifted spirits.
Frankie Jones, Wales’ flag bearer at the opening ceremony, led the way.
She added a further three silvers on the Saturday morning to the two she had already bagged before finally winning a deserved gold in the ribbons final.
And with that Jones brought the curtain down on her career. After winning seven medals at two Games she would bow out having secured her place in Welsh sporting folklore.
Further medals came in the velodrome and in the pool and by Saturday evening Wales had won a second gold of the Games.
Natalie Powell became the winner of Wales’ first judo gold and in doing so fulfilled a dream of winning a Commonwealth Games medal.
She will not have the opportunity to defend her title as judo has been dropped in favour of basketball for the 2018 Games in Australia’s Gold Coast City.
