The Canadian finished the hurdles in 14.76 seconds and threw the discus 45.21 meters. In the pole vault, Adjetey-Nelson was third best with a height of 4.70, giving him 6,707 points.

Brent Newdick of New Zealand, who ran 14.79 in the first of the final five events at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, was second with 6,535 points and Martin Brockman of England moved back into third with 6,325.

The remaining two events are the javelin and 1,500.

The first of eight gold medals on Friday’s program went to Diane Roy of Canada, who won the parasport 1,500 in 3 minutes, 53.95 seconds. Chineme Bibian Obeta of Nigeria was second in 4:09.29 and Anita Fordjour of Ghana took bronze in 4:18.83.

Other finals include, men’s 110 hurdles and hammer throw, and the women’s 1,500 and 10,000.

Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya was the favorite in the 1,500.

England teammates William Sharman, Lawrence Clarke and Andy Turner all qualified for the 110 hurdles final.

“I am competing against Sharman and Turner, who are in the top 10 in the world and they are used to big meetings,” said Jamaican hurdler Eric Keddo, who won the first heat in 13.65 seconds. “I have to break my personal best to get a medal and I think I can do it.” The heptathlon started Friday at the Commonwealth Games, but it was without world champion Jessica Ennis. The Englishwoman pulled out of the competition because it clashed with her schedule.

Peaches Roach of Jamaica led after two of the seven events with 2,082 points. Roach was third in the 100 hurdles but then had the highest mark in the high jump.

Margret Simpson of Ghana is in second place with 1,999 points, while Jessica Zelinka of Canada was in third with 1,938.

In the first heat of the men’s 800, the sparse crowd at the main stadium cheered loudly as Francis Sagayaraj Pathi of India moved into second place on the final turn and stayed there through the finish line to advance with a time of 1:50.12.