Gymnast Ruby Evans has won Wales’ first Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow with victory in the floor final.

The 19-year-old performed well in the final routine of the women’s programme, with silver for England’s Abigail Martin, whose team-mate Shantae-Eve Amankwaah took bronze.

Evans left the arena in tears on Sunday after her disappointing sixth in the all-around individual competition, coming after Wales finished fourth in the team event.

Now, after Welsh identical twins Abigail and Emily Roper won bronze medals within a couple of hours of each other on Monday, Evans has delivered gold.

It was the first victory for Team Wales in Scotland and a ninth medal alongside two silver and six bronze.

There is also a guaranteed podium position for boxer Connor Williams after he reached the semi-finals.

Evans created history by winning Wales’ first women’s artistic gymnastics Commonwealth Games gold.

“I couldn’t be happier,” she said.

“I couldn’t have done any more on that floor and I knew whatever the result was after, I couldn’t have done any better. I’m just happy that it is a gold.”

Evans admitted she had been almost angry when she went out to compete after the disappointment of earlier performances in Glasgow.

“The first day we came here, I did really well and I got through to the all-around final,” said the Cardiff teenager.

“That didn’t go to plan and it was a very silly mistake, so I was really angry with that.

“So I knew when I came out here I needed to do something for my country and that was the floor routine.”

The Welsh national anthem was played for the first time in Glasgow during these Games with Evans at the top of the podium.

“I was really excited to hear the national anthem,” said Evans.

“When something like that plays in your brain, you think ‘my god I’d love that to happen’.

“To see the dragon on the flag, I was so excited because I am so passionately Welsh.”

Evans outlined how she would celebrate before she leaves Glasgow tomorrow.

She said: “I will be seeing family, maybe go for some food. There’s tenpin bowling in Team Wales house. I think they want to do all that.”