• 'Hawkins didn't know where he was or what he was doing'

Organisers have said they will investigate whether there was an excessive delay in getting help to Hawkins, who had managed to get up and run another couple of hundred metres before collapsing again, hitting his head on a roadside barrier. Former marathon world record holder, Paula Radcliffe, who was commentating on the BBC, raised "serious questions" over the incident, while former British track star Steve Cram was very critical of the organisers. The Gold Coast organising committee, GOLDOC, have defended the location and number of medical staff available, and point to the fact that an athlete has to request medical attention as any intervention on their part results in disqualification. Commonwealth Games organisers have been heavily criticised after Scottish marathoner Callum Hawkins collapsed in scary circumstances just over two kilometres from the finish line. “Thanks for all your messages of support today and to the Gold Coast University Hospital staff,” said Hawkins from hospital, where he remained overnight.. “I am now feeling much better.”

“Whilst Callum’s recovery is our clear priority, we are still reviewing the circumstances of today’s race with GOLDOC and the CGF to ensure the continued health and wellbeing of all athletes remains paramount,” a Team Scotland spokesman said. "Team Scotland is pleased to confirm Callum Hawkins has been discharged from Gold Coast University Hospital today and has been reunited with his team mates in the Commonwealth Games Village, ahead of the team's return to the UK," it said in a statement on Monday. While Hawkins may have been resistant to receive treatment knowing it would constitute an instant disqualification from the race – which was eventually won by Australia’s Michael Shelley – under IAAF rules, authorities have the power to force a retirement and administer treatment straightaway “if ordered to do so by the Medical Delegate, or a medical doctor who is a member of the official medical staff”.
Scottish athlete Callum Hawkins collapses twice and strikes his head. Journalists, fellow athletes, and Commonwealth Games Scotland criticise a delay in him receiving medical assistance.