Jason Morgan of Jamaica throws the discus to win the bronze medal at Hampden Park Stadium. - Contributed

Jason Morgan came into the 2014 Commonwealth Games convinced that it would be his last stage, already deciding that he would retire at the end of the championships and bring an end to a bumpy career that has brought him more trials than triumph.

A text message from his brother Granville and a shiny bronze medal in the men's discus competition changed all that, as an emotional Morgan dedicated his medal to those who stuck by his side and vowed to keep pushing through.

The burly fellow became Jamaica's first Commonwealth Games medallist in the men's discus in 80 years, following Bernard Prendergast who also won bronze in 1934.

His mark was 62.34m, as he finished behind India's Vikas Shive Gowda, 63.64m, who won gold and Cyprus' Apostolos Parellis, 63.32m. Chad Wright, the other Jamaican in the final, finished sixth with a best of 60.33m.

"I feel really good. I can honestly say I am disappointed not getting the gold because I had a chance to get the gold here but I am grateful that I got a medal," Morgan said.

"I think it's just the emotion and I realised that I could win it with one throw and I began to rush it. I should have remained calm and let it flow together," added Morgan, who achieved his medal winning mark on his second attempt.

Morgan who was not selected to last year's World Championships team after missing the obligatory National Senior Championships for reasons that Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association deemed insufficient, said that he gave up on the sport and was only pulled by the prayers and constant encouragement by a few, who saw something in him that he didn't even know existed - a greater call.

"Words can't express how I feel, just talking about it gets me emotional because I have been through so much this year. I stopped throwing, I actually quit throwing. A lot of people don't know that but just a handful of people kept telling me to keep pushing because something special is coming for me, so I should keep going and this is it," Morgan said.