Craig Stevens has a great opportunity to shine in the pool at the Commonwealth Games now that Ian Thorpe has withdrawn from the 400m freestyle, the event Stevens surrended his place in the line up to Thorpe for the Athens Olympics in 2004.
Thorpe will focus on the 200m and 100m giving Stevens the opportunity to […]
SYDNEY 1938
# The British Empire Games are held in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time.
# The third edition of the games - following Hamilton, Canada, and London - opens at the SCG.
# There are 15 nations, 466 athletes, 43 officials and seven sports: track and field, boxing, cycling, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming and […]
A large empty room at an old casino complex overlooking the Yarra river is being transformed into the Games Operations Centre which will have rows of TV screens, relaying live feeds from each of the 40 venues around the state of Victoria as well as the mass assembly areas.
Key personnel from the Games organising […]
All international athletes and officials are being warned that if they overstay their Commonwealth Games visas, they will be banned from re-entering Australia for three years.
8000 specials Games visas have been issued to athletes, coaches, staff, sponsors and broadcasters and the federal government isn’t in the mood to have a repeat of Sydney where 80 […]
Twenty two kiwis are about to head across the tasman as part of their Commonwealth Games build up but 10 of them are yet to gain selection.
Brent Newdick, Rebecca Wardell and Sarah Cowley were the only multi event athletes to qualify after two days of competition at QEII Stadium.
Athletics New Zealand high performance director Eric […]
We can all expect to see records broken in the pool at the Commonwealth Games thanks to the state of the art design that will keep the water as still as possible despite the flurry of swimmers racing up and down it.
The pool holds 4 million litres of water that is maintained at 27 degrees […]
His father recently released a movie about the World’s Fastest Indian but now Chris Donaldson is on a mission to be the fastest team 4×100m relay at the Commonwealth Games.
Making a comeback from a career crippling injury finished second in the 100m at the national track and field championships yesterday, securing a place in the […]
One way to boost your Commonwealth Games campaign is to beat a rival who beat you at the world championships which is exactly what Craig Mottram has done with a blistering final 60m sprint in the 5000m at the Boston Indoor Games.
Mottram’s winning time of 8.26.54 was well short of his 8.11.47 best which was […]
Grant Hackett was the only male medalist at the world championships last year while the women bought home nine which has meant the guys have something to prove in the pool at this week’s Australian Trials ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
While Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett are both good medal possibilities in the pool, the […]
Jason Gardener, the world indoor champion, has claimed his sixth career 60m win in Glasgow, sending a timely warning to his Commonwealth Games rivals.
Unlike many other athletes, Gardner has opted to race in Melbourne instead of defending his world crown in Moscow.
After qualifying for the 5000m with a time of 15m 06.88s, Kimberley Smith may not make the Commonwealth Games after she hobbled off the track after winning the event at the nationals with a time considerably slower than her qualifying time.
Smith is having an MRI early this week to confirm that there was no tendon […]
Craig Victory is hoping that he can convince the national selectors that he is worthy of a place in the Kookaburras team to compete at the Commonwealth Games. Having missed out on selection for the Athens Olympics and the Champions Trophy due to injury, Victory must be nervous heading into the final week of […]
Mohamed Hidayat must be a little confused after his exclusion from the Malaysian weightlifting team for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, considering he was the gold medal winner at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games and has already qualified for Melbourne.
Instead, the Olympic Council of Malaysia has selected Mohamed Faizal Baharom (56 kg), Naharuddin Mahayuddin (62 […]
Residents who live next to the Commonwealth Games village are going to be required to wear identification when walking down the street outside their own homes during the 32 days that the Parkville exclusion zone is in enforcement. Anyone failing to provided identification is up for a $2000 fine under special Games laws.
A number […]
46 days out from the Commonwealth Games and it looks as thought the masterplan for Melbournes roads during the event are about to undergo a host of changes.
Arguably the biggest logistical challenge of the Games, the improvements being discussed involve disabled access to venues, the route of some exclusive lanes that will carry athletes, officials […]
After running substantially behind schedule, the athlete’s village has finally been handed over to Melbourne 2006 by developer, the Village Park Consortium, late on Wednesday.
The $6million in bank guarantees is expected to be processed within the next couple of days.
The handover was made with only 49 days before the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
The Australian Swimming Trials on this week will be broadcast live from the $60million pool at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic centre on the Nine Network.
Ian Thorpe will make his long awaited return to the pool as well the ‘golden girls’ of Leisel Jones, Jodie Henry and Libby Lenton.
Telecast Schedule – 2006 Telstra Commonwealth Games […]
Welsh Netball coach Julia Longville is confident that her newly named squad for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne have what it takes.
Wales will play Barbados, Jamaica and Australia in the qualifying games.
Squad: Jamilla Abbott (Dinas), Rhiannon Ace (Milford Haven), Sophie Baxter (Toucans), Ursula Bowers (Hucclecote), Suzanne Drane (UWIC), Amanda Evans (Deeside), Sara Hale (UWIC), Lynda […]
The Clydesdale Bank, which is sponsoring the Scotland team for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne has extended its sponsorship to include the 2010 Games in New Dehli.
Bank fulfils pledge with backing for Games team
Australian Swimming sensation and five time Olympic gold medalist, Ian Thorpe, has announced his plans to retire from the sport after the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The Commonwealth Games in Melbourne will be the swimmers first major competition since the 2004 Athens Olympics which will see him compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle.