Commonwealth Games Review

Rebecca Cooke has won the Gold Medal for England in the Women’s 800m Freestyle. The Silver medal went to Melissa Gorman from Australia and the bronze, to Brittany Reimer from Canada.

Michaela Alica Breeze has won Wales first Gold Medal of the XVIII Commonwealth Games with Canada adding another Silver and Bronze medal thanks to Christine Girard and Miel McGerrigle.

Jessicah Schipper and Lisbeth Lenton have won the Gold and Silver medals in the Women’s 100m Butterfly in the pool but Canada’s Audrey Lacroix has won the Bronze preventing another sweep as Alice Mills finished fourth.

Marie Pier Boudreau Gagnon and Isabelle Rampling have won the Gold medal for Canada in the Schronised Swimming Duet with the Silver going to Danielle Liesch and Irena Olevsky from Australia and the bronze going to sisters Lisa and Nina Daniels from New Zealand

Australia has added a further cycling Gold to their tally as Ryan Bayley beat Scotland’s Ross Edgar in the final. Travis Smith from Canada beat Matthew Crampton for the bronze medal.

Joshua Jefferis has won the Gold medal for Australia with team mate Philippe Rizzo finishing third for the bronze medal behind Canadian Nathan Gafuik who won the silver medal.

Yumnam Chanu has won the Gold Medal for India in the Women’s 58kg Weightlifting competition. Emily Beth Quarton has won the silver medal for Canada while Natasha Jane Barker from Australia has picked up the Bronze

The New Zealand men’s hockey team has kept their hopes of making it to the finals after beating Canada 4-1 in their preliminary game this morning in Melbourne.

Ross Davenport and Simon Burnett have won the Gold and Silver Medals in the Men’s 200m Freestyle Final with Brent Hayden from Canada taking the Bronze Medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

Suzanne Balogh and Deserie Baynes have won another Gold medal for the Australian Commonwealth Games Team with 87 points.
Canadians Cynthia Barbara Meyer and Susan Marie Nattrass finished second with 83 points and New Zealand duo Teresa Borrell and Nadine Stanton finished third with 77 points but will not be awarded medals as there was only […]

Tejasini Sawant and Anveet Kaur from India have pushed India’s Gold total to 4 after winning the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Pairs with 791 points. Canadian shooters Monica Fyfe and Cynthia Hamulas won the silver with 781 points while Yu Zhen Vanessa Yong and Jingna Zhang from Singapore finished third to win the Bronze […]

Saroja Kumari Jhuthu and Sushma Rana have won the Gold medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol Pairs with 1140 points. The silver medal went to Pamela McKenzie and Lalita Yauhleuskaya from Australia on 1134 points and the Bronze went to Avianna Chao and Kim Eagles from Canada with 1130 points.

Both Malaysia and Canada have beaten their opponents 4-0 in today’s hockey matches meaning Nigeria and Barbados have a lot of work to do if they want to finish in the top two of their group now that their points difference has taken a hammering.

The following swimmers have qualified for the final to be completed this evening
1. Craig Stevens (Australia) 3 mins 51.26 secs
2. David Davies (Wales) 3:51.39
3. David Carry (Scotland) 3:51.66
4. Andrew Hurd (Canada) 3:52.48
5. Jean Basson (South Africa) 3:52.63
6. Robert Renwick (Scotland) 3:52.69
7. Ryan Cochrane (Canada) 3:53.27
8. Mark Randall (South Africa) 3:53.60

The Final for this event is this evening
1. Caitlin McClatchey (Scotland) 1 min 59.96 secs
2. Linda MacKenzie (Australia) 2:00.11
3. Lisbeth Lenton (Australia) 2:00.16
4. Joanne Jackson (England) 2:00.23
5. Melanie Marshall (England) 2:00.50
6. Bronte Barratt (Australia) 2:00.64
7. Sophie Simard (Canada) 2:00.89
8. Lauren Boyle (New Zealand) 2:01.11

Bob Dunlop is heading off to Melbourne to act as the head therapist for Team Canada at the Commonwealth Games.
Dunlop has already been the therapist for Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Veteran scrum half Morgan Williams will join the Canadian sevens rugby team for next month’s Commonwealth Games.
The 29-year-old Williams, from Cole Harbour, N.S., gained a release from his pro duties at Stade Francais in Paris, to join the 12-member team that was announced Saturday.
CANADA SEVENS — COMMONWEALTH GAMES SQUAD
Mike Danskin, Derek Daypuck, Kyle Haley, Brodie […]

Matt Rose heads to Melbourne, Australia today to prepare for his second Commonwealth Games.
At 24, Mr. Rose is entering his swimming prime. He says for power events like the ones he competes in - the 50- and 100-metre freestyle and backstroke - 25 is often considered a swimmer’s prime.

Sprinter Tyler Christopher and hurdler Perdita Felicien will not race at the Commonwealth Games next month, leaving the Canadian track and field team without two of its biggest stars.
Christopher’s coach, Kevin Tyler, says the decision came down to timing. The Commonwealth Games will run from March 15 to 26, when the Canadian outdoor track season […]

With the start of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, less than a month away the Bermudan cyclists are making their final preparations for one of the most important competitions of their lives.
Tyler Butterfield, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Sunday, is presently racing in France with is Vendee U team and finished a creditable […]