20 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Diving: Men’s 3m Springboard, Women’s Platform
Athletics: Men’s 200 T46 EAD, Men’s Discus, Women’s High Jump, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 200m, Men’s 200m, Men’s 800m
Basketball: Women’s bronze play-off & final
Cycling: Women’s cross-country, Men’s cross-country
Shooting: Men’s double trap, Women’s double trap, open singles, Women’s 10m air pistol, Men’s […]
22 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Athletics: Men’s Seated Discus EAD, Women’s Heptathlon, Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase, Men’s High Jump, Men’s Long Jump, Women’s Shot Put, Men’s 400m
Lawn Bowls: Men’s & Women’s Pairs
Diving: Women’s 3m Springboard Synchronised, Men’s 1m Springboard, Women’s Platform Synchronised
Shooting: Men’s trap (singles) clay target, Men’s 50m rifle prone (singles) , Women’s 50m […]
The XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne have become the Best Attended Games in history now that ticket sales have topped 1.5million seats sold despite the concern of low spectator numbers at some of the low-profile events.
In comparison, Melbourne 2006 has sold more tickets than the Turin Winter Olympics. Manchester 2002 sold around 900,000 tickets.
27 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Swimming: Men’s 50m freestyle, Women’s 200m fly, Men’s 200m breaststroke, Women’s 400m individual medley, Men’s 1500m freestyle, Women’s 4×100m medley, Men’s 4×100m medley
Athletics: Women’s Triple Jump, Women’s 10,000m, Women’s Discus, Women’s 1500m, Decathlon, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Women’s 400m
Cycling: Women’s time trial, Men’s time trial
Gymnastics: Men’s vault; Women’s Beam, Men’s […]
The ad campaign of Australian Tourism that was initially pulled in the UK with the catch phrase “Where the bloody hell are you” is the exact question that Melbourne city bar, club and cafe owners are asking. The $3 billion boost to the Victorian economy that the State Goverment has promised thanks to the […]
The company that provided the uniforms for the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team is under investigation for allegedly passing off Chinese made products as New Zealand made.
40 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Swimming: Men’s 100m fly, Women’s 50m freestyle, Men’s 50m breaststroke, Women’s 200m backstroke, Women’s 100m breastroke, men’s 100m backstroke, Women’s 400m freestyle, Men’s 100m EAD, Women’s 50m backstroke, Men’s 200m individual medley, Women’s 4×100m freestyle
Athletics: Women’s 20km walk, Men’s 20km walk, Women’s seated shot EAD, Women’s hammer, Women’s 100 […]
21 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Swimming: Women’s 100m fly; men’s 100m freestyle, women’s 100 EAD, men’s 400m, women’s 800m, Synchro: solo, duet
Athletics: Women’s marathon, Men’s marathon, women’s javelin
Cycling: Women’s 3,000m individual pursuit, men’s team sprint, men’s 20km scratch race
Shooting: Men’s double trap pairs, women’s double trap, open pairs, women’s 10m air pistol pairs, men’s […]
22 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Swimming: Men’s 200m backstroke, Women’s 100m freestyle, Men’s 50m EAD, Women’s 200m breaststroke, Men’s 50m butterfly, Women’s 100m backstroke, Men’s 100m breaststroke, Women’s 4×200m freestyle, Men’s 4×200m freestyle
Cycling (track): Men’s 4,000m team pursuit, Men’s sprint, Women’s sprint
Gymnastics: Men’s individual all around, Women’s individual all around
Shooting: Men’s 10m air pistol […]
The substances found in the rooms used by the Australian Weightlifting have tested negative but the Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority will hold an inquiry into the allegations. Meanwhile, the Australian Weightlifting chief has said they will demand an apology if no banned substances are found.
The first day of competition is over and 11 Gold medals have been decided. It should come as no surprise to anyone that Australia is sitting at the top of the Table with 12 medals, 3 of them being Gold. However, it could have been more, and it could have been less.
Australia’s first […]
18 Gold Medals will be decided today:
Swimming: Women’s 50m fly, men’s 50m backstroke, women’s 50m breaststroke, women’s 50m EAD, men’s 200m freestyle
Cycling: Women’s points race, men’s keirin, men’s points race
Gymnastics: Women’s team event
Rugby Sevens
Shooting: Men’s trap pairs, women’s trap pairs, men’s 50m pistol pairs, women’s 25m pistol pairs, men’s 10m air rifle pairs, women’s 10m […]
It may very well amount to nothing but when suspicious substances are discovered in the rooms used by weightlifters then eyebrows will be raised. If it turns out that the substances are from the banned list then India wont be feeling so bad about the indecent assault charge made against one of their representatives […]
If you’ve been to the Official Commonwealth Games site then you’ll know how much of a dog it is. Trying to find results is pretty hard and confusing. ITtoolbox wonders why there is no Live Scoring. They also ask about the confusing method of results in the Rugby Sevens competition. Rather […]
You have to laugh at some of the corporate nonsense that goes on sometimes. Take Australian Netball captain Liz Ellis for example. Because she’s got a media commentator role with Channel 7 she’s not allowed into the Games Village because only media that are Games rights holders are permitted.
Sure, the team […]
How embarrassing must it be for India right now as one of their entourage is being charged with the indecent assault of a 16 year old girl. India, who are hosting the next Commonwealth Games, have had to deal with this incident before the Queen had even opened the Games last night.
If he’s found […]
One of the officials from the Sierra Leone team has been admitted to hospital with a case of malaria. According to SMH, ambulance staff were called to the Games village at 6:55pm last night where a 39 year old man was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Malaria can’t be transmitted by casual contact so […]
Now that all of the teams have arrived, the Queens Baton makes it’s final journey as it leaves the Yarra. Ron Berassi carries the Baton from the edge of the pontoon’s and walks across the water and up a staircase lit up with blue lights to the top of the Swann St Bridge as […]
The Cat Empire
come out to play as the teams begin to walk out down the giant ramp.
First out tonight is the team from England, traditionally the first team to walk out.
Next out is Cyprus followed by Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, Northern Island and Scotland who are all decked […]
Finally the moment has arrived. Millions of dollars has been spent preparing Melbourne and the MCG for the 18th Commonwealth Games.
There was a pre-game show with some backyard cricket complete with rubbish tins and tennis balls apparently.
The ceremony proper will begin in two minutes.
As the ceremony starts, a giant clock counts down the cities […]