Commonwealth Games Review

Jamaica’s Maurice Wignall has added another sprinting gold medal to the Caribbean nation’s tally. Scotland’s Chris Baillie has won the silver and England’s Andrew Turner has won the bronze.

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 […]

India and Malaysia have ended their Men’s Hockey pool match with a 1-1 draw. Goals went to Sandeep Singh for India and Amin Rahim Muhamad for Malaysia.

Josiah Ng, the new overall winner in World Cup keirin, is confident that he will be able to handle the pressure and bring home the Gold for Malaysia at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games track cycling competitions.
A silver-medal finish behind Athens Olympic silver medallist Theo Bos of Holland in the keirin last Friday gave him […]

Despite qualifying for the Commonwealth Games, Rebecca Wardell has admitted she has plenty to work on.
The 28 year old former hurdles specialist is heading to her first Commonwealth Games after winning the heptathlon at the national track and field champs in Christchurch but acknowledges that she needs to works on some of her […]

The President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Moss Mashishi, says that more winners, medals and improvements by the South African team heading to the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne will prove that the African nation can compete with the world’s best.
South Africa finished in 6th place at the Manchester Games brining home […]

The Queens Baton Relay has finally arrived in Australia after 316 days of travelling through 71 countries as it makes its way towards the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the MCG in Melbourne on the 15th of March .
The Baton will now travel extensively throughout Australia, visiting every state before its grand entrance to the […]

Andy Thomas, the only Australian to have ever been in space, is among 50 international dignitaries, political leaders and celebrities coming to Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games.
It is expected that 30 heads of state from within the Commonwealth will be in attendance at the games. Princess Mary of Denmark, however, has declined an invitation […]

The Daily Record has an exclusive story about a British Sergeant who has been given leave from his duties in Basra to pursue his Commonwealth Games dream of competing and winning a medal in the Steeplechase.

To ensure athletes have suitable training facilities, organisers of this years Commonwealth Games have arranged for seven prestigious schools to be set aside for training and acclimatisation for the 4500 competing in Melbourne.
Xavier, Scotch, Melbourne Grammar, Ivanhoe Grammar, Trinity Grammar, Marcellin College and Carey Grammar are all to be paid by Games organisers for the […]

Melbourne Commonwealth Games: Shooting: Clay Target: Pairs Women’s Trap: Review, Results and Medalists
The Pairs Women’s Trap event is part of the Shooting, Clay Target discipline
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners for the Pairs Women’s Trap event will be announced below as results come to hand from Melbourne.
Keep up to date with all the latest […]

Melbourne Commonwealth Games: Shooting: Clay Target: Pairs Women’s Trap: Review, Results and Medalists
The Pairs Women’s Trap event is part of the Shooting, Clay Target discipline
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners for the Pairs Women’s Trap event will be announced below as results come to hand from Melbourne.
Keep up to date with all the latest […]