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  1. What does it mean to be the best jack of all trades, but master of none?
    By Jon Healy

    Elite athletes are constantly striving for perfection — an extra millisecond shaved off their time or another centimetre on their distance — but for heptathletes like Tori West, the equation is a little bit harder.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/tor

    #Athletics #CommonwealthGames #Sport #OtherSports #JonHealy

  2. Aussie great-grandmother to compete at Comm Games
    By Jessica Stewart

    At 75 years old, Jacky Hudson will tread an unlikely path for a great-grandmother after earning selection in Australia's Commonwealth Games lawn bowls squad.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/gla

    #CommonwealthGames #BowlsandPetanque #Sport #JessicaStewart

  3. Alexa Leary misses out on Commonwealth Games after reclassification
    By Simon Smale

    Alexa Leary is classified out of the Commonwealth Games team as Swimming Australia names first half of squad for Glasgow 2026.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/ale

    #CommonwealthGames #Sport #Swimming #ParalympicGames #SimonSmale

  4. Alexa Leary misses out on Commonwealth Games after reclassification
    By Simon Smale

    Alexa Leary is classified out of the Commonwealth Games team as Swimming Australia names first half of squad for Glasgow 2026.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/ale

    #CommonwealthGames #Sport #Swimming #ParalympicGames #SimonSmale

  5. Alexa Leary misses out on Commonwealth Games after reclassification
    By Simon Smale

    Alexa Leary is classified out of the Commonwealth Games team as Swimming Australia names first half of squad for Glasgow 2026.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/ale

    #CommonwealthGames #Sport #Swimming #ParalympicGames #SimonSmale

  6. Alexa Leary misses out on Commonwealth Games after reclassification
    By Simon Smale

    Alexa Leary is classified out of the Commonwealth Games team as Swimming Australia names first half of squad for Glasgow 2026.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/ale

    #CommonwealthGames #Sport #Swimming #ParalympicGames #SimonSmale

  7. Alexa Leary misses out on Commonwealth Games after reclassification
    By Simon Smale

    Alexa Leary is classified out of the Commonwealth Games team as Swimming Australia names first half of squad for Glasgow 2026.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/ale

    #CommonwealthGames #Sport #Swimming #ParalympicGames #SimonSmale

  8. Commonwealth Games Netball Squad Uncertainty Swirls

    England netballers Gracie Smith and Sophie Kelly might not make the Commonwealth Games squad due to experience gaps, says former coach Tracey Neville.

    #CommonwealthGames, #Netball, #EnglandNetball, #TraceyNeville, #SportsSelection

    newsletter.tf/england-netball-

  9. Two promising netballers, Gracie Smith and Sophie Kelly, may be left out of the England Commonwealth Games squad. This is due to their lack of experience compared to other players.

    #CommonwealthGames, #Netball, #EnglandNetball, #TraceyNeville, #SportsSelection
    newsletter.tf/england-netball-

  10. HANI WATSON’S ASCENT IN PARA-POWERLIFTING AMIDST PHYSICAL STRUGGLE

    Hani Watson, chosen for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, uses strength training to overcome leg issues and inspire others.

    #HaniWatson, #ParaPowerlifting, #CommonwealthGames, #Glasgow2026, #AustralianSport

    newsletter.tf/hani-watson-comm

  11. Kennedy's Sprint Dominance on Display at National Championships

    Lachlan Kennedy won the 100m national title at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney with a time of 9.96 seconds.

    #LachlanKennedy, #AustralianAthletics, #Sydney2026, #100mSprint, #CommonwealthGames

    newsletter.tf/lachlan-kennedy-

  12. #trackandfield
    #India ranked among the top two in #athletics' most anti- #doping rule violations ‌between 2022 and 2025”
    #India, which will host ​the 2030 #CommonwealthGames and is bidding for the 2036 #Olympics, has also topped ​the World Anti-Doping Agency's #WADA list of #doping offenders for three straight years”
    “they were told to curb the #doping menace to boost their #Olympic bid” reuters.com/sports/cricket/tou

  13. #trackandfield
    #India ranked among the top two in #athletics' most anti- #doping rule violations ‌between 2022 and 2025”
    #India, which will host ​the 2030 #CommonwealthGames and is bidding for the 2036 #Olympics, has also topped ​the World Anti-Doping Agency's #WADA list of #doping offenders for three straight years”
    “they were told to curb the #doping menace to boost their #Olympic bid” reuters.com/sports/cricket/tou

  14. #trackandfield
    #India ranked among the top two in #athletics' most anti- #doping rule violations ‌between 2022 and 2025”
    #India, which will host ​the 2030 #CommonwealthGames and is bidding for the 2036 #Olympics, has also topped ​the World Anti-Doping Agency's #WADA list of #doping offenders for three straight years”
    “they were told to curb the #doping menace to boost their #Olympic bid” reuters.com/sports/cricket/tou

  15. #trackandfield
    #India ranked among the top two in #athletics' most anti- #doping rule violations ‌between 2022 and 2025”
    #India, which will host ​the 2030 #CommonwealthGames and is bidding for the 2036 #Olympics, has also topped ​the World Anti-Doping Agency's #WADA list of #doping offenders for three straight years”
    “they were told to curb the #doping menace to boost their #Olympic bid” reuters.com/sports/cricket/tou

  16. #trackandfield
    #India ranked among the top two in #athletics' most anti- #doping rule violations ‌between 2022 and 2025”
    #India, which will host ​the 2030 #CommonwealthGames and is bidding for the 2036 #Olympics, has also topped ​the World Anti-Doping Agency's #WADA list of #doping offenders for three straight years”
    “they were told to curb the #doping menace to boost their #Olympic bid” reuters.com/sports/cricket/tou

  17. ‘My first job was Glasgow 2014 – now I’m helping run 2026’s Games’

    When the Commonwealth Games gets underway this July, one man watching will have a feeling of coming full…
    #Glasgow #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #2014Games #Britain #comingfullcircle #CommonwealthGames #GreatBritain #sportingevent
    europesays.com/uk/770442/

  18. Great to see the saltire among the flags of competing nations #CommonwealthGames #Victoria #Canada Before the dawn of #dotScot but we were there & watched Yvonne Murray win 10k #Scotland. Roll on #Glasgow2026. We’ll be there too supporting #teamscotland (dot) scot

  19. Nigeria makes a bold play: Tinubu pushes the 2030 Commonwealth Games bid and calls it “the time is now.” If it lands, Africa hosts for the first time. Do you want this dream at home? #ValidUpdates #Nigeria #CommonwealthGames #Tinubu #Sports #AfricaFirst #

    validupdates.com/2025/09/niger

  20. Oasis blast Edinburgh Council chiefs at Murrayfield after ‘fat drunk’ fan jibes

    Liam Gallagher launched an attack on Edinburgh City Council after documents were leaked with derogatory comments about the…
    #Edinburgh #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #CommonwealthGames #EdinburghCityCouncil #GreatBritain #LiamGallagher #Obesity
    europesays.com/uk/329085/

  21. What do you get if you take gospel music, strip it of any genuine soul or joy, and use it for 1980s-style commercial propaganda?

    This;

    youtube.com/watch?v=aytdH6VNSC

    This Is the Moment, the official anthem of the 1990 Commonwealth games in Tamaki Makaurau.

    (1/2)

    #propaganda #marketing #sport #CommonwealthGames

  22. Glasgow has been confirmed as the host of the troubled 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the Scottish city staging a slimmed-down version of the troubled multisport event. japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/1 #moresports #commonwealthgames #glasgow #scotland

  23. The Loch Lomond Flamingo Land development has been rejected (yay) but Glasgow gets to host the cut price Commonwealth games (meh). #FlamingoLand #CommonwealthGames

  24. BBC News: Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026

    Ya beauty!

    If we're saving money will we be recycling the mascot Clyde?

    #Glasgow #CommonwealthGames #Clyde
    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_

    bbc.com/news/articles/ce8ddeek

  25. "Will nobody host our Colonial Legacy Games? But the Commonwealth is so important and relevant though....."

    Flagshaggers in despair.

    #CommonwealthGames #Colonialism #Malaysia