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Only seven women in history have swum faster than Otago teen Erika Fairweather in the 400m freestyle, after clocking the fastest time in the world this year. And she may add a longer distance to her repertoire for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Thomas stays as Commonwealth Games team chief

Petria Thomas has been reappointed as Australia's chef de mission for the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be staged in Victoria.

AAP

Councils brace for Commonwealth Games cost

Victorian councils due to host 2026 Commonwealth Games events have played down concerns about the pressure on their balance sheets from fast-rising expenses.

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World's best athletes return to Glasgow ten years on from Commonwealth Games

Eilidh Doyle has been announced as ambassador for World Athletics Indoor Championships

Wales Online

The Australian women's cricket team have won everything on offer, so what's left for them to conquer?

Over the past 12 months, the Australian women's cricket team have won the T20 World Cup, a Commonwealth Games gold medal and the 50-over Cricket World Cup. So what's left for these white-ball heroes to conquer? Test cricket.

ABC News

Geelong 'can't afford' to chip in for 2026 Commonwealth Games, councillor warns

A councillor from Victoria's second-biggest city warns Geelong will struggle to deliver on funding expectations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, which will hold nine sports and the closing ceremony in the region.

ABC News

Erin Wallace targets Euro selection at indoor finals

Until last year, setbacks were something of a foreign concept to Erin Wallace.

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Commonwealth Games champion Eilish McColgan takes on Great North Run following in footsteps of mum

Eilish McColgan will take on the iconic Great North Run route for the first time this year where her Liz McColgan claimed the top spot for three years during the 90s

Chronicle Live

Commonwealth Games ‘raging bull’ to get a permanent home

Mechanical centrepiece of Birmingham 2022's opening ceremony will be placed at city's railway station by the summer

Wales Online

Raging Bull to be given home at Birmingham New Street station

Mechanical centrepiece of city’s 2022 Commonwealth Games will be installed permanently this summer

The Guardian - UK

Antrim boxer Nicole Clyde using Commonwealth Games dejection to fuel ambition

Nicole Clyde says last year's Games in Birmingham "didn't go the way I wanted" but she hasn't dwelled on it

Belfast Live

From swimming to lawn bowls, athletes struggle to cope after major competitions

A sport psychologist says it is very common for athletes to experience mental health challenges following success at major competitions. Commonwealth gold medallist Ellen Ryan says she has struggled to return to a normal life.

ABC News

Eilish McColgan makes marathon ‘priority’ ahead of London Marathon debut

The 31-year-old won her first major title on the track at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Running like a girl championed by star archer

Multiple world champion archer Danielle Brown experienced the ultimate highs and lows of sport. Now with the help of two great Kiwi athletes, she's written an award-winning book, Angela Walker reports.

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Daily Record

Scots designer behind country's 2022 Commonwealth Games outfits scoops fashion gongs

Siobhan Mackenzie scooped three gongs at the 16th International Design Awards (IDA) earlier this month.

AFP

Top India wrestlers to boycott competitions over alleged abuse

New Delhi (AFP) - Top Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists and Commonwealth Games champions, announced a boycott of international competitions Thursday after one of them accused their federation chief and several coaches of sexually harassing athletes.

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WFI President Called Me 'Khota Sikka' After Tokyo Olympics Loss, Has Sexually Harassed Many Girls: Vinesh Phogat

Indian wrestler and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. Read on for details:

The Independent UK

Funmi Fadoju: I don’t think I’ll ever get used to playing with my netball heroes

The 20-year-old made her senior England debut in October, two months after the squad’s semi-final exit at the Commonwealth Games.

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Brown wins time trial at cycling nationals

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Grace Brown has continued her stellar six months with a win in the elite women's time trial at the road cycling nationals.

The Guardian - UK

Women’s cricket team of the year: from Alice Capsey to the Kerr sisters

After a year that included a World Cup and Commonwealth Games, here are our picks for the best women’s all-format XI

The National (Scotland)

Cabinet papers reveal Dunblane concerns over shooting events at Commonwealth Games

CONCERNS were expressed by Scottish ministers ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow about whether shooting events would be controversial…

Daily Record

Ministers discussed controversy over shooting at 2014 Commonwealth Games due to Dunblane

According to cabinet papers, discussion of the tragedy was raised as the country sought the Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

Grandmother admits to being bowled over by MBE honour

Sandra Bailie holds the record for the highest number of Irish indoor titles and has played at two Commonwealth Games.

The Independent UK

Dame Denise Lewis ‘blown away’ by New Year Honour

Lewis was president of Commonwealth Games England when the event was held in Birmingham and the West Midlands this summer, 22 years after her gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics

The Independent UK

The Scottish sporting success stories of 2022

Eilish McColgan enjoyed the best year of her career, setting three British road-race records and breaking her mum Liz’s 10,000m Scottish track record.

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