Hulley handles the step up
SHE’S the most dominant junior hammer thrower in Australian history and now Alexandra Hulley is a Commonwealth Games silver medallist.
Athletics
Day sprints out of Beaudesert and into semi
WITH legs shaking from nerves, boom Queensland sprinter Riley Day has negotiated her first individual senior race for Australia — but a bigger moment awaits.
Out of nowhere, Aussie jumper smashes Games record
INJURY-prone long jumper Henry Frayne has produced the performance of his life in qualifying, breaking the Commonwealth Games record. We wrap the morning athletics here…
Bolt forgives Yohan as South Africans steal show
YOHAN Blake won’t be going back to Jamaica any time soon given his failure to fulfil Usain Bolt’s orders to deliver Jamaica the 100m Commonwealth title.
Massive selection gamble on Deng pays off
BORN in a Kenyan refugee camp to a South Sudanese mother, Joseph Deng says he’s proud of the Australian colours he wears, as he prepares for the Commonwealth Games 800m final.
Sportsmanship at its best: Aussie girls’ classy gesture
AUSTRALIA’S 10,000m trio finished unplaced in the gruelling track event, but their stunning act of sportsmanship following the race toward the last place-getter didn’t go unnoticed.
‘She’s No.1 now’: Little sis steps out of Cate’s shadow
HER jaw dropped. Her face froze. Not even Bronte Campbell could believe what she had done. For the first time in three years she had beaten her decorated sister Cate in the 100m freestyle.
Future hangs in the balance for dominant Semenya
CASTER Semenya last night impressively started her Gold Coast assault on another slice of athletics history, but is running into an uncertain future.
Games traffic fears put to the test
FORGET public transport, if you want to get to the Gold Coast quickly for your Games event, driving is the clear winner. Our journalists tried out all modes of transport from Brisbane to Carrara, and even cycling technically proved faster than the train.
Evan’s almighty mo steals the show
AUSSIE para sprinter Evan O’Hanlon has set Carrara Stadium alight with his win in the T38 100 metres final. But his performance was overshadowed by the gold medal-worthy moustache he was sporting, and it even has its own Twitter account.
McGowan slams Semenya comparison
AUSSIE 800m runner Brittany McGowan has sensationally slammed having her times compared to the blistering speed of controversial South African star Caster Semenya.
Huge praise as Games embraces the para-normal
THE integration of para athletes onto the main billing at the Commonwealth Games has been more than vindicated by the athletes’ performances and the reaction of crowds, making para-normal the infectious new vibe on the Gold Coast.
Brownlee brothers’ brush with ‘Borobi’
BRITISH triathletes Jonny and Alistair Brownlee have taken their chances with a real-life Borobi as they soak up a little Gold Coast culture, but despite the “amazing experience”, there’s one thing they hope they don’t have to explain when they get home after their encounter.
Triathlete strikes gold with the ultimate lady magnet
FORGET diamonds, it’s clear that on the appropriately named Gold Coast, gold is a girl’s best friend, as triumphant triathlete Matthew Hauser discovered on a night out in Surfers Paradise.
Calm before the storm: Athletes ready to party
IT’S been a slow start to the Games as far as the partying scene is concerned, but clubs on the glitter strip say it’s the calm before the storm as athletes near the end of competition.
Swimmers reign supreme, cycling has its mojo back
NO Big Tuna, no big deal. Cold stricken champion Kyle Chalmers may have suffered a shock loss but a rousing pool rally and Australian cycling’s wheels of thunder made it a night to savour.
The most heartbreaking moment of the Games
AUSTRALIA has experienced another Jane Saville moment with Claire Tallent disqualified in sight of gold in the women’s 20km walk. Watching her sob on the pavement as others went by was gut wrenching to see.
Inside Australian cycling’s rebuild
FROM banning phones at dinner to putting a rubber duck in the ice bath, training in a heat chamber and poaching key staff from Great Britain — Australian cycling is fast rebuilding from the rubble that was left after the last Olympics.
Javelin a sharp test for Dubler’s injury
BRISBANE’S decathlon medal contender Cedric Dubler has not trained in the javelin for seven weeks, which should raise concerns for cameramen everywhere.
First step Comm Games, next step the worlds
THE Gold Coast is set to use the Commonwealth Games as a springboard to launch a bold bid for one of the biggest dates on the world athletics calendar.
Persistence pays for hammer throwing farm boy
IN his first two state throwing events Queensland farm boy Matt Denny finished last, but on Sunday the 21-year-old showed the power of persistence to win his first open international medal.
Why Aussie golden boy is on cloud canine
WHEN Dane Bird-Smith was struggling to find a reliable training partner, man’s best friend delivered. But of all the dogs to choose to match the gold medal-winning walker’s pace, you’d think “Rocky” would have been the last one he’d choose.
Australia’s fastest man had eyes for NRL
BACKED by John Steffensen to medal on in the Commonwealth Games, Australia’s fastest man Trae Williams admits he does sometimes wonder about his decision to run from a possible NRL career.
Sorry I broke your nose, can we be friends?
AUSTRALIA’S Francois Etoundi broke a fellow weightlighter’s nose four years ago, now he wants to make peace. Injured Indian athletes are in trouble, Missile’s bizarre gold celebration and a hell of a black eye this Welsh athlete. QUIRKY MOMENTS.
Birtwhistle and Co. ensure more bragging rights over Poms
HAVING secured the 2017 world and now 2018 Commonwealth titles, Jake Birtwhistle has declared Australia the new standard-bearer for mixed team relay after a dominant gold medal display.
Birdman charts his flight path on gold pursuit
DANE Bird-Smith will have the depth of first-hand knowledge of a course which normally falls to golf greats like Greg Norman and Tiger Woods when he strives to win Australia’s first 20km walk gold on Sunday.
Will Pearson injury put sponsors off?
SALLY Pearson’s shock withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games comes at an awkward time for the hurdles champion who is looking to breath life into sponsor talks that had stalled of late.
The inside story of Sally’s Games heartbreak
THE early warning signs we should have seen and the brave face in a time of true grief at the opening ceremony – the full story behind Sally Pearson’s Commonwealth Games withdrawal.
What’s next for golden girl Sally?
SALLY Pearson must be increasingly flexible about her training schedules if she hopes to bounce back from her Gold Coast disappointment at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
‘Bad, shocking, terrible’: True cost of Sally loss
THE news sent shockwaves around our loungeroom.“Sally Pearson has just called a media conference,” said an obviously stunned triathlon commentator Dave Culbert.
Smile and focus on the athletes
THERE were fashion disasters, grating television hosts but nothing beats the look of wonderment and joy on every athlete’s face as they enter the stadium, writes Mike Colman.
Amy’s plan to overcome double games heartache
SHE was forced to pull out of the Commonwealth Games with a knee injury after missing the London Olympics due to a brain tumour, but devastated high jumper Amy Pejkovic is already formulating a plan to be ready for the Tokyo Olympics.
Pearson in Paradise ahead of Games
SALLY Pearson took things easy on the Gold Coast this morning as she continues to manage her fitness ahead of her home Commonwealth Games.
Shirvington: ‘It does come up from time to time’
IT is the image of Matt Shirvington competing in lycra at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 Aussies can’t erase from their minds, and the former sprinter grudgingly admits it regularly overshadows his impressive on-track achievements.
No flag but a main Pearson role likely
COMMENT: Even if she’d been from Goulburn or Geelong, Sally Pearson would have been the best choice to lead Australia’s athletes into the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Knowles to restore pride to Australian sport
SALLY Pearson has been pipped for the honour of carrying the Australian flag at Wednesday night’s Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in favour of hockey legend Mark Knowles.
Pearson should be given the honour of carrying the flag
AUSSIE sporting greats have pleaded for hometown hero Sally Pearson to be handed the honour of carrying the nation’s flag into Wednesday’s opening ceremony.
Home town girl aiming for nation’s first gold
THERE is a familiarity surrounding Ashleigh Gentle’s push to become Australia’s first Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medal winner.
Pearson in for long haul despite achilles issue
A WORRIED Sally Pearson says she will be able to confront whatever her Commonwealth Games fitness fate is, realising that her management of an achilles problem can only go so far.
Tortured Morgan leaves behind crying in her car
AUSTRALIA’S track and field glamour girl Morgan Mitchell reveals the hidden pain which has haunted her Commonwealth Games preparation.
A walk in the park for supermum Claire
IT’S THE little things that have helped Claire Tallent walk her way to the Commonwealth Games less than a year after becoming a first-time mum.
Our brand new Day of Games glory
RILEY Day knows she has a date with the devil. It will be sitting on her young shoulders as she steps up to the blocks in the 200m sprint in front of more than 35,000 hometown fans in her first Commonwealth Games.
Rubie doubles her strength for Comm Games gold shot
FOR Australian athlete Anneliese Rubie, switching from 400m to 800m seemed crazy enough to work.
Cathy’s pride sparked Arthur’s flag ban
CATHY Freeman and her coach Nic Bideau hatched their plan for one of the most controversial moments in Commonwealth Games history at the breakfast table.
‘We need you, Sally! Heroes are hard to find’
WITH Australia embroiled in a sporting armageddon, Hollywood superstar and Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe sees a saviour on the horizon. Enter Sally Pearson! And she’s up for the challenge.
Blake bolts clear to be next sprint king
FORMER world champion Yohan Blake said he is ready to “take over’’ world men’s sprinting after cruising to a win in Brisbane in his last race before the Commonwealth Games.
How to get your exclusive Comm Games pin
ONLY 7 days to go! Get into the Games spirit with limited edition Gold Coast 2018 Official Borobi Pin Collection, available via the token in The Courier-Mail from Wednesday, April 4. Pin your hopes on the Aussies and collect all five!
Must-watch Comm Games showdowns
THEY are here! Some of the best athletes from around the world have hit the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games. Before things officially kick off, check out some of the biggest head-to-head battles we can’t wait for.
Blake ready for lift-off
JAMAICAN sprint star Yohan Blake remembers the day he ran the second fastest 100m time in history as like being “a plane taking off’’.
Kurt Fearnley’s unforgettable Delhi debut
THE heat and craziness of Delhi in 2010 holds a special place in the heart of wheelchair champion Kurt Fearnley.
Champ gives Riley the time of Day
SELF-PROCLAIMED sprint queen and dual Olympic champion Elaine Thompson has some advice for rising Aussie star Riley Day.
Quadzilla driven by Jamaican star’s trash talk
GAMES debutant Trae Williams says he loved being trash-talked by a former world champion when Jamaica’s Yohan Blake told him publicly last week to not be “scared’’.
Cricket cheats won’t overshadow Comm Games
AUSTRALIA’S Comm Games competitors have the chance to restore the country’s pride on the back of the cricket cheating scandal that has left a disillusioned public questioning whether athletes can be considered role models.
Riley puts 18th birthday plans on hold
RILEY Day will delay her 18th birthday celebrations this week to focus on a Commonwealth Games preparation which now includes a 200m race against Jamaica’s Olympic sprint double champion Elaine Thompson.
Champ yet to confirm if she’ll chase double
DUAL Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson is yet to confirm whether she will attempt the sprint double on the Gold Coast.
Jamaican sprint star Powell out of Games
SPRINT kings Jamaica are out to dominate the track at the Commonwealth Games but they will have to do it without former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell.
African team warned not to do runner
RWANDAN athletes have been issued a stern warning that they face being charged with treason and thrown in jail if they try to flee life under their authoritarian government while at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Denny ready to test true medal in hammer
DARLING Downs athlete Matthew Denny will measure his Commonwealth Games medal claims against Scotland’s hammer thrower Chris Bennett when they compete in Brisbane on Thursday night.
Captain Pearson to skip final Games warm-up
IT’S two weeks until the Commonwealth Games gets started on the Gold Coast, and Sally Perason has withdrawn form the final warm-up event, opting instead to focus on her training.
Sprinter accidentally let slip Bolt news
COMMONWEALTH Games officials were trying to keep Usain Bolt’s appearance under wraps but a fellow sprinter let the cat out of the bag during a media sleepover at the athletes village.
If you don’t win there will be a problem: Bolt
JAMAICA’S former world champion Yohan Blake is the biggest star yet to arrive for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast – and he says the only man in the world to run a faster 100m had some choice words of advice before he left home.
Change of plans for Pearson
SALLY Pearson has altered her Commonwealth Games lead-up plans and intends to race twice in Brisbane this month.
Mottram’s perfect MCG race spoiled by an ‘unknown kid’
CRAIG Mottram says his kids don’t believe him when he tells them he owned the MCG for a night at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, but he did.
How Rocky steered Boyle to ‘82 victory
IT was the event which made her a Commonwealth Games legend but Raelene Boyle cannot hide the truth … she hated it, writes Robert Craddock.
Rising 800m star to face his biggest test yet
THE next lesson of Queenslander Joseph Deng’s athletics education will be to race two top Englishmen in Brisbane before his Commonwealth Games debut.
The ‘Miracle Mile’ that almost killed a runner
IT was dubbed “the Miracle Mile”. But by the end of the marathon, a world record holder had wilted in the extreme heat and collapsed — within sight of the finish line — after covering a gruelling 27 miles.
How an unknown Aussie knocked off a giant of athletics
WITH a 50m lead heading into the final lap, reigning Olympic 5000m champion John Ngugi looked home for all money, but then Andrew Lloyd dug deep and something special happened. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Olympic champ to race in Brisbane
OLYMPIC 1500m champion Matt Centrowitz is a left-field entry for Brisbane’s two international athletics meets this month.
How Michelle Jenneke handled the haters
AUSTRALIA’S famous dancing hurdler Michelle Jenneke is getting the jump on the hype and the haters ahead of April’s Commonwealth Games.
Athletics legend Sir Roger Bannister dead
RECORD-BREAKING British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday.
Pearson bombs ahead of Comm Games
AUSTRALIA endured a day to forget on day three of the world indoor athletics championships as main medal hopes Sally Pearson and Ryan Gregson crashed out in their semi-finals.
Glasgow golden girl’s shock Games snub
DEFENDING Commonwealth high jump champion, Eleanor Patterson, has been sensationally overlooked for selection in Australia’s 109-member team for next month’s Games.
Just seven to show up against Sally
A THIN entry of only seven other Commonwealth athletes have their names down alongside that of Sally Pearson in the 60m hurdles at the world indoor titles in Birmingham, England.
‘Multiple banned substances’: ASADA on Peris
JESSICA Peris was caught with evidence of three prohibited substances in her system when ASADA conducted an out-of-competition test in October last year.
Hale storm: Sprint star appeals Games snub
HIGH profile teen sprinter Jack Hale has appealed his non-inclusion in the Commonwealth Games 100m event.
Riseley contests squad omission
ONE of Australia’s most consistent middle-distance performers, Jeff Riseley, has been surprisingly overlooked for the Commonwealth Games track and field team.
Quadzilla versus the stars
AUSTRALIA’S sprint king Trae Williams will top-off his Commonwealth Games preparation by measuring himself against visiting stars, including Olympic silver medallist Andre De Grasse.
Olympic legend’s daughter in doping scandal
SIX weeks out from the Commonwealth Games, a drugs scandal has rocked Athletics Australia, with Jessica Peris — daughter of Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris — testing positive.
Marschall gets holler for Games
SA POLE vaulter Kurtis Marschall is ready to soar for gold after securing his second-straight national title and confirming his place on the Australian team for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Relay run no certainty for 400m guns
THE Queenslanders who swept to a trifecta in the national 400m final will not know until later this week if there will be an Australian 4×400 team at their home Commonwealth Games.
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