Lightning Holt lights up the track
TEENAGE para-athletics superstar Isis Holt has lived up to her nickname by adding Commonwealth Games gold to her expanding CV of sprint titles, as Australia had more success at Carrara.
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Hockeyroos’ wall stands tall in medal bid
AUSTRALIA’S medal rivals in women’s hockey will have to crack the defensive wall that goalkeeper Rachael Lynch has erected this tournament.
Denny in line to hammer history
DARLING Downs thrower Queenslander Matthew Denny will aim to become the first man since 1938 to win a medal in the hammer throw and discus at the same Commonwealth Games.
How ‘embarrassed’ Mitch got his mojo back
FIVE gold hero Mitch Larkin has revealed he was driven to become Australia’s most successful swimmer at the Gold Coast Games after returning from last year’s world championships embarrassed at his performances.
Aussies ready to conquer ‘Tower of Terror’
GEORGIA Sheehan has revealed the mantra that will power the Australian dive team this week as they bid to overcome the elements at the Gold Coast venue dubbed the ‘Tower of Terror’.
‘She just broke down in my arms, crying’
THE emotion overflowed when the Australian women’s sevens team hatched a plan to reunite Ellia Green with her sick mother Yolanta.
F***ing awesome: Aussie’s gold redemption
BEARDED and burly shooter Daniel Repacholi has earned shooting redemption after winning the men’s 50m air pistol, his third Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Track athletes win the partying awards
WHILE the swimmers might dominate the medal tally, Tamsyn Lewis has revealed it’s the track and field athletes who know how to party.
Stannard blow brings Aussies closer together
HE narrowly avoided being yet another hard luck story but Maurice Longbottom says the adversity buffeting the Australian mens sevens team will only make them stronger.
Bronte inspires moment of Aussie team pride
THE Diamonds’ Commonwealth Games simulation camp has kept them cool, calm and in control writes LISA ALEXANDER
Superhero Larkin takes down swim legend Thorpe
IN the 2018 Commonwealth Games, superman of the pool Mitch Larkin has medals falling out of his pockets and even managed to do something the great Ian Thorpe never did.
Does he not know the words? PM’s Farnham fail
THIS week started on a dampener for Malcolm Turnbull, and last night it got wetter when he got caught in a downpour at the Commonwealth Games and was busted for seemingly not knowing the words to an Aussie classic.
Men and women coast into beach volleyball semis
AUSTRALIA kept up its flawless record in the beach volleyball as the men’s and women’s teams both cruised through to the semi-finals with comfortable victories at Coolangatta.
A mother’s pride that knows no limits
HER daughter is a five-time Olympian, an Olympic gold medalist and has been dubbed the queen of her sport. Yet Bev Cook can still barely hold it together when anyone asks about her daughter.
Back off! McKeon’s parents hit out at the haters
THE parents of Aussie swim champion Emma McKeon have called on the haters to stop undermining the Gold Coast’s Commonwealth Games and enjoy the spectacle for what it is.
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.
Gymnast had to break arms to compete
AUSTRALIA’S Alexandra Eade almost gave up gymnastics when she had to have both arms broken to overcome lifelong medical problems.
Born with nothing, Filipino orphan becomes a hero
CHRISTOPHER Remkes started life in a Filipino orphanage before being rescued and raised in Adelaide. Today, he is an Australian gymnastics champion.
‘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.
Sister act II: Bronte upstages Cate to claim gold
BRONTE Campbell gatecrashed the redemption party of sister Cate on Monday night in a stunning upset with a patched-up body powered by a brave winner’s heart and a finishing flurry.
‘Fly high our beautiful angel’
A SUNSHINE Coast teenager whose cousin dedicated her weightlifting gold medal to her following her death in a car accident has been laid to rest.
Titmus: ‘I’m not scared of pain’
ARIARNE Titmus needed to make pain a friend to become the new force in swimming’s most taxing events with a mantra she gratefully borrowed from one of Australia’s distance divas.
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.
Superb Larkin completes Triple Crown
MITCH Larkin last night swept to an unprecedented “Triple Crown” as the Commonwealth’s supreme backstroker with a third gold medal following his wins in the 50m, 100m and 200m events.
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.
Who needs a teething ring when you’ve got gold
CHEW toys don’t come much more precious — or hard-earned — than a gold medal. WARNING: CUTE PIC ALERT.
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.
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.
Adorable reason for Geitz’s new-found inspiration
LAURA Geitz has revealed a picture of the adorable moment her one-year-old son Barney saw her in action in green and gold for the first time, and with a mascot like that it’s no wonder the Diamonds are in dominant form on the Gold Coast.
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