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.
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.
‘Clyde the Glide’ embracing monkey business
THE monkey business behind the naming of swimming’s new cult hero Clyde Lewis goes beyond dad Andy’s zeal for saluting his favourite orang-utan from his favourite Clint Eastwood movie.
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.
Tragedy that helped spur Toomey to gold
JUST days after being struck by personal tragedy, Australia’s Tia-Clair Toomey has won a last-gasp weightlifting gold medal in the women’s 58kg class.
Who to have a beer with at the ‘Friendly Games’
THE Commonwealth Games are known as the “Friendly Games” and there’s nothing more social than having a laugh over an ice-cold beer. GREG DAVIS gives his ‘who-to-have-a-beer-with’ formguide.
Morton seals place amid cycling royalty
SPRINT star Stephanie Morton is fast becoming the complete package after joining Australian cycling royalty with her third gold medal of this week’s Commonwealth Games on another golden night at the Anna Meares Velodrome.
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.
Para swimmers deliver gold, world records
AUSTRALIA’S gold rush in the pool has continued thanks to para swimmers Jesse Aungles and world record breaking Lakeisha Patterson winning events after Australia’s men’s sprinters failed to fire.
Easy as 1-2-3 for Cate and Mitch
CATE Campbell’s “fun” event is set to be a keeper on her program after she won gold in the 50m butterfly in an all-Aussie trifecta.
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.
All smiles but is Bronte OK as Cate’s support act?
IT was a half-smile delivered following Saturday night’s women’s 50m freestyle final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, won by comeback queen Cate Campbell, with younger sister Bronte taking silver.
I owed Australia a gold: Glaetzer’s record redemption
REDEMPTION took just 59.3 painful seconds for Matthew Glaetzer last night as he used the disappointment of his shock individual sprint defeat to spur him to gold in the 1km time trial at the Commonwealth Games.
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.
We’ve found the best seats at the Games
AN Aussie family on Easter holidays has discovered the best seats in the house at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games – and they’re free.
Games star has motivation to move the nation
REDEMPTION and rejuvenation have been rousing themes for Australia at the Commonwealth Games as the green and gold lit up the velodrome and pool on the Gold Coast.
No stopping Terminator in final lap battle
EMMA McKeon has collected a third gold medal as Ariarne Titmus sealed her reputation as one of the toughest racers in world swimming with a steely anchor leg that continued Australia’s sweep of relays in the pool.
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.
Scot now waving flag for firing Aussies
A FORMER Scottish flag-bearer who raced with Sir Chris Hoy and Team GB at the Olympics has been revealed as one of the key architects behind Australia’s track sprint dominance in Brisbane this week.
Kelly: I made Cronk look good in schoolboy footy
DAMON Kelly jokes that he used to carry Cooper Cronk in schoolboy footy yet he’ll need to heave two-and-a-half times the mass of the Roosters NRL star above his head to win his fourth weightlifting medal.
Mate on Stannard hit: I thought ‘f***, he is dead’
SEVENS captain Lewis Holland has described the horror of watching James Stannard suffer what he believed was a lethal coward’s punch, and his decision to chase down the alleged assailant over.
World’s second best happily benched
DIAMONDS sharpshooter Caitlin Thwaites has hit a perfect 63 shots from 63 attempts in Australia’s opening pool matches at the Commonwealth Games.
Cate’s focus turns to Canadian champ
“WE do have an Olympic champion in the race and someone who wished they could have been an Olympic champion.” Cate Campbell is as efficient with her words as she is in the water.
Sky’s the limit for hungry Titmus
ARIARNE Titmus is hungry. Forget about coach Dean Boxall rating her silver-medal winning effort in the 200m “one of the most amazing swims I’ve seen”.
‘My bicep dropped down to my elbow’
IT COST him a torn bicep that dropped down to his elbow but Francois Etoundi has found redemption in the form of a bronze medal four years after his Glasgow Games ended in disgrace.
From grief to glory for brave weightlifter
GOLD medallist Tia-Clair Toomey considered pulling out of the Commonwealth Games after the tragic death of her teenage cousin in a car accident just over a week ago – fearing it could be disrespectful to push on.
Chalmers crowned new king of swimming on golden night
KYLE Chalmers won two gold medals in just over two hours on an evening which saw rain pelt down on the open-air pool and gold medals rain down on Australia’s swimmers, cyclists and an inspirational weightlifter who powered through grief.
How unheralded team broke the world record
THIS time last year Australian track cycling coach Tim Decker called his riders together during a routine training session at the Adelaide Super-Drome and told them his dream: “We can challenge for the world record.”
Diamonds sparkle in Barbados mismatch
A NEAR-perfect first quarter netball masterclass from Australia set-up a Diamonds demolition of Barbados at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.
Comeback king Kyle wins 200m gold for ‘fun’
HE claims he needs more practice swimming the 200m, but that didn’t stop Kyle Chalmers mowing down his rivals to win gold ahead of fellow Aussie Mack Horton in a huge personal best time.
Sprint supremos drop the hammer on rivals
IN THE house that Anna Meares built, Matthew Glaetzer and Stephanie Morton confirmed their status as Australia’s sprint king and queen with back-to-back gold medals.
Emma’s syked for sevens heaven
EMMA Sykes was late for school the morning the Australian women’s sevens team won in Rio in 2016. Now she’ll be leading the team around the park in its quest for Commonwealth gold.
Swimmer’s dad captures the heart of a nation
STEVE Titmus captured the hearts of the nation on swimming’s opening night with his frenzied cheering as daughter Ariarne went within a fingernail of winning the women’s 200m freestyle.
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.
Boomers show why they’re favourites for gold
AUSTRALIA were a long way short of their best given late withdrawals, late arrivals, injuries and a lack of match fitness in the NBL-based squad, but they rallied to send a stern warning to their rivals.
Families set to party with our golden heroes
THE families of South Australia’s newest Commonwealth Games cycling champions were anxiously waiting to celebrate with their gold medal heroes in Brisbane on Friday.
Mum’s depression fears for Cate after Rio
FOR Cate Campbell’s mother Jenny, the sight of her daughter slicing through the water on the way to a world record-breaking relay win on Thursday night brought emotions of pride, exhilaration … and relief.
Diamond advice: Behave, you’re on show 24/7
BEING at the Commonwealth Games is a privilege and one every athlete and official has a duty of care to respect. The world is watching. Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander gives us exclusive insight into live in the village.
World on notice as men’s relay team finally delivers
HOMETOWN hero Cameron McEvoy says Australia’s men are looking to repeat the efforts of their female counterparts by snaring relay gold in record time on Friday night.
World record falls in pursuit of happiness
THE men’s team pursuit world record fell with a breathtaking ride as Australia dominated the first night in the velodrome with three gold medals.
Revenge and redemption on record breaking night
CATE Campbell, who returned from the Rio Olympics shattered and uncertain of her future, rebounded by handing in the fastest relay split of all time on a night of glory for Australia with world records and five gold medals.
She’s back! Cate’s incredible comeback
IN her first major international meet since taking a post-Rio sabbatical year in 2017, Cate Campbell put her rivals on notice with a gobsmacking time as she and her relay team-mates smashed their own world record en-route to gold.
Mack turns up heat to burn rivals for gold
MIGHTY Mack Horton turned cold-blooded racer supreme to deliver the first gold of Australia’s medal rush just a month after he feared Queensland’s heat would boil away his superpowers in the pool.
Ariarne mus-sed it by that much
ARIARNE Titmus was meant to be the 17-year-old who upset the apple cart against world championship medallist Emma McKeon. But someone forgot to tell Canadian teen Taylor Ruck.
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.
Nurse Lynch saves scrappy Roos
NURSE Rachael Lynch became the Hockeyroos emergency services operator as the Australians were given a sobering jolt in the first round of their title defence.
Rain clouds have silver lining for Birtwhistle
JAKE Birtwhistle has thanked the Gold Coast crowd for braving a downpour and helping him storm home for Australia’s first medal of the Commonwealth Games.
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