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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BRISBANE’S decathlon medal contender Cedric Dubler has not trained in the javelin for seven weeks, which should raise concerns for cameramen everywhere.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DIAMONDS sharpshooter Caitlin Thwaites has hit a perfect 63 shots from 63 attempts in Australia’s opening pool matches at the Commonwealth Games.
“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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.”
A NEAR-perfect first quarter netball masterclass from Australia set-up a Diamonds demolition of Barbados at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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