Reason behind classless Games disrespect
SAM Gaze was slammed for his arrogant disrespect at the Commonwealth Games — but it was a long time coming.
Cycling
Athletes who defined the 2018 Games
THE Clark Kent of the pool finally found his phone box, a 17-year-old tied the record for most medals at a single Games, and we witnessed one of the most inspiring sporting moments ever.
Young stars turn eyes to Olympic gold
AFTER the Commonwealth Games delivered Australia a treasure trove of medals and the perfect base for the 2020 Olympics, schoolgirl-turned-golden girl Ariarne Titmus says it best: “It is looking good for Tokyo.”
Cambage ejection doesn’t stop Opals procession
AUSTRALIA overcame the shock second quarter ejection of Opals star Liz Cambage to cash-in the most bankable gold medal of the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, a boxer has accused judges of favouring Aussie athletes.
Superman: Gold weeks after breaking neck and back
STEELE von Hoff has produced one of Australian cycling’s greatest ever Commonwealth Games performances by winning gold in the men’s road race just seven weeks after breaking six vertebrae in his neck and back.
Gold medal is ‘a big f***ing deal’
EIGHT years after claiming bronze in Delhi, Chloe Hosking has won the women’s cycling road race at the Commonwealth Games — and she left nobody in any doubt just how much the victory meant to her.
‘She’s more than just a dance’
NO Sally Pearson but Michelle Jenneke has delivered a brave effort to finish fourth in the 100m hurdles. Meanwhile, Bendigo bowler Aaron Wilson kickstarted a party and continued a team tradition by tearing his shirt off after winning gold.
The crash that almost ended Hosking’s Games
AUSTRALIA’S best chance of winning the women’s road race feared her Games dream was over when she crashed at 60km/h last week, but Chloe Hosking has arrived on the Gold Coast ready to deliver.
Classless Kiwi a disrespectful Games villain
SAMUEL Gaze won the gold medal but came dead last in the sportsmanship stakes after his petulant display of immaturity.
Stripped of gold! High drama in crazy 200m final
IN ONE of the most bizarre finishes to a sprint race ever seen, England’s Zharnel Hughes was halfway through his victory lap before he was sensationally stripped of the gold medal for impeding another athlete.
‘Man of Steele’ rides incredible journey
SEVEN weeks ago cyclist Steele von Hoff broke four vertebrae in a high speed racing crash but refused to give up on his Gold Coast dream so started training on a recumbent bike lying down in a neck brace.
‘Insane’ drama in loveless civil war
COMMENTATORS forecast a bitter protest in New Zealand’s dramatic one-two finish in the men’s cross country cycling in an awkwardly icy scene.
Fanning’s surf lesson for superfish Le Clos
HE might be a surfing novice but there was no danger of South African superfish Chad Le Clos drowning when he had a surfing lesson from Mick Fanning on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Cycling couple eye mountain bike gold
IF THE couple that rides together stays together then Dan and Rebecca McConnell are chasing Commonwealth Games gold after winning bronze in Glasgow.
‘I can go all night’: Athletes hit Tinder
FIT, toned and high-energy athletes are going for Commonwealth Games gold on and off the field, flooding Tinder in search of romance, with revealing photos and boasts about having the ability to “go all night long”.
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.
Golden double for our new cycling king and queen
IT was a golden day for Australia’s road cyclists, with Cameron Meyer and Katrin Garfoot both claiming first place in the men’s and women’s time trial events.
‘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.
Road warriors hot favourites to grab gold
AUSTRALIA is staring at double gold in the road time trial with three world-class cyclists expected to ride a wave of home crowd support to the podium.
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.
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.
New Zealand star’s ‘disrespectful act’
A NEW Zealand star left a Channel Seven commentator stunned after aiming a not-so-subtle gesture towards his Australian rival.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jaw-dropping: Welsford claims dramatic gold
IT was an insane finish and one Sam Welsford will not forget any time soon after the West Australian stormed home to claim Australia’s seventh gold medal in three days on the velodrome.
How Meares inspired McCulloch to fairytale gold
HAVING missed out on Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016, Kaarle McCulloch has completed her fairytale return to the big time and we may have Anna Meares to thank for it.
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.
‘Gutted’: Glaetzer rues ‘tactical nightmare’ in shock loss
AUSTRALIA’S fastest man Matthew Glaetzer fell victim to the upset of the Games so far after being knocked out of the men’s sprint by the unlikeliest of athletes.
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.”
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.
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.
Gold at the front, party at the back
AUSTRALIA’S newest cycling world record holders are rocking medals and mullets on the Gold Coast this week.
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.
Ashes on wheels: Time to renew hostilities with Poms
TWO years after heartbreak in Rio — where the women crashed in training just days before competition and the men broke the world record but lost a thrilling final to Great Britain, records and rivalries are expected.
Morton feels no need to psyche out rivals
AUSTRALIA’S top female sprinter Stephanie Morton combines cycling with studying criminology at university but doesn’t buy into the mind games or psychological profiling of her rivals.
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!
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.
Medals that made Cadel a Tour force
BEFORE Cadel Evans was a Tour de France champion, he was a dual Commonwealth Games medallist. The cycling champion looks back on the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.
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.
Smile please! Meares’ bizarre pre-race request
ANNA Meares won three gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games but she will remember the event fondly for a completely different reason.
Games threat: Get on the bus or go home
COMMONWEALTH Games goers who arrive on foot to Brisbane’s shooting events will be refused entry – even if they live in nearby streets or suburbs within walking distance.
Broken neck won’t stop Von Hoff’s Gold Coast dream
JUST hours after he was named in his first ever Commonwealth Games team, Australian cyclist Steele von Hoff was in hospital with four fractured vertebrae.
Paris-Roubaix to Gold Coast gold
AUSTRALIAN stars Mathew Hayman and Alex Edmondson will fly to the Gold Coast just days after riding Paris-Roubaix in Europe to spearhead the men’s road team at the Commonwealth Games in April.
Lucky fans get an inside look
A SELECT group of fans will give the world’s best cyclists some pre-ride advice when the track racing gets underway at Anna Meares Velodrome during the Commonwealth Games.
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