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Will Swanton is a Walkley Award-winning features writer. He’s won the Melbourne Press Club’s Harry Gordon Award for Australian Sports Journalist of the Year and he’s also a seven-time winner of Sport Australia Media Awards and a winner of the Peter Ruehl Award for Outstanding Columnist at the Kennedy Awards. He’s covered Test and World Cup cricket, State of Origin and Test rugby league, Test rugby union, international football, the NRL, AFL, UFC, world championship boxing, grand slam tennis, Formula One, the NBA Finals, Super Bowl, Melbourne Cups, the World Surf League, the Commonwealth Games, Paralympic Games and Olympic Games. He’s a News Awards finalist for Achievements in Storytelling.

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2018 Commonwealth Games

Australia's Skye Nicolson (L) fights with Canada's Sabrina Aubin-Boucher during their women's 57kg semi-final boxing match during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Oxenford Studios venue on the Gold Coast on April 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE

Skye goes high in gold hunt

Skye Nicolson qualified for the bumper card at Oxenford Studios by beating Canada’s Sabrina Aubin-Boucher.

2018 Commonwealth Games

Champion Paralympian Kurt Fearnley prepares for his final race in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo Tim Marsden

Fearnley‘s marathon lap of honour

“I’ll be screaming at myself to get it all out. Get everything out,” Kurt Fearnley says.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Skye Nicolson of Australia and Christelle Aurore Ndiang of cameroon compete in the Women's 57kg Quarterfinal Boxing on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Oxenford Studios on April 10, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Driven by spirits in the Skye

Skye Nicolson is walking into Floyd Mayweather’s gym in Las Vegas.

2018 Commonwealth Games

Carla Krizanic (centre) and Natasha Scott (right) of Australia are seen during their Womens Triples semi-final match against England during the Lawn Bowls competition on day eight of the XXI Commonwealth Games at the Broadbeach Bowls Club on the Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday, April 12, 2018. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

School bludge to gold medals

Natasha Scott had two bung knees from playing soccer.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Kurt Fearnley of Australia competes in the MenÂ’s T54 1500 metres during the Athletics on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on April 10, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Kurt wheels towards next phase

Kurt Fearnley should carry the flag at the closing ceremony.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 11: Caitlin Bassett of Australia (L) scores a goal during the Netball Pool A match between Australia and Jamaica on day seven of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast Convention Centre on April 11, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Kiwis dodge bullet

Australia will meet under-siege New Zealand in the semi-finals of the netball at the Commonwealth Games.

2018 Commonwealth Games

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 09: Australia coach Andrej Lemanis smiles during the Preliminary Basketball round match between Australia and Nigeria on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at on April 9, 2018 on the Cairns, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Scots face Boomers or bust

Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis is wary of the Rob Beveridge-coached Scots in the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Cameron Meyer of Australia competes during the Cycling Time Trial on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Currumbin Beachfront on April 10, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Pair revel in perfect day

No grandstand finish here. No impossible tension. Just a couple of red-hot favourites going about their business.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Skye Nicolson of Australia and Christelle Aurore Ndiang of Cameroon compete in the Women's 57kg Quarterfinal Boxing on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Oxenford Studios on April 10, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Skye fights for her angels

A large tin shed on the southern outskirts of Brisbane goes by the name of the Albert Boxing Club.

2018 Commonwealth Games

Ballarat, Australia - JANUARY 5: Winner Katrin Garfoot during the 2018 Feduni Cycling Australia Road National Championships, U23 & Elite Women 29.5km Time Trial in Buninyong, Ballarat, Australia, on January 5, 2018. Photo Credit: CON CHRONIS

Late bloomer Garfoot hits the road

She came late to competitive cycling but Katrin Garfoot has made up for lost time.

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