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GOLD COAST, Australia — For two swimmers with six Olympic medals between them, career firsts should be hard to come by. But when those swimmers are just 17 years old, there’s still plenty to experience and plenty to learn. Thursday marked one of those rare new experiences for Canadians Penny Oleksiak and Taylor Ruck as […]
The Countryfile presenter was notably absent from the list of presenters for the sporting event considering her history of reporting for the BBC. She famously attracted a lot of attention for her skimpy outfits when she presented the swimming events at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. However, it was revealed last month that Helen wouldn’t […]
Canada’s first medal of the Commonwealth Games came the hard way. Joanna Brown, who almost didn’t make the race after fracturing her left shoulder in a bike crash March 2 in the opening race of the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series in Abu Dhabi, ran down one rival after another in the race’s final stage to claim […]
Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak will be competing with a heavy heart when she begins her quest for medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Just as the opening ceremony was drawing to a close on Wednesday, the Canadian swimmer announced her grandmother had died. Given the news one of my grandmothers died today breaks […]
GOLD COAST, Australia — The 21st edition of the “Friendly Games” are officially underway, but this year’s event — which features the official motto, Share the Dream — could also be dubbed the “Progressive Games.” For the first time at a Commonwealth Games, men and women will compete for the same amount of medals. That’s not […]
GOLD COAST — As a major tourist destination, the Gold Coast is used to welcoming visitors who come to enjoy its sun, sand, and subtropical climate. Canadian athletes and officials agree that the Australian city is also ready for the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games. “The Gold Coast is 100 per cent ready to go,” Canadian chef de […]
Former Canadian captain Jen Kish will miss the debut of women’s rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games due to injury. Kish, who led Canada to a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, aggravated a neck and hip injury at a recent camp in San Diego. The 29-year-old, inducted into her native Edmonton’s Sports Hall of […]
For Canadian athletes, the path to Tokyo 2020 runs straight through Australia’s Gold Coast. The 2018 Commonwealth Games begin on Wednesday Down Under and, for the 283 Canadians competing, the event is a proving ground. Situated about halfway between the Rio and Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the Commonwealth Games offer a mission that is twofold: […]
The Commonwealth, the nations that proudly or otherwise used to embody the Empire, doesn’t usually make for entertaining television. But The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story (BBC1, Monday) had me rolling about on the sofa. “The president of Ghana said what?” Followed by: “What has Princess Anne said now?” In the first instance it was newly […]
Pregnant Kate Middleton wore navy blue over her huge baby bump at Commonwealth Day. The stunning 36-year-old Duchess wore a navy blue coat, over a navy dress. She wore a large wide brimmed hat and a glittering broach. She beamed as she walked in to the Commonwealth Day Service with her husband Prince William, 35. […]
