WADA signs agreement with the Commonwealth Games Federation
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) signs agreement with the Commonwealth Games Federation in lead up to the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: British High Commissioner receives Nigerian Athletes
British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, hosted a farewell reception for Birmingham Commonwealth Games bound Nigerian athletes, alongside the Minister of Sports and the President of the Nigerian Olympic Committee in Abuja.
Birmingham 2022 unveils medals for the Commonwealth Games
The medals, which have been designed locally by students from the host city’s School of Jewellery for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, was revealed to the public for the first time.
WADA, CGF launch e-learning course for athletes and coaches ahead of Birmingham 2022
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to deliver e-learning course for athletes and coaches ahead of 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.
Victoria, Australia to host the 23rd Commonwealth Games in 2026
Victoria 2026 will be staged in March 2026 across multiple cities and regional hubs including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland.
Birmingham celebrates 1 Year to Go to 2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham 2022 is one year away, with the Main Ballot open to everyone from 8 September 2021.
Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) is the 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare smashed the 12-year-old Commonwealth Games Record to win the women’s 100m in 10.85 secs at the Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow.
Johannes wins historic Gold for Namibia at Gold Coast 2018
Namibia’s Helalia Johannes won a historic women’s marathon on the final day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Sunday, becoming the first Namibian woman to win a Commonwealth title in any sport.
Obiri and Manangoi crown Kenyan dominance on final day at Gold Coast 2018
IAAF World champions Hellen Onsando Obiri and Elijah Manangoi led Kenyan 1-2 finishes in their respective events on the last day of track and field competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday
Live Blog: Day 7 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
LIVE Blog of Day SEVEN of Athletics action at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) from inside the Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia – Saturday 14 April, 2018.
Amusan wins Nigeria’s first ever Commonwealth sprint hurdles gold
Oluwatobiloba Amusan wins Nigeria’s first ever sprint hurdles gold in a time of 12.68 secs, beating Jamaica’s duo Danielle Williams (12.78) and Yanique Thompson (12.97) into the minor places at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Friday.
Cheptegei completes Commonwealth double in Games record
Uganda’s Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei completed a Commonwealth Games double in a new Games record on the sixth day of athletics competition with a resounding victory in the men’s 10,000m in Gold Coast on Friday.
Semenya smashes Commonwealth Games record to scoop double gold
South Africa’s Caster Semenya stormed to another commanding victory on Friday, winning the women’s 800m title at the Commonwealth Games and taking home double gold from Australia’s Gold Coast after winning the 1500m final earlier in the week.
Commonwealth Games: Montsho gives Botswana historic 400m double
Amantle Montsho pips a Jamaican double-act, who have to settle for silver and bronze, to earn Botswana a rare 400m double by taking the women’s 400m gold in the Gold Coast on Wednesday night.
Live Blog: Day 6 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
LIVE Blog of Day SIX of Athletics action at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) from inside the Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia – Friday 13 April, 2018.
Commonwealth Games: Manyonga lands gold in the Gold Coast
World champion Luvo Manyonga leaped to another major international title, taking gold in the Long Jump Men final as the SA athletics team bagged four more medals, on the fourth day of Track and Field competition at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Wednesday.
Live Blog: Day 5 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
LIVE Blog of Day FIVE of Athletics action at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) from inside the Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia – Thursday 12 April, 2018.
Live Blog: Day 4 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
LIVE Blog of Day FOUR of Athletics action at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) from inside the Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia – Wednesday 11 April, 2018.
Semenya storms to Commonwealth and South African 1500m record in Gold Coast
South Africa’s golden girl Caster Semenya secured her first Commonwealth Games title, earning Team South Africa’s fifth Track and Field medal at the multi-sport spectacle at the Gold Coast, Australia on Tuesday.
Commonwealth Games: Makwala achieves golden promise with 400m title
Botswana’s Isaac Makwala has achieved what he set out to do, winning his first major championship gold medal with a well-executed 44.35 in the men’s 400m final at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.
Live Blog: Day 3 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
LIVE Blog of Day THREE of Athletics action at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) from the Carrara Stadium, in Gold Coast, Australia – Tuesday 10 April, 2018.
Simbine leads South African 1-2 of 100m podium in Gold Coast
Akani Simbine stopped the clock at 10.03, with Henricho Bruintjies finishing 0.14 off the pace. Jamaican Yohan Blake nicked the bronze medal from Nigeria’s Seye Ogunlewe in a photo finish, with both athletes timed at 10.19 at Gold Coast 2018.
Chesang wins 10,000m gold, silver lining for Nigeria – Day 2 Gold Coast 2018
Uganda’s Stella Chesang wins the women’s 10,000m women’s gold medal and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi earns Nigeria a first medal, a silver, with a best throw of 21.14m in the men’s Shot Put at the on-going 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Monday.
Live Blog: Day 2 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Live Blog of Day TWO of action at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) taking place inside the Carrara Stadium, in Gold Coast, Australia – Monday 9 April, 2018.
Simbine, Bruintjies join Cremona in GC2018 Commonwealth Games Finals
A trio of South African athletes had no trouble in the preliminary rounds on Sunday, booking their places in medal contests at the Commonwealth Games as the athletics competition got under way at Gold Coast, Australia.
Live Blog: Day 1 Athletics – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
As it happens…Live Blog of Day ONE of action at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (#GC2018) taking place inside the Carrara Stadium, in Gold Coast, Australia – Sunday 8 April, 2018.
Kenya selects strong squad for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Athletics Kenya (AK) has selected a strong team with a good blend of youth and experience for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after the Kenyan trials held at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Saturday.
SASCOC name Team SA for Commonwealth Games 2018
SASCOC have named a 169-member team, including 13 athletes and 8 para-athletes, to represent South Africa at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia between 4-15 April.
Durban 2022 confident of leaving a lasting legacy
The Bid Committee for the Commonwealth Games in Durban 2022 has reiterated their commitment to deliver a cost effective Games that will leave a lasting legacy for the city.
In Pictures: African athletes at 20th Commonwealth Games – Glasgow 2014
Photo Gallery – A cross-section of African athletes competing at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland – July 27 to August 2, 2014
Interviews with African Athletes at Glasgow 2014
Series of mixed-zone audio interviews with top African athletes at the just concluded 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland – August 2014.
Glasgow 2014: Kenyan women sweep 10,000m medals
Kenyans Joyce Chepkirui, Florence Kiplagat and Emily Chebet blew the field away for a clean sweep of the women’s 10,000m medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday.
In Pictures: When the Queen’s Baton Relay came to Africa – Glasgow 2014
Photo Gallery – Some of the incredible images as the Queen’s Baton Relay made its way across 18 African Commonwealth nations and territories in Africa
Glasgow 2014: Blessing Okagbare smashes Commonwealth Games 100m record on Day 2
Blessing Okagbare smashes the Commonwealth Games 100m record to give Nigeria her first Athletics gold medal of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday.
Glasgow 2014: Kenyans claim two gold medals on Day 1
Kenyan Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku won the men’s 5,000m gold and compatriot Flomena Cheyech Daniel took the women’s marathon gold on day 1 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.