Category: COMMONWEALTH
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15-year-old Anish fires into Games history
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast, Australia, Apr 13, 2018: India has a new shooting hero (Anish Fires Games history). A 15-year-old with one name has become the youngest Indian to win Commonwealth Games gold. Anish shot into history when he spun his magic in the men’s 25m rapid…
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The Modern Commonwealth and Rugby Sevens: The Special Relationship
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast, Australia: By Bill Beaumont CBE, Chairman of World Rugby, April 13, 2018: The Commonwealth Games continues to play a very special role in the global Rugby Sevens success story and we are excited at the prospect of what will be a landmark Gold Coast…
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New Zealand and Australia book place for hockey final
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast, Australia, Apr 13, 2018: New Zealand booked a gold medal clash with Australia after scoring a thrilling shootout victory over England in their semifinal at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre on Thursday (New Zealand Australia hockey final). Scores were locked at 0-0 at…
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Two Indian athletes sent home for needle policy breach
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast, Australia, Apr 13, 2018: Two Indian track and field athletes Rakesh BABU and Irfan KOLOTHUM THODI have been sent home for breaching the no-needle policy at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games athletes village (Two Indian athletes sent home). Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)…
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Usain BOLT (JAM) on the Commonwealth Games, football and retirement
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast, Australia, Apr 12, 2018: Comments from multiple Olympic and world athletics champion, and world record holder at 100m and 200m, Usain BOLT (JAM), in a media conference at the Main Media Centre on Thursday 12 April (Usain BOLT Main Media Centre). Usain BOLT…
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Gold Coast 2018 Pre-Games testing programme
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast, Australia, April 12, 2018: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and Gold Coast 2018 Organising Corporation (GOLDOC) today held a Media Conference on the High Integrity Anti Doping Partnership. At the Conference, the partners released details of the testing programme…
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Best of Gold Coast, Australia GC2018: Day 7
The Olympics sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela (Gold Coast Australia GC2018). Gold Coast, Australia, Apr 11, 2018: Usain Bolt – the fastest man in history -landed in the country, but it was the athletes on the field stealing the show with 15 gold medals awarded on Wednesday 11 April. Bolt’s fellow Jamaican…
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James Willstrop and Joelle King won Singles titles in the 2018 Commonwealth Game
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast Australia, Apr 9, 2018: England and New Zealand shared the glory on Singles finals day at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Squash when Kiwi Joelle King struck gold in the women’s event and it was third time lucky for two times runner-up James Willstrop…
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Pakistan drew against England 2-2 after best fighting match
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast Australia, Apr 8, 2018: It was a sort of a deja vu. As against India the day before, Pakistan were trailing 1-2 with little time left (Pakistan drew England). A penalty corner arrived. And again it was Mubashar Ali. The Gojra boy’s strong…
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India Creates History by Becoming Women’s Team Commonwealth Games Champions
The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Sadiq Padela, Gold Coast Australia, Apr 8, 2018: India has become the first ever team to beat Singapore at a Commonwealth Games to become the Women’s Team Champion at Gold Coast 2018 (India Creates History). The Indian team made up of Manika BATRA, Madhurika PATKAR & Mouma…