So, one last preview/set of predictions to come and I’ve left it for last for two reasons. Firstly, it’s the last event to start competition. And secondly, because it is the sport I know least about. In fact, I would say that I know literally nothing about it. Sorry wrestling fans! Still, my predictions wouldn’tContinue reading “Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
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Diving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
There are just 2 sports yet to start their program at these Commonwealth Games. One is wrestling – which gets underway tomorrow – and the other, as you may have guessed by the title of this post, is diving. The battle to top the overall medal table is still alive and England will hope thatContinue reading “Diving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Athletics – along with swimming – is one of the core sports at the Commonwealth Games. Indeed, recent changes to the structure of future game have said that those two sports are the only two sports that hosts are required to offer – all other sports can be tailored to the choice of the hostContinue reading “Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Judo has an interesting history in the Commonwealths. Despite being an Olympic sport since the 1960s (the Commonwealth programme, whilst not being exactly the same tends to be similar to the Olympic programme), it only became an official Commonwealth sport in at the Auckland Games in 1990 and since that time has only been heldContinue reading “Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Boxing and…erm…Bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
There are three plausible reasons why I’m doing a joint preview of boxing and lawn bowls. The first is that I noticed – when looking at past Games – that these two sports are the two in which Northern Ireland has most regularly won medals and I thought that was an interesting fact. The secondContinue reading “Boxing and…erm…Bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Racquet and Bat Sports at 2022 Commonwealth Games
Which are Badminton, Squash and Table Tennis, if you were wondering. And yes, I know some people say it that the thing you use in table tennis is a paddle. But I don’t subscribe to that position, so there. It’s a bat. Also, cricket is not included in bat sports; it was in the teamContinue reading “Racquet and Bat Sports at 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Weightlifting and Powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting has been a mainstay of the Commonwealth Games since the 1950s and never fails to provide drama. Since 2002, para powerlifting has also joined the Games – initially under the weightlifting banner but recently as a discipline in its own right. Recent editions of the sports at the Games have been dominated by IndiaContinue reading “Weightlifting and Powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Next up in my preview/predictions is one of my favourite sports – cycling. I’m just about recovered from the chaos that was the Tour de France this year (and am currently enjoying the equal chaos that is the first Tour de France Femmes that is currently happening) and the Games should be equally exciting. AsContinue reading “Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
So, the opening ceremony is behind us and, in just a few hours, the first events of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games will start (helpfully for a British person who lives in the US, at around 3 in the morning!). One of the first sports to start with a bang will be Swimming, which is oneContinue reading “Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games”
Ian’s Olympic Report Card
As we gear up for the first day of the Tokyo Paralympics starting in just a couple of hours (*excited squeal*), I’ve finally found time to look back at my predictions for the Olympics earlier this summer. And yes, I know they finished a couple of weeks ago – sadly real life got in theContinue reading “Ian’s Olympic Report Card”
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