Commonwealth Games

The first day of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has officially begun. Para-cyclist Jess Gallagher has won Australia's first gold medal of the ...

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Matthew Hauser claimed Australia's first medal of the Games when he won bronze in the men's sprint triathlon, with Para-track cycling duo of Jess Gallagher ...

Silver medalists from England, gold medalists from Australia and bronze medalists from New Zealand during a medal ceremony for the Men's Team Sprint Gold Final at the Commonwealth Games track cycling. The big shock came with the men's pursuiters, as the Australians had won gold or silver at every edition since the event was added to the Games program in 1974. "Definitely the start of a new era," beamed Baker, the elder stateswoman at 27 next to Edwards (22), Moran and Plouffe (23), predicting that "definitely, we could be world record breakers." Already the only Australian to win a medal at the summer and winter Paralympics, she added: "To think I can have an impact on others, inspire them to chase their dreams - whatever part of life - that's an honour for me, very humbling." The trio set a new Commonwealth Games record of 42.042 seconds, after also setting a new mark of 42.222 in the qualifying ride. She's hungry. Still, though, amid the flag-waving, there was a sense of frustration about the end of an era as Australia's flagship men's pursuit foursome failed to make the final at the Games for the first time ever. She's feisty. It came after the remarkable Paralympian Jess Gallagher and her sighted pilot Caitlin Ward kicked off the gold-digging at the scene of the 2012 Olympics by earning Australia's very first gold of the Games in the tandem blind and visually impaired sprint. "She's what I was like - and I am still like that - but it's exciting to have a bit of a battle out there." The silvers went to Sam Short (men's 400m freestyle), Mollie O'Callaghan (women's 200m freestyle) and Emily Beecroft (women's 100m freestyle S9). And Australia's 4x100m mixed freestyle relay team - Emma McKeon, Mollie O'Callaghan, Kyle Chalmers and William Yang - won gold in the last event of the night.

Australia's Matthew Richardson does a lap of honour after his team won the Men's Team Sprint Gold Final during the Commonwealth Games track cycling at Lee ...

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Medals have been won and fast times set in racing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, but you won't see any coverage of the event on RIDE Media this ...

This is part of a much longer saga, one that involves considerable bullying and denigration of the work I’ve done over the years. There could be a huge swathe of media releases and updates issued to showcase the efforts of our athletes… The great shame, however, is that cycling – and cycling fans – will only get the official party line. The re-branded organisation is essentially still in its infancy, but many of the nasty old habits of what had been a rank management by Cycling Australia remain. This is traditionally when I go into overdrive in front of the computer, posting stories and interviews, highlighting how and why this is such an important event in Australian cycling history. Medals have been won and fast times set in racing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, but you won’t see any coverage of the event on RIDE Media this year.

Emma McKeon continues her assault on the record books on Day 2 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. McKeon, who won her first gold on the opening ...

Men’s Group Matches - Australia v Kenya (1050 BST 1950 AEST) and Quarter Finals; Women’s Group Matches - Australia v Fiji (0922 BST 1822 AEST) and Semi Finals Coventry Stadium Women’s Team Qualifying Round 3 - (Aust v Maldives 0930 BST 1830 AEST) and Quarter Finals; Men’s Team Qualifying Round 3 (Aust v Mauritius (1200 BST 2100 AEST) National Exhibition Centre Men’s and Women’s Preliminary Rounds - Men’s Featherweight Round of 32 - Charlie Senior (AUS) v Christon Amram (NRU) (1900 BST 0200 AEST) ; Men’s Light Middle Round of 32; Men’s Heavyweight Round of 16 Women’s Light Middle Round of 16 National Exhibition Centre