The Commonwealth Games is a festival of blue-ribbon events we all love to watch, but it's also a chance for niche sports to captivate and enthral. Here's who to follow.
The Commonwealth Games is a festival of blue-ribbon events we all love to watch, like the 100-metre sprint or the Aussies cleaning up in the pool, but it's also a chance for niche sports to captivate and enthral.
Here's a guide to some Australian athletes you might not have heard of – but will love by the end of the Games.Australia has a couple of distinctive competitors this year – two women who have previously won a medal while competing for other countries.won Fiji's first weightlifting gold four years ago, and after falling out with the national federation, she switched to Australia. She could become the first woman to win individual gold with two different countries.
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