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CGA chief executive Phillips hopeful record overseas team can reach 1,000 Commonwealth Games golds at Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) has revealed that it is set to be represented by a record contingent

Phillips revealed that while there are still some late changes, Australia is set to be represented by

Phillips expressed hope that Australia could become the first nation to exceed the 1,000 gold medals

mark at the Commonwealth Games.Jian Fang Lay is due to feature in her sixth Commonwealth Games for Australia

©Getty Images"Across our history in Commonwealth Games, Australia has put its name to 934 gold medals

Commonwealth Games Australia prides itself on celebrating diversity and inclusion."


Indian athletics duo ruled out of Birmingham 2022 after failing drug tests

  • Birmingham 2022

Indian sprinter Dhanalakshmi Sekar and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu will not compete at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here after testing positive for doping.

President of the Indian Olympic Association.India ranked third in the medal table at Gold Coast 2018 behind Australia



Australian swimmer Cooper ruled out of Birmingham 2022 following "use of medication"

  • Birmingham 2022

Australian men's 50 metres backstroke national record holder Isaac Cooper has been sent home from a Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games training camp and ruled out of competition due to "some well-being challenges, including the use of medication".

He has acknowledged his mistakes and accepted the consequences, and Swimming Australia will continue

Swimming Australia is vigilant in educating athletes of their obligations under the National Integrity

Isaac Cooper had been set to represent Australia in the men's 50m and 100m backstroke, 50m butterfly

We've received some advice from Swimming Australia, we're just looking to clarify some of that before

It's obviously a challenging time for young Isaac, and we wish him all the best back in Australia."



UK Sport chair Grainger predicts "great results" for Home Nations at Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger has predicted "great results" from the home nations at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, with the multi-sport event returning to England for the first time since Manchester 2002.

In netball for example, I was there at the Gold Coast to watch that incredible final match between Australia


Agbeze backs World Netball to win over IOC in Brisbane 2032 inclusion bid

  • Brisbane 2032

Commonwealth Games champion Ama Agbeze has tipped World Netball President Liz Nicholl to "satisfy" the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) requirements to get the sport added to the Olympic programme.

Commonwealth Games since Kuala Lumpur 1998 but never at the Olympic Games.With the support of Netball Australia

the stratosphere" as England bids to defend their crown.England claimed a last-gasp 52-51 win over Australia


Revamped Para Swimming World Series launched

  • Swimming News

The Para Swimming World Series will have a rejuvenated format, more events and a new sponsor - Citi - from next year.

between November 9 and 12 if it goes forward.Competitors are due to return to these hosts for 2024, with Australia


Vanuatu Para athlete owes CGF scheme for realising Birmingham 2022 dream

  • Birmingham 2022

Vanuatu’s Para athlete Elie Enock has claimed she would not have achieved her dream of reaching this year's Commonwealth Games here without the Gather, Adjust, Prepare, Sustain (GAPS) programme.

by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in conjunction with Griffith University in Queensland in Australia


World Table Tennis signs Ganten as global premier partner

  • Table Tennis

Chinese water brand Ganten has been named by World Table Tennis (WTT) as a new global premier partner.

mineral water brand in China and exports products to almost 30 countries and regions worldwide, including Australia



US beat Canada in CONCACAF W Championship final and earn Paris 2024 berth

  • Football

Reigning world champions the United States have defended their Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) W Championship title and booked a place at Paris 2024, sealing a 1-0 win over Olympic champions Canada in the final at Monterrey's Estadio BBVA.

tournament at the Olympics.The final four teams all qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia




Stead Park in Geelong set to host Victoria 2026 hockey tournaments

  • Victoria 2026

Stead Park in Geelong has been confirmed as the host of the hockey tournaments at the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

State Government is predicting the creation of around 600 employment opportunities before the Games in Australia

Victorian economy.Hockey has featured at every edition of the Commonwealth Games since Kula Lumpur 1998.Australia