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success rate for Asian countries like India and Malaysia, as well as Australia

At the time, Australia did not recognise the Aboriginal flag, with it only

the Opening Ceremony which focused heavily on indigenous cultures across Australia

Since then, Commonwealth Games Australia has adopted its own Reconciliation

education, employment and self-employment in Commonwealth countries such as Australia


Introduction

  • Commonwealth Games Federation Sponsored Section

Australia has staged the Commonwealth Games five times - in 1938, 1962, 1982, 2006 and 2018 - which is

Edinburgh was the venue in 1970 and 1986.The most recent Commonwealth Games were held in Gold Coast in Australia

Dame Louise Martin, who competed in swimming for Scotland at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia

athletes will not face punishment at the Birmingham 2022 Games for expressing activism.Nations such as Australia


WBSC further postpones Women’s Baseball World Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced it has asked the local Organising Committee and the Mexican Government to postpone the 2021 Women’s Baseball World Cup and the Under-15 Baseball World Cup.

defending champion Japan.Canada, Mexico, United States and Venezuela, Chinese Taipei, Philippines, France, Australia


World Cup qualifying changes force Australia and Qatar to withdraw from Copa América

  • Football

Australia and Qatar have withdrawn from this year's rearranged Copa América in Argentina and Colombia

They had been due to run from March 25 to 30.CONMEBOL's deputy general secretary Gonzalo Belloso said Australia

It is with great disappointment that Australia cannot feature at the Copa America in 2021," said Football

Federation Australia chief executive James Johnson."



Italian softball coach dies from COVID-19 at 61

  • Baseball and Softball

Italian national softball coach Enrico Obletter has died from COVID-19 aged 61.

since Beijing 2008.Hosts Japan - who won the gold medal that year - world champions the United States, Australia


AOC reveal 12,000 students to be reached by connect programme with Japanese schools

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced 12,000 Australian and Japanese students will be brought together by the Australian Olympic Connect 2021 programme.

2020 in the pilot.The pilot has now been extended to a full programme this year, with 200 schools in Australia

John Coates with the support of Australian Ambassador to Japan, Jan Adams, and Ambassador of Japan to Australia



Shooting Australia announces selection criteria for 2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships

  • Birmingham 2022

Shooting Australia has confirmed its selection criteria for the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships

top-three qualification scores in each event from March 1 2019 until September 12 this year.Shooting Australia

trying to secure their place at the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships ©Getty ImagesShooting Australia

for the tournament scheduled to take place in November.Luke van Kempen, chief executive of Shooting Australia

As we are well aware, we are living in uncertain COVID-19 times and Shooting Australia remains agile

Shooting Championships, will be added to the final Birmingham 2022 medal table.Last year, Shooting Australia


Croatia dramatically claim final Tokyo 2020 men’s water polo berth after winning lengthy penalty shoot-out

  • Water Polo

Croatia dramatically secured the final place in the men’s water polo tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after beating Russia in a penalty shoot-out that required 15 rounds to find a winner.

comprises hosts Japan, South Africa, the United States, Hungary, Greece and Italy while Group B features Australia

, Croatia, Serbia, Spain, Kazakhstan and Montenegro.In the women’s tournament Group A comprises Australia


Australian netball team to rotate captains during New Zealand series

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Australian netball team will trial a rotational captaincy system during the upcoming Constellation Cup series against New Zealand.

set to be reviewed following the New Zealand tour.Caitlin Bassett has been the regular captain for Australia

but will not have the role during the Constellation Cup.Bassett, who recently left Super Netball in Australia

Australia, the defending Constellation Cup champions, have arrived in New Zealand and are in quarantine

postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.It had been contested every year since 2010, with Australia


PCB threaten to push for T20 World Cup "relocation" over visa concerns

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will push for the "relocation" of this year’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) if host nation India does not issue written assurances over visas.

The seventh edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was originally scheduled to be held in Australia from


Three-week Softball Australia training camp underway

  • Baseball and Softball

A training camp likely to play a big role in deciding Australia's softball squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is underway in the Australian Capital Territory.

larger national selection camp had to be called off because of the coronavirus pandemic, while the Australia

❤️ pic.twitter.com/xS3HecRHOi— Softball Australia (@SoftballOz) February 19, 2021They helped Australia

Beijing 2008, while Porter was also a member of Australia's silver medal-winning team at Athens 2004.Australia

 Japan beat Australia in the bronze medal game en route to that title.Canada, Mexico, Italy and

world champions the United States will join Australia and Japan at the Olympics.


Tiley moved family out of home due to being "abused" in pre-Australian Open meetings

  • Tennis

Tournament director Craig Tiley has claimed he received "significant" verbal abuse and was getting "hammered" when organising the Australian Open against the backdrop of a global health crisis - so much so that he moved his family away from their home.

Ahead of the tournament, Tiley, who is also the chief executive of Tennis Australia, took Zoom calls

as 72 players and support staff were confined to their hotel rooms for two weeks after flying into Australia

sleep deprivation as "a form of torture", claiming at one stage he stayed awake for 50 hours.Tennis Australia

Tiley previously revealed Tennis Australia was facing a multi-million-dollar loss due to running the


Djokovic clinches ninth Australian Open crown with win over Medvedev

  • Tennis

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic captured his ninth Australian Open men’s singles title and the 18th Grand Slam crown of his career with a comprehensive victory over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev.

lot of mixed feelings about what has happened over the last month or so with tennis players coming to Australia

Nine slams in Australia is amazing and this won't be your last one."