Christie Dawes eager to race after being named in Commonwealth Games athletics team

Merewether's Christie Dawes is headed to her third Commonwealth Games after being named in the Australian athletics team on Monday. Picture: Getty Images

Christie Dawes will be chasing Commonwealth Games medals in Birmingham after being among the first Australian track and field athletes named on Monday.

But mostly the Merewether wheelchair athlete just wants to race after an event-starved couple of years.