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The Scottish sporting success stories of 2022

Eilish McColgan enjoyed the best year of her career, setting three British road-race records and breaking her mum Liz’s 10,000m Scottish track record.

The Independent UK

West Midlands business review of 2022 - part three: Commonwealth Games, big move for BBC and Villa Park expansion

Our 2022 review of the business world in the West Midlands hits the summer and the spectacular Commonwealth Games, the Beeb announces plans to leave the Mailbox and Aston Villa press ahead with stadium expansion

Birmingham Post

Another year, another set of medals: Mirabai Chanu continues to rule Indian weightlifting

NEW DELHI: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy cabinet while other Indian lifters too revelled in the glory of a power-packed performance at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

The Times of India

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Crockett gearing up for more after making Commonwealth Games breakthrough

OF all the medals won by Scottish athletes at last summer’s Commonwealth Games, one of the most surprising, to outsiders at least, was…

The National (Scotland)

Indian women hockey players stole limelight in 2022, claimed CWG medal after 16 years

NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey teams continued their upward trend in 2022, with the women's side slightly outperforming their male counterparts by clinching a Commonwealth Games medal -- a bronze after 16 years.

The Times of India

Seniors struggle a bit but Greco Roman and junior wrestlers shine in 2022

NEW DELHI: They were expected to dominate the field at the Commonwealth Games and they did but the tougher World Championships served a reality check for the established Indian stars even as the rise of Greco Roman wrestlers and exceptional show by the juniors made it an eventful 2022 for…

The Times of India

Rudrankksh Patil's success story only bright spot in otherwise sedate year for Indian shooting

NEW DELHI: Rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil's success story has been the only standout event in an otherwise sedate year for marksmen, where they even missed the high of the Commonwealth Games after the sport was given a short shrift by the Birmingham organisers.

The Times of India

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‘It’s weird’: Matt Walls struggles to remember what happened in horror crash at Commonwealth Games

Walls suffered a concussion which affected him for the next six weeks

The Independent UK

Epic Thomas Cup win, CWG high make 2022 a year to remember for Indian badminton

NEW DELHI: An epic Thomas Cup victory broke the glass ceiling while unprecedented success came at the Commonwealth Games as India took giant steps towards becoming a badminton powerhouse in 2022.

The Times of India

Birmingham to host world's oldest squash tournament for first time in 22 years

British Open will return to the city and welcome the global game's biggest stars as the legacy of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues

Birmingham Post

Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen smashes 800m European freestyle record

The Commonwealth Games silver medalist came home in a time of 7:25.96 to smash the previous record by nearly two seconds.

Irish Mirror

Cooper rebounds to win backstroke bronze

Isaac Cooper contemplated quitting swimming after being sent home from a Commonwealth Games camp but is now proudly a world championship bronze medallist.

AAP

Banished Cooper returns to Aust swim team

Sent home from the pre-Commonwealth Games camp for misusing prescription pills, Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper is back racing at the world short course meet.

AAP

Grace and Kelly share crown on netball's big night

In a first, the Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award has been shared by domestic rivals and Silver Ferns team-mates Grace Nweke and Kelly Jury as New Zealand netball dishes out its annual awards.

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Exactly how environment-friendly are Delhi’s e-rickshaws?

In August 2010, as Delhi was getting a makeover in preparation for the 19th Commonwealth Games, Sheila Dikshit bedecked the city’s thoroughfares in the red and green colours of the then fashionable e-rickshaw, which she described as a “needed effort” towards making Delhi a “pollution-free zone”. Four years later Dikshit’s…

Newcastle Herald

Multi-purpose Zatopek defence for Merewether's Rose Davies

The two-time defending champion has run at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games in the last 18 months.

ABC News

Australian Dolphins Swim Team in Bendigo ahead of FINA World Short Course Championships

Australia's swimming stars are in Bendigo preparing for next week's World Short Course Championships in Melbourne. It's also a practice run heading to the Commonwealth Games in 2026.

Irish Mirror

World champion Amy Broadhurst celebrates buying her first home to cap off incredible year

The Dundalk native has enjoyed an incredible year, winning gold medals at the European Championships and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the World Championships

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Daily Mirror

Defiant trans cyclist dreaming of Commonwealth Games berth for Wales despite ban

After being banned from competing in a national women's event against Laura Kenny earlier this year transgender cyclist Emily Bridges remains defiant that she will reach the international stage

The Independent UK

Swimmer Ross Murdoch hints at another return to the pool as he celebrates degree

The Commonwealth champion now has a masters degree in sport management from the University of Stirling.

Chronicle Live

North East to lead project to boost tourism economy through big events

The pilot programme will aim to make the region a 'must visit' destination and takes inspiration from events like this summer's Commonwealth Games

The Times of India

Ahead of Hockey World Cup, Graham Reid takes India 'Down Under' to find answers to Australia jinx

NEW DELHI: The 2010 Commonwealth Games Final is still a nightmare. The Tokyo Olympics mauling was dispiriting. Nothing changed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The big-match hoodoo against Australia still remains. 8-0, 7-1, 7-0. No one but the world No. 1 Aussies continue to come up with tennis-like scorelines against…

Daily Mirror

First Dates' Fred's daughter happy to forge own spotlight out of famous dad's shadow

After winning double gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is excited to continue growing her own profile without the aid of her famous father and First Dates host, Fred

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham set to host 2026 European Athletics Championship

Birmingham is set to build on the legacy of the Commonwealth Games by being named as the host of the 2026 European Athletics Championships

The Independent UK

On this day in 2007: Glasgow awarded 2014 Commonwealth Games

The decision meant the event would be held in Scotland for the third time, after Edinburgh in 1970 and 1986.

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