Sarah Mitton reflects on her winning international tour
Brooklyn, N.S., shot putter Sarah Mitton's first tour with top world athletes been one to remember.
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CWG 2022: Full list of Indian medal winners
Commonwealth Games drew to a close on Monday after 12 days of relentless, non-stop sporting action. Team India finished fourth on the medals tally, behind Australia (178 medals), England (176 medals) and Canada (92 medals).
First national titles for the Shukokai Karate Academy in Maidstone
A Maidstone karate club have won their first national titles.
CWG 2022: Musical Evening With Bhangra Marked Closing Ceremony
From the beats of Bhangra to the power-packed performance of 'Apache Indian,' it was a carnivalesque atmosphere at the refurbished Alexander Stadium here, as a dazzling closing ceremony brought the curtains down on the high-octane edition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. More than 4,500 athletes competed from 72 countries over the past 11 days. India finished with 61 medals, five less than their tally four years ago at Gold Coast.
Commonwealth Games Chief Looks To Bright, "Edgy" Future
The Commonwealth Games must be "modern and edgy" to stay relevant to a young audience, according to federation chief Katie Sadleir, who praised 2022 host city Birmingham for an "outstanding job". The 57-year-old former synchronised swimmer said the Games must show how "they are different and individual" from other events in a cluttered sporting calendar.
Musical evening with Bhangra and power-packed performance from ‘Apache Indian' marked the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games. More than 4,500 athletes competed from 72 countries over the past 11 days. India finished with 61 medals, five less than their tally four years ago at Gold Coast. As per the tradition, the flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation, was lowered to officially mark the end of the Birmingham Games and handed over to the state of Victoria, Australia, the host of the next edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2026. Prince Edward "proclaimed Birmingham 2022 closed" and made a formal invitation to the Australian state of Victoria for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games 2022: India's best ever performance
Events that gave 49 medals in 2010 not in 2022 GamesIndia's 61 medals at Birmingham might seem well short of the 101 won in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010 and their 22 gold medals below the 26 won at Gold Coast four years ago, but account for disciplines that were missing here, and this is actually India's best CWG performance.
Birmingham gives Commonwealth Games a rousing send off and new relevance
BIRMINGHAM, England: The Birmingham Commonwealth Games reached a high-octane conclusion on Monday (Aug 8) by celebrating 11 days of compelling competition and sending the multi-sport event back to Australia in 2026 with new relevance and purpose.