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Wales At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Wales competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It is Wales's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. Swimmer Jazz Carlin was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Medallists , style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;", Athletics Team Wales announced its provisional squad of athletes on 27 November 2017 and 24 January 2018. The current 27-strong squad of 14 men and 13 women is correct as of 12 March 2018. However, only 12 women competed. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events Boxing Team Wales announced its squad of 7 boxers (4 men and 3 women) on 24 January 2018. ;Men ;Women Cycling Team Wales announced the selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Games Wales
Wales is one of six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, the others being Australia at the Commonwealth Games, Australia, Canada at the Commonwealth Games, Canada, England at the Commonwealth Games, England, New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games, New Zealand and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, Scotland. At the Commonwealth Games, Wales takes part as a separate entity, as in the Six Nations Rugby Championship, Rugby World Cup and international association football competitions. In other events, such as the Olympic Games, they compete under the banner of the United Kingdom. Commonwealth Games Wales (; formerly the ''Commonwealth Games Council for Wales''), manages the team's entry to the games and supports Welsh athletes in their participation. Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games to date, the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff. Overall medals tally After the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Wales was tenth in the All-time medal tall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Sevens At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia from April 13 to 15. The rugby sevens competition was held at Robina Stadium. This is the sixth time that the Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games, men's competition was held, following rugby sevens's debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, 1998 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut after the Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A total of sixteen men's and eight women's teams are scheduled to compete (312 athletes, at 12 per team plus one traveling reserve) in each respective tournament. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the Rugby sevens competitions: Medal table Medalists Qualification A total of sixteen men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team plus one traveling reser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Long Jump (T38)
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Olivia Breen
Olivia Breen (born 26 July 1996) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m and 200m sprint and was also part of the T35-38 women's relay team. She has also represented Wales at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games winning gold in the F38 Long Jump in 2018 and gold in the T37/38 100m in 2022 . Early life Breen was born in England to a Welsh mother and Irish father. Breen, who has cerebral palsy, began racing while still at primary school. Career Breen was given her T38 classification in January 2012, allowing her to be brought into contention for Paralympic selection. In June 2012 she competed in the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal in the Netherlands, winning the bronze in both the 100m and 200m sprints. She recorded a personal best in the 100m at the European championships, and followed this with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Points Race ...
The women's points race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the cycling programme, took place on 7 April 2018. Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results 100 laps (25 km) were raced with 10 sprints. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's points race Women's points race Cycling at the Commonwealth Games – Women's points race Comm The command in the Unix family of computer operating systems is a utility that is used to compare two files for common and distinct lines. is specified in the POSIX standard. It has been widely available on Unix-like operating systems since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Barker
Elinor Jane Barker (born 7 September 1994) is a Welsh road and track Cycle sport, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team . Representing British Cycling, Great Britain in international competitions, Barker is an Olympic champion, a three-time World champion and seven-time European champion in the team pursuit, as well as a three-time World champion in the points and scratch races, a World champion in the madison, a two-time European madison champion and one time European elimination race champion. Representing Wales, Barker was also the points race champion at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Career Early life Elinor Jane Barker from Heath, Cardiff, is the daughter of Graham Barker, deputy headteacher at St Julian's Comprehensive School in Newport, Wales, Newport. She has two older siblings, Joe and Harri and a sister, Megan Barker, Megan, three years her junior and also a successful racing cyclist. She attended Llanishen High School. Junior career Barker took up c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 Kg
Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can include: developing physical strength; promoting health and fitness; competing in weightlifting sports; and developing a muscular and aesthetic physique. Olympic weightlifting is a specific type of weightlifting sport practiced at the Olympic Games, commonly referred to simply as "weightlifting". Other weightlifting sports include stone lifting, powerlifting, kettlebell lifting, and para powerlifting—the weightlifting sport practiced at the Paralympic Games. Different weightlifting sports may be distinguished by the different ways of lifting a weight, and/or the objects lifted. Weightlifting events are key elements of strength athletics. Weight training is weightlifting to develop physical strength and/or a muscular physique. It is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Evans (weightlifter)
Gareth Irfon Evans (born 18 April 1986) is a Welsh weightlifter. He has competed in the 62 kg and 69 kg weight categories, and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. Early and personal life Evans was born to North Wales parents then resident in Dundee, Scotland, but the family moved back to their home in Holyhead, Anglesey before Evans started his schooling. Evans started weightlifting aged 12, when he joined the local Holyhead Weightlifting Club. A trained painter and decorator, he gave up his job in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and moved for the preceding year to Headingley, Leeds, to train full-time at the British Weight Lifting High Performance Centre. Evans has a daughter. Career At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Francois Etoundi a Cameroon-born weightlifter competing for Australia, competed in the men's 77 kg event where he won a bronze medal. The following day, he was arrested for breaking the nose of Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Wrestling competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia were held between 12 and 14 April at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. Medal table Medal summary Men's freestyle Women's freestyle Participating nations There are 23 participating nations in wrestling with a total of 105 wrestlers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Results Book – Wrestling {{Sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 in sport wrestling Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, 2018 Events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games International wrestling competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast from April 5 to 9. The Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting competition was held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events were held. On 7 October 2016, it was announced that seven new events for women were being added to the sport program, meaning there would be an equal number of events for men and women. This marked the first time in history that a major multi-sport event would have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions: Medal table Medalists Men's events Women's events Records Men's Women's Broken Records in Weightlifting Qualification For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triathlon At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Southport Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast from April 5 to 7. A total of five events took place, two each for men and women and a mixed relay event. For the first time ever, para-triathlon events were contested at the Commonwealth Games. Medal table Medallists ;Para-triathlon Participating nations There are 24 participating nations in triathlon with a total of 77 athletes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Results Book – Triathlon {{Sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games, 2018 2018 in triathlon Events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Triathlon competitions in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15. A total of nine events are scheduled to be held, three each for men and women and a mixed doubles event. A further two para sport events are also scheduled to be held. Medal table Medallists Para Participating nations There are 35 participating nations in Table tennis with a total of 160 athletes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Results Book – Table tennis {{Sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ... Events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Table tennis competitions in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
