Canada competed in the

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which were held in

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, India from October 3–14, 2010. Canada competed in 15 out of 17 sports with the exceptions being netball (team did not qualify) and tennis (scheduling conflicts). Canada's team consisted of 251 athletes, which was a decrease of 3 from the 2006 games. However, the events at these games were much more than they were in 2006. Several athletes withdrew due to safety concerns, including medal contenders

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, Perdita Felician and

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. Ken Pereira, Captain of the Men's field hockey team, was named the flag bearer on September 18, 2010, becoming the first Indo-Canadian and field hockey player to receive the honour.

Medalists

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Archery

Canada sent 10 archers to the 2010 commonwealth games. Kevin Tataryn and Dietmar Trillus on September 22, 2010, withdrew, due to safety concerns. The replacements Nathan Cameron and Michael Schleppe were announced on September 24, 2010. Men Women

Athletics

Canada sent a team of 40 athletes to the 2010 Commonwealth Games ;Men Decathlon ;Women Heptathlon

Badminton

Canada's Badminton will consist of 11 athletes for the 2010 Commonwealth Games . Joseph Rogers and

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will also attend as alternates. On September 28, 2010, Alvin Lau withdrew due to educational commitments. Men Women Mixed Mixed Team Canada was ranked 5th in the draw and drew #3 England, #10 Mauritius, #14 Uganda and tied for #20 (last place) The Falkland Islands. Placing 2nd behind England after the group rounds, Canada lost to India in the Quarterfinals. ;Group C ;Quarterfinals

Boxing

Canada sent a team of 5 boxers to the 2010 Commonwealth Games On October 1, 2010, it was announced that Colin Fish and Steve Rolls were removed from the team for missing a mandatory training camp.

Cycling

Canada sent a team of 12 Cyclists to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. On October 1, 2010, Alison Testroete withdrew due to an injury.

Road

Men Women

Track

Men *

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– Men's Points, Scratch * Travis Smith – 1 km Time Trial, Sprint, Keirin Women *

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– Women's Individual Pursuit, Points, Scratch, Team Sprint *

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– 500m/1 km Time Trial, Sprint, Team Sprint

Diving

Canada sent a team of 11 divers to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. However, on September 15, 2010

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withdrew from the event with a back injury. On September 28, 2010, Meaghan Benfeito withdrew due to a lingering back injury, and was replaced with 17-year-old Rachel Kemp. ;Men ;Women

Gymnastics

Canada will send 13 gymnasts to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Artistic

;Men *

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* Ian Galvan *

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;Women * Gabby May * Catherine Dion * Kristin Klarenbach * Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette *

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Rhythmic

* Mariam Chamilova * Demetra Mantcheva * Nerissa Mo

Field hockey

Canada has qualified both a men's and women's field hockey team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Men

The team. * Adam Froese * David Carter *

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* David Jameson *

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* Mark Pearson * Ken Pereira *

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* Hudson Stewart *

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* Jesse Watson * Philip Wright Canada has been drawn into Group B with South Africa, England, Trinidad and Tobago and New Zealand. Pool B Match Schedule: ---- ---- ----

Women

The team. *

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* Amanda Stone * Anna Kozniuk *

Azelia Liu Azelia Liu (born March 15, 1979, in Scarborough, Ontario) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Canada. She played for the country's national junior team before joining the senior team in 2002. In her career, Liu has participated in numerous internati ...

* Diana Roemer * Kate Gillis * Katie Baker * Katie Collison * Kristine Wishart * Robyn Pendleton *

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Stephanie Jameson Stephanie Jameson (born January 23, 1982) is a former Canadian women's field hockey international. Between 2012 and 2017 she held the record as Canada's most capped women's field hockey international. She represented Canada at the 2002, 2006 a ...

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* Thea Culley * Tyla Flexman Canada has been drawn into Group B with England, Wales, Malaysia and New Zealand. Pool B Match Schedule: ---- ---- ----

Lawn bowls

Canada sent a team of 12 lawn bowlers to the 2010 Commonwealth Games ;Men ;Women

Rugby sevens

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* Thyssen de Goede *

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* Neil Meechan *

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* Conor Trainor ;Group A ---- ---- ----

Shooting

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. Men Women

Squash

Canada's squash team consisted of 7 athletes (3 male and 4 female). On October 1, 2010, Shahier Razik withdrew due to an injury, a replacement was not announced. Men ;Doubles ;Pool 4 Women ;Doubles ;Pool 1 ;Mixed ;Pool 1 ;Pool 3

Swimming

Canada's swimming team will consist of 27 swimmers. The Relay teams was announced the day prior to competition. ;Men ;Men's Relays ;Women

Synchronized swimming

Canada attempted to continue its streak of winning every gold medal awarded in the sport ever at the Commonwealth Games. The team was announced on August 19, 2010. *

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– Duet (substitute)

Table tennis

Canada's table tennis squad consisted of 10 athletes, two of them being alternates but did not actually participate. Men *

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* Xavier Therien * Andre Ho *

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*Alternate Women * Zhang Mo * Sara Yuen *

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* Marie-Andree Levesque *Alternate

Weightlifting

Canada sent a team of 15 weightlifters to the 2010 Commonwealth Games ;Men ;Women

Wrestling

Canada sent a team of 16 wrestlers to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. On October 1, 2010, both John Pineda and Khetag Pliev withdrew due to injuries and were replaced with Promise Mwenga (who is already competing in Greco-Roman) and Korey Jarvis respectively. ;Men's Freestyle ;Women's Freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

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