Uncommon performance
South African athletes made their country proud at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, bringing home 27 medals and placing 9th overall…. Read More
Uncommon performance
Checking In On The Commonwealth
Not the Common Cold
Despite testing positive for Covid-19 hours before the Commonwealth Games Women’s cricket final, Australian player Tahlia McGrath was approved to… Read More
Common Wealth?
The budget for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was around £778m (~R16bn), a decrease from the £967m spent at… Read More
Every Inch Counts
Ese Brume won the 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s long-jump, beating the record with a 7.00m jump. The Nigerian athlete beat… Read More
Remnants of Empire
The first Commonwealth Games event, which took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930, was called the British Empire Games and… Read More