Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens
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As some Ferners don't seem to know:
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham start this week.
The opening ceremony is on Thursday (UK time). The first athletes will compete on Friday evening NZT.Here is the schedule (Birmingham 2022 website): https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview
Here is the schedule (NZ website): https://www.olympic.org.nz/games/birmingham-2022/results/
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@Bovidae Do you mean White Fern Melie Kerr?
Edit: There seems to be a second one. This article from the Herald is from today, so a week after Kerr's. And it seems to be a male athlete, but doesn't say who it is.
With the United Kingdom having eliminated protocols aimed to stop the spread of the virus, the medical committee's monitoring is more about the athlete's wellbeing and their ability to compete at their best, with different sports requiring different energy systems.
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By the way, the Stuff website has a special section about the CommGames:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games
The NZ Herald too:
Commonwealth Games News | NZ Herald
Stay informed with the latest Commonwealth Games news, updates, opinion and analysis from NZ Herald. Find exclusive interviews, videos, photo galleries and more.
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Fingers crossed the Final of the Men's Squash will be between the top 2 seeds
Your very own Paul Coll (Seeded 1; World #2) versus our Joel Makin (Seeded 2; World #7)
Joel is the son of my mate Richard, pals since our first day of secondary school back in 1978.
This will be a repeat of the 2018 SF
Seedings announced for Commonwealth Games singles
New Zealand duo Paul Coll and Joelle King will headline the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games draws after being designated top seeds in the men’s and women’s draws, respectively. Defen…
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Wilde is smashing it. Two Kiwis in the top three. The chasing pack are 23 seconds behind.
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One more lap on the bike for these three who hold a 20 second lead.
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@Chris-B said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Must have Ian Chappell in judge's box to have given that!
Thought Reid should have channeled his inner George Bennett and buried himself on the bike for Wilde.
Must have done a deal?
NZ are in top spot in the women's team sprint. Should make the gold medal race
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I don’t think Wilde lacked energy after the bike work he was fresh as a daisy at the end. That run by Yee was just something else.
Penalty robbed us of a finish though. Must have had a super slow mo to judge that. He certainly had his hand on the helmet clip but it looked like the bike was in before he clicked it. Would have been a difficult decision for him if leading at the end whether to risk a DQ on a challenge.
