Aug 5, 2014
The 2014 Commonwealth Games have wrapped up in Glasgow, Scotland, and it has been a week filled with exciting moments and historic medals!
Aug 3, 2014
Aug 1, 2014
Jul 31, 2014
After two sessions featuring 24 gymnasts from 12 different nations and territories, the women’s individual all-around competition has now wrapped up in Glasgow, and England has swept the podium! Claudia Fragapane took the gold, Ruby Harrold got silver, and Hannah Whelan took bronze.
Jul 30, 2014
On the second day of qualifications for the Commonwealth Games, the field is now set on all apparatuses for event finals.
Jul 29, 2014
After the first day of competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the field is set for event finals on five events. On women’s vault, Claudia Fragapane (ENG) qualified in first place with a 14.453 average, leading second place qualifier Ellie Black (CAN) by a comfortable margin of 0.304. Qualifying in third place was Kirsten Beckett (RSA), with Kelly Simm (ENG) just behind in fourth place. Maegan Chant (CAN) qualified in fifth place, followed by Georgia-Rose Brown (AUS), Dipa Karmakar (IND), and Emma White (SCO). On the uneven bars, Rebecca Downie led the field with a 14.683 for the top qualifying spot. Four Australian women scored well enough to earn finals slots, but only two of these women will be able to compete in the finals due to the two-per-country rule. Larissa Miller and Georgia-Rose Brown will compete, while fourth-place finisher Olivia Vivian and seventh-place finisher Mary-Anne Monckton will miss out. Lizzie Beddoe of Wales, Ruby Harrold of England, Ellie Black, Raer Theaker of Wales, and Kirsten Beckett will round out the field on that event. Fragapane qualified in eighth place but will also sit out the finals due to the two-per-country rule. This rule also proved troublesome on men’s floor exercise, where all four competitors from England finished in the top eight slots. Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham, the first and second-place qualifiers, will move on to the finals while Kristian Thomas and Nile Wilson will sit out. Qualifying in third was Daniel Keatings (SCO), followed by Scott Morgan (CAN), Clinton Purnell (WAL), Ashish Kumar (IND), David Bishop (NZL), and Wah Toon Hoe (SIN). Whitlock also took the top qualifying spot for the pommel horse finals, narrowly edging out teammate Louis Smith with a 15.733 and 15.700 respectively. Keatings took the third spot, followed by Jac Davies (WAL), Zi Jie Gabriel Gan (SIN), Anderson Loran (CAN), Daniel Purvis (SCO), and Purnell. Wilson (ENG) and Frank Baines (SCO) found themselves on the wrong end of the two-per-country rule and will miss the finals despite seventh and ninth place finishes. Morgan led qualifications on still rings with a score of 15.200 and a 0.333 lead over teammate and second-place qualifier Kevin Lytwyn (CAN). Purvis qualified in third place, followed by Oldham, Matthew Palmer (NZL), Whitlock, Purnell, and Naoya Tsukahara. Wilson (ENG) finished in seventh place but will again sit out as the third-place finisher on the English team.
Jul 28, 2014
The first day of qualifications is complete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and the list of event finalists is set on five events. Intermediate team and individual all-around standings have also been determined based on today’s competition results. So far, England leads both the men’s and women’s team scoring, with the Australian women currently in second and the Welsh women edging out Canada on the first day of competition for the third place spot so far.
Update, 7/28:
Jul 27, 2014
Jul 24, 2014
With the Commonwealth Games beginning in just ten days, the athlete village has officially opened its doors to athletes and officials arriving in Glasgow. The day was marked by official ceremonies and a performance of dance and theatre by the National Youth Theatre.
Jul 14, 2014
Jun 20, 2014
