Commonwealth Games
Barak Mizrachi in the green and gold. Photo: AAP Image/Sport the Library, Drew Chislett
February 14, 2019, 1:35 pm
Jewish Paralympian decides to retire
Despite the temptation of Tokyo 2020, veteran Australian Paralympic table tennis player Barak Mizrachi has announced his competitive retirement after almost two decades in the sport.
By Aaron Fetter
Steven Solomon is back on our shores after spending the last six years in the USA.
November 22, 2018, 5:12 pm
Solomon’s home run
Based in the USA since 2012, Australian 400m runner Steven Solomon has returned to live in his home city of Sydney - and he couldn't be happier.
By Shane Desiatnik
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva in action in the senior international ribbon final at the 2018 Australian Gymnastics Championships. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 13, 2018, 2:35 pm
‘Sasha’ leads medal feast at nationals
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon running in heat 2 of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games. Photo: AAP
April 19, 2018, 3:14 pm
Heartbreak for Solomon, Mizrachi game but outclassed
Triumph turned to tragedy in less than 30 minutes for Steven Solomon and his three Australian teammates in a dramatic second heat of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games last Friday.
By Shane Desiatnik
Jemima Montag crosses the finish line to win the Women's 20km Race Walk final on day four of competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games at Currumbin Beachfront on the Gold Coast, Australia, Sunday, April 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
April 12, 2018, 12:01 am
Double delight for Jewish athletes at Commonwealth Games
JEMIMA Montag created Australian Jewish sporting history on Sunday morning when she won the 20km race walk at the Commonwealth Games.
Jemima Montag (middle) with Alana Barber (left) and Bethan Davies.
April 12, 2018, 12:00 am
Montag’s golden walk captivates a nation
We all hope and dream, but six months ago not even those in Jemima Montag's inner circle could have believed that she'd be a Commonwealth Games gold medallist in just her third 20km race.
By Aaron Fetter
Matthew Levy after winning gold in the men's S7 50m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on April 9. Photo: Swimming Australia Ltd/Delly Carr.
April 12, 2018, 12:00 am
Thumbs up for Levy’s golden Games
Until Monday night, North Sydney Paralympian Matthew Levy had achieved almost everything he could dream of in swimming – the sport he first took up for health reasons as a child living with cerebral palsy and vision impairment.
By Shane Desiatnik
Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva. Photo: Gymnastics Australia
March 8, 2018, 11:40 am
Fantastic five picked for Commonwealth Games
It's official – five Jewish athletes have made Australia's team for next month's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon on his way to breaking an Australian men's 400m indoor record in the heats of the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships last week. Photo: Cheryl Treworgy Photography
March 1, 2018, 6:14 pm
Solomon’s sizzling time ahead of Games
US-based Australian Olympian 400m runner Steven Solomon smashed a stack of men's indoor 400m records last week at the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
By Shane Desiatnik
Pure elation. Jemima Montag realising she has just qualified for the Commonwealth Games in race walking. Photo: Mark Brake/ Getty Images AsiaPac
February 15, 2018, 11:00 am
Montag’s moment: Teen qualifies for Commonwealth Games
Teenage racewalker Jemima Montag will make her Commonwealth Games debut as part of Australia's athletics team for the Gold Coast games in April, after she claimed silver at the 2018 Australian 20km Racewalking and Oceania Championships in Adelaide earlier this week.
By Aaron Fetter
Alexandra Kiroi in action at the 2017 national championships. Photo: Peter Haskin
January 11, 2018, 10:26 am
Talented teens’ big chance for Commonwealth Games
Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Kiroi, 16, and race walker Jemima Montag, 19, have earned the chance to qualify for spots in the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to be held in the Gold Coast in April.
By Shane Desiatnik
from left Futsal Whites' Josh Margetts and Futsal Roos's Jarrod Basger in action during the ASB Trans Tasman Cup - Futsal Whites v Futsal Roos at ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand on Friday 10 July 2015. Photo : Masanori Udagawa / www.photosport.nz
August 29, 2016, 3:40 pm
Basger selected in World Cup squad
Jarrod Basger has been selected in Australia’s 14-man squad for the upcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup in Columbia.
By Joshua Levi
Amy Meyer (right) pictured with fellow judo medal-winners in the women’s under-48kg category in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo: AP Photo/Frank Augstein
August 6, 2014, 9:29 am
The agony and the ecstasy
FORMER Emanuel School student Amy Meyer captured a bronze medal for judo last Thursday at Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games, but there was heartbreak for Olympic hero Steven Solomon, who tore a hamstring in the 400-metre semifinal on Tuesday night.
Amy Meyer (right) is on her way to the Commonwealth Games.
July 15, 2014, 8:29 am
Grappling for Games gold
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