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The Netball competition is for women only. It has been included in all Commonwealth Games since 1998 when team sports were first introduced.
It made its first appearance in the 1990 Games as a demonstration sport. It is now obligatory to include Netball on each Commonwealth Games program.
The governing body for Netball in Australia is Netball Australia.
Latest Netball News
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Kickstarting greatness: How the Melbourne 2006 Games Turned Aussie Young Guns into Superstars
March 26, 2024For some, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games was symbolised by certain moments. Some of Australia’s greatest Commonwealth Games athletes began their journey at the 2006 Games. Let’s take a look back at the early days of a few of them.
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Trinbago success demonstrates value of Commonwealth Games
February 8, 2024The critical importance of the Commonwealth Youth Games in the development pathway of young athletes has been confirmed on the back of the success of Trinbago 2023.
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Diamonds shine at prestigious VIS Award of Excellence
November 27, 2023Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallists and teammates Liz Watson, Joanna Weston and Kiera Austin have joined the Victorian Institute of Sport honour roll, named as winners of the prestigious VIS Award of Excellence held last week.
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Focus on ‘Winning Well’ Leads to Trinbago Recognition
November 24, 2023The Australian Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games Team have been recognised for the ‘Win Well’ Award, with the finalists for the 2023 AIS Sport Performance Awards (ASPAs) announced today.