Catch up on all the happenings in Commonwealth Sport as we approach the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

PLOUFFE RECLAIMS INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT CROWN, OBLITERATES CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

Maeve Plouffe has reclaimed the women’s individual pursuit national championship on Day 3 of #TrackNats22, smashing the championship record in the process.

Plouffe won gold with a time of 3:22.557 and caught silver medallist Amber Pate with two laps to go in the 3000m event.

The 22-year-old now adds a second individual pursuit national championship to her trophy cabinet after winning in 2019.

BOXING AUSTRALIA STARS KNOCKOUT 2022 SELECTION TOURNAMENTS

 

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2022 AUSTRALIAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT COOLANGATTA BEACH

The 2022 Australian Beach Volleyball champions were today crowned at Coolangatta Beach, after a thrilling three days of action that saw Australia’s best alongside international teams go head to head.

Number one seeds Nikki Laird and Phoebe Bell have taken out the Women’s Elite title while Aussie men’s favourites Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher fell in three thrilling sets to New Zealand’s number one team Sam O’dea and Bradley Fuller.

PARA-TABLE TENNIS STARS SHINE AT 2022 SPANISH PARA OPEN

What an incredible tournament for our Table Tennis Australia stars at the Para Open in Spain, coming home with seven medals.

It bodes well for the team ahead of the upcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games that will feature the biggest Para-Table Tennis sport program in Commonwealth Games history.

CLONAN WINS THIRD-STRAIGHT WOMEN’S SPRINT TITLE

Kristina Clonan was pushed to the limit en route to winning her third-straight elite women’s sprint national championship on #TrackNats22 Sunday, stating her newest national crown was the toughest of them all.

The Queenslander was visibly fatigued after donning the national champion’s jersey, a clear indication of the energy she exerted to maintain her dominance over the women’s sprint field.

AUSSIE ATHLETES READY TO BE BOLD, BRAVE AND BRILLIANT IN BIRMINGHAM

Last week Commonwealth Games Australia celebrated the Birmingham Queen’s Baton Relay touring Australia and with now less than 125 days to go until the Games, we caught up with some of Australia’s best athletes who are targeting the upcoming Games.

BIRMINGHAM 2022 QUEEN’S BATON RELAY CELEBRATED IN AUSTRALIA

THE FAMILY & FANS TOUR TO THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place from 28 July to 8 August 2022.

To be in the stands in Birmingham supporting the Australian Team, for the first time Australian families and fans will be able to access group tickets for all events at the Commonwealth Games.

The Family & Fans Tour ensures Australian families and fans can sit and cheer together, stay together and play together at the Birmingham Games.

Tour packages are available; however, numbers are limited.

Bookings are now open, learn more about the Family & Fans Tour below.