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Happy birthday to eight-time Commonwealth Games me

Happy birthday to eight-time Commonwealth Games medallist @geoffhuegill 🥳🎉

The @swimmingaustralia champion won his first medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur winning two gold medals. Before going on to compete and medal at both Manchester in 2002 and Delhi in 2010 where he won three medals at each Games.

Enjoy your day Geoff! 🎂🎉

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Today marks World Hearing Day, a day to raise awar

Today marks World Hearing Day, a day to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. On this special day, we celebrate two of our CGA Alumni Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick OAM (@cindy_bailey8) and Dean Barton-Smith AM who are deaf athletes who have represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games!

Cindy-Lu debuted at the Brisbane 1982 Games where she reached the finals of the 100m and 200m butterfly events and was part of Australia's 4x100m relay team which had finished first in the final but were sadly disqualified following the event. The @swimmingaustralia star returned to compete at the Edinburgh 1986 Games!

Dean represented Australia at the Auckland 1990 Commonwealth Games in the decathlon, at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, Barton-Smith made Australian sport history becoming the first deaf competitor to represent Australia at the Olympics. The @athleticsaustralia star returned to compete at the Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games where he narrowly missed out on the medals finishing fourth in the decathlon.

#WorldHearingDay #WorldHearingDay2021 #HearingAwarenessWeek #HearingAwarenessWeek2021

Happy birthday to two-time @gc2018 gold medallist

Happy birthday to two-time @gc2018 gold medallist @becva79 🥳🎉

The @bowlsaustralia star won gold medals as part of the Jackaroos women's triples and women's fours teams on the Gold Coast 🥇🥇💚💛

Enjoy your day Bec! 🎂🎉

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Want to get involved in Para-sport?... Head along

Want to get involved in Para-sport?... Head along to the come and try day hosted by @ausparalympics at @melbournesportscentres!

Head to the @tabletennisaustralia account to find out how to register and what is happening in your state! 🏓

#tabletennis #tabletennisaustralia #badminton #badmintonaustralia #tennis #tennisaustralia

Happy birthday to seven-time Commonwealth Games me

Happy birthday to seven-time Commonwealth Games medallist @matthewmitcham88 🥳🎉

The @divingaus legend rewrote the history books at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games when, in an astonishing last-gasp performance under extreme pressure, he became the first Australian male diver since Dick Eve in Paris in 1924 to win an Olympic gold medal. Matthew represented Australia at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing medals in three events. The @sportaushof member won four silver medals across all disciplines at the Delhi 2010 Games. Four years later at the Glasgow 2014 Games, Matthew won gold in the Syncro 10 metre platform and two silver medals in the springboard.

Enjoy your day Matthew! 🎂🎉

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Sending you all #GoodVibes via @aussie7s star @dom

Sending you all #GoodVibes via @aussie7s star @domdutoit ☺️

Happy birthday to 11-time Commonwealth Games medal

Happy birthday to 11-time Commonwealth Games medallist @hayleylewis_swimrun 🥳|

The @swimmingaustralia champion was a sensation at the Auckland 1990 Commonwealth Games winning five gold medals and a bronze medal as a 15-year-old! 👏👏 The @sportaushof member returned at the Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games to win a further five medals, including two golds, to take her career total to 11 medals!

Enjoy your day Hayley! 🎂🎉

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Some #MondayMotivation from @divingaus star @anabe

Some #MondayMotivation from @divingaus star @anabellesmith 💪🙌

#GetIt #NewWeek

Need something to do this Sunday arvo?.. take some

Need something to do this Sunday arvo?.. take some inspo from @gc2018 silver medallists and @aussie7s stars @charlottecaslick and @domdutoit and work on those fundamentals 👏🏉

Tickets are now on sale for the 2021 @auscyclingau

Tickets are now on sale for the 2021 @auscyclingaus Track National Championships at Brisbane’s Anna Meares Velodrome from 24-28 March 2021

38 champions will be crowned in the individual and team sprint, keirin, individual and team pursuits, individual time trials, points race and scratch race, omnium and Madison event | Ticket prices start at just $10, with all tickets providing access to an entire day of racing action | AusCycling Member discounts, plus Family and Series passes, are also available | @auscyclingaus @visitbrisbane @queensland

That's a 1️⃣0️⃣ from us @brittany.obrien 👏👏🐬

#diving #repost

Happy birthday to two-time Commonwealth Games gold

Happy birthday to two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist @deek207 🥳🎉

The @athleticsaustralia legend is responsible for one of Australia’s greatest Commonwealth Games performances when he won the marathon at the 1982 Brisbane Games.

In a race that stopped the nation, Deek was the favourite to win the gold medal in the marathon but was trailing until the final few kilometres. Cheered on by the home crowd on the streets of Brisbane, de Castella came roaring home to take the lead in the 39th kilometre and went on to win the race by 80m, winning his first Commonwealth Games gold medal. He then defended his marathon title at the 1986 games in Edinburgh.

Have a great day Deek! 🎂🎉

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