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The future takes centre stage as 2024 Emerging Athlete of the Year finalists announced
May 12, 2025From record-breaking runs to world titles and Paralympic podiums, the trio of finalists announced for the 2024 Emerging Athlete of the Year prove that the future of Australian sport is in outstanding hands.
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O’Brien’s record run seals Emerging Athlete title
May 7, 2025Capping off a phenomenal week at the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships, 17-year-old Leah O’Brien has been named Commonwealth Games Australia’s Emerging Athlete of the Month for April.
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Investing in Australia’s sporting future through Green2Gold2Great
April 17, 2025A strategic and comprehensive investment through Commonwealth Games Australia’s (CGA) Green2Gold2Great (G2G2G) Program is enhancing preparation and performance capabilities for Australian athletes ahead of Glasgow 2026.
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Seven Network confirmed for Glasgow 2026
April 13, 2025The Seven Network will remain the home of the Commonwealth Games in Australia, announced today as the official broadcast media partner of Glasgow 2026 next year.
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From PB to podium: Davidson named Emerging Athlete of the Month
April 10, 2025Lianna Davidson’s golden throw at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne and a personal-best season opener in the US have earned the rising javelin star the title of Commonwealth Games Australia’s Emerging Athlete of the Month for March.
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Fearnley scholarships awarded to rising para-sport stars
April 9, 2025Named in recognition of one of Australia’s most accomplished Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes, this year’s cohort of Kurt Fearnley Scholarship (KFS) recipients have ambitions to make their own marks on the world stage.
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Glasgow 2026 to enthral the Commonwealth in just 500 days
March 10, 2025The 74 nations and territories of the Commonwealth are today marking 500-days-to-go until Glasgow 2026.
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Glasgow 2026 to feature historic medal program
February 7, 2025The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is set to deliver an action-packed and inclusive sports program, with the official medal event schedule revealed for the first time on Thursday.
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Throws athletes gather to round out Green2Gold2Great Period
January 30, 2025With Period One of Commonwealth Games Australia’s (CGA) Green2Gold2Great funding coming to an end, Australian Athletics bookended the period with a bang.
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Gout’s historic 200m victory earns Emerging Athlete of the Month honours
December 19, 2024Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has capped off a phenomenal year with history-making performances at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships to earn his title as Emerging Athlete of the Month.
