With the 2018 Australian Gold Coast Commonwealth Games a month away, with new 2018 athletes included it is projected that over 60 supported athletes will compete at the Games for their respective countries.
Below profiles those selected thus far and with some teams yet to be released these numbers will increase.
Notable athletes include 11 year old
Anna Hursey a table tennis player selected for Wales, she will be the youngest athlete in their team.
Team Ireland will include 10 boxers supported through the Foundation and with their heritage in boxing a large medal haul is expected to come back to Ireland.
Leon Rattigan will be competing in his third Commonwealth Games within Freestyle wrestling, having successfully won bronze at the two previous Games in Delhi and Glasgow respectively.
Leon explained “I have received support for a number of years and its made a huge impact in my preparation towards qualifying for Gold Coast Games, as a non-funded sport the financial support has paid for international competitions, the gym has aided my strength and conditioning programme and when I picked up an injury I was able to get back on the mat quickly having received physio treatment sessions, I look forward to going to the Games and bringing home my third Commonwealth medal”.
See our supported Athletes below:
TEAM ENGLAND |
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Athletics |
Dina Asher-Smith | 200m + relay
Bianca Williams | 200m + relay
Ashleigh Nelson | relay
Dwayne Cowan | 400m + relay
Perri Shakes-Drayton | 400m + relay
Margaret Adeoye | 400 relay
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | 800m
Dan Bramble | long jump
Nathan Fox | triple jump
Jade Lally | discus
Jacob Paul | 400m hurdles
Nick Miller | hammer
Gemma Bridge | race walking
Adelle Tracey | 800m
Para Athletics |
Amar Aichoun | T38 100m
Simon Lawson | T54 marathon
Maria Verdille | T35 100m
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Swimming |
Emily Large |
Chloe Golding |
Luke Greenbank |
Jessica Fullalove |
Anna Maine |
Anna Hopkin |
Para Swimming |
Jacob Leach |
Thomas Hamer |
Alice Tai |
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Diving |
Tom Daley |
Noah Williams |
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Beach Volleyball |
Chris Gregory |
Jake Sheaf |
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Weightlifting |
Zoe Smith |
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Para Weightlifting |
Louise Sugden |
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Wrestler |
Leon Rattigan |
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TEAM WALES |
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Athletics |
Seren Bundy Davis | 400m
Johnathan Hopkins | Steeplechase
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Triathlon |
Zoe Thomas |
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Rugby 7’s |
Elinor Snowsill |
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Swimming |
Chloe Tutton |
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Hockey |
Natasha Marke-Jones |
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Fencing |
Alexander Edwards |
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Table Tennis |
Anna Hursey |
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TEAM IRELAND |
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Athletics |
Paul Pollock | Marathon
Dempsey McGuigan | Hammer
Adam Kirk-Smith | Steeplechase
Para Athletics |
Jack Agnew | Wheelchair Racing
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Boxing |
James McGiven |
Aidan Walsh |
Michaela Walsh |
Alanna Nihell |
Sean McComb |
Damien Sullivan |
Brendan Irvine |
Carly McNaul |
Kristina O’Hara |
Steven Donnelly |
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Archery |
Kirsty Hegarty |
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TEAM SCOTLAND |
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Table Tennis |
Gavin Rumgay |
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TEAM NIGERIA |
Michael Edwards | Triple Jump
TEAM JAMAICA |
Daniel Lewis | Triple Jump
TEAM GHANA |
Forrester Osei | Weightlifting: Olympic
