Hundreds more Australians will head to the upcoming Games in Glasgow expecting to return with gold medals in tow — and here are 10 of our leading hopes.
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Australian high jumper Eleanor Patterson returns to Glasgow a completely different person to the shy 18-year-old who snatched Commonwealth Games gold in 2014.
Shayne Hope
‘I thought, you know what, we’ll do it full send. We’ll send it full.’
Harrison Reid
WATCH: With her grandmother watching on for the first time in almost a decade, Perth’s Iona Anderson celebrated her Scottish roots and delivered a gold medal for Australia on a memorable day in Glasgow.
Josh Kempton
Perth’s Iona Anderson cemented her status as one of swimming’s brightest young stars with a superb gold medal, while Cam McEvoy added to his legacy to continue another golden day in the pool.
Dominance is always expected in the pool, but there is no reason the Glasgow gold rush has to stop once Australia rolls out its athletes on dry land with a host of rising stars ready to become household names.
Jake Santa Maria
Cam McEvoy has won his first individual Commonwealth Games gold medal as Australia enjoyed another strong night at the pool.
Roger Vaughan and Ian Chadband
The 18-year-old could be heard grimacing in pain before being taken away on a stretcher.
Ben Sutton
Australia's leading male gymnast Jesse Moore has collected a bronze medal in the men's all-around final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Joanna Guelas
Aaron 'Disco' Wilson's bid for a rare Commonwealth Games feat has continued with a fifth straight win in the men's singles bowls in Glasgow.
Australian Shayna Jack, already a dual gold medallist in Glasgow, will have plenty to dive into once her swimming career ends at the Commonwealth Games.
Roger Vaughan
Not everything went to plan early on day three for the Aussies in Glasgow, but there is no reason to suggest the gold rush will be stopping anytime soon after another strong suite of heat swims.
Australia have extended their perfect start to the Commonwealth Games, making a mockery of Eleanor Cardwell's pre-match critique with a huge win over England.
Australia added five more gold medals to the tally on Day 3 as our swimming domination continues. Here’s how it all played out overnight in Glasgow.
Fraser Williams, Jake Santa Maria and Josh Kempton
A gold medallist was among the 12 Western Australian athletes in action on the third day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Here’s how they all fared.
Josh Kempton & Jake Santa Maria
Lachie Kennedy is in a buoyant mood ahead of his Commonwealth Games debut, ready to chase victory against a star-studded men's 100m field.
The teenager’s teammates admitted they were shaken by the accident and struggled to refocus.
Josh Azzopardi felt robbed when missed out to Rohan Browning for 100m selection, but the relay teammates are on good terms ahead of their push for Glasgow gold.
If you are ever in any doubt over what representing Australia means to our athletes, you only need to look at the reactions of two of our gold medallists from the first two day of the Commonwealth Games.
It’s not often a photographer has more tears than the subject they’re capturing. But that was the case as Linnea Lindberg briefly put down the camera to embrace partner Sam Williamson on his gold medal.
Chris Robinson
Resilience was the theme of Australia’s swimmers securing five more gold medals on the second day of the Commonwealth Games.
Australia's top cycling sprinter Leigh Hoffman won't stir the pot over what's being sold as a grudge clash with his old teammate at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome.
Ian Chadband
Australia's Georgia Godwin has added to her Commonwealth Games legacy, leading the nation's best women gymnasts to team gold in Glasgow.
