Commonwealth Games 2022 Team Announcements

[LuckySpikes]

I thought it would be useful to have one place for all the Comm Games team announcements so that we can see who our plucky lads and lasses are up against.

[LuckySpikes]

Already posted elsewhere on the forum ...

English team announcement - https://www.englandathletics.org/ath...or-birmingham/

[LuckySpikes]

Welsh team announcment - https://www.welshathletics.org/en/bl...m-announcement

[Occasional Hope]

Their quota allows them to select lower ranking athletes than England. I bet the England hammer girls are a bit put out out to see Amber Simpson gets to go.

[LuckySpikes]

Northern Irish team announcement - https://athleticsni.org/News/Athleti...irmingham-2022

[LuckySpikes]

Canadian team of 43 athletes - https://athletics.ca/athletics-canad...th-games-team/

[Ladyloz]

I wasn't expecting Warner to do the Decathlon here given the proximity to Worlds but a shame he's not doing any individual events. He'd be very competitive in the Long Jump and hurdles.

[Occasional Hope]

Isn’t he injured? He didn’t do trials.

[LuckySpikes]

A strong Aussie team with not many of their big names missing - https://www.athletics.com.au/news/at...to-birmingham/

In case you're wondering what the letters after names signify ... They're what state the athlete represents, e.g., Q = Queensland, N = New South Wales etc

[marra]

Kenyan team here (as well as the WC team) - https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2...h-games-teams/

Obv they will be strong anyway, but looks like some of their very best - Kipyegon and Obiri for starters - are skipping B'ham.

[RunUnlimited]

Laura Muir's ears pricked up at that news... No Kipyegon? A Commonwealth gold beckoning perhaps?

[drobbie]

hopefully she can get into top form for the worlds too, since hassan doesnt seem to be around, theres an easier route to medals

[DerbyCountyinNZ]

No Gateri in 5000 and none of the top women in the 10000. Eilish for the double!

[drobbie]

i see scotlands team hasnt been announced yet. perhaps wating until tomorrow to avoid clashing with wee nicolas latest pretendyreferendum

[marilyn1]

A strong Aussie team with not many of their big names missing - https://www.athletics.com.au/news/at...to-birmingham/

In case you're wondering what the letters after names signify ... They're what state the athlete represents, e.g., Q = Queensland, N = New South Wales etc

Happy to see McSweyn back in action after his illness

[DerbyCountyinNZ]

New Zealand team: https://athletics.org.nz/defending-c...or-birmingham/

Of the conditional selections O'Hagan (W HJ) and Tanner (M 1500) now confirmed. If Speakman is not confirmed there is no indication who, if anyone, will be chosen as replacement.

Most medal hopes in the field with Men's SP and HJ and Women's PV, SP, HT and JT. Women's Pole Vault should be very interesting, sadly Eliza McCartney has only just resumed training and won't compete until next NZ summer.

[carterhatch]

Welcome to the forum, DerbyCountyinNZ - it has been a crazy 12 months or so for Rams fans!

[DerbyCountyinNZ]

Thanks. That's an understatement!

[Ladyloz]

Scotland Team Named. No egregious omissions that I can see.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Scotland take 33 athletes to Birmingham - BBC Sport

[MR_ME]

Eilish McColgan down to double at the Worlds and the Commonwealths. That's a lot of racing in a space of 3 weeks.

[drobbie]

only one i could think of was nikki manson, but she seems to be injured

[Occasional Hope]

Eilish has signed up for the London marathon as well.

[Ladyloz]

Sounds like the Jamaicans don't like these quotas

Kayon Raynor on Twitter: "A standoff is brewing between the JAAA and the @jamaicaolympic over the no. of track athletes to make the trip to the C'wealth Games in Birmingham between Jul 28 & Aug 8. According to sources the JOA wrote the JAAA requesting that their team of athletes be cut from 70 to 48. https://t.co/KIg67oEPhF" / Twitter

[PotterHoppo96]

There's quite a big difference between 48 and 70 so.someone has messed up big time somewhere.

[Occasional Hope]

Maybe it’s to allow some team sports to go?

[marilyn1]

McColgan will not do the double at both WC and CG, whatever the selection shows.

[treadwater1]

Jamaican squad has been announced, good to see all of their big names included, Jackson doubles, SAFP goes in the 100, ETH the 200

[Occasional Hope]

Is that the reduced number?

[Chafford1]

SAFP is down to compete in the Diamond League meeting in Silesia on 6 August, so I'm not sure how she's going to manage Birmingham as well.

[marilyn1]

Jamaican squad has been announced, good to see all of their big names included, Jackson doubles, SAFP goes in the 100, ETH the 200

Do hope they do the business.!!