Commonwealth Games

[Bazile]

As a competition , what's the point of the Commonwealth Games - when the competitors are not competing against the world's top athletes ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43308650

[Mamyalynne]

It would take a competing or a past competing sportsman or woman to explain the spirit of the games to you far better than I could.

I'm sure there are many articles out there.

[Bazile]

Oh - i'ts a spirit thingy mamy - i see

[Mamyalynne]

Those are my words, others may see it a different way.

[Mamyalynne]

Not everyone is in agreement.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/usain-bolt-was-right-about-the-commonwealth-games-but-we-shouldnt-blame-the-organisers-9641173.html

[Cloverjo]

Same as the European Championships, or the Pan-American ones. They're still international competitions, giving good experience for global tournaments.

[ToraToraTora]

they are competing against the worlds top athletes. Are you saying that none of the worlds top athletes represent commonwealth countries?

[shoota]

The organisers of the Manchester games have decided to exclude all shooting sports claiming they don't have a suitable venue.
They have included track cycling events at a venue in London which is further away than the National Shooting Centre in Bisley.

[Cloverjo]

Shoota, the Manchester Commonwealth Games were in 2002. They'll be in Birmingham in 2022.
In 2002, the track cycling was in Manchester, in the velodrome where our cyclists train.

[shoota]

You're right CJ I was getting my midlands cities mixed up whilst thinking of other things.

[shoota]

https://www.change.org/p/david-grevemberg-include-shooting-in-the-commonwealth-games-birmingham-2022?recruiter=60787396&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=share_petition&utm_content=ex43%3Av3