The scaled-down edition of the Commonwealth Games is underway in Glasgow.

Pretty basic opening ceremony. No athletes’ village. Only 10 sports:

Athletics
Gymnastics
3×3 basketball
Bowls
Cycling
Boxing
Judo
Netball
Swimming
Weightlifting

Whereas the Olympics has a separate Paralympics tournament, the Cwealth Games incorporate para sports. Six of the sports above have para events.

All members of the Commonwealth have teams at these Games. Gabon and Togo, who joined the Commonwealth in 2022, field teams for the first time.

I’ll be having a look at the lawn bowls, a nice quiet sport.

Ah yes, this was the one supposed to be held in regional Victoria, but they pulled out because of the spiraling costs.

dv said:

The scaled-down edition of the Commonwealth Games is underway in Glasgow.

Pretty basic opening ceremony. No athletes’ village. Only 10 sports:

Athletics
Gymnastics
3×3 basketball
Bowls
Cycling
Boxing
Judo
Netball
Swimming
Weightlifting

Whereas the Olympics has a separate Paralympics tournament, the Cwealth Games incorporate para sports. Six of the sports above have para events.

All members of the Commonwealth have teams at these Games. Gabon and Togo, who joined the Commonwealth in 2022, field teams for the first time.

I’ll be having a look at the lawn bowls, a nice quiet sport.

rubs hands

party_pants said:

Ah yes, this was the one supposed to be held in regional Victoria, but they pulled out because of the spiraling costs.

As Gordon Jackson used to say in the Amicable ads, a Scot is very canny.

dv said:

party_pants said:

Ah yes, this was the one supposed to be held in regional Victoria, but they pulled out because of the spiraling costs.

As Gordon Jackson used to say in the Amicable ads, a Scot is very canny.

dv said:

party_pants said:

Ah yes, this was the one supposed to be held in regional Victoria, but they pulled out because of the spiraling costs.

As Gordon Jackson used to say in the Amicable ads, a Scot is very canny.

“canniest” is an anagram of “ancients”.

The ancients knew.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

party_pants said:

Ah yes, this was the one supposed to be held in regional Victoria, but they pulled out because of the spiraling costs.

As Gordon Jackson used to say in the Amicable ads, a Scot is very canny.

“canniest” is an anagram of “ancients”.

The ancients knew.

Aye. A canny lot they were

“We’ve already had a couple of bowls matches settled at the SEC, including a big win for the Norfolk Island pairing of Ellie Dixon and Christine Jones.
‘

Norfolk Island out of the blocks quickly.

“Australian competitor Aaron Wilson is nailing his men’s singles match against Namibian athlete Waylon Wentzel, quickly taking the lead after a few cracking shots.
The 34-year-old Sydney-sider scored 11 points during his first set, charging ahead of his opponent who scored 3.
The pair are working their way through the second set now, which could decide the game if the athletes tie.
They’ve scored 2 each so far — if Wilson and Wentzel draw this set, the Aussie will take home the win”

WTF are they playing.

Peak Warming Man said:

“Australian competitor Aaron Wilson is nailing his men’s singles match against Namibian athlete Waylon Wentzel, quickly taking the lead after a few cracking shots.
The 34-year-old Sydney-sider scored 11 points during his first set, charging ahead of his opponent who scored 3.
The pair are working their way through the second set now, which could decide the game if the athletes tie.
They’ve scored 2 each so far — if Wilson and Wentzel draw this set, the Aussie will take home the win”

WTF are they playing.

Lawn Bowls.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Australian competitor Aaron Wilson is nailing his men’s singles match against Namibian athlete Waylon Wentzel, quickly taking the lead after a few cracking shots.
The 34-year-old Sydney-sider scored 11 points during his first set, charging ahead of his opponent who scored 3.
The pair are working their way through the second set now, which could decide the game if the athletes tie.
They’ve scored 2 each so far — if Wilson and Wentzel draw this set, the Aussie will take home the win”

WTF are they playing.

Lawn Bowls.

Well what are they talking about sets then, it should be ends.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Australian competitor Aaron Wilson is nailing his men’s singles match against Namibian athlete Waylon Wentzel, quickly taking the lead after a few cracking shots.
The 34-year-old Sydney-sider scored 11 points during his first set, charging ahead of his opponent who scored 3.
The pair are working their way through the second set now, which could decide the game if the athletes tie.
They’ve scored 2 each so far — if Wilson and Wentzel draw this set, the Aussie will take home the win”

WTF are they playing.

Lawn Bowls.

Well what are they talking about sets then, it should be ends.

nfi.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Lawn Bowls.

Well what are they talking about sets then, it should be ends.

nfi.

How is lawn bowls scored?
Gemma Ferguson profile image
By Gemma Ferguson

As we know, the aim of the game is to get your bowls as close to the jack as possible.

If you’ve got two closer to that target than your opponent by the time the round finishes, that’s two points in the bag!

Each set contains a number of ends, etc.

furious said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Well what are they talking about sets then, it should be ends.

nfi.

How is lawn bowls scored?
Gemma Ferguson profile image
By Gemma Ferguson

As we know, the aim of the game is to get your bowls as close to the jack as possible.

If you’ve got two closer to that target than your opponent by the time the round finishes, that’s two points in the bag!

Each set contains a number of ends, etc.

Ta, it seems to have changed.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

“Australian competitor Aaron Wilson is nailing his men’s singles match against Namibian athlete Waylon Wentzel, quickly taking the lead after a few cracking shots.
The 34-year-old Sydney-sider scored 11 points during his first set, charging ahead of his opponent who scored 3.
The pair are working their way through the second set now, which could decide the game if the athletes tie.
They’ve scored 2 each so far — if Wilson and Wentzel draw this set, the Aussie will take home the win”

WTF are they playing.

Lawn Bowls.

Well what are they talking about sets then, it should be ends.

It’s Dan Andrew’s fault.

AI Overview

In lawn bowls, sets play means a match is split into shorter segments called sets (similar to tennis) rather than playing one long continuous total of ends.

How Sets Work

Structure: A match is usually played over two sets, with each set consisting of a fixed number of ends (for example, 6, 7, or 9 ends per set).Scoring a Set: The player or team with the most points/shots at the final end of that specific set wins the set.Tied Sets: If both sides score the same number of points in a set, that set is typically tied or shared.

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Thanks Clanker

dv said:

I don’t think being able to wave at people makes either of them suitable for the next Doctor.

Aussie Aussie Aussie

Peak Warming Man said:

Aussie Aussie Aussie

Who, what, which.

The next Games will be held in Ahmedabad, India.

They have reportedly almost completed the required construction, with four years left to spare. This would make a pleasant change from the 2010 Games in Delhi which scarcely met deadlines.

I do marvel at those blind bowlers

dv said:

I do marvel at those blind bowlers

David boon was a blind bowler.

Arts said:

dv said:

I do marvel at those blind bowlers

David boon was a blind bowler.

He was a nudie bowler.

There was nothing on it when he bowled at his slow pace.

furious said:

dv said:

party_pants said:

Ah yes, this was the one supposed to be held in regional Victoria, but they pulled out because of the spiraling costs.

As Gordon Jackson used to say in the Amicable ads, a Scot is very canny.

Laddy you also canna not expect any laws of physics to be broken

Australia has topped the medal table at the Commonwealth Games on 14 occasions.

The exceptions are the following:
1930 Hamilton (Australia #5)
1934 London ( Australia #3)
1954 Vancouver (Australia was #2)
1958 Cardiff (Australia was #2)
1966 Kingston (Australia was #2)
1978 Edmonton (Australia was #3)
1986 Edinburgh (Australia was #3)
2014 Glasgow (Australia was #2)

(In 1982 Brisbane, England won the most medals but Australia won the most gold. Same was true in 1970 Edinburgh. )

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It’s been a while since either Canada or NZ hosted.
Canada hosted 5 times from 1930 to 1994, and NZ three times from 1950 to 1990. New Zealand is preparing a bid to host in 2034.

One prominent sporting nation that’s never hosted is South Africa. Durban made a successful bid to host the 2022 games but failed to meet financial agreements and hence lost the rights: the Games were instead held in Birmingham. Hence, twice in a row the Games were given to a southern colony only for them to fail, leaving the UK to put something together. The Ahmedabad 2030 Games appear to be on more solid footing.

BREAKING

Lawn bowls king Aaron ‘Disco’ Wilson knocked out of contention for Commonwealth Games gold in tiebreak stunner.

more to come………

Peak Warming Man said:

BREAKING

Lawn bowls king Aaron ‘Disco’ Wilson knocked out of contention for Commonwealth Games gold in tiebreak stunner.

more to come………

Disco, the big bronzed Aussie chap, was knocked out by an insignificant Malaysian chap……………….probably one of them……………them muslims.
It’s not right.

And a very Scottish name.

Peak Warming Man said:

And a very Scottish name.

Aye, me laddie.

There’s a musician whose real name is Iona Fyfe.

dv said:

There’s a musician whose real name is Iona Fyfe.

I shared a flat with a George Fyfe.

dv said:

There’s a musician whose real name is Iona Fyfe.

lol

I think I was completely unaware of the Commonwealth Winter Games, held from 1958 to 1970.

Although there are at least three C’wealth countries that could reasonably host a winter games, all four editions were held in Switzerland.

dv said:

I think I was completely unaware of the Commonwealth Winter Games, held from 1958 to 1970.

Although there are at least three C’wealth countries that could reasonably host a winter games, all four editions were held in Switzerland.

My learning for today.

Medal tally is a bit laughable really. The gap between Australia and the next two best – Canada and England – is embarrassingly vast.

Bubblecar said:

Medal tally is a bit laughable really. The gap between Australia and the next two best – Canada and England – is embarrassingly vast.

…and that’s even without me competing.

This is the list of Commonwealth Games teams that have never won a medal

Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Belize Brunei Falkland Islands Gabon Gibraltar Maldives Montserrat Saint Helena Sierra Leone Togo Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu

Rwanda was previously on this list but now Florence Niyonkuru has become the nation’s first medalwinner, taking bronze in the 10000 metres.

Most of that gap is made up by the swimming events, which, as is usual, are held before the athletics.

dv said:

Most of that gap is made up by the swimming events, which, as is usual, are held before the athletics.

I see. Some sense of proportion will yet be established.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Medal tally is a bit laughable really. The gap between Australia and the next two best – Canada and England – is embarrassingly vast.

…and that’s even without me competing.

I reckon you should give it a go.

It appears that the other countries in the commonwealth are only there for laughs.

I think you should ask the the management to taste test your dinners.

I would give you a gold medal for the food that you post on the holiday forum.

dv said:

This is the list of Commonwealth Games teams that have never won a medal

Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Belize Brunei Falkland Islands Gabon Gibraltar Maldives Montserrat Saint Helena Sierra Leone Togo Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu

Reminds me of – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlHhPXKcrTE

Kingy said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Medal tally is a bit laughable really. The gap between Australia and the next two best – Canada and England – is embarrassingly vast.

…and that’s even without me competing.

I reckon you should give it a go.

It appears that the other countries in the commonwealth are only there for laughs.

I think you should ask the the management to taste test your dinners.

I would give you a gold medal for the food that you post on the holiday forum.

Ta :)

Kingy said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

Medal tally is a bit laughable really. The gap between Australia and the next two best – Canada and England – is embarrassingly vast.

…and that’s even without me competing.

I reckon you should give it a go.

It appears that the other countries in the commonwealth are only there for laughs.

I think you should ask the the management to taste test your dinners.

I would give you a gold medal for the food that you post on the holiday forum.

Huh?

kii said:

Kingy said:

Bubblecar said:

…and that’s even without me competing.

I reckon you should give it a go.

It appears that the other countries in the commonwealth are only there for laughs.

I think you should ask the the management to taste test your dinners.

I would give you a gold medal for the food that you post on the holiday forum.

Huh?

Bubblecars recipes are really nice.

I’ve been trying to follow them for a while and being able to eat delicious dinners that I would have never tried myself because I didn’t know the ingredients.

You could also do the same.

Kingy said:

kii said:

Kingy said:

I reckon you should give it a go.

It appears that the other countries in the commonwealth are only there for laughs.

I think you should ask the the management to taste test your dinners.

I would give you a gold medal for the food that you post on the holiday forum.

Huh?

Bubblecars recipes are really nice.

I’ve been trying to follow them for a while and being able to eat delicious dinners that I would have never tried myself because I didn’t know the ingredients.

You could also do the same.

This conversation is in the wrong thread.

Kingy said:

kii said:

Kingy said:

I reckon you should give it a go.

It appears that the other countries in the commonwealth are only there for laughs.

I think you should ask the the management to taste test your dinners.

I would give you a gold medal for the food that you post on the holiday forum.

Huh?

Bubblecars recipes are really nice.

I’ve been trying to follow them for a while and being able to eat delicious dinners that I would have never tried myself because I didn’t know the ingredients.

You could also do the same.

😆 🤣 😂 😹

I don’t need any help with cooking.

The 1911 Inter-Empire Games is considered a precursor to the Commonwealth Games.

Fun fact: that’s a stupid name. The Games were intra-Empire. Idiots.

dv said:

The 1911 Inter-Empire Games is considered a precursor to the Commonwealth Games.

Fun fact: that’s a stupid name. The Games were intra-Empire. Idiots.

history was written by the victors

dv said:

This is the list of Commonwealth Games teams that have never won a medal

Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Belize Brunei Falkland Islands Gabon Gibraltar Maldives Montserrat Saint Helena Sierra Leone Togo Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu

Rwanda was previously on this list but now Florence Niyonkuru has become the nation’s first medalwinner, taking bronze in the 10000 metres.

You can also cross Tuvalu off this list, as Tarona Taafaki picks up bronze in the Women’s 75 kg boxing.

Meanwhile Dominica has won its first gold medal, via Thea LaFond in the women’s triple jump.

Isle of Man has one bronze

Jamaica beat Australia in the Netball semifinal, 46-45.

This is the first time Australia has missed out on the final in the history of netball at the Commonwealth Games.

This is the second consecutive time Jamaica’s reached the final. Australia will play England in the bronze medal match, and NZ will play Jamaica in the final.

Peak Warming Man said:

Isle of Man has one bronze

David Mullarkey …

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

dv said:

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

Yes, what happened there.

Very disappointing games for Pakistan. They had 7 medals at the 2022 Games, in athletics, weightlifting, judo and wrestling. So far they have 1 this year. The cancellation of wrestling dinged them.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

Yes, what happened there.

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

Yes, what happened there.

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

shakes fist at Dan Andrews

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Yes, what happened there.

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

shakes fist at Dan Andrews

well, andrews is a scottish name…

dv said:

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

Dalek races.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Yes, what happened there.

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

shakes fist at Dan Andrews

Fair enough too, that was a debacle.

As expected, Australia wins the bronze medal match in the Netball. Nice to end on a high I suppose.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

Yes, what happened there.

Dan Andrews happened that’s what!

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Yes, what happened there.

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

shakes fist at Dan Andrews

It was way too ambitious to hist the event in regional centres. If they had made Melbourne the main host city with a few events here and there in regional Vic they would hardly have needed to build anything.

dv said:

As expected, Australia wins the bronze medal match in the Netball. Nice to end on a high I suppose.

Must be one of the worst feelings to win a bronze medal match. Are you happy or disappointed, or both?

party_pants said:

dv said:

As expected, Australia wins the bronze medal match in the Netball. Nice to end on a high I suppose.

Must be one of the worst feelings to win a bronze medal match. Are you happy or disappointed, or both?

I mean better than losing.

Bogsnorkler said:

lol

Been a weak games for Singapore as well, with just 2 medals at this point.

No table tennis … no badminton …

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

shakes fist at Dan Andrews

It was way too ambitious to hist the event in regional centres. If they had made Melbourne the main host city with a few events here and there in regional Vic they would hardly have needed to build anything.

nevertheless could this be a case of hey it’s worked out fine in Scotland and we’ve finally learnt that less is more

SCIENCE said:

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

shakes fist at Dan Andrews

It was way too ambitious to hist the event in regional centres. If they had made Melbourne the main host city with a few events here and there in regional Vic they would hardly have needed to build anything.

nevertheless could this be a case of hey it’s worked out fine in Scotland and we’ve finally learnt that less is more

Hopefully, but I doubt it. Brisbane have only just started building for the Olympics.

Bowls at these games involves two sets of seven ends, with one tiebreaker end if needed.

76 year old Louise Hoskins has just become the oldest gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in the Women’s pairs para bowls. Amazing final bowl to draw the second end.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

In their first ever Bronze medal match in the netball, Australia lead England 35 – 24.

I am a bit sorry there’s no hockey, that should probably be a core Cwealth sport.

Yes, what happened there.

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)

Imagine all that training and you get cut for a lack of a venue.

dv said:

76 year old Louise Hoskins has just become the oldest gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in the Women’s pairs para bowls. Amazing final bowl to draw the second end.

NZ 16 Jam 13 at the first quarter

dv said:

NZ 16 Jam 13 at the first quarter

Bit of a comeback, 33 a piece late in the third quarter

dv said:

dv said:

NZ 16 Jam 13 at the first quarter

Bit of a comeback, 33 a piece late in the third quarter

Blew out somewhat in the fourth quarter and the Silver Ferns have won the gold medal for the first time since 2010.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Most of that gap is made up by the swimming events, which, as is usual, are held before the athletics.

I see. Some sense of proportion will yet be established.

Well so much for my theory. Australia topped the table in the athletics as well, which is atypical.

dv said:

dv said:

This is the list of Commonwealth Games teams that have never won a medal

Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Belize Brunei Falkland Islands Gabon Gibraltar Maldives Montserrat Saint Helena Sierra Leone Togo Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu

Rwanda was previously on this list but now Florence Niyonkuru has become the nation’s first medalwinner, taking bronze in the 10000 metres.

You can also cross Tuvalu off this list, as Tarona Taafaki picks up bronze in the Women’s 75 kg boxing.

Meanwhile Dominica has won its first gold medal, via Thea LaFond in the women’s triple jump.

Marthe Gnacadja Avaro won Gabon’s first ever Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze in the Women’s +78 kg judo.

https://thenewsmill.com/2026/07/indian-judoka-tulika-maan-provisionally-suspended-by-nada-for-whereabouts-failures/

Divine Angel said:

but what if it were its own country

SCIENCE said:

Divine Angel said:

but what if it were its own country

Still getting thrashed by 5 other countries so they’re not that great

Divine Angel said:

SCIENCE said:

Divine Angel said:

but what if it were its own country

Still getting thrashed by 5 other countries so they’re not that great

they should have united the uk kingdom

William T. Britton is the only representative of Ireland to win a Commonwealth Games* medal. This was his silver for the hammer throw in 1930.
Ireland took part in both the 1930 and 1934 Games. Constitutional changes in 1937 reduced the connection between Ireland and the Crown. They could have taken part in 1938 but did not. There were no Games in 1942 or 1946 because of WW2 and its aftermath, and in 1947 Ireland severed any remaining connection to the Commonwealth.

*Then known as the British Empire Games.

Divine Angel said:

If Western Australia was it’s own country, we would have just barely got pipped for 3rd by Canada.

Kingy said:

Divine Angel said:

If Western Australia was it’s own country, we would have just barely got pipped for 3rd by Canada.

If Victoria was its own country it would have promised to have the best games ever and then decided not to show up.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Kingy said:

Divine Angel said:

If Western Australia was it’s own country, we would have just barely got pipped for 3rd by Canada.

If Victoria was its own country it would have promised to have the best games ever and then decided not to show up.

lol :)

Witty Rejoinder said:

Kingy said:

Divine Angel said:

If Western Australia was it’s own country, we would have just barely got pipped for 3rd by Canada.

If Victoria was its own country it would have promised to have the best games ever and then decided not to show up.

Much lols.

So why was table tennis not a part of this “commonwealth” games?

Kingy said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Kingy said:

If Western Australia was it’s own country, we would have just barely got pipped for 3rd by Canada.

If Victoria was its own country it would have promised to have the best games ever and then decided not to show up.

Much lols.

So why was table tennis not a part of this “commonwealth” games?

lack of a suitable venue that could host the event without needing expensive modifications or renovations.

party_pants said:

Kingy said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

If Victoria was its own country it would have promised to have the best games ever and then decided not to show up.

Much lols.

So why was table tennis not a part of this “commonwealth” games?

lack of a suitable venue that could host the event without needing expensive modifications or renovations.

So, no-one had a spare room, not even a pool room, or a local sports club? Maybe with a few hotels nearby that would have really liked the income?

Sounds dodgy to me.

But to be fair, being an Australian, we can’t complain, since there wasn’t one available in the entire state of Victoria.

rolls eyes

Kingy said:

party_pants said:

Kingy said:

Much lols.

So why was table tennis not a part of this “commonwealth” games?

lack of a suitable venue that could host the event without needing expensive modifications or renovations.

So, no-one had a spare room, not even a pool room, or a local sports club? Maybe with a few hotels nearby that would have really liked the income?

Sounds dodgy to me.

But to be fair, being an Australian, we can’t complain, since there wasn’t one available in the entire state of Victoria.

rolls eyes

One thing I still don’t understand about Victoria’s planned games was that it was somehow better to renege entirely rather than simply say a regional games would be too expensive so it would be a more traditional games with most of the action in Melbourne. Beyond my ken. It’s not as though regional Victoria would suffer from doing without.

Kingy said:

party_pants said:

Kingy said:

Much lols.

So why was table tennis not a part of this “commonwealth” games?

lack of a suitable venue that could host the event without needing expensive modifications or renovations.

So, no-one had a spare room, not even a pool room, or a local sports club? Maybe with a few hotels nearby that would have really liked the income?

Sounds dodgy to me.

But to be fair, being an Australian, we can’t complain, since there wasn’t one available in the entire state of Victoria.

rolls eyes

It’s all the other facilities. The TV broadcast infrastructure, the changerooms for large numbers of competitors, the crowd requirements for seating, ticketing, food/beverages, toilets, transport access and parking and all the rest of it. They had a rule of no public funding to build new faculties. Probably they had a venue that could do table tennis, but there were other sports competing for venues available. Possibly they could have had it, but then some other sport would have been dropped – and you would be here saying the same thing about the other sport that missed out.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Kingy said:

party_pants said:

lack of a suitable venue that could host the event without needing expensive modifications or renovations.

So, no-one had a spare room, not even a pool room, or a local sports club? Maybe with a few hotels nearby that would have really liked the income?

Sounds dodgy to me.

But to be fair, being an Australian, we can’t complain, since there wasn’t one available in the entire state of Victoria.

rolls eyes

One thing I still don’t understand about Victoria’s planned games was that it was somehow better to renege entirely rather than simply say a regional games would be too expensive so it would be a more traditional games with most of the action in Melbourne. Beyond my ken. It’s not as though regional Victoria would suffer from doing without.

Melbourne had the games as recently as 2006. So this regional Victoria bid was based on it being “not Melbourne” as the key selling point, otherwise they probably would not have got it. What you said would be the logical alternative to you and me, but if the whole premise of awarding the bid was based on the “not Melbourne” principal then the organisers might have been reluctant to allow any change. I am sure they were asked (privately) and the refusal to dilute the principle lead to pulling the pin entirely.

party_pants said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Kingy said:

So, no-one had a spare room, not even a pool room, or a local sports club? Maybe with a few hotels nearby that would have really liked the income?

Sounds dodgy to me.

But to be fair, being an Australian, we can’t complain, since there wasn’t one available in the entire state of Victoria.

rolls eyes

One thing I still don’t understand about Victoria’s planned games was that it was somehow better to renege entirely rather than simply say a regional games would be too expensive so it would be a more traditional games with most of the action in Melbourne. Beyond my ken. It’s not as though regional Victoria would suffer from doing without.

Melbourne had the games as recently as 2006. So this regional Victoria bid was based on it being “not Melbourne” as the key selling point, otherwise they probably would not have got it. What you said would be the logical alternative to you and me, but if the whole premise of awarding the bid was based on the “not Melbourne” principal then the organisers might have been reluctant to allow any change. I am sure they were asked (privately) and the refusal to dilute the principle lead to pulling the pin entirely.

Yeah. Makes sense.

party_pants said:

Kingy said:

party_pants said:

lack of a suitable venue that could host the event without needing expensive modifications or renovations.

So, no-one had a spare room, not even a pool room, or a local sports club? Maybe with a few hotels nearby that would have really liked the income?

Sounds dodgy to me.

But to be fair, being an Australian, we can’t complain, since there wasn’t one available in the entire state of Victoria.

rolls eyes

It’s all the other facilities. The TV broadcast infrastructure, the changerooms for large numbers of competitors, the crowd requirements for seating, ticketing, food/beverages, toilets, transport access and parking and all the rest of it. They had a rule of no public funding to build new faculties. Probably they had a venue that could do table tennis, but there were other sports competing for venues available. Possibly they could have had it, but then some other sport would have been dropped – and you would be here saying the same thing about the other sport that missed out.

Gary next door has a pong ping table, a few bevvies in the fridge, a webcam, and there’s a few places sorta nearby for parking. The guys can piss on the lawn as usual, and the ladies, er… there’s a few bushes down the road under the broken street light.

Pissed ping pong via webcam at Gary’s place would be a winner. No taxpayer funds required.

But…

Surely the bastards wouldn’t take go-kart racing out of the Commonwealth games?

There’s no point even being in the Commonwealth at that point.

Kingy said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Kingy said:

If Western Australia was it’s own country, we would have just barely got pipped for 3rd by Canada.

If Victoria was its own country it would have promised to have the best games ever and then decided not to show up.

Much lols.

So why was table tennis not a part of this “commonwealth” games?

To c&p my answer from earlier…

Melbourne’s withdrawal from hosting left the committee with limited options. Glasgow agreed to take it on, but their conditions were: 10 sports only, we aren’t building any new facilities, and we are not putting any govt money in, take it or leave it.

Some of the regulars dropped were: wrestlin’, hockey, table tennis, triathlon, badminton, rugby 7s, squash, mountain bike, rhythmic gymnastics. (Artistic gymnastics events were still in.)