Archive: Commonwealth Games Memories

Kate Haywood will be at her third Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010, having made her international debut in the 2002 event in Manchester. She also went to Melbourne 4 years later and here recalls her memories of both.
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Amy Smith recalls her visit to Melbourne for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Watch →

The thing I liked about Manchester was the intimacy with the crowd. They were right there on the deck and the way they got the crowd involved was fantastic. It was certainly a great atmosphere, it was just electric, everyone … Continue reading →

The home games were absolutely amazing. I really wanted to do some special things in Manchester – just because it was only 30 miles away form where I was born and I was training n Manchester at the time and … Continue reading →

1998, Kuala Lumpur, was my first Commonwealth Games, in fact, my first major swimming event for BBC Radio 5 Live. Although I had covered the 1993 European Long Course Champs in Sheffield five years previously for Radio Sheffield, this was … Continue reading →