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It was a special, unique, efficient and refreshing Opening Ceremony, with a most original souvenir: Thousands of slips of white tissue paper rained down on athletes, each paper bearing an original handwritten good luck message from a Glasgow child.
It’s a buzzword before any major competition. Typically, it’s something that, if you don’t have, you’re considered an underdog, and if you do have, a favourite.
Fitness testing, running, walking and balance training – even the dreaded “beep” test in the gym – training has become more rigorous for Canada’s Commonwealth Games lawn bowls team.
While training today at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in the Emirates Arena, Canadian track cyclist, Nic Hamilton, suffered a concussion after inadvertently colliding with a technical official on the track during a 500-metre effort.
After a late night entering the village by bus, being accredited and finally getting to their new rooms, there is no doubt that the following morning orientation session came too early for the young Canadian Judo team here in Glasgow.
The Canadian swim team that competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi included on its roster an Olympic medallist in Ryan Cochrane, a former world champion in Brent Hayden, a former world record holder in Annamay Pierce and several Olympians.
