OTTAWA, February 6, 2012 — Eight young Canadians are to share their enthusiasm, knowledge and experience with Commonwealth sports organisations on three continents as Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) kick off the fourth year of their successful International Sport Intern Program, formerly the Capacity Support Program.

On January 21, 2012, 15 coaches from 13 countries across the Caribbean region completed the first hosting of the Caribbean Coaching Certificate Program with revised materials...

Colin Higgs presents the first complete set of Bowling Out AIDS cards to Hon. Alan Duncan, M.P. Minister of State for International Development, Government of the United Kingdom.

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today added its voice to the chorus of congratulations to Anne Merklinger who has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at Own the Podium.

Canadian judokas were fierce competitors at the Commonwealth Championships in Cardiff, Wales once again today.

Tonga has one big swimming pool – the ocean. On a sunny day at the American Wharf in Nuku’alofa, hundreds of Tongan children play in the water, diving and flipping off the point. Yet very few actually know how to swim. They’re uncomfortable in water above their waist, and there is no program to teach children in Tonga the basics of water safety and swimming skills.

When I was first offered my current role as a Capacity Support Officer (CSO) in the Falkland Islands as part of Commonwealth Games Canada’s (CGC) Capacity Support Program (CSP), I had an overwhelming feeling of nerves. How can I impact sport at a national level at age 29, two years after completing a Masters’ in sport management, and having focused my career until now at the community level? My knowledge of sport at a national level came from a Canadian and British education, both are countries where there are layers and layers of governing bodies and the experience required to work at any of those levels far outweighs what I have done to date. Combine these worries with a da

Nicole Forrester is an Olympian, 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and the reigning Canadian high jump champion.

Partnerships within the Sport for Development field are evolving beyond traditional donor/recipient arrangements to an increasingly efficient model based on equality, respect and co-operation from

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)’s second annual Game of Life Run/Walk is set to take place on April 29, 2012 in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax—marking the even