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Moments In Games History

Hello!

As the Commonwealth Games are on in the Gold Coast right now, I'm going to share some of my favorite moments from past Commonwealth and Olympic games.

1.The 1996 US women's gymnastics team won the first ever gold medal for the United States in the team competition.

2. Cathy Freeman won the 400m race at the Sydney 200 olympic games


3. The Australian team - Chris Fydler, Ian Thorpe, Ashley Callus and Michael Klim, won the 100m           Freestyle relay in Sydney.


4. Kerryn McCann captured the nation's hearts as she celebrated her victory in the women's marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth games in Melbourne.

5. Jamaica's Usain Bolt Celebrated his 100m final win at the 2008 olympics in Beijing. 

6. Weightlifter Mathias Steiner held and kissed a photo of his late wife as he received his gold medal on the podium in 2008.

7. Nastia Liukin became the gymnastics All Around Champion and Shawn Johnson won the silver medal in 
Beijing. They were teammates and competitors back then and are still best friends today. 

8. Britain's Mo Farah Won the 5000m final in London 2012. 

9. USA's Mckayla Maroney executed a perfect vault at the London 2012 olympic games. 

10. Gabby Douglas became the first Aftrican American woman to win a gold medal the individual all-around 
event. 

11. Simone Biles won the all-around event at the 2016 olympic games in Rio. 


12. 18-year-old Kyle Chalmers won the 100m freestyle in Rio. 

13. Michael Phelps collected his 22nd gold medal. He retired after the Rio olympics. 

14. The US men's team - Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Ryan Murphy and Cody Miller won gold in the   100m relay. 

15. Australia's Eloise Wellings, Madeline Hills and Celia Sullohern finished unplaced in the gruelling 10,000m relay in the Gold Coast and instead of immediately leaving the track with the other competitors they waited and cheered for Lesotho's Lineo Chaka as she finished the race. It was a beautiful act of sportsmanship. 


So those are my favourite moments in games history. I am enjoying watching the Commonwealth Games 
right now and cheering on our Australian athletes. 

Vishi xoxo







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