Commonwealth Games Medals: Past and Present

To honour and celebrate the sporting achievements and physical strength of athletes, the Ancient Greeks used to place a wreath of olive branches on the heads of the winners. For the first time, during the Athens Olympics in 1896, the winning athletes received medals. For Read More …

Scotland and the Commonwealth Games

Did you know that a Scottish athlete won the first marathon of the British Empire Games, or that one of Scotland’s most successful medallists was a diver?  For its 84 years of existence, the Commonwealth Games has awarded 8582 gold, silver and bronze medals to Read More …

Damyan Kachulski, Undergraduate to Post Graduate

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