A number of house stars will probably be trying to shine when the Commonwealth Video games kicks off on July 28.
Athletes from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire will probably be amongst these competing in additional than 20 sports activities at venues throughout Birmingham and the encircling space.
Right here we pick 5 names to be careful for.
Adam Peaty
Peaty’s build-up has been lower than best due to a damaged foot that dominated him out of the World Championships. The breaststroke celebrity will probably be bidding to win the 100 metres for a 3rd successive Video games, whereas he needed to accept silver within the 50m in each 2014 and 2018 behind Cameron Van Der Burgh.
Dina Asher-Smith
Dina Asher-Smith will face stiff competitors in Birmingham (David Davies/PA)
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Asher-Smith is one other of the largest names in British sport who will probably be competing in Birmingham. Damage wrecked the 26-year-old’s Olympic marketing campaign in Tokyo and she or he may have her work lower out within the 100m. Asher-Smith is skipping her favoured 200m however may even contest the 4x100m relay.
Rhys McClenaghan
Gymnast McClenaghan gained Northern Eire’s solely gold medal in Gold Coast 4 years in the past on the pommel horse, pipping Max Whitlock. Whitlock is absent this time, and McClenaghan additionally regarded set to overlook out having been banned as a result of he had represented Eire, however that has now been overturned.
Rosie Eccles
Rosie Eccles will characterize Wales within the ring (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Chepstow fighter Eccles claimed silver within the 69 kilogrammes class 4 years in the past behind England’s Sandy Ryan and is again for one more shot. The 25-year-old feared for her profession due to nerve injury and missed out on qualification for the Tokyo Olympics however has excessive hopes for Birmingham.
Alex Yee
Alex Yee led Nice Britain to gold within the blended relay in Tokyo (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Yee introduced himself because the successor to Alistair Brownlee by successful silver within the particular person triathlon in Tokyo and gold as a part of the blended crew relay. England may have excessive hopes once more within the latter whereas Yee is more likely to vie with New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde for gold within the particular person race.
