WEEK 2 GOLD MEDAL EVENTS

DAY 7

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Athletics High Jump, Long Jump, F38 Shot Put (Men) 7pm – 10.15pm T35 100m, 400m, 3000m Steeplechase, Javelin (Women) 7pm – 10.15pm Diving Synchronised 3m Springboard (Women) Noon – 12.45pm 1m Springboard (Men) 7pm – 10.20pm Synchronised 10m Platform (Women) 9pm – 10.20pm Gymnastics Rhythmic Team Final (Women) 5pm – 8.30pm Lawn Bowls B2/B3 Pairs (Mixed) 7pm – 10.15pm Shooting Double Trap, 50m Pistol (Men) 9am – 5.10pm Double Trap (Women) 9am – 5.10pm DO NOT MISS Athletics Men’s long jump: South Africa’s world champion Luvo Manyonga is an inspiring story while Australian veterans Fabrice Lapierre and Henry Frayne will be in the medal mix. T35 100m: Teenager Isis Holt is already a four-time world champion and will once again threaten her own world record. Gymnastics Rhythmic team final and individual qualification: Having already created Games history as Australia’s first three-time female gymnastics representative, Danielle Prince (pictured above) has the world championship form as well as experience and skill to beat her Commonwealth rivals.

DAY 8

THURSDAY, Athletics T12 100m, 200m, 7pm – 800m, APRIL 10.30pm 400m 12 Hurdles, Pole Vault T38 Discus Beach 100m, (Men) (Women) Volleyball 200m, 7pm 400m – 10.30pm Hurdles, Long Jump, Men’s Women’s finals finals 3.30pm 7.30pm – 6pm – 10pm Cycling Mountain 10.30am Bike Cross – 3.35pm Country (Men and Women) Diving 3m Springboard (Men) 7pm – 9pm 10m Platform (Women) 9pm – 10.35pm Gymnastics Rhythmic (Women) 2pm Individual – 6pm All-Around Lawn Bowls B6/B7/B8 Triples (Open) 9am – 3.45pm Triples (Women) 5.30pm - 8.30pm Shooting 50m Rifle Prone (Women) 2pm – 3.15pm Wrestling 57kg, 74kg (Men) 5pm – 8pm 53kg, 76kg (Women) 5pm – 8pm DO NOT MISS Beach Volleyball Men’s and women’s finals: One of the hottest events of the Games, the sand will be flying and the crowds will be flocking to Coolangatta. Athletics Women’s discus: Dani Stevens (below) is in the form of her career after a silver at last year’s world championships. A lock for Aussie gold. Women’s 200m: Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won the Olympic sprint double in Rio while local youngster Riley Day will be our focus.

DAY 9

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Athletics T47 100m, 10,000m, 7pm – 10.15pm 3000m Steeplechase, Discus 800m, (Men) 100m Hurdles, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Heptathlon 800m (Women) 7pm – 10.15pm Diving Synchronised 10m Platform (Men) 11.50am – 12.45pm 1m Springboard (Women) 7pm – 10.10pm Synchronised 3m Springboard (Men) 7pm – 10.10pm Gymnastics Rhythmic: Hoops, Ball, Clubs, Ribbon (Women) 10am – 12.45pm Lawn Bowls Pairs (Women) 9am – 3.45pm Fours (Men) 12.30pm – 3.45pm Singles (Men) 5.30pm – 8.30pm Shooting 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men) 8.30am – 5.15pm 50m Rifle 3 Positions, Trap (Women) 8.30am – 5.15pm Table Tennis Doubles (Women) 8.05pm – 9.30pm Wrestling 65kg, 97kg (Men) 5pm – 8pm 57kg, 68kg (Women) 5pm – 8pm DO NOT MISS Athletics Women’s 100m hurdles: Sally Pearson has been waiting for this moment for years, the Commonwealth Games in her hometown and the reigning world champ will start red-hot favourite. Diving Women’s 1m springboard final: Australia’s Maddison Keeney won gold at the world championships last year. She heads in as an almost unbackable favourite at a home Games but will face competition from teammate Esther Qin, England’s Katherine Torrance and

Malaysia’s Cheong Jun Hoong. Shooting Women’s trap: She brought home Australia’s first gold in Rio and Catherine Skinner (left) will be at short odds to also be crowned the Commonwealth champion as well.

DAY 10

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Athletics 1500m, Triple Jump, Javelin, 4 x 100m Relay, 4 x 400m Relay (Men) 2pm – 5.45pm 5000m, High Jump, 4 x 100m Relay, 4 x 400m Relay (Women) 2pm – 5.45pm Basketball Women’s Finals 6pm – 11.05pm Boxing 46-49kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg, +91kg (Men) 12pm – 10pm 45-48kg, 51kg, 57kg, 60kg, 69kg, 75kg (Women) 12pm – 10pm Cycling Road Race (Women) 7.45am – 11.15am Road Race (Men) 12.30pm – 4.45pm Diving 3m Springboard (Women) 7pm – 9pm 10m Platform (Men) 9pm – 10.40pm Hockey Finals (Women) 10.30am – 2.50pm Finals (Men) 7pm – 11.20pm Shooting Queen’s Prize Individual (Open) 9am – 4.50pm 50m Rifle 3 Positions, Trap (Men) 12.45pm – 4.50pm Squash Doubles finals (Mixed) 6pm – 9.30pm Table Tennis TT6-10 Singles (Men & Women) 12.20pm – 3pm Singles finals (Women) 6pm – 10pm Doubles finals (Men) 8pm – 10pm Wrestling 86kg, 125kg (Men) 5pm – 8pm 50kg, 62kg (Women) 5pm – 8pm DO NOT MISS Cycling Men’s road race: There’s no doubting the quality of the field with a red-hot Aussie line-up which includes national champion Alex Edmondson (pictured above) and ParisRoubaix winner Mathew Hayman. Hockey Men’s and women’s finals: The world No.1-ranked Kookaburras (below) go into the event in hot form but with the Hockeyroos ranked behind England and New Zealand, competition for the women’s title will be at fever pitch. Basketball Women’s final: It’s the first tournament in charge for new Australian coach Sandy Brondello, leading the team into a new era following the disappointment of Rio. Commonwealth gold and a world championship medal are both on the agenda this year.

DAY 11

SUNDAY, Athletics APRIL 15 Marathon T54 6.10am Marathon – 12.10pm (Men (Men & Women) and Women) 6.10am – 12.10pm Badminton Singles (Men and Women) 9am 9am – – 2pm 2pm Doubles (Men and Women) Basketball Finals (Men) 9am – 2.05pm Netball Finals (Women) 11am – 3.05pm Rugby Sevens Finals (Men’s and Women’s) 9.30am – 4pm Squash Doubles (Men and Women) 10am – 2.30pm Table Tennis Doubles (Mixed) 9.30am – 2.50pm Singles (Men) 11.30am – 2.50pm DO NOT MISS Athletics T54 Marathon: The great Kurt Fearnley (below) will call time on his magnificent career after the Gold Coast and is on a mission to win the first Commonwealth Games marathon title. Rugby Sevens Men and women: The event is expected to be a highlight of the Games and it will be Charlotte Caslick’s women’s team who will be hoping to add Commonwealth gold to their Olympic triumph. Netball Final: Only two teams have played the five netball Commonwealth Games finals, with Australia edging the Kiwis by three to two. New Zealand would love nothing more than to take the Diamonds down in front of their home crowd.