The Commonwealth Games has kicked off on Australia’s Gold Coast in spectacular style, with 71 teams now due to duke it out over the next ten days for sporting supremacy.
Once again Brunel University London is proud to be represented at the games, with eight current and former students competing for the home nations.
But who are the competing Brunelians, and when can you see them in action?
Amar Aichoun (Current Scholar)
T28 100m
Preliminary event: Monday 9 April, 10am (GMT)
Finette Agyapong (Current Scholar)
4x400m relay & 200m
Preliminary events: (4x400m) Friday 13 April, 1am (GMT) / (200m) Wednesday 11 April, 10am (GMT)
Lorraine Ugen
Long Jump
Preliminary event: Wednesday 11 April, 10am (GMT)
Nathan Fox
Triple Jump
Preliminary event: Thursday 12 April, 1am (GMT)
Perri Shakes-Drayton
400m & 4x400m
Preliminary events: (400m) Tuesday 10 April, 10am (GMT) / (4x400m) Fri 13 April, 1am
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
800m
Preliminary event: Wednesday 11 April, 10am (GMT)
Melissa Courtney
1500m & 5000m
Preliminary events: (1500m) Monday 9 April, 10am (GMT) / (5000m) Saturday 14 April, 5am (GMT)
Coverage is on BBC TV and radio, with highlights available on the BBC website .
Reported by:
Tim Pilgrim,
Media Relations
+44 (0)1895 268965
tim.pilgrim@brunel.ac.uk