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About 31% of the world's population live in Commonwealth.

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A love of a sport is one thing we all share. Whether it's a game of football between your friends at school, or top athletes breaking world records in international stadiums. Sport helps to bring us all together.
The friendly games It is not a competition between countries but a chance to inspire each other to greater achievements. It is a chance to meet as well as compete.
That’s why we call the Commonwealth Games the ‘friendly games’.

Facts.

1. The  Games are held every four years Like the Olympic Games.
They include athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, rugby, badminton, netball, lawn bowls and javelin
2. There are para-sports events for elite athletes with a disability.

Some good extra facts here Lotte

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It is a chance to meet as well as compete. That's why the Commonwealth Games are also called the 'friendly games'. They include athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, rugby, badminton, netball and lawn bowls. There are para-sports events for elite athletes with a disability.

1)  The Games will feature 24 disciplines across 19 different sports and three new sports will be introduced in Birmingham

2) Athletics because I love running and long jump, both of them belong to the category of athletics

3) Australia has the most gold medals, with a total of 932. England is following with 714.

Some good answers with some extra facts Romina. Well done.

Athletics is a great activity and like with the Olympics is one of the showcase events at the Commonwealth Games.

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I know that this wasn't what I did today, but my legs still hurt.

Warm up

2 km warm up

drills up a hill

6 sprints up slope: 70%, 80%, 90%

Main Set

Running (fast) up a hill with a gradient of 7.4 for 3 minutes. jog back down. Repeat times 4

6 sprints up slope: 70%, 80%, 90%

Warm down

2 km jog

Stretching

No problem Romina. It is great that you are able to go out and run.
You can always do one the workouts that have been posted to the online learning to help break up your training. It is good to have some variety so you don't get bored.
Well done.

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The Commonwealth competition has 54 countries involved, across all continents. The members have a combined population of 2.4 billion people, almost a third of the world population, of whom 1.26 billion live in India, 220 million live in Pakistan and 94% live in Asia and Africa combined.

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1. there will be 19 sports featured at the games.

2. my personal favourite sport/event is gymnastics because I did gymnastics for 6/7 years at a bit of a higher level.

3. the current commonwealth champion of gymnastics is

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1) There are 19 sports featured at the games

2)  My favourite sport is badminton and basketball because because I think that they are really fun and I always play them when I am bored in my clubhouse downstairs.

Hi Chloe, you are very lucky to have a clubhouse to use. Hopefully you have been able to use it during the school closures.
Hello Mr Reid, I would love to use the clubhouse but during this time it is always closed.

3) The current commonwealth champion of badminton is :
-For Men's singles is Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia
-For Women's singles is Saina Nehwal from India
-For Men's doubles are Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge
-For Women's doubles are Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock
-For MIxed team are Srikanth Kidambi Saina Nehwal
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Ashwini Ponnappa
Pranaav Jerry Chopra
Chirag Shetty
N. Sikki Reddy
Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
P. V. Sindhu
Prannoy Kumar

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Commonwealth, also called Commonwealth of Nations, was formerly called (1931–49) British Commonwealth of Nations.

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How many sports will are featured at the games?

There will be 19 sports featured at the games.
What is your favourite sport/event/activity and why?
My favourite sport is swimming because it is fun and I'm good at it, and I have a swimming pool in my complex.

It is great that you have a swimming pool at your complex. Hopefully you have been getting to use it during the school closures.

Who is/are the current commonwealth champions (gold medalists)M of that sport/event?
Ben Proud is the current commonwealth campions gold medalist of swimming.

Hi Emma - what swimming event is Ben the gold medalist in?

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It is a chance to meet as well as compete. That's why we call our Commonwealth Games the 'friendly games'. They include athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, rugby, badminton, netball and lawn bowls. There are para-sports events for elite athletes with a disability.

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How many sports will are featured at the games?

There will be 19 sports at the games.
What is your favourite sport/activity and why?
my favourite sport is swimming because its the only sport I can actually do and swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of the water unlike football you only use your legs. Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the stress off your body it also builds endurance, muscle and strength.
Who is/are the current commonwealth champions (gold medalists)M of that sport/event?
(for swimming)Ben Proud is the commonwealth campions gold medalist.

Hi Sophia, I really like watching the swimming at either the Olympics or Commonwealth Games. I think that atmosphere and the noise in an aquatics centre really makes things exciting and great to watch.

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Commonwealth, also known as Commonwealth of Nations, formerly (1931–49) British Commonwealth of Nations, a free association of sovereign states comprising the UK and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of their association. In 1965 the Commonwealth Secretariat was established in london to organize and coordinate Commonwealth activities

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How many sports will are featured at the games?

There will be 19 sports games.

What is your favourite sport/event/activity and why?

My favourite sport there is badminton because I started playing badminton when I was 9.

Well done with your answers Justin - Have you managed to go out and play some Badminton during the school closures?

Who is/are the current commonwealth champions (gold medalists)M of that sport/event?

Here is the list of gold metal winners.

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a) There will be 19 sports featured at the games.
b)My favorite sport is badminton because it can help you flex your body and also move more. And I think that badminton is fun too!

Hi Elvis, have you managed to go out and play any badminon recenlty?
No... Although I have done some running I dont have a court big enough for me to play in :(, however I did some running!

c) Men's singles
Lee Chong Wei
Malaysia
Srikanth Kidambi
India
Rajiv Ouseph
England Women's singles
Saina Nehwal
India
P. V. Sindhu
India
Kirsty Gilmour
Scotland
Men's doubles
England
Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge
India
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
Malaysia
Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong
Women's doubles
Malaysia
Chow Mei Kuan
Vivian Hoo
England
Lauren Smith
Sarah Walker

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The Commonwealth comprises 54 countries. The members have a combined population of 2.4 billion people, almost a third of the world population.

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1) There are a total of 19  sports
2) My favorite sport in the commonwealth are the rugby 7s, if they had football i would have picked that but I also like rugby and in Honk Kong they have the rugby 7s every year.

Hi Sam, I wonder if football will be introduced at some point as has done at the Olympics.

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There are 54 commonwealth countries. It have around 2.4 billion people. It almost one third of the world

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My workout:
I did the 25 minute low impact HIIT workout and after I've done it, I feel really tired and sweaty and my hands and legs are tired the most

Well done Chloe - don't forget to cool down and stretch as it is just as important as doing a workout.

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There are 19 sports featured at the games

My favorite sport is badminton because it is really fun and I really enjoy playing it with my family.

Hi Kyle, have you managed to play some badminton with family and friends during the school closures?

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The Commonwealth used to be known as the British Commonwealth of Nations.

1) 19 different sports.
2) My favourite sport is football because I've played it for a while so I'm used to it.
3) Football isn't in the Commonwealth Games.

I did the low impact HIIT.

Hi Calvin, don't forget to cool down after your workout.
Well done for trying the HIIT session

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Some great answers are being added to the House Columns. Well done Year 8 

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Some great answers are being added to the House Columns. Well done Year 8 

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Let me know what workout you chose today? 

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Let me know what workout you chose today? 

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I finished the low impact HIIT and I feel much more tired and sweaty than expected my legs became a bit sore.
(i'm now going to do the cool down)
I just finished the cool down and I fell like my muscles are more relaxed now.

Well done Emma - and great that you're doing the cool down.

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I did the 20 minute fat burner, it was intense and very good but very tiring.

Well done and thanks Sam. Try to do the cool down as well if you get a chance.

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The common wealth was called The British Commonwealth of Nations.

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Task 1

Although there are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 71 teams currently participate in the Commonwealth Games, as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flags. The four Home Nations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—send separate teams.

Task 2
1)  There are a total of 31 approved sports, along with two multi-disciplinary sports, and a further 7 para-sports.
2) My favourite sports that are played in the commonwealth games is table tennis.
3) Harmeet Desai from India currently holds the commonwealth table tennis championships as of 2019.

Hi Charissa, I really enjoy watching the top athletes playing table tennis at these types of events. I am always amazed with how quick their reactions are and their ability to return the ball in such fast paced rally's.

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1. There will be 19 sports in the Commonwealth games.
2. My favourite sport is probably wrestling because it is fun to watch. Definitely not to do.
3. The gold medalist was Yogeshwar Dutt from India for 60kg freestyle wrestling. There were many other gold medals for 66,74,84 kg etc..

Hi Vasavi, I like how you have identified a ver y different and unique sport in wresting. I don't know that much about it but I do know that it is very technical especially with the grappling on the floor.

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Task 1
The Commonwealth Secretariat supports member countries to develop policies and strategies to maximise the contribution of sport to national development objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Task 2

1. There will be 19 sports that are featured in the games.

2. My favourite sport is volleyball, because you have to move around in order to be able to pass the ball.

3. Here are the current gold medalist of the badminton events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Hi Ariel. Do you know who the current Volleyball medalists are for the previous Commonwealth Games?

Men's singles Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia

Women's singles Saina Nehwal from India

Men's doubles Marcus Ellis, Chris Langridge from England

Women's doubles Chow Mei Kuan, Vivian Hoo from Malaysia

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Australia, South Africa, India. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, UK,   New Zealand and that's all I know.

Don't worry Vasavi, I'm glad you gave it a go seeing as it was an optional task. Well done.

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1)There are 54 countries in total and 71 teams
2) There are a total of 31 sports
3) My favourite sport is badminton