Commonwealth Games 2022

[intoronto 5,677]

 

[Monzanator 4,525]

Volleyball sucks in Commonwealth countries so I'm gonna take a wild guess Canada is the favorite here?

[Fly_like_a_don 1,091]

9 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Volleyball sucks in Commonwealth countries so I'm gonna take a wild guess Canada is the favorite here?

It's beach volleyball not indoor volleyball. Haven't you watched the recent  beach volleyball world championships or at least the 2020 Olympics finals? 

[JoshMartini007 2,547]

5 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Volleyball sucks in Commonwealth countries so I'm gonna take a wild guess Canada is the favorite here?

 

It's pretty much a Canada vs. Australia tournament. Maybe England can pull off an upset if they get hot during the tournament. Hoping for Gambia and Vanuatu gets a medal in the men and women events respectively.

 

To be honest, the discipline is the second least deserving discipline at the games based on quality, behind rhythmic gymnastics.

[intoronto 5,677]

3 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Volleyball sucks in Commonwealth countries so I'm gonna take a wild guess Canada is the favorite here?

Australia is the men's favourite. The women's has Canada (of Pavan and Melissa play) and Australia's Olympic medalists.

[Olympian1010 7,989]

 

[Edvid 22]

Ah, just beat me to it. 

 

On a separate note  and  joined the Commonwealth last weekend; probably too late for a Games debut in Birmingham but there's plenty of time to organise a team for the following edition in Victoria State.

[Grassmarket 3,448]

2 minutes ago, Edvid said:

Ah, just beat me to it. 

 

On a separate note Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth last weekend; probably too late for a Games debut in Birmingham but there's plenty of time to organise teams for the following edition in Victoria State.

I hope rules will be bent to allow them to send a couple of participants, even if a full lawn bowls squad are going to take time to organise. Actually, I will bet there is at least some bowls in Gabon, which has a community of expat oil engineers.

[LDOG 2,418]

29 minutes ago, Edvid said:

Ah, just beat me to it. 

 

On a separate note  and  joined the Commonwealth last weekend; probably too late for a Games debut in Birmingham but there's plenty of time to organise a team for the following edition in Victoria State.

 

Gabon has virtually no historical link to the UK unless I'm mistaken.  

Why would they join the commonwealth? Or is anyone accepted? 

[Olympian1010 7,989]

8 minutes ago, LDOG said:

 

Gabon has virtually no historical link to the UK unless I'm mistaken.  

Why would they join the commonwealth? Or is anyone accepted? 

They changed the rules a decade or so ago.  also have no major connection to , but they joined when the rules were changed.