So is every swimming event just going to be a straight final? We send twice as much to the Olympics. We might as well not even compete in the freestyle relays with those numbers.
I know they are trying to save the games, but the biggest draw to the Commonwealth Games was it was a best on best event. Once you start messing with that the games will become an after thought.
Wednesday April 23rd, 2025 -
Preliminary Round Day 1 Schedule (GMT +3)
Group A
Central Daylight Time (GMT -5)
(CEST 19:00)
Slovakia vs Finland
Period-by-Period:
April 23rd 2025, h. 12:00, Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
(CEST 23:00)
Norway vs Latvia
Period-by-Period:
April 23rd 2025, h. 16:00, Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen
Group B
Central Daylight Time (GMT -5)
(CEST 21:00)
Sweden vs Switzerland
Period-by-Period:
April 23rd 2025, h. 14:00, Comerica Center, Frisco
(CEST 02:00 - 24.04.2025)
Czechia vs United States
Period-by-Period:
April 23rd 2025, h. 19:00, Comerica Center, Frisco
British cycling great Barry Hoban, winner of 8 Tour de France stages, all at a time when road racing had a very very low profile in Britain.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c9dj98203nqo
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