Great day one for Team Griffith

Ashleigh Gentle, Triathlete
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
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Griffith’s Commonwealth Games athletes are off to a shining start in Glasgow withEmma McKeonwinning two gold medals in the pool overnight. The 20 year oldBachelor of Public Healthand Health Promotionstudent took out the200m freestyle event in a Commonwealth Games record time of 1:55.57. Not content with that, Emma then backed up the win by smashing […]

2018 Games must focus on original values

Head and shoulders image of Bruce Kidd.
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
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Medal counts and win-at-all-cost attitudes have increasingly overshadowed the original focus of the Commonwealth Games. The Gold Coast, however, is in a strong position to restore the spirit of diversity and development on which the Games were fostered. This will be the argument put forward by Professor Bruce Kidd, an expert on the political economy […]