Take
a listen to our selected audio packages covering some of the events
and issues of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Click on the titles below to hear the audio. |
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Sarah
meets Crew 2002
There are fifteen thousand of them, their nickname is Norris and you
can spot them by their flat caps. Without them the Commonwealth Games
simply wouldn't happen. Our Commonwealth Games reporter Sarah Wadeson
has been behind the scenes with the UK's biggest ever peacetime volunteer
force, Crew 2002. |
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Sex
in the Village
One hundred and fifty thousand condoms have been handed out to competitors
staying in the Athletes Village for Manchester's Commonwealth Games.
That works out at around thirty seven each and if the rumours are
anything to go by there won't be many left behind once the ten day
event is over. So Forget Sex and the City, our Commonwealth Games
reporter Sarah Wadeson has been finding out more about sex and the
village....... |
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Tough
on Drugs
Athletes prepararing for Manchester's Commonwealth Games are being
warned if they take performance enhancing drugs they will be caught
and banned. The drug testing programme will be the toughest in the
event's history and more comprehensive than the Olympics. Our Commonwealth
Games reporter Sarah Wadeson reports on the efforts to keep the 10
day event scandal free. |
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Arrival
of the Australian Athletes
The first Australian Athletes are among thousands of competitors
who'll be touching down at Manchester airport over the next few
days ... it's the busiest 2 weeks the airport has ever seen. And
getting them all through customs trouble free and on their way to
the athletes village is no easy job. Our Commonwealth Games reporter
Sarah Wadeson sent this report from Terminal Three.
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Inside
the Athletes Village
Over five thousand competitors from across the globe will stay in
the athletes village - the games organisors have transformed the
student halls of residence south of the city. The main restaurant
is as big as a football pitch, there's a cinema, the extra long
beds have arrived and our Commonwealth Games reporter Sarah Wadeson
has had a sneak preview.
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Interview
with Steve Backley
33 year old Javelin star and Olympic Champion Steve Backley narrowly
missed out on Commonwealth Gold in Kuala Lumpar and is hoping to
win it back this summer. He spoke to our Commonwealth Games reporter
Sarah Wadeson.
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Interview
with Ashia Hansen
Triple Jumper Ashia Hansen is without doubt Britain's greatest ever-female
jumper having already set twenty British records. She told our Commonwealth
Games reporter Sarah Wadeson she's enjoying training hard for the
Games and the European Championships.
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Interview
with Colin Jackson
He's arguably Britain's most sucessful athlete, he's been competing
for 17 years and he's aiming for Gold at Manchester's Commonwealth
Games. Our Commonwealth Games reporter Sarah Wadeson caught up with
him in between training sessions.
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Environmental
issues for race
Environmental campaigners are concerned the route for the Commonwealth
Games mountain bike race will permanently damage the environment.
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Cultureshock
2002 brings the biggest sporting event this country has ever seen
to Manchester - and in the run up to the Commonwealth Games the North
West will also stage it's most ambitious arts festival. |
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Swimmers
Concerned
At Manchesters 2002 Commonwealth Games able bodied and disabled athletes
will compete for the first time in an integrated event. But not all
the Athletes are happy with the new system - and some of the swimmers
are worried their event COULD end up looking like a circus. |
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Scouting
for Talent
Talents scounts are out and about across Greater Manchester hunting
down the best people to perform in the opening and closing ceremonies
at Manchesters 2002 Commonwealth Games. Five thousand people will
be taking part in the spectacular in July and competition for places
is fierce. |
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Sally
Backs Games
The Olympic champion Sally Gunnel says England will haul in the medals
at Manchester's 2002 Commonwealth Games. She told BBC GMR's Commonwealth
Games reporter Sarah Wadeson how important the games are in the sporting
calendar. |
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