Sentence examples for first commonwealth from inspiring English sources

Their performances at the Games belie this deep-rooted problem: 15 of India's 38 gold medals were won by women, including that of the discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who achieved the country's first Commonwealth athletics gold for 52 years.

Paul Collingwood's second consecutive hundred led England to victory over Australia in the first Commonwealth Bank Series final in Melbourne.

But it was Canada's Michelle Li who earned her country's first Commonwealth singles gold in their encounter.

Bitterly disappointed after failing to claim Northern Ireland's first Commonwealth boxing gold for women, Walsh felt cheated by the split points decision going against her.

An eight-year gap between his first Commonwealth medal in 2002, and his most recent in 2010, tells its own story.

The Olympic and world titles will certainly be more highly regarded but a first Commonwealth gold merely added to the legend and the adulation from an adoring Scottish public.

Coach Lisa Alexander revealed she had likened the campaign to win Australia's first Commonwealth Games gold since 2002 to climbing Mount Everest.

In our first Commonwealth of Independent States market Kazakhstan we increased our subscriber base ninefold over three years, driving our market share from roughly 30% to about 50%.

The athlete, who finished fifth in the 3000m steeplechase in her first Commonwealth Games appearance, later told Channel 10 television: "I just wanted a little bit of claim to fame.

This was the first Commonwealth Games since the 'selfie' phenomenon had exploded.

Burton has competed in two Olympics but this will be his first Commonwealth Games.