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was one of ten core sports that appeared at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in

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. As a founding sport, athletics has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games; the recognized precursor to the

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. The competition took place between Sunday 8–15 April 2018 at the

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. The programme featured an expanded event set for para-athletes with a total of six men's and six women's events, re presenting doubling of the number para-events at the previous games. This move was approved of by the para-athletes, and Kailyn Joseph noted that inclusion in the medal table alongside able-bodied events allowed her to share in the same environment, as opposed to the separation found in the Paralympics and

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. Two Indian athletes, racewalker

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and triple jumper

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were removed from the games after a needle was found in their apartment, breaking games policy. A Singapore para-athlete, Mohammad Khairi Ishak, was withdrawn from the men's T47 100 m after failing a drug test prior to the competition. Other controversies of the athletics included the gold medal disqualification of

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in the men's 200 m, after he impeded (eventual gold medallist)

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, and the mid-race collapse of men's

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leader

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Preparation

In preparation for hosting the Commonwealth Games Athletics events, the modified

was used for the

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in February 2018. The

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conducted a series of anti-doping tests in the months before the games. Australian sprinter Jessica Peris (daughter of former Commonwealth Games sprint champion

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) was among those to a fail doping test and she withdrew from the Australian trials event.Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance Commonwealth Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance
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Schedule

Over the 10 days of competition there were 58 medal events including additional para-sport disciplines.

Medal summary

Medal table

Men

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Men's para-sport

Women

Women's para-sport

Records

Broken Records in Athletics

References

External links

AthleticsResults Book – Athletics
{{2018 in athletics 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games events

2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Commonwealth Games