Australian Diamonds shine bright in Glasgow

The Australian Netball Diamonds brought home Gold from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, for the first time since Manchester in 2002!

Many of the girls who won the Gold medal experience the heartbreak at the Delhi Games in 2010, none more than mid-courter Renae Hallinan. This time however, there were only tears of joy when the Diamonds defeated the New Zealand Silver Ferns by 18 goals (the largest margin in Commonwealth Games History).

Social media exploded with support for the Diamonds during the game and after they claimed victory, with the hash tag #GOLDDiamonds trending Australia wide. With the immense interest in the game, it begs the question, should Netball be an Olympic Sport as well as a Commonwealth Games sport?

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