Glasgow, United Kingdom. Cyprus’ athletics team begins its Commonwealth Games campaign on Monday, with four athletes scheduled to compete in events including the men’s hammer throw final.
Opening-day events
Milan Trajkovic will compete in the men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals at 1.25pm Cyprus time. He must finish among the top three in his heat or be one of the two fastest remaining athletes to advance to the final later in the evening.
Valentina Savva will enter the women’s hammer throw qualifying round 15 minutes later. A throw of 70 metres or a top-12 finish will secure qualification for Tuesday’s final.
Savva has the ninth-best seasonal performance among the competitors, with a best throw of 69.68m.
Men’s hammer throw final
Iosif Kesidis and Alexandros Poursanidis will represent Cyprus in the eight-athlete men’s hammer throw final, scheduled for 9.57pm Cyprus time.
Kesidis, the Cypriot national record holder, has the third-best mark among the finalists this season after recording a national record throw of 78.61m earlier this year.
Should Trajkovic qualify from the semi-finals, he will return for the men’s 110m hurdles final at 11.45pm.
Cyprus squad
Cyprus has 13 athletes competing across track and field events at the Games.
Athletes still to compete include high jumpers Elena Kulitsenko and Styliana Ioannidou, sprinter Olivia Fotopoulou, long jumper Philippa Fotopoulou, shot putter Petros Michaelides, pole vaulters Christos Tamanis and Dimitris Christofi, discus thrower Iosif Michalis Papa and javelin thrower Christiana Ellina.
Athletics competition continues until August 1, with Cyprus seeking to add to its medal tally at the Glasgow Games.