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By Australia's lofty standards swimming is a non-negotiable, the Aussie swim team must top the medal table in Glasgow.

Much of the attention for bleary-eyed WA fans tuning in to the Glasgow Games in the early hours will surround the fortunes of our track and field athletes as they take on the best of the Commonwealth at Hampden Park.

With 13 weight categories providing 13 gold medals, Glasgow's Commonwealth Games Boxing events will be held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, with the medal bouts scheduled for the Hydro complex, modelled on ancient Greek and Roman amphitheatres.

Success and WAIS cyclists have a proud shared tradition at the Commonwealth level, and Glasgow shapes as more of the same.

The Australian diving team holds lofty expectations for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a squad containing the tried and tested talents of Matthew Mitcham and Melissa Wu, with the raw emerging brilliance of Western Australian diver Maddison Keeney, whom on debut is touted as a future star of the sport.

Australia has never failed to win the women's artistic team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, but the broader view is, the Aussies will never have a tougher test in claiming the team gold than in Glasgow.

The Glasgow organising committee has gone against conventional planning methods to put the Rhythmic Gymnastics in the first week of the competition schedule, handing the sport the first opportunity to shine in Glasgow.

Despite Australia's Commonwealth Games dominance in both men's and women's hockey, the strength of talent throughout the Commonwealth nations ensures that these medals will be highly competitive and captivating viewing at the Glasgow Games.

The Commonwealth Games are often referred to as the "Friendly Games". However, there will be no misplaced friendship mistaking the rivalry between the world's best two netball nations as Australia and New Zealand go head to head for gold in Glasgow.

WA's Ben Wright is flying the flag for Australia in the para-sport powerlifting at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.The young >