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Australian Team flag-bearers Squash player Rachel Grinham (right) and Kookaburras co-captain Eddie Ockenden

Australian Team flag-bearers Squash player Rachel Grinham (right) and Kookaburras co-captain Eddie Ockenden Source: AAP / DEAN LEWINS/AAPIMAGE

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Australia is tipped to once again top the medal tally - but the event- open to athletes from the 54 members of the Commonwealth- is often seen as a relic of a bygone era.

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