Forget the medals, Commonwealth Games athletes face pressure to retain funding

By Michael Koziol
Updated July 23 2014 - 11:13pm, first published 7:06pm
Rachael Grinham (green) and Donna Urquhart (gold) will represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games. Photo: Colleen Petch
Rachael Grinham (green) and Donna Urquhart (gold) will represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games. Photo: Colleen Petch

Sporting chiefs whose budgets were slashed by the Australian Sports Commission's tough new funding model have expressed their disappointment and questioned the system's fairness.

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