Commonwealth Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship

The medals were given away at a separate event termed the Commonwealth Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, rather than treating it as a special event at the main Commonwealth Games. However, their medals won by participants were paid due consideration by the Commonwealth Games Federation, but the Olympic sport was excluded because of "a lack of space and time".
The other nations, apart from England, which took part in the 2002 Commonwealth Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship were:

• Australia
• Canada
• Cyprus
• Namibia
• New Zealand
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• South Africa
• Wales

However, England failed to sustain its exceptional achievement. At the last Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, English gymnasts dropped out before the final. In 1999 they were classified 32nd in the world championships in Osaka, but in the 2001 world championships in Madrid last October, McKibbon, the British champion, who finished ninth.

19-year-old Alexandra Orlando of Toronto was definitely the star of the 2006 Commonwealth Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship. She won the title in the ball, rope, clubs and ribbon events at the Canadian rhythmic gymnastics championships in Surrey, B.C. This was an impressive follow-up after setting the record of winning six gold medals earlier the same year at the Commonwealth games.
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