A host of stars will be appearing in the Commonwealth games in Melbourne over the coming weeks.  It gives the stars a rare chance to represent their countries of birth as opposed to competing under the Great Britain flag

Despite being Britain's most successful Paralympic athlete, Dame Tanni Grey Thompson is excited ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The 11-times gold medallist is the captain of the Wales team and will bid for glory in the T54 800m event.

The BBC televsion team will contain a number of stars who have had previous success at the Commonwealth Games such as Colin Jackson, Sally Gunnell and Roger Black.