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Australia's Relays Revolution Ends in Empty Stadium

A Golden Low Key: The Empty Stadium Medal Ceremony That Sums Up Australia's Relays Revolution The Commonwealth Games athletics campaign ended with a low key medal ceremony that was almost deserted.

The Scotstoun Stadium was nearly empty, with only a handful of volunteers, family members, stadium crew, media personnel, and team support staff remaining to applaud the Australian men's 4x100 metre relay team as they received their gold medals.

The men's relay team's victory is a testament to the systemic changes that have taken place in Australian athletics over the past few years. The Green2Gold2Great program has invested $11.

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