澳大利亚英联邦运动会代表团团长Petria Thomas在格拉斯哥英联邦运动会闭幕之际造访纹身店,计划在脚踝纹上英联邦体育标志以纪念澳大利亚队在本届赛事中的成绩[1]。澳大利亚获得70枚金牌、45枚银牌和56枚铜牌,金牌数领先英国41枚,总奖牌数领先61枚[1]。
Thomas本人是英联邦运动会的奖牌得主,曾获得12枚英联邦运动会奖牌,其中包括1994年至2002年间获得的9枚金牌[1]。她在2004年雅典奥运会上赢得三枚金牌,包括100米蝶泳个人冠军[1]。
Petria Thomas, head of the Australian Commonwealth Games delegation, visited a tattoo studio in Glasgow on the final day of the Games to mark the nation's unprecedented athletic achievement with a permanent tribute [1]. Thomas chose to ink the Commonwealth Games symbol on her ankle as a lasting reminder of Australia's dominant performance at the event [1].
Australia's medal haul proved historic, securing 70 gold medals, 45 silver medals, and 56 bronze medals [1]. This medal tally positioned Australia decisively ahead of Great Britain, which earned 41 gold medals, and gave Australia a commanding lead of 61 medals overall [1]. Thomas, a decorated athlete herself, brings personal credibility to her role leading the delegation; she has won 12 Commonwealth Games medals throughout her career, including 9 gold medals between 1994 and 2002 [1]. Her Olympic pedigree includes three gold medals from the 2004 Athens Games, with victories in the 100-meter butterfly individual event among her achievements [1].