Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi
Dates: 3-14 October Coverage: Watch live each day on BBC TV, Red Button and BBC Sport website (UK only); Listen on 5 live sports extra
 Cairns has been injured for two years with foot injuries |
Gymnast Imogen Cairns has overcome injury to win selection for England's 2010 Commonwealth Games team. Cairns has been injured since just after her Olympic debut in Beijing two years ago, damaging both feet during a floor exercise. She will join 10 artistic and three rhythmic gymnasts in Delhi next month. England's top gymnasts Beth Tweddle and Louis Smith are missing from the squad as they are taking part in October's World Championships in Rotterdam. Cairns, who won gold and silver at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006, has had two operations followed by six months on crutches and only returned to impact training at the turn of the year having suffered injury in her first competition after the Olympics.  | 606: DEBATE |
The 21-year-old will be joined in Delhi by 2008 Olympians Marissa King and Rebecca Wing as well as 2010 European team silver medallist, Jocelyn Hunt. Laura Edwards, making her senior debut in Delhi, completes the women's artistic line-up. The men's squad includes 2006 Commonwealth Games team bronze medallist Luke Folwell as well as senior international debutants Reiss Beckford, a 2009 Australian Youth Olympic all-around silver medallist, and Max Whitlock. Steven Jehu and Danny Lawrence complete the men's team while England's three rhythmic gymnasts have also been announced. Rachel Ennis, a former Commonwealth Championships gold medallist from Hendon Gym Club, returns to the team having made her debut in Melbourne where she helped England to a fourth-place finish in the team event. Ennis will be joined in Delhi by two young gymnasts from the City of Bath club, Francesca Fox and Lynne Hutchinson. Both have just completed an intensive two-week training camp with their club at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village.
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