Just getting to the 2018 Commonwealth Games was a remarkable achievement for Australian boxer Anja Stridsman.

She took gold on Saturday, though, winning the women’s 60kg division by unanimous decision against England’s Paige Murney to cap an incredible 12 months for the Sweden-born fighter.

Stridsman ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament last year, but battled on through the pain to win three fights and book her spot at the Games.

And she then forked out more than $13,000 as surgeons replaced the damaged tendon in her knee with the Achilles tendon taken from a corpse.

“I know it’s crazy,” Stridsman was quoted as saying by Fairfax Media last year.

“I don’t know whose tendon is it that they gave me … but I know the Achilles tendon is thicker and it will become my ACL.

“It’s quite fascinating.”

It certainly is, and Stridsman made the most of her improved knee with a terrific campaign at the Gold Coast’s Oxenford Studios through the Games.

She never lost a round and, in winning gold, became just the second Australian woman to do so in boxing at the Commonwealth Games.

The post

Did I retire too soon? Hmmm

— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) April 14, 2018

Frustrated at watching the men’s 4 x 100m relays, Usain Bolt took to Twitter to share some thoughts.

His first tweet caught fire, as you would expect, so just seven minutes later he moved to clarify things.

“Watching the relay just now made me ask myself a few questions. Anyhow #TeamJamaica all day everyday,” he added.

Jamaica finished third in the race, behind England and South Africa, and was clearly missing Bolt’s presence.

‘It’s a big f—–g deal!’

Aussie cyclist Chloe Hosking could not help getting a little carried away after winning gold in the women’s cycling road race on Saturday.

Hosking, who won bronze in Delhi in 2010, said: “People say for road cycling that the Commonwealth Games aren’t that big a deal.

“But I am a Commonwealth Games champion and it is a big f—–g deal!”

The photo

Scotland’s Jake Wightman celebrates a bronze medal in the men’s 1500m by wearing a tam o’ shanter and wig. Photo: Getty

‘They are around’

Much has been made of the Cameroon athletes who have gone missing during the Games.

But Cameroon delegate Dinga Dohbobga Macias Nwana told News Corp that they “were around”.

Confused? So are we.

“They went missing. Missing means they’re around,” he said.

“I don’t think they’ve gone to anywhere. They can come back.

“For now we cannot say they want to stay. They still have some time according to the visa system.

“We are expecting them back. They are somewhere, they are still there.”

Arson attack

Protesters continue to try and disrupt the Games with a select bunch torching a countdown clock in Brisbane in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Those who were responsible later released a statement accusing police of using “excessive force on young people, people with disabilities and elders”.

No arrests have been made but Gold Coast Games chairman Peter Beattie revealed that the word “solidarity” had been spray-painted at the place of the attack.

“That’s my understanding of stupidity,” he said.

What next for Queensland?

Delighted with the success of the Games, the Queensland government will go hunting more big events – and do so as soon as Monday.

According to the Gold Coast Bulletin, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will send Games Minister Kate Jones to Thailand on Monday to attend the SportAccord convention.

Kate Jones is off to Thailand to get another big event. Photo: Getty

Ms Palaszczuk is setting her sights high and wants the World Athletics Championships – something she described as a “definite prospect”.

“We have the right climate and the specialised infrastructure in place now ready to go,” she said.

“While we can rightly enjoy some reflected glory, we can’t ease up in leveraging more international contests to come here.

“And now is the time to act while the Games are still fresh in the minds of the world’s top sporting bodies, administrators and promoters.”

Sunday’s action

A massive final day begins when Kurt Fearnley goes for gold in the men’s T54 marathon at 6.10am (AEST) in his last race for his country.

Queenslander Michael Shelley is the defending champion in the men’s marathon (8.15am), and the Rugby Sevens come to an end, with semi-finals and medal matches for both men and women in a long session that begins at 9.31am.

Australia takes on Canada in the gold medal match of the men’s basketball at 11.30am and in the same match of the netball, Australia play England (1.02pm).

Medals will also be dished out in badminton, squash and table tennis.

And of course there’s the closing ceremony extravaganza to officially end the Games, with Dami Im, The Veronicas, Guy Sebastian and Yothu Yindi set to perform at Carrara Stadium.

Television coverage begins at 8.15pm on the Seven Network.