| ELIAS | Matt ....., Welsh 400 metres athlete who won a Commonwealth Games silver medal in 2002 (5) |
| LAWNBOWLS | Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, Lovely Choubey and Rupa Rani Tirkey won a Commonwealth Games gold for India in this sport. (4,5) |
| SCOTT | Beckie ___ captured Canada's 1st cross-country skiing medal, in 2002 (5) |
| STEVEYZERMAN | Detroit Red Wings center who won a Stanley Cup championship and an Olympic gold medal in 2002: 2 wds. |
| BROAD | Neil ....., Tim Henman's partner when winning a men's doubles Olympic silver medal in 1988 (5) |
| SALLY | British athlete who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles, _ Gunnell (5) |
| STATE | A mode of existence; an impression taken from an etched or engraved plate at a particular point in progress; or, a commonwealth (5) |
| NITRO | Name of the Gladiator, a Commonwealth and World gold medallist sprinter, who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2024 (5) |
| NURMI | Known as the "Flying Finn", Paavo ___ was a distance-running great who won 9 gold and 3 silver medals in his 12 events at the Summer Olympics |
| CATOR | Silvio ___, long jumper whose silver medal in 1928 remains the best result of a Haitian at the Olympics |
| PAAVO | Who was called as the "Flying Finn" with nine gold and three silver medals in Olympics history? (5) |
| DONNA | ..... Fraser, British athlete who finished fourth in the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Olympics (5) |
| KRISS | ..... Akabusi, men's 400 metres hurdles winner at the 1990 Commonwealth Games (5) |
| TONGA | Got an anagram for a Commonwealth country (5) |
| OAKES | Gary ....., bronze medallist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics (5) |
| YOUNG | Kevin, men's 400 metres hurdles Olympic champion in 1992 (5) |
| ROGER | ..... Black, men's 400 metres silver medallist at the 1996 Olympics (5) |
| KENYA | Country that won the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1972 Olympics (5) |
| AMBER | English sprinter who holds the British record for 400 metres, _ Anning (5) |
| MOSES | Edwin, U.S. ex-400 metre hurdler who won two Olympic gold medals (5) |
