Commonwealth Games England BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister. Following a review in 2009, the Commonwealth Games Council for England was disbanded and a new organisation, Commonwealth Games England, was established in its place. CGE is governed by a board of Non-executive Directors, chaired by Ian Metcalfe. The Board is made up of experts from fields including sport, marketing and finance including England Hockey player Alex Danson and co-founder of Carphone Warehouse and British Olympic Association non-executive director David Ross and National Director at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) Nigel Walker England's gold medal
Simon Vallily Simon Vallily Simon Vallily (born 15 August 1985) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur, he was a member of the England elite squad as well as the Great British podium squad and won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.<ref name="www.gbboxing.org.uk/boxers/simon-vallily GB Boxing"></ref><ref name="www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/oct/13/simon-vallily-commonwealth-games The Guardian">The Guardian | Boxer Simon Vallily gets redemption with gold</ref> Fighting for the South Bank Amateur boxing club in Middlesbrough, Vallily was formerly on the books of Middlesbrough Football Club until disciplinary issues meant that his career in football ended prematurely. Vallily claimed that he started boxing after getting into trouble when