Throughout Commonwealth Games history there have been many great athletes who have performed to their best and succeeded in winning medals. There are certain athletes though who stand out, either because of the number of medals they have won at one event, the longevity of their careers and continuous achievement, the manner in which they won a medal, or the way they performed, even if they missed out on a medal. These athletes stick in the memory, define a particular Games or era in a particular sport and inspire the next generation of athletes to realise their own destiny by emulating their icons success. These athletes are the embodiment of the Commonwealth Games values; Humanity, Destiny and Equality. In this section we will feature these legends and a new generation of athletes looking ahead to Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014.