Husband vs. wife, dancing rakers and a Prime Minister competitor: Everything you missed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games have finished in Birmingham. Australia won 178 gold, silver and bronze medals. Some of the best stories of this tournament didn't happen on the podium.

Donna Lobban is playing squash mixed doubles for Australia. She is facing her husband Greg for a place in the semifinals. Greg and his teammate Lisa Aitken won the first game. Donna and her partner Cameron Pilley stormed to 11-8 victories in next two games. Greg embraced Donna. He told her to "go and win it now".

Niue moved to a "Code Red" alert level for COVID-19. Its prime minister Dalton Tagelagi was in Birmingham competing in the lawn bowls competition with his 14-year-old son Tukala. It was Tagleagi's third Commonwealth Games. Niue won its first-ever Commonwealth games medal through heavyweight boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams.

The Falkland Islands team is training in a school corridor. They didn't have a team at the last Commonwealth Games. On Day 1, Daphne Arthur-Arnold of the Falklands beat Tania Choudhury of India 20-21. It was the country's only win in the sport all week.

Kenyan marathon runner Eric Kiptanui was not allowed to race in the marathon event in Birmingham. He had the third-fastest personal best time of the field but was forced to watch the race from behind the barriers. The race was won by Uganda's Victor Kiplangat, who accidentally took the wrong turn.

Jamell Anderson's wife Georgia Jones taunted him by wearing a silver medal around her neck. Anderson was a part of Team England 3x3 basketball team that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. He wants to take her silver one.

Beach volleyball volunteers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games made headlines when they started dancing between points. They were dressed in gold and blue staff shirts.