He's 支援する! Olympian Ian Thorpe 明らかにする／漏らすs he is 'excited' and will feel 権利 at home with his new poolside commentating gig at? 連邦／共和国 Games in July

Published: 00:31 BST, 28 June 2014 | Updated: 05:37 BST, 28 June 2014

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Australia's most decorated Olympian is making his return to the スポットライト after a 戦う／戦いing illness that almost cost him his arm.

Ian Thorpe has been 公式に発表するd as a 網状組織 Ten commentator と一緒に glamorous sports 錨，総合司会者 Melanie McLaughlin for the 連邦／共和国 Games in July.

The Games, which kick off in Glasgow, will be Thorpe's first TV gig since 契約ing an 感染に引き続いて shoulder 外科 earlier this year.

He's 支援する! Ian Thorpe will make his return to the スポットライト at next months 連邦／共和国 Games in Glasgow

地位，任命する外科, life is on the up for the 31-year-old former swimmer, who will no 疑問 be an 専門家新規加入 to the commentary team.

He said of his new 任命: 'I am very excited to be joining 網状組織 Ten as a part of their commentary team for this year’s 連邦／共和国 Games in Glasgow, と一緒に Mel and a number of the country’s most successful 競技者s.'

Thorpe's last stint as a sports commentator was at the 2012 London Olympics on British TV 網状組織 BBC.

He had 初めは予定するd a 復帰 to the sport after 初めは retiring in 2006 and then returning for a second time in 2011 with unsuccessfully ambitions to qualify for the London Olympics.

High achiever: 同様に as his swag of Olympic メダルs, Thorpe has an amazing 10 連邦／共和国 Games gold メダルs under his belt

Behind the scene's however, Thorpe was 苦しむing behind his go-getter persona.

In an 抽出する from his 2012 autobiography This Is Me, he 詳細（に述べる）d his 戦う／戦い with the 瓶／封じ込める, and 厳しい不景気.

'My illness was so 厳しい that, at times, I considered 自殺. My blackest periods would often last a month, and it was during those times that I thought about "it" happening.'

In the 調書をとる／予約する, he 詳細（に述べる）d his darkest thoughts: 'I even considered 明確な／細部 places or a 明確な／細部 way to kill myself, but then always baulked, realising how ridiculous it was.'

He wrote that the 不景気 started at a very young age and 伸び（る）d 勢い as he grew older.

Thorpe was the youngest ever swimming World 支持する／優勝者 when at 15 he won the 400m 自由型肩書を与える in Perth in 1998.

Glamorous co-hosts: Thorpe will commentate と一緒に網状組織 Ten sports 錨，総合司会者 Melanie McLaughlin?

He went on to break 22 world 記録，記録的な／記録するs and 勝利，勝つ five gold, three silver and one bronze Olympic メダル.

He also has 11 World 選手権肩書を与えるs to his credit, 10 連邦／共和国 Games gold メダルs and nine Pan 太平洋の肩書を与えるs.

At his first 連邦／共和国 Games event in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 he won four gold メダルs. He also took home six gold and one silver at the 連邦／共和国 Games in Manchester in 2002.

Those 捜し出すing support and （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） about 不景気 can 接触する Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36.