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Lanka`s 2018 host bid hurt by India

7 months ago
Sri Lankan officials think their bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games may have been doomed because of the deeply flawed games held last year in neighboring India.  more...

Construction kicks off in Glasgow for 2014 Commonwealth Games

12 months ago
No sooner than the work on the 2012 Games in London has been completed, attention has shifted towards the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Construction work has finally started […]  more...


Work starts on 2014 Games village – BBC News

12 months ago
BBC News Work starts on 2014 Games villageBBC NewsConstruction work has started in the east end of Glasgow to build the athletes' village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 38.5-hectare site in Dalmarnock will house up to 6500 competitors and officials with temporary facilities being added later. …Works starts on £150m Commonwealth Games villageConstruction EnquirerConstruction gets [...]  more...

Sanitation in India-Commonwealth Games 2010

2 years ago
BBC Sport has recently released photos captured of the hotels in athletes’ village in New Delhi, India –the location for the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held October […]  more...

2010 Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
In 2010 there were two large international sporting events. Of course everyone knows about the 2010 Olympic Games here in BC, but there was also the 2010 Commonwealth […]  more...

Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Being the wannnabe sports journalist that I am, I was thrilled to find that a sports feature-ish article I wrote, made it to the back of the newspaper. Thus […]  more...

India should exit the Commonwealth pronto

2 years ago
A version of the following was published by DNA on Oct 19th at: http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/column_it-s-time-for-india-to-exit-the-british-commonwealth_1454635 India should exit the Commonwealth altogether Rajeev Srinivasan looks at the lessons to take away from the […]  more...

Commonwealth Matches mind Fennell says a lot more function required

2 years ago
The chaos surrounding the preparations for that Video games received performed a "lot of damage" to India's worldwide picture, louboutin shoes explained. "People are questioning whether or not we […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir: Australia’s Olympic Committee president has said the Commonwealth Games should not have been awarded to Delhi?

2 years ago
John Coates said the Commonwealth Games Federation lacked the resources to monitor progress and to ensure that construction deadlines were met.England have become the first overseas team to […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir: Row erupts over defects in Delhi Games village

2 years ago
India has ordered a US$41m bank guarantee given by the athletes’ village builder, Emaar-MGF, to be frozen amid reports of serious construction defects. The moves comes as a wide-ranging […]  more...

The Commonwealth Games: Does anyone really care anymore?

2 years ago
The 2010 Commonwealth Games certainly created a spectacle over the past month. Unfortunately for the organisers, it was not the spectacle they had hoped for. Less than two weeks […]  more...

India's `Olympic Dream' Distant as Commonwealth Games Cross Finishing Line

2 years ago
New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games ended with martial art battles and a laser show after a record haul of gold medals for India and last-minute fixes to venues rescued an event that had threatened a national embarrassment.  more...

Commonwealth Games come to successful end in Delhi

2 years ago
The 19th Commonwealth Games have ended in Delhi with Australia topping the medals table, winning 74 gold medals. India edged ahead of England to the second place on Thursday […]  more...

Delhi puts on good Commonwealth show after all

2 years ago
By John MacKinnon DELHI, India — Delhi jeet gaya. You did it, Delhi. It was far from flawless, especially in the nearly catastrophic run-up when an unfinished, filthy athletes’ village […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir | Delhi has delivered, says Commonwealth Games Federation boss

2 years ago
After the shambolic build-up that included a dirty athletes village and other shortcomings leading to threats of pull-out by leading competing nations, the Commmonwealth Games was on Thursday […]  more...

Workers, volunteers can''t bring food, bottles in CWG village

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) Handicams, helmets, balloons,radio, skateboards and balls are among a list of 35 articlesprohibited for volunteers and workforce entering theCommonwealth Games Village.  more...

A relic of the past...

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games are upon us again, and despite the desperate efforts of television networks to promote the games as an exciting sporting spectacle, the event has been exceedingly […]  more...

Commonwealth Games drug free, so far

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games have been completely clean so far on at least one front: 500 athletes who have been tested for doping have all been given the all-clear.  more...

Problems continue to plague Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty. There was a "major communications blunder" at the track that nearly resulted in athletes being presented with their medals despite the race being under protest.  more...

One step forward, two back at C’wealth Games; Pearson loses medal

2 years ago
The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty.  more...

1 step forward, often 2 back at Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty. There was a "major communications blunder" at the track that nearly resulted in athletes presented with their medals despite the race being protested.  more...

Used condoms block drains at Delhi Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
THOUSANDS of used condoms blocked the drains at the Delhi Commonwealth Games village after they were flushed down toilets by amorous athletes, local media reported today.  more...

Condoms block drains in sexual athletes village

2 years ago
Daylife/AP Photo used by permission Thousands of flushed condoms threaten to choke the Commonwealth Games village's drainage system in the latest problem to hit the venue. Games organisers, who […]  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: Delhi fixed for opening ceremony

2 years ago
The 2010 Commonwealth Online games will start on Sunday which has a 'spectacular' opening ritual in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Online games, the primary to be staged in […]  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: Delhi established for opening ceremony

2 years ago
The 2010 Commonwealth Video games will commence on Sunday using a 'spectacular' beginning ritual in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Video games, the initial to become staged in India, […]  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: Delhi fixed for opening ceremony

2 years ago
The 2010 Commonwealth Online games will start on Sunday with a 'spectacular' starting ritual in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Online games, the initial to become staged in India, […]  more...

Commonwealth Games 2010: Delhi collection for opening ceremony

2 years ago
The 2010 Commonwealth Games will start on Sunday that has a 'spectacular' starting ceremony in Delhi at 1430 BST. The Games, the 1st to be staged in India, are […]  more...

Games backs safe sex despite plumbing problems

2 years ago
NEW DELHI (AFP)– Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell said he was happy to see competitors engaging in safe sex at the athletes village even if it caused problems […]  more...

Indian gold medallist takes rickshaw home

2 years ago
India's Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion Renu Bala had to catch a rickshaw back to the athletes village after she missed the official transport.  more...

India Corruption ruins Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
After just two days into them, the 2010 edition of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have already been booked a failure. I can see some of you […]  more...

Problems mount at Games, spectators needed

2 years ago
The empty stadiums that have marred the first two days of competition at the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games may be filled by children and the underprivileged given free tickets if attendance doesn't improve.  more...

The muck, the monkeys, and the mongrels

2 years ago
After all the muck, monkeys, mongrels and faeces that nearly marred Commonwealth Games 2010, India grabbed the chance to show its might when it got the act together […]  more...

19th Commonwealth Games 2010 - New Delhi

2 years ago
Much has been talked about CWG venues, athletes village, corruption from grass roots, health and hygiene, security threat etc. etc. in last 3 odd months. Some of the […]  more...

另類印度經驗 國協運動會開幕 Delhi Commonwealth Games in trouble

2 years ago
Delhi Commonwealth Games in troubleSeptember 22, 2010The 2010 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in India’s capital city Delhi on Oct 3-14, is facing trouble over security and […]  more...

Commonwealth Games Open

2 years ago
AS 7,000 dancers cavort with giant puppets beneath a vast balloon, the Commonwealth Games kick off yesterday in an explosion of noise and colour.  more...

Troubled Commonwealth Games open in fortress Delhi

2 years ago
The troubled Commonwealth Games got underway with a glittering opening ceremony on Sunday in a fortress-like New Delhi after a shambolic run-up that threatened to derail the event.  more...

POOL BABY - `Puppy love' brings the best out of champion

2 years ago
He is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist in 50m butterfly.But Roland Schoeman's tale of glory started on an unusual note. As a 16-year- old in high school, the South African took to the p  more...

Prince Charles takes stock of Games village

2 years ago
Prince Charles,who will declare the 2010 Commonwealth Games open jointly with Indian President Pratibha Devising Patil on Sunday evening.  more...

India''s Lawn Bowls manager is down with dengue

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) India's Lawn Bowls manager RuptuGogoi, who was suspected to be down with dengue fever, wastoday confirmed to have contracted the disease, hours beforethe opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG - 2nd October

2 years ago
Well, time for me to be positive for once. Went to the Tennis complex today and it is really nice. It's not a new build but it has […]  more...

Queen's Baton reaches Commonwealth Games Village

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct.2 (ANI): The Queen's Baton for the XIXth Commonwealth Games 2010 reached the athletes' village on Saturday.  more...

Freshly unmasked swanky Kiwi athletes CWG village tower 'anything but unlivable'

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 2(ANI): The New Zealand team's 'unmasked' Delhi Commonwealth Games accommodation tower at the athletes' village has made the earlier reports of "unlivable" conditions hard to fathom.  more...

The world awaits, but will Delhi be a success?

2 years ago
With the Commonwealth games getting under way this weekend, it will come as a huge relief to the people of Delhi and in particular the event organisers. Come […]  more...

Commonwealth Games chief executive Hooper burned in effigy in New Delhi

2 years ago
Protesters took to the streets of the Indian capital Thursday for a second straight day of demonstrations, demanding a boycott of the Commonwealth Games that begin this weekend.  more...

Delhi welcomes athletes to fortified capital

2 years ago
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games moved into its final three days, athletes continued to flood into a heavily guarded Indian capital as the host of problems surrounding the event showed signs of easing.  more...

Commonwealth Games Squash

2 years ago
The Scottish Squash team of Alan Clyne, Harry Leitch, Chris Small, Lyall Patterson, Lisa Aitken and Frania Gillen-Buchert flew out to today to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. And the hunt […]  more...

Thousands of Games volunteers quit: report

2 years ago
Indian press reports say up to 10,000 of the 22,000 Commonwealth Games volunteers have quit, just three days before the event starts.  more...

Sri Lanka happy with Commonwealth Games preparations

2 years ago
Colombo, Sep 29 (PTI) Sri Lankan chef-de-mission for theCommonwealth Games has expressed satisfaction with thefacilities and security at the athletes' Village in Delhi.  more...

Delhi clean-up deadline lapses yet again

2 years ago
THE deadline to bring Delhi's troubled athletes' village up to standard was put back yet again yesterday amid fears that work will not be completed in time for the beginning of the Commonwealth Games.  more...

INDIA HAS MADE A `GREAT EFFORT' FOR GAMES: BEIJING

2 years ago
Beijing is not getting drawn into the chorus of critical comparisons between the Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympics. At a media briefing on Tuesday, a foreign journalist asked what was Beijing's  more...

China backs India to successfully host CWG!

2 years ago
China on Tuesday backed India`s ability to conduct the Commonwealth Games successfully saying that the Indian government has made "great efforts" to host them.  more...

Games umpire is ready for Delhi

2 years ago
CONCERNS over the condition of facilities at the Commonwealth Games have been cooled by a bowler who will be centre stage in Delhi.  more...

Fingers crossed!

2 years ago
Here at Splish Splosh we are getting very excited about the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, although it did seem at one point that they might have been cancelled! […]  more...

'Issues exist in every Games but India will deliver'

2 years ago
The crisis-hit Commonwealth Games has got support from an un expected quarter in Australia's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth, who said controversies are not new in multisport events.  more...

Some athletes already in Delhi for the games

2 years ago
More than 1,000 athletes have now arrived for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.  more...

Workers rush to get New Delhi ready for Games

2 years ago
Indian workers are rushing to complete buildings and sports grounds for the Commonwealth Games as hundreds of athletes arrive in New Delhi.  more...

South Africa optimistic of a 'memorable' Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): With less than a week left for the Commonwealth Games, South African High Commissioner to India Harris Mbulelo Majeke on Monday expressing confidence said India will host a 'memorable' Commonwealth Games.  more...

Deviating from the democratic path

2 years ago
By Yasser Latif Hamdani (Published in the Daily Times on 27 September 2010)The pictures that have emerged from the Athletes Village at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have […]  more...

Kamal Nath on C'Wealth Games: Levelling blame only after post-mortem

2 years ago
Union minister Kamal Nath today told critics of the Commonwealth Games to wait for a "post- mortem" before apportioning any blame for the lapses, and assured that India would make the event a success.  more...

Kamal Nath on CWG: levelling blame only after post-mortem

2 years ago
H S Rao London, Sept 27 (PTI) Union Minister Kamal Nath todaytold critics of the Commonwealth Games to wait for a "post-mortem" before apportioning any blame for the lapses, andassured that India would make the event a success.  more...

Lot needs to be done at C'Wealth Games village: Pak high commissioner

2 years ago
Pakistan today joined the list of countries complaining about the Commonwealth Games facilities, saying a lot still needs to be done to ensure that their athletes are comfortable at the athletes' village.  more...

'All athletes happy with Games Village'

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi claimed that all major problems in the much-criticised Athletes Village have been sorted out.  more...

Kalmadi says all problems at CWG Village sorted out

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Monday claimed that all major problems in the much-criticised Athletes Village have been sorted out and a majority of the flats were ready to be occupied.  more...

What is going on with the state of the Delhi Games?

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games are set to start next week in India, but the last week has seen controversy over the state of the Athletes Village, which has been […]  more...

India in race to the finish for C'wealth Games

2 years ago
Indian workers raced to finish preparations Monday for the Commonwealth Games as hundreds of athletes and team officials arrived in New Delhi. The city's chief minister said she was confident they would complete the job ahead of the event's opening Sunday.  more...

First Aussies arrive in Delhi on Monday

2 years ago
The first Australian athletes are set to arrive in New Delhi on Monday for the much maligned Commonwealth Games.  more...

'World-class facility with minor issues'

2 years ago
Workers painted walls, drained out rain water and removed a snake at the Commonwealth Games Village yesterday as India raced to address complaints of filth and hygiene a week before the start of the showpiece event.  more...

English athletes keen for Games

2 years ago
English track and field athletes are still looking forward to the Commonwealth Games despite reports criticising the venue's cleanliness, security and construction.  more...

We'll clean toilets ourselves: SA Olympic boss

2 years ago
The president of South Africa's Olympic com- mittee defended New Delhi's right to host the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, saying on Sunday he is willing to clean any toilets himself to help ensure it  more...

Snake in room adds to Commonwealth Games woes: report

2 years ago
NEW DELHI — Two more Australian athletes withdrew Sunday and a South African competitor reportedly found a snake in his room as complaints over cleanliness, security and construction […]  more...

Commonwealth Games head sees improved conditions before ceremonies

2 years ago
With athletes trickling into New Delhi on Saturday and cleaning crews rushing to scour their rooms, the Commonwealth Games chief said India was working hard to ensure it is prepared to host the beleaguered sporting event — though much remains to be done.  more...

Scottish team arrives in New Delhi for CWG

2 years ago
The Scotland team for the Commonwealth Games 2010 arrived in New Delhi on Sunday.  more...

More pullouts, fresh complaints on Games Village hit CWG

2 years ago
Just as things were beginning to look up for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games, a spate of pullouts, more complaints about the athletes' village and the continuous negative publicity added to the hassled organisers' woes just one week before the mega-event.  more...

Kiwis blame CGF for Games delays

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games Federation "has a lot to answer for" over delays in preparing the athletes' village for next week's Games, say NZ officials.  more...

Two police stations to help athletes, tourists during C'Wealth Games

2 years ago
Two police stations - one in the Athletes' Village and other in Paharganj - will cater to sportspersons and tourists arriving in the capital for the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Delhi Games Organisers Convince the Commonwealth They Can Deliver

2 years ago
The 19th Commonwealth Games look set to begin as planned, but only after Delhi, and India gets the message that so far it has not been good enough.  more...

Fennell: we will have good Games

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell has conceded that everyone has to share the blame and responsibility for the inadequate preparation, particularly in regard to the Athletes Village, even as he confirmed full participation of all the member-countries for the games set to open on October 3.  more...

Sanitation in India-Commonwealth Games 2010

2 years ago
BBC Sport has recently released photos captured of the hotels in athletes’ village in New Delhi, India –the location for the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held October 3rd […]  more...

Come as a friend and go back as family: Suresh Kalmadi's message to athletes

2 years ago
"Come as a friend and go back as a family," is the message that Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today sent out to athletes and officials of the 71 Commonwealth countries.  more...

Scottish athletes fly out to India for Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
THE Scotland team flew out of Glasgow today after fears over the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi finally began to be calmed.  more...

Mike Fennell okays games village

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell on Saturday said that he was satisfied with the preparations in the athletes village, adding that it is a far cry from the unsatisfactory situation earlier.  more...

Team England’s Chief gives go-ahead despite controversy - by Herbert Soden and Jacob Holmes

2 years ago
Good news for the Commonwealth Games finally came on Friday with the first athletes arriving in Delhi from England. It has been a difficult week for the games, […]  more...

Indian News Summary of the Commonwealth Games - by Jacob Holmes

2 years ago
The news media in India and specifically in Delhi has become increasingly critical of the Commonwealth Games (CWG). Most of the sport related issues centre on the withdrawal […]  more...

Fennell checks out CWG Village, England athletes arrive

2 years ago
NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell on Friday inspected the Commonwealth Games Village and said "considerable improvements" have been made there even as embattled organisers continued their sprint against time to complete preparations for the October 3-14 event.  more...

Games president: 'A lot of work needed' before start date

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell has said there is still “a lot of work” to be done before the event gets underway in Delhi on October 3.  more...

Commonwealth Games Disaster

2 years ago
With only 8 days to go, the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi India and facilities are far from ready for the arriving athletes. Unlike Beijing where the […]  more...

Scots fly out to Commonwealth Games but big clean-up still isn't finished

2 years ago
THE vanguard of Scotland's Commonwealth Games squad will fly out to Delhi today as last-minute work continues to prepare their accommodation.  more...

Commonwealth shame scores high on Twitter

2 years ago
India jumped into the world’s twitter map on Thursday. The collapse of a bridge, coupled with the flash of photographs of filthy Games Village across cyberspace, has made the keywords ‘CWG’ and ‘Commonwealth Games’ as the seventh and 10th most tweeted topic in the world by the 190 million twitter community, this week.  more...

'Swift action' still needed over athletes' village

2 years ago
While Scotland gave the green light yesterday for their athletes to travel out to the Commonwealth Games, English officials in Delhi warned that "more and swift action" was required to make the athletes' village fit for habitation.  more...

India cautions world to show 'respect' in Commonwealth Games criticisms

2 years ago
India's industry minister is lashing out at critics of his country's readiness to host the Commonwealth Games, warning potential trade partners to treat the emerging economic powerhouse with "respect."  more...

The Commonwealth Catastrophe

2 years ago
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are under threat in New Delhi as a number of countries threaten to pull out from the games amidst accusations of unfit conditions surrounding […]  more...

Commonwealth Games head sees improved conditions, 8th Ld-Writethru, COM

2 years ago
NEW DELHI (AP) The first foreign competitors arrived Friday for the troubled Commonwealth Games, where frantic last-minute work by an army of cleaners was said to be paying off with improved conditions at the fetid athletes' village.  more...

New Zealand confirms Commonwealth Games participation

2 years ago
New Zealand has confirmed that they will athletes to the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, meaning that the Sevens team will be able to try and keep their perfect record, having won every Sevens Gold on offer since the sport was introduced at Kuala Lumpur in the 1998 Games.  more...

Commonwealth shame: IOC president Jacques Rogge says give India a chance

2 years ago
India's potential for hosting future Olympics should not be written off before giving embattled New Delhi organisers a chance to pull off the Commonwealth Games with a "last-ditch" effort, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said in an interview today.  more...

C'wealth Games: Crucial Barapullah Nallah elevated road inaugurated

2 years ago
The four-kilometre-long corridor will now be exclusively used for ferrying Commonwealth Games participants from the athletes' village near Akshardham temple to the main venue  more...

Athletes arrive for Commonwealth Games, but future in doubt

2 years ago
The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event hung in the balance.  more...

Athletes arrive for Games, but future in doubt

2 years ago
The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event still hung in the balance.  more...

Aus, NZ confirm participation at CWG

2 years ago
Australia and New Zealand on Friday confirmed their presence in the October 3 to 14 event and also gave a thumbs up to the Athletes' Village, which they had dubbed 'filthy and uninhabitable' just few days ago.  more...

Mike Fennell checks out C'Wealth Games village, England athletes arrive

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell today inspected the Commonwealth Games village here and said "considerable improvements" have been made there.  more...

Canada happy at Games village progress, athletes to reach Sunday

2 years ago
Canadian officials, who Wednesday delayed the departure of their athletes for the Commonwealth Games, Thursday expressed satisfaction with progress being made at the athletes' village and expected the event to take place as scheduled.  more...

India scrambles to save Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Indian officials scrambled Thursday to salvage the rapidly approaching Commonwealth Games as a growing number of competitors delayed their arrival to allow organizers time to finish their frantic preparations.  more...

Four cyclists, including world champion, withdraw from CWG

2 years ago
London, Sep 24 (PTI) There is no stopping individualpullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with fourleading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fearsof catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of theathletes' village".  more...

NZ to decide on games participation

2 years ago
New Zealand will decide within 24 hours whether it will attend the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, though its team manager Dave Currie says last minute attempts to bring facilities up to scratch were "like trying to stop the Titanic."  more...

Canada happy at Games village progress, athletes to reach Sunday

2 years ago
Toronto, Sep 24 (IANS) Canadian officials, who Wednesday delayed the departure of their athletes for the Commonwealth Games, Thursday expressed satisfaction with progress being made at the athletes' village and expected the event to take place as scheduled.  more...

Delhi's 'Shame Games' built on Child Abuse and Pre-Teen labor

2 years ago
In some of the most disgusting stories about the Delhi Games, one is about a two year old being run over by a truck--bringing the total number of […]  more...

'Disappointing' village forces NZ squad to delay arrival

2 years ago
The New Zealand team will delay its departure for the Commonwealth Games by at least two days because of the "tremendously disappointing" state of the athletes' village in New Delhi, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said on Thursday.  more...

CommonWEALTH perspective

2 years ago
This year the Commonwealth Games are being held in India, in fact they are due to start in just under 10 days. You can visit the XIX Commonwealth Games […]  more...

Delhi CWG__SNAFU: Situation Normal All Fucked UP

2 years ago
Indian Sports Showcase Turns Into Fiasco By ROBERT MACKEYSeptember 23, 2010, 11:35 am Indian Sports Showcase Turns Into FiascoBy ROBERT MACKEY BBC A photograph provided to the BBC this week by […]  more...

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 'SLUMDOG' CHILD LABOUR SCANDAL

2 years ago
THE Commonwealth Games were “on a knife edge” yesterday as it emerged the crumbling stadiums have been built by children. Tots as young as three were drafted in to […]  more...

Clegg calls for urgent assurances on Commonwealth Games preparation

2 years ago
Progress is needed “pretty urgently” to provide assurances that the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi will be a success, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.  more...

Indian prime minister calls Games crisis meeting

2 years ago
India's prime minister called a meeting with two ministers for Thursday evening as the country scrambles to pull together the problem-plagued Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG teams ready to come to India

2 years ago
With the opening of the CWG only days away, several of the teams, including Wales and Scotland that had earlier shown reluctance to take part in the Commonwealth Games, have now said they intend to travel to India.  more...

CWG teams ready to come to India

2 years ago
With the opening of the CWG only days away, several of the teams, including Wales and Scotland that had earlier shown reluctance to take part in the Commonwealth Games, have now said they intend to travel to India.  more...

NZ tell athletes to delay Delhi Games arrival!

2 years ago
New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games, as organisers struggle to provide suitable athlete accommodation in time for the multi-sport event.  more...

Commonwealth G(Sh)ames!

2 years ago
Yes, thats what the Commonwealth Games,one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, seems to be turning into- a BIG shame. And all because of a […]  more...

NZ considering Singapore as base, delays departure to India

2 years ago
Wellington, Sep 23 (PTI) In an unusual move, the NewZealand contingent for the Commonwealth Games might baseitself in Singapore till the athletes village, which wasdubbed as "filthy and uninhabitable", is made fully ready forthe teams to move in.  more...

Canada orders CWG athletes to delay trip to New Delhi

2 years ago
Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay their journey to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games beginning Oct 3, saying a decision will be taken once it is confident their sportspersons are ’safe and healthy’.  more...

Delay Delhi Games!

2 years ago
Enlarge Photo Workers clean a billboard outside the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 22,... New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival […]  more...

NZ tell athletes to delay CWG arrival

2 years ago
New Zealand has joined Scotland and Canada in delaying their arrival in Delhi, as organisers struggle to provide suitable athlete accommodation in time.  more...

Crucial last stage in Games security

2 years ago
India is entering the final and most crucial stage of its security preparations to protect the Commonwealth Games.  more...

Delhi Games teeter on 'knife's edge'

2 years ago
British team officials have warned the Commonwealth Games are on a "knife edge" over complaints of filthy housing and growing structural and security fears.  more...

Comm Games chief arrives in Delhi

2 years ago
Teams considering pulling out of the Commonwealth Games may get a clearer picture on Thursday as Federation president Mike Fennell seeks a crisis meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.  more...

2 Canadian archers pull out of Games

2 years ago
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) After Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay proceeding to the Commonwealth Games because of 'unliveable' conditions at the athletes' village, two Canadian archers pulled out of the sporting event citing safety and health concerns.  more...

OC faces the heat as Fennell arrives tomorrow!

2 years ago
The embattled organisers of thescandal-marred Commonwealth Games will have a lot ofexplaining to do to their international boss Michael Fennellwhen he arrives Thursday on the opening of the much-criticised Athletes` Village.  more...

Games organisers get support from England CWG chief Holmes!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games England President Kelly Holmes has leapt to the defence of the Games in New Delhi, saying that it would be a success and Indians will feel "proud" despite the construction delays, security and health concerns.  more...

Complete lockdown of CWG venues, Athletes Village from Wednesday night!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games venues andAthletes Village will have a complete lockdown from midnighton Wednesday with entry to be allowed only to those carrying validpasses.  more...

CWG in trouble; England, Wales set deadline!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games plunged into deeptrouble on Wednesday after England admitted their participation is"on a knife-edge" while Scotland athletes delayed theirdeparture to Delhi and Wales set a deadline.  more...

NZ team delays travel to New Delhi for Comm. Games, COM

2 years ago
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand officials say they'll delay the departure of athletes for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi by at least two days because of the "tremendously disappointing" state of the athletes' village.  more...

Canada reviewing CWG situation, delays athletes'' departure

2 years ago
Toronto, Sept 22 (PTI) Canada will review over thenext couple of days whether to send its atheletes to Delhi forthe Commonwealth Games and has instructed some of itssportspersons to delay their departures.  more...

Canada delays sending athletes, archers pull out

2 years ago
Canada will delay sending athletes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday.  more...

Canada delays sending athletes to Delhi

2 years ago
Canada will delay sending athletes to New Deli for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday.  more...

MCD sanitation staff requisitioned for cleaning C'Wealth Games Village

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games organising committee, was until now using the services of private sanitation staff to ensure maintenance and cleanliness at the Village.  more...

Complete lockdown of CWG venues, Athletes Village from tonight

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sept 22 (PTI) Commonwealth Games venues andAthletes Village will have a complete lockdown from midnighttonight with entry to be allowed only to those carrying validpasses.  more...

Hygiene issue at Village to be sorted out in 36 hours: Mattoo!

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee treasurer A K Mattoo admitted that there are concerns about hygiene and cleanliness at the Games Village but promised to sort out all the mess within the next 36 hours.  more...

England not sure of taking part in CWG

2 years ago
England admitted their participation is "on a knife-edge", Scotland athletes delayed their departure to Delhi and Wales set a deadline of today evening for the organisers to certify safety in all venues and CWG Village.  more...

The Tribune - Double trouble for [Commonwealth] Games

2 years ago
Footbridge outside main venue collapses, 23 hurt Fennell terms Athletes’ Village filthy, tells OC to fix things Officials scramble to sweep dirt under the carpet Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 21. […]  more...

New Zealand officials arrive in Delhi to inspect facilities after complaints

2 years ago
New Zealand Olympic Committee officials have arrived in Delhi to inspect Commonwealth Games facilities and security after their team manager criticised the accommodation in place for athletes.  more...

Fennell says Village filthy; bridge falls near stadium

2 years ago
Eleven days before the beginning of the Commonwealth Games, Delhi and India were hit by a double whammy of embarrassment and humiliation — a steel-and-concrete foot overbridge on the busy road outside the main athletics venue collapsed, and Games chiefs savaged the athletes' Village as "filthy" and "unliveable".  more...

Canada committed to Delhi Games despite grave concerns

2 years ago
Canadian officials accused Commonwealth Games organisers of indifference about mounting problems on Tuesday although the country remains committed to sending a team to India for next month's event.  more...

Breaking: Islamic terrorists and endemic corruption push Delhi Commonwealth Games to edge of disaster.

2 years ago
Six killed, dozens injured in collapse of new bridge near stadium. Highlights shoddy construction throughout venues, residences. Tourists attacked by Muslim terrorists, Athletes' residences "unsafe, unfit for human habitation", […]  more...

Commonwealth Games in Crisis

2 years ago
COMMONWEALTH Games organisers have suffered a major set back — after a bridge close to the main stadium collapsed. Several people are said to have suffered injuries in the accident in New Delhi.  more...

Cabinet secretary, Lt governor review Delhi's preparedness for C'Wealth Games

2 years ago
A meeting, which took stock of the progress of various unfinished projects, also deliberated on the shortcomings pointed out by Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell.  more...

Delhi Commonwealth Games village seriously compromised, says Fennell

2 years ago
Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes? village in New Delhi, saying that the facility is ?seriously compromised?. Fennell said that the […]  more...

CWG may be called off: NZ chef de mission

2 years ago
The unprepared state of the athletes village has stunned foreign delegates in the Indian capital.  more...

CGF chief condemns Commonwealth Games Village

2 years ago
Fennell has written to the government, saying the athletes' village is seriously compromised.  more...

Delhi athletes' village 'seriously compromsed'

2 years ago
COMMONWEALTH Games Federation president Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes' village in Delhi, saying the facility is "seriously compromised".The state of the village has “shocked” many team officials ahead of the October 3-14 Games in the Indian capital, Fennell said.  more...

Oz men's hockey coach fears worst in Delhi Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
Sydney, Sep 11(ANI): Australia men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has voiced his concerns about the team's chances at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games.  more...

England to send 371-strong contingent to CWG

2 years ago
London, Sep 9 (PTI) Fear of a dengue epidemic in theIndian capital notwithstanding, England today said that theywould be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to nextmonth's Commonwealth Games.  more...

Australian athlete Steffensen decides to boycott Delhi Games

2 years ago
Melbourne, Sep 9 (PTI) Miffed with Athletics Australia's"egotism and outdated approach", a frustrated John Steffensenhas decided to boycott next month's Commonwealth Games inDelhi.  more...

Dengue scare: Armymen to sanitise areas near Games Village

2 years ago
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Amid concerns over the dengueoutbreak in the capital ahead of Commonwealth Games, civicauthorities have sought the help of army engineering personnelto prevent mosquito breeding near the athletes' village here.  more...

Comm Games building certificates arrive

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is relying on Indian officials to provide bona fide building certificates for all of the sporting venues suspected of dodgy construction.  more...

Delhi Games venues 'not yet certified'

2 years ago
India's failure to prove all Commonwealth Games venues and the athletes village are structurally sound and safe to use could jeopardise the event.  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
Interesting:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And this:Commonwealth Games Federation […]  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
Catch of the day:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And […]  more...

Indian PM determined for Games' success

2 years ago
India's Prime Minister has appointed a panel of officials to oversee the Commonwealth Games venues in New Delhi beset by delays and allegations of widespread corruption.  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
From my bookmarks:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And this:Commonwealth […]  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
What Im reading:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And this:Commonwealth […]  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
Interesting:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And this:Commonwealth Games Federation […]  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
Cool site of the day:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and […]  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
What Im reading:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And this:Commonwealth […]  more...

Games boss says athletes' village not hygienic

2 years ago
Interesting:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday slammed the athletes village for Delhi 2010, saying not enough attention was focussed on hygiene and sanitation.And this:Commonwealth Games Federation […]  more...

Deadline missed to certify Delhi venues

2 years ago
The Indian government has missed a deadline to certify all Commonwealth Games sporting venues are structurally sound and safe to operate following reports of dodgy building practices.  more...

 
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