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Indian team leader Gyaneshwor felicitatedE-Pao.netImphal, September 19 2011: The Manipur Badminton Association accorded warm welcome to Hodam Gyaneshwor who was recently at Isle of Man, England leading the Indian contingent for the Youth Commonwealth Games held from September 7 to 13 . …and more » more...
BBC NewsIndian pugilists leave for Youth Commonwealth GamesTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A six member Indian Boxing team (4 boxers and 2 coaches), part of the 31 member Indian contingent, left for the Isle of Man to participate in the Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 on Wednesday. The competition slated to be held from the 7th to [...] more...
Strong Indian contingent in Commonwealth ChampionshipTimes of IndiaPTI | Aug 2, 2011, 07.16PM IST NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alka Tomar and Olympian Rajiv Tomar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, to be held in Melbourne, Australia from Friday. …and more » more...
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesdaysaid the just-concluded Commonwealth Games will act as acatalyst in projecting India as a sporting nation and motivatethe youth to participate in sports events. more...
NEW DELHI: Australia has finally paid up Rs 10,000 for damage to property by its athletes before the Commonwealth Games ended in New Delhi earlier this month. An internal […] more...
Preparations for Asian Games 2010 are underway in the Flower CityWith the memories of the 19th Commonwealth Games held in Delhi fading away, the Asian athletes are grooming […] more...
Melbourne, Oct 16 (PTI) She went to Delhi in anonymitybut five medals at the Commonwealth Games have made swimmerAlicia Coutts a household name in Australia now. more...
Lahore, Oct 15 (ANI): The 'Pakistan flag-carrying controversy' refuses to die down, as the chef de mission of the Pakistan contingent in the Commonwealth Games, Muhammad Ali Shah, and top weightlifter Shuja Malik have been indulging in a blame-game over the infamous issue after returning home. more...
// After a lackluster performance by the Indian contingent in the last 3-4 days, the boxers are back to business. They are back to doing what they can do best. The gold medals were won by Suranjoy Mayengbam and Manoj Kumar at the Commonwealth Games 2010. It was Suranjoy who gave the first of the [...] more...
Heptathlete Margaret Simpson is expected to return to action in four weeks time according to the medical team of Ghana’s contingent at the Commonwealth games in […] more...
Nigeria's Commonwealth Games campaign continues to get tainted with doping after a second member of the country's contingent failed dope test on Tuesday. more...
The unheralded athletics contingent exceeded expectations when Krishna Pooniya led an unprecedented clean sweep of all the women's discus medals in the Commonwealth Games on Monday. more...
// The Commonwealth Games 2010 promises a lot for India. Every day we hear about some new achievements from the India contingent. There have been superlative performances from the shooters like Gagan Narang, Imran Hasan Khan and others in the women’s category like Anisa Sayyed and Rahi Sarnobat. We have seen personal marks being set [...] more...
India hopes to use the Commonwealth Games as a springboard for its athletes at next month's Asian Games in Guangzhou, an official said on Sunday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): Tazeem Akhtar Abbasi, lone female athlete from the Pakistani squad, will be seen in action at the Commonwealth Games in the women's 25 metres pistol event. more...
SPORTS fans travelling to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games need have no fears - authorities have confirmed that they have deployed a contingent of “super monkeys” to guard […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Australian Sports Minister, Mark Arbib has said the Australian Commonwealth Games Association would take strict disciplinary action against wrestler Hassene Fkiri for making a rude gesture to wrestling officials after losing a fight to Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Legendary former West Indiancaptain Sir Vivian Richards has accompanied the Antiguan andBerbuda national team, participating in the Commonwealth Gameshere, as its ambassador. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Scot Jamie Murray is not a stranger to the Indian capital. He was here a decade ago for a tournament and is aware of the challenges the city might pose. Still, he wants to make the most of the 'lifetime opportunity' tennis has presented to him by making its debut in the Commonwealth Games. more...
As ace shooter Abhinav Bindra clinched gold today for India, Chief of CWG Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi and Bindra's father joined nation in celebration. more...
The biggest sporting spectacle on Indian soil is unfolding in plush stadiums of Delhi today. The largest contingent of international athletes for any Commonwealth Games in the history […] more...
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct 5 (PTI) Steven Moneghetti, chefde mission of Australia, today lashed out at CommonwealthGames organisers, saying that his country's contingent were"treated like cattle" as they were forced to wait in a tunnel"in cauldron conditions" for a long time before the march pastin Sunday's opening ceremony. more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Lim Swee Hon has won Singapore's first gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They took top spot in the 50m pistol […] more...
Shooters Gai Bin and Lim Swee Hon has won Singapore's first gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They took top spot in the 50m pistol […] more...
: The Commonwealth Games are all about cama- raderie in a competitive atmos- phere. On Monday, the Indians, renowned for their hospitality, endeared themselves to the strong Australian contingent by e more...
The Commonwealth Games, kicked off yesterday, the 3rd October 2010 in Delhi, India. The opening ceremony was truly amazing which reflected the culture, colour and vibrancy on India. Hordes […] more...
Flag snatching fiasco at the Commonwealth Games 2010The 2010 Commonwealth Games ceremony kicked off in New Delhi amid flag-bearing chaos as the Pakistan contingent was involved in a tussle. A near-capacity 60000 crowd saw the country's Chef-de-mission Mohammad Ali Shah, President of the Sindh Olympic Association and also the Sindh sports minister, carry the Pakistan flag instead of gold medalist weightlifter Shujauddin Malik. With Shah adamant on carrying the flag, Pakistan athletes and the official were involved in a tussle after which it was Shah, who bore Pakistan's flag during the opening ceremony. More here: tribune.com.pkFrom:etribuneViews:20253 6ratingsTime:03:53More inNews & Politics more...
As the Commonwealth Delhi Games 2010 kicked off amidst feverish support and patriotism, one of the loudest cheers from the sixty thousand strong crowd in the Jawahar Lal […] more...
Pakistani contingent was accorded a warm welcome by the cheering crowd when they marched into the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games held here on Sunday. more...
Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010: Live Telecast of Commonwealth Games: Following channels will be telecasting Commonwealth Games live in respective countries:(Read our Commonwealth Games opening ceremony coverage)BBC: UK and […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A huge roar went up at the packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday as the large Indian contingent walked in led by shooter Abhinav Bindra. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Australia were the first country to walk into the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Sunday evening. more...
Even as all eyes will be on traditional powerhouses such as Australia and Canada, India's gymnasts would look to end their medal drought when the competition begins in the Commonwealth Games here tomorrow. more...
New Delhi, Oct 3(ANI): New Zealand has categorically denied that they are planning to boycott the Delhi Commonwealth Games' opening ceremony on Sunday. more...
Toronto, Oct 3 (IANS) Having complained about every aspect of the Commonwealth Games and taking their reservations about India's ability to hold the show to ridiculous levels, Canada reportedly even expressed reluctance to join the opening ceremonies Sunday. more...
: Nominated as the country's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra says the hon- our is a dream-come true. “To represent the coun more...
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Commonwealth Games OrganisingCommittee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot today said sprintlegend P T Usha could not have been given invitation for theopening ceremony tomorrow as she figures among the Indiancontingent. more...
Indian contingent will be without Sania Mirza at Sunday's opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games as it was decided on Saturday that on Monday. more...
Welcoming his country's contingent to take part in the ensuing Commonwealth Games, the Australian High Commission hosted a grand reception at New Delhi on Friday to raise the spirits of the members of the squad. more...
What's an athlet without his kit and apparel? Just two day before curtains go up on the Commonwealth Games, sportspersons are grappling with the problem of oversize, undersize and, in some cases, abso more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11433539 Delhi authorities have deployed a contingent of large black-faced langur monkeys at the Commonwealth Games venues to scare away smaller simians. At least 10 langurs have been on duty […] more...
"This is a great opportunity to promote 'Aman ki Aasha'" is the message that the Pakistan contingent will be spreading during the Commonwealth Games. more...
Delhi authorities have enlisted the hairy help of a contingent of trained large black-faced langur monkeys to work as security guards at the Commonwealth Games. Their mission: to chase […] more...
A strong contingent of around 1250 athletes and officials is arriving in Delhi today to participate in the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, thereby taking the total number of participants past 5500. more...
South African chef de mission Patience Martina Shikwambana on Tuesday said the African nation will sorely miss 800m world champion Caster Semenya, ruled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a back injury. more...
: Finally, each official concerned with the much- maligned Commonwealth Games heaved a sigh of relief as Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Wednesday officially declared the Games Village ready. Hav more...
ggal@hindustantimes.com : They had entered the Commonwealth Games Village with the hope that having won laurels for the country, they would get preferential treatment. Instead, Arjuna awardee Jagse more...
Delhi authorities have deployed a contingent of large black-faced langur monkeys at the Commonwealth Games venues to scare away smaller simians. At least 10 langurs have […] more...
By Cleve Dheensaw DELHI, India — There was this hopelessly misguided notion that the 400-member Canadian contingent here for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were to be part of a […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Welsh's 14-year-old table tennisplayer Charlotte Carey is in India not just to participatein the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games but also to apply hennaon her hands. more...
Delhi authorities have deployed a contingent of large black-faced langur monkeys at the Commonwealth Games venues to scare away smaller simians. At least 10 langurs have been on duty […] more...
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...
Sporting powerhouses Australia and England will have their second batch of athletes and officials checking in among the 1150 members who are set to land here on Wednesday for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games. more...
With only four days to go for the Commonwealth Games, `welcome' was the key word for volunteers and officials inside the Games Village. With new contingents pouring in on Tuesday, it was smiles and po more...
It has emerged that IOA has decided to add more athletes to the national squad. The move is intended to enable the hosts to have the largest contingent. more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Over 3,100 Indian and foreign athletes have arrived here for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Around 850 athletes arrived Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday extended the deadline for the completion of work at the Commonwealth Games Village by two days as workers raced against time to clean up the complex that will house thousands of athletes and officials. more...
? Wales and Scotland to send teams to Delhi? Commonwealth Games given 48 hours to save itself? Owen Gibson: India tries to save reputation with 10 days to […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Tipped to win a gold medal in theCommonwealth Games, top Indian woman weightlifter Soniya Chanutoday said a good show in the mega event here will be aconfidence booster for the Asian Games in China. more...
The first photos of the accommodation for athletes at the Commonwealth Games in India have emerged. One shows a filthy leaking toilet, another a stained and dirty shower […] more...
Team Scotland boss Jon Doig has criticised the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers, saying the athletes have been let down by them as the Village is not up to the mark and there are things yet to be fixed. more...
New Delhi, Sept.27 (ANI): Around 550 athletes and officials are expected to arrive in Delhi today to participate in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Around 550 athletes and officialsfrom countries such as Australia, Canada and England areexpected to arrive in Delhi today to participate in theCommonwealth Games 2010. more...
Athletes who have arrived here for the Commonwealth Games began training for the start of play in one week despite continuing unease over housing and security arrangements, while the event's top official said he hopes India "learned a great lesson" from its lack of preparation. more...
The Malaysian and Botswanian teams today joined the ranks of those complaining against the state of affairs in the Commonwealth Games Village, while the South African envoy cried "a threat to the lives of athletes" after a snake was found in one of the rooms allotted to the country's sportspersons. more...
Canada sports minister Gary Lunn today said they will not get influenced by the negative publicity around the Commonwealth Games and vowed to support the crisis-hit event. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Despite frantic efforts by the Commonwealth Games organisers to improve faciliities at the Games Village, stray dogs, last minute work and the discovery of a snake in one of the aprartments Sunday drew howls of protests from the visiting teams. more...
Just when things seemed to be getting on track, the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games has plunged into a new crisis on Sunday. A snake was found in a room allotted to South African athletes, who are yet to check in, High Commissioner Harris Mbulelo Mejeke told reporters. more...
Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) India's biggest hope in swimming,Virdhawal Khade feels the counrty will deliver a goodCommonwealth Games despite the controversy-marred build-up tothe event. more...
Sun, Sep 26 05:46 AM Even as the organising committee tried to paint a comfortable picture of the Commonwealth Games Village, the Indian boxing contingent checked into […] more...
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...
The Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is looking forward to the Games in Delhi and has sent positive signals to that effect even as encouraging reports came from New Zealand which, after studying the situation at the Games Village and the safety measures for the athletes, gave its approval. more...
Even as the organising committee tried to paint a comfortable picture of the Commonwealth Games Village, the Indian boxing contingent checked into the residential block, only to be greeted by unclean rooms. more...
A vital part of training before a mega event like the Commonwealth Games is accli- matising to the local conditions.A variety of factors ranging from weather to food and adjusting to the time diff more...
The controversy-hit 19th Commonwealth Games here Oct 3-14 are finally on the home stretch, despite some more pullouts by star athletes, and Australia, which hosted the previous edition, […] more...
Even as the political and bureaucratic brass of the country scrambled to get the Delhi Games back on track on Friday, athletes living in the Commonwealth Games Village were busy discovering the Village. Sources said the day was spent by the 300-odd athletes and delegates living there many of whom had arrived only on Thursday mostly exploring the international zone in the Village as well as the training facility. more...
The largest contingent to arrive here today was a 23 member delegation from Trinidad and Tobago, including athletes and officials from aquatics, archery, boxing, gymnastics and squash. more...
Catch of the day:A contingent of English athletes has arrived in New Delhi to prepare for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.And this:The use of English as a medium of […] more...
Karachi, Sep 25 (PTI) Ahmed Mukarram, a senior Pakistanipolice official, today left for Delhi to take stock of thesecurity arrangements there for the Commonwealth Games to beheld from October 3-14. more...
Interesting:A contingent of English athletes has arrived in New Delhi to prepare for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.And this:The use of English as a medium of instruction even for […] more...
The arrival of the first batch of the England contingent, New Zealand's confirmation of its participation and a positive statement from Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president […] more...
Confusions spread among 75 members of Pakistani contingent to participate in the 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG) next month in India after the world media and sports boards had […] more...
Australian Commonwealth Games Chief, Perry Crosswhite, indicated here today that the Australian contingent would be ready to move into the Games Village on September 27. more...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The controversy-hit 19th Commonwealth Games here Oct 3-14 are finally on the home stretch, despite some more pullouts by star athletes, and Australia, which hosted the previous edition, even questioning why the Games are being held in India. more...
Lahore, Sep 24 (ANI): Pakistan's top tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, who is a part of the country's contingent scheduled to leave for India on Sept 29, has said the competition in the upcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi will be tough. more...
New Delhi, Sep. 24 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games Chief, Perry Crosswhite, indicated here today that the Australian contingent would be ready to move into the Games Village on September 27. more...
New Delhi, Sept.24 (ANI): The Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi on Friday welcomed 47 sportspersons and team officials of the England hockey and lawn bowls teams as the first overseas contingent to arrive here for the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The first batch of Indian athletes Thursday checked into the Commonwealth Games Village which has come in for severe criticism after many nations said the conditions were 'filthy and unliveable.' more...
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...
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Sport Wales has asked the organisers of the Commonwealth Games to confirm that the event venues and the accommodation arrangements are fully ready and safe to enable it decide on its next move. more...
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...
A senior Pakistani police officialwill visit New Delhi from September 26 to inspect the securityand other arrangements for the country`s contingent in theCommonwealth Games scheduled from October 3-14. more...
A lot of people in my country are angry over how the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has unfolded. And that was what prompted me to start this blog in […] more...
Karachi, Sep 21 (PTI) A senior Pakistani police officialwill visit New Delhi from September 26 to inspect the securityand other arrangements for the country's contingent in theCommonwealth Games scheduled from October 3-14. more...
New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Commonwealth Games Federationpresident Michael Fennell has expressed concerns over theGames Village preparation, saying that the condition of theresidential zone there has "shocked" many contingents. more...
The shooting incident near theJama Masjid here will have no bearing on the CommonwealthGames next month as foolproof security arrangements have beenput in place. more...
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) The shooting incident near theJama Masjid here will have no bearing on the CommonwealthGames next month as foolproof security arrangements have beenput in place for the visiting athletes and officials, saidOrganising Committee vice-president Randhir Singh. more...
: New Zealand were committed to competing at next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games but would have no hes- itation pulling out if any secu- rity concerns were raised, team management said on Monday. more...
New Zealand were committed to competing at CWG but would have no hesitation pulling out if any security concerns were raised, team management said. more...
New Zealand were committed to competing at CWG but would have no hesitation pulling out if any security concerns were raised, team management said. more...
More than 7,000 athletes and officials from 71 coun- tries will take part in next month's Commonwealth Games to be held in the Capital.Secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Commit more...
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games will see around 7,000 athletes and team officials from 71 nations and territories descending on New Delhi, making it the biggest turnout in the Games history. more...
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot Friday allayed fears of athletes pulling out of the Oct 3-14 Games because of dengue in the national capital, categorically stating that that no country has expressed apprehensions about the mosquito-borne disease. more...
Fear of a dengue epidemic in the Indian capital notwithstanding, England today said that theywould be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to nextmonth`s Commonwealth Games. more...
: M.S. Gill, the Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, said on Thursday that he had informed the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, that all venues for the Commonwealth Games were in “near complete“ s more...
India have been underachievers in squash in the Commonwealth Games, with nothing to show for their efforts.But come October 4, the nation- al contingent will be striving hard to change the scenari more...
Australia has issued an advisory to its citizens about the dengue in Delhi but that will not deter the “biggest“ Australian contingent from coming here for the Commonwealth Games next month, Peter Var more...
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...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Commonwealth Games village Tuesday to see for himself that everything is in order. more...
Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal will lead India's table tennis cam- paign in the Commonwealth Games beginning October 3.Table Tennis Federation of India announced a 10-member squad for th more...
The family members of the athletes who will participate in Commonwealth Games in Delhi are unwilling to come to Delhi after the reports of dengue in the city. more...
Controversies surrounding the upcoming Commonwealth Games notwithstanding, South Africa President Jacob Zuma expressed confidence that India would host the mega-event successfully in Delhi from October 3-14. more...
Johannesburg, Aug 30 (PTI) Controversies surrounding theupcoming Commonwealth Games notwithstanding, South AfricaPresident Jacob Zuma today expressed confidence that Indiawould host the mega-event successfully in Delhi from October3-14. more...
After winning 27 medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, this time 36 Indian shooters will be eyeing the 120 medals at stake in different shooting events at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After winning 27 medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, this time 36 Indian shooters will be eyeing the 120 medals at stake in different shooting events at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
India will be fielding a 10-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games squash competition, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said here Monday. more...
Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) India will be fielding a 10-member contingent for the Commonwealth Games squash competition, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said here Monday. more...
The Indian Table Tennis team led bysingles gold medallist Sharath Kamal will leave Monday night forChina to acquire more in-depth knowledge about the game andidentify their strength and weakness. more...
For the first time in 16 years, New Zealand's Commonwealth Games con- tingent will feature less than 200 athletes when it lands in Delhi for the 19th edition of the quadrennial extravaganza. The la more...
There is a lot of hue and cry about preparedness of Delhi to host XIX Commonwealth Games from Oct.3 to 14, 2010. Less than 2 months are left […] more...
There is a lot of hue and cry about preparedness of Delhi to host XIX Commonwealth Games from Oct.3 to 14, 2010. Less than 2 months are left […] more...
A five-member boxing contingent will represent New Zealand in the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi from October 3-14.The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) on Tuesday named young boxer Joseph Parker in the team which will also have the likes of Commonwealth Championship bronze medallist and world number 21, Nathan McEwen (75kg) and Angus Donaldson (60kg) who won silver at the Oceania Championships among others. more...
Wellington, Aug 10 (PTI) A five-member boxing contingentwill represent New Zealand in the upcoming Commonwealth Gamesto be held in Delhi from October 3-14. more...
Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite on Monday said the Delhi Games have turned into a political battle in India with parties trying to settle scores by raising a furore over alleged corruption and construction delays. more...