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Zee NewsMaken distributes cash awards to 158 sportspersonsTimes of India… events such as Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships (in the disciplines of Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games), Asian Championships, Commonwealth Championships (both for men and women) in senior, …Sports ministry gave cash awards over Rs. 2 cr to 158 sportspersonAll [...] more...
IOA urges govt. to treat sports as a priority areaIndian Sports news“ While IOA appreciate Government's financial support for the Olympic Games, I will like it to become broad based keeping in view other multi-discipline International Events like Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and individual disciplines World …and more » more...
Government should consider setting up sports academies at stadiums built for the Commonwealth Games, according to IOA's Acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra who today said better utilisation of the e more...
Olympic Games: Our best shots at successNew Zealand HeraldThe discipline in London will be recurve, as distinct from the compound, which New Zealand contested at last year's Commonwealth Games. Both fields are of 64 archers. New Zealand have three men in the frame, Auckland's Stephen Florence, …and more » more...
Delhi Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist in boxing Dilbag Singh of Haryana is among the 13 top players who tested positive for performanceenhancing drugs during the Jharkhand National Games in Februa more...
President Pratibha Patil described the CWG held here in October last year as a "great success" and lauded Delhiites for showing "exemplary discipline and courtesy". more...
President Pratibha Patil described the Commonwealth Games held in October last year as a "great success" and lauded Delhiites for showing "exemplary discipline and courtesy". more...
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) President Pratibha Patil today described the Commonwealth Games held here in October last year as a "great success" and lauded Delhiites for showing "exemplary discipline and courtesy". Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session, she also noted that sportspersons of the country secured "an unprecedented medal tally" in the event. "The Commonwealth Games in October last were a great success. Our sportspersons secured an unprecedented medal tally. The citizens of Delhi displayed exemplary discipline and courtesy," she said. ... more...
The country's top pistol shoot- er, Samresh Jung, is among those frustrated. It is unfortu- nate indoor facilities for rifle and pistol disciplines at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges are yet to be more...
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Encouraged by India's best-ever medal haul in the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, the sports ministry is ready with an ambitious blueprint for the 2012 London Olympics and has identified 15 athletes capable of winning an unprecedented 10 medals. more...
We present a list of ten athletes/disciplines that failed to live up to their expectations, after their success at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
All the Commonwealth Gamesmedallists, except for woman discus thrower Seema Antil, wereon Tuesday named in India`s 69-strong athletics squad for the AsianGames starting in Guangzhou, China from November 12. 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...
'It is a matter of great pride to observe that a majority of victorious sportspersons are from a rural background. Women sportspersons too have proved their mettle in these Games by excelling in various disciplines,' said Kumar. more...
As the 600-plus Indian contingent shifts base to Guangzhou (China) for the Asian Games, starting November 12, a candid Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president, Suresh Kalmadi, spoke to the Hindusta more...
The slew of felicitation programmes have left them with little time to prepare but Indian Archers are confident of replicating their Commonwealth Games performance at the upcoming Asian Games. more...
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today described shooting star Gagan Narang as a `one-man army` and also promised promotion for Air India athletes, who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. more...
After a historic second place at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Indian athletes may find it tough to replicate the success at the next big multi-discipline event - the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou, China. more...
Bangalore: The Commonwealth Games 2010 are over finally and nobody has or should have any doubt about India's successful hosting of the mega event. Yes, there are dark […] more...
Melbourne, Oct 17 (PTI) Teenage boxer Damien Hooper hasbeen revealed as the Australian athlete sent back home earlyfrom the Delhi Commonwealth Games for alleged indiscipline. more...
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...
// The shooting discipline has been one of the most awarding disciplines in the Commonwealth Games 2010 along with wrestling. The Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range has proved to be more than lucky for the Indian shooters.Shooting again won India a couple of medals, though the medal was not gold. However, a medal is a [...] more...
// Just yesterday we had reported to you about the win of India’s Soumyadeep Roy in the table tennis discipline at the Commonwealth Games 2010. He had dominated the entire match and won it making it look almost a one-sided affair. He had beat Xiaoli Cai of Singapore. However, another Singaporean paid Soumyadeep in his [...] more...
Should have a Discipline for maximum use of Condoms as an event. Kalmadi might have inflated(?) the price of condoms as well. Story: Thousands of used condoms blocked the drains at […] more...
The 42km event, traditionally among the highlights of any multi-discipline sports festival, is to be held on the last day of the Games, October 14. more...
Ever since I came to Delhi, over two years ago, everyone has been asking me, ‘Sir, are you here for Commonwealth Games?’ Sometimes, it was quite flattering, like […] more...
// India won a bronze in the men’s Table Tennis at the Yamuna Sports Complex. India beat the Nigerian team 3-0.In wrestling too India kept dominating the discipline at various levels. Narsingh Pancham Yadav made it to the finals of the men’s Freestyle 74 kg wrestling. He got the better of Canada’s Evan MacDonald.Meanwhile, Yogeshwar [...] more...
Amidst allegations of contaminated water in swimming pools of Commonwealth Games venues,games Federation President Mike Fennell has rubbished all such reports and said that the swimming events were perfectly successful. more...
So its only fair that my first post is dedicated to the momentous occasion that has been the Commonwealth Games (CWG) so far. This time last week we had […] more...
Kuala Lumpur was the first Asian city to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998, which was the only time cricket was included in the list of disciplines.Gold Coast (Australia) and Hambantota (Sri Lan more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell doesn't want to jump the gun, he wants to wait till the Delhi Games are over before giving India the thumbs-up. more...
Gurgaon, Oct 9 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games participantsand foreign officials were all praise for the state-of-the-artKadarpur Range, which is hosting the full bore shooting eventsof the multi-discipline sporting extravaganza. more...
World record-holder Rebecca Adlington credited pasta and pizza for her return to form with a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games women's 800 metres freestyle on Thursday. It was the […] more...
He became the first Indian to win a bronze and silver in different categories in gymnastics and Ashish Kumar today said he could have claimed a gold had the apparatus arrived on time for the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Twenty policemen, who were on duty at various Commonwealth Games sites, have been suspended for alleged indiscipline and non-performance of duties, Delhi Police said Saturday. more...
World record-holder Rebecca Adlington credited pasta and pizza for her return to form with a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games women's 800 metres freestyle on Thursday. It was the […] more...
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell today expressed disappointment at the "major communication blunder" which led to modification of results in the controversial women's 100m final last night. more...
The system has been malfunctioning from the first day of competitions and problems increased on October 5 when the GIS crashed and the journalists at the Main Press Centre of the Games could not get any information related to the sporting events. more...
// The golden run for the host country continued on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games 2010. Medals were pouring in from all the quarters. Wrestling, shooting and weightlifting all proved to be medal-winning disciplines for India. With various wins on the third day, India remained successful in retaining her second spot in the medal [...] more...
http://www.youtube.com/v/aJKYNp1xYas&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3 Commonwealth Games also known as the ‘Friendly Games’, the Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-discipline sports event held once in four years and participants come from theCommonwealth of Nations […] more...
This week the Commonwealth Games are taking place in New Delhi, India. I have a couple of fellow Ontarian archers competing including Crispin Duenas, Alana MacDougall and Kateri […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Commonwealth Games villagewhich is otherwise abuzz with different activities wore adeserted look today as most of the athletes were busyparticipating in various events on the second day of thesporting extravaganza here. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) A day after the spectacularopening ceremony gave a new fillip to the Commonwealth Gamesafter its shambolic build-up, technical glitches overinformation about various disciplines continued to hog thelimelight. more...
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Sunday became the fourth Indian shooter to carry the tri-colour during the opening ceremony of a multi-discipline sporting event when he led the Indian contingent out during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony here. more...
Over 60 rural young men from Bharatpur district in Rajasthan have joined the housekeeping services at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi. The youngsters have been trained under a special employment project. Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation conducted a month-long training programme recently for the young men belonging to Below Poverty Line families under the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. They have been hired for housekeeping services during the Commonwealth Games. 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...
The largest contingents to arrive today will be from Malaysia and Ghana with participants from sporting disciplines like cycling, aquatics, para-sports, shooting, boxing and athletics. more...
International Athletes and officials will continue to check in at the Commonwealth Games Village here with over 1300 more expected to arrive on Friday for the October 3-14 event. 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...
For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games, the participants would march in with their respective countries' contingents during Sunday's Opening Ceremony. more...
Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) For the first time in the historyof the Commonwealth Games, the participants would march inwith their respective countries' contingents during Sunday'sOpening Ceremony, and would be seated alongside guests at theJawarharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell Saturday was at a loss to explain why the final list of entries of athletes in most of the disciplines has still not been made public with the Commonwealth Games just eight days away. more...
Entering the Main Press Centre for the Commonwealth Games was a breath of fresh air. The site will be the nerve-centre and second home for over 2000 print, online and broadcast journalists who are expected to cover the event. Walking into the centre on a warm Friday afternoon, a rarity these days, more...
Entering the Main Press Centre for the Commonwealth Games was a breath of fresh air. The site will be the nerve-centre and second home for over 2000 print, online and broadcast journalists who are exp more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee today announced that it will be organising three separate sporting events besides the major disciplines during the October 3-14 extravaganza. more...
This might seem like an ongoing rant on just how ill-prepared we are to host a world class event as we count down to the Commonwealth Games, but […] more...
This might seem like an ongoing rant on just how ill-prepared we are to host a world class event as we count down to the Commonwealth Games, but […] more...
Powered by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Commonwealth_Games XIX Commonwealth Games Logo of 2010 Commonwealth Games Host cityDelhi, India MottoCome out and play Nations participating85 Commonwealth Teams Athletes participatingTBA Events260 events in 17 disciplines Opening ceremony3rd October Closing ceremony14th October Main StadiumJawaharlal Nehru […] more...
(Attn Editors: This is the sixth of the previews discussing India's chances in various disciplines at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. The piece is on boxing.)Patiala, Sep 13 (IANS) Vijender Singh's bronze medal and Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar making the quarter-finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has spurred the Indian pugilists to aspire for bigger things at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
It is a discipline which hasnever fetched India any medal in the Commonwealth Games and the swimmers are not exactly expected to create a splash even this time around with a dope slur and concerns about the venue`s preparedness. more...
Jaideep Mukherjea, the Chairman of CWG preparation programme for tennis, today predicted that India will pocket at least three gold medals during the New Delhi Commonwealth Games next month. more...
With Commonwealth Games expected to bring with it traffic snarls, Delhi police today appealed to citizens to consider the event as an opportunity to improve discipline on roads rather than an inconvenience. more...
Recently, 18 players, including Commonwealth Games squad members, had failed the dope test with 12 of them testing positive for the same substance -- Methylhexanamine. 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 9 (IANS) India is targeting to win over 75 medals and secure the third position in the medal rankings in the Commonwealth Games next month, Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot said Thursday. more...
Indian athletes have traditionally done well in the medal standings of the Commonwealth Games but of the 17 sporting disciplines in the event, there are eight in which this edition`s host country is yet to open its account. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Map portrays the venues where the sporting events are to be held. The map displays the relative distance between each venue and the Games […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Map portrays the venues where the sporting events are to be held. The map displays the relative distance between each venue and the Games […] more...
The Commonwealth Games, to be held here from October 3-14, will offer the highest number of gold medals ever for para-sports featuring athletes with physical disabilities. more...
India is taking baby steps in rugby at present and one should not hope for a medal in the discipline at the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held from October 3 to 14 in New Delhi. 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...
: Barely 10 days before the deadline for India to pay a hefty $3,75,000 doping fine, Sports Ministry on Friday asked the Commonwealth Games organisers and India Olympic Association (IOA) to impress up more...
In view of the controversy about the forthcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the country, a former Olympian has strongly favoured that the Games theme song should be alike the popular song `Mile sur mera tumhara` of late 1980s. more...
The multi-lingual unity song composed by Ashok Patki and lyricist Piyush Pandey was developed by Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad and promoted by Doordarshan in 1988 more...
Patiala, Aug. 17 -- The Commonwealth Games will be weightlifter Soniya Chanu's first major multi-discipline event, and the lifter from Manipur is leaving no stone unturned to make the opportunity count in front of her home crowd. more...
IRCTC, the official online ticketing agency for the Commonwealth Games to be held during October 3-14, 2010 in New Delhi, has so far sold over $4 million (Rs 18 crore) worth of tickets for the sporting event, according to IRCTC's general manager, operations, Sanjay Aggarwal. more...
"Bring the focus back on the athletes." "It's not often that we get a chance to participate in front of our home crowd in such a major Games." "Punish the guilty though." more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is having a tough time explaining its decision to rent AlterG treadmills ahead of the globally used Technogym treadmills. While the supposedly NASA-recommended treadmills cost $65,000 (Rs 30 lakh) each, the Technogym treadmills are a much cheaper Rs 6-8 lakh. more...
: Thousands of crores are being spent on the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but organisers are struggling to pro- vide Indian athletes with even R 200 worth of essential dietary supplements each day. HT has more...
With barely eight weeks to go, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is closely monitoring all developments around Delhi 2010. What has been of concern to the Federation is the short time remaining to fix all the problems that have been reported in the media. “Since we are just eight weeks away more...
Only the third Indian shot-putter to breach the 20m mark, Asian champion Om Prakash Singh is now aiming for a medal in the October Commonwealth Games after putting in a lot of hard work and praying for a little bit of luck. more...