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Striving hard for a podium finish in London: Krishna PooniaNDTVNew Delhi: India's Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia has set herself a target of 65 metres in the discus throw to make a podium finish at the 2012 London Olympics. For that she has to outdo her life's best (63.69 metre) to be in the [...] more...
RediffKrishna Poonia to take part in Diamond League eventsTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events — IAAF's highest level competition — in United States …Poonia to take part [...] more...
In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events -- IAAF`s highest level competition -- in United States in June. more...
Daily MailCommonwealth Games athlete turned CID detective who discovered drugs is jailed …Daily MailAt the age of 21, Jane Aucott represented England in the discus at the Commonwealth Games. She went on to join the police, where she was introduced to drugs through contact with the criminal underworld. Aucott became addicted to heroin and crack [...] more...
After Members of Parliament, it was the turn of sportspersons to demand that they should be given priority in allotting the flats at the Commonwealth Games Village. more...
The Hindu Poonia recommended for Khel Ratna awardThe HinduPTI Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who won a historic gold in the Commonwealth Games last year, has been recommended for Rajiv Khel Ratna, the country's highest sports award. Poonia, who became the first Indian woman to win an individual gold in track …Poonia recommended for Rajiv Khel RatnaIBNLive.comall [...] more...
Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who won a historic gold in the Commonwealth Games last year, has been recommended for Rajiv Khel Ratna, the countrys highest sports award. more...
Not holding up delivery of Games village flats: DDAHindustan TimesThe Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has said that it is not impeding the delivery of Commonwealth Games village flats to the owners. The Games village, meant to house 8000 athletes and officials arriving in Delhi for the sporting event, …Group Discussion Topic: CWG Flats- Wealthy and [...] more...
The Hindu Athletics season begins with Indian GP on TuesdayThe HinduPTI PTI Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has decided to skip the meet. The athletics season begins with the first leg of the Indian Grand Prix here on Tuesday with a host of the country's top athletes set to be in action …and [...] more...
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Biding adieu to a successful 2010,the Indian women althletes, having done the nation proudwith their performances in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games,now promises to bring many more laurels to the country in thecoming years. more...
S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 20 (PTI) After the unexpectedly strongdisplay in the Commonwealth Games, in which they garnered 12medals, Indian track and field exponents would aim to provethat it was no flash-in-the-pan effort when they open theircampaign in the Asian Games athletics events starting heretomorrow. more...
Less than a month after being lauded for salvaging the national pride in the wake of the trouble-plagued preparations for the Commonwealth Games,India`s athletes are heading to China carrying great expectations for the Asian Games more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia`s proposal to have the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duel with Dani Samuels after February next year has been accepted by the Australian world champion. more...
World champion grappler Sushil Kumar and discus thrower Krishna Poonia along with 25 other Railways sportspersons were felicitated today by Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee for clinching medals in the Commonwealth Games here. more...
Mamata Banerjee batted for Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold-diggers on Tuesday when she asked her staff to remove hurdles in the paths of sportspersons employed with the railways. more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia on Thursday said she will reveal her plans regarding the proposed USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duelbetween her and world champion Dani Samuels on Tuesday. more...
Poonia-Dani duel set for Jan 22The proposed USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw duel between Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia and world champion Dani Samuels is moving ahead with the Australian proposing January 22 as the date. more...
A week after she became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in track and field — and the first from the country since Milkha […] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and India's new discus cham- pion Krishna Poonia Tuesday accepted world champion Dani Samuels' challenge of a whop- ping $20,000 winner-takes-all contest. Krishna, more...
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistdiscus thrower Krishna Poonia is ready to face world championDani Samuels for the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all contestanywhere in the world as long as the Asian Games preparationis not compromised, said her husband Virender. more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia is not aware of any $20,000 (R 9 lakh) winner-takes-all contest with world champion Dani Samuels of Australia but is ready for it if it more...
A week after she became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in track and field and the first from the country since Milkha Singh in 1958 discus thrower Krishna Poonia remains in the spotlight. more...
Jaipur, Oct 17 (PTI) Krishna Poonia, who became the firstIndian woman to win an individual Commonwealth Games goldmedal early this week, today said she bagged the yellow metaldespite having a knee swelling during her discus throw eventin the New Delhi mega event. more...
Singh hosted lunch for Rajapaksa, who was here to attend the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games, during which informal discussions on various bilateral issues were held. more...
India guaranteed their greatest Commonwealth Games gold medal haul on Tuesday when women's 10m air pistol pair Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sidhu secured the hosts' 31st title. more...
// Seeing India’s performance in the Commonwealth Games 2010, we always get a pleasant. How has India performed so highly in these Games? From where have the players got the energy and more importantly the will to perform? Whatever be their source of origin and what not, everyone will have to admit that, India herself [...] more...
India equalled its best ever performance in the Commonwealth Games with 30 Gold medals, as Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia bagging a historic Gold medal for the country in athletics after 58 years here today. India had achieved this feat of 30 Gold medals in the 2002 Manchester games for the first time.India’s other two Discus Throwers went on to make a clean sweep,of the event , bagging Silver and Bronze medals. Poonia’s throw was 61.51metres, Harwant Kaur claimed Siliver with a throw of 60.16m, while Seema Antil took Bronze with a best of 58.46.In boxing, Olympic Bronze medalist Vijendra Singh suffered a shock defeat in 75 kg category. Suronjoy Singh, Manoj Kumar and Paramjeet Somata have entered the finals in their respective weight categories.Jai Bhagwan, Amandeep Singh and Dilbagh Singh lost their bouts and had to settle for Bronze medals apiece today. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India equalled its best ever performance in the Commonwealth Games with 30 Gold medals, as Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia bagging a historic Gold medal for the country in athletics after 58 years here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India's hopes to maintain its second position in the medal tally of Commonwealth Games were boosted when Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia won a historic Gold Medal on Monday evening. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The medal sweep in women's discus at the Commonwealth Games athletics event Monday has made the Indians hopeful of a good performance in next month's Asian Games at Guangzhou. 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...
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad that includes Olympic Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh, to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Monday. Seven boxers would be seen in the ring in which the semi more...
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad, that includes Olympic Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh, to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. more...
India are looking up to their star-studded boxing squad to provide a further impetus to their medal harvest on the eighth day of the Commonwealth Games. more...
arminder Singh, 26, won bronze in the walking event here on Saturday. This was the first medal ever for India in walk at the Commonwealth Games. “It means the world to me. I don't have words to des more...
The missing star power of the likes of Usain Bolt might have undermined the blue riband status of track and field events in the Commonwealth Games but it promises to be an enthralling affair with home athletes like PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to help the country their best ever show in the mega event. more...
The days leading up the the Commonwealth Games in Delhi are finding Australia’s politicians and athletes on pins and needles, it seems. The recent violence and mounting concerns […] more...
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...
Sydney, Oct 3 (ANI): Defending Dani Samuels decision to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the coach of Australia's world discus champion, has described as 'misrepresentation and propaganda' in stories that have circulated in India since she withdrew from the Games. more...
Australia have lost two more athletes from their Commonwealth Games squad, with reigning discus gold medallist Scott Martin among two track and field competitors forced to pull out due to injury. more...
Melbourne, Sep 30 (PTI) Star pull-outs continued ahead ofthe Commonwealth Games with defending champion discus throwerScott Martin of Australia withdrawing from the mega event dueto a chest injury. more...
Some of his countrymen might have opted out of the Commonwealth Games due to security and hygiene issues, but veteran Australian hockey player Jamie Dwyer on Monday said he has no concerns travelling to Delhi for the crisis-hit mega-event even though his pregnant wife is little apprehensive. more...
The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early Monday morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. more...
New Delhi, Sept 27 (ANI): Australia's first Commonwealth Games athletes, who arrived in Delhi this morning, have said that they have come with an open mind despite security concerns, and added that they were "looking forward" to compete in the event and clarify all doubts regarding the gloomy accommodation reports themselves. more...
The first batch of Australian athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early this morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up to the event. more...
With just 10 days to go for the Delhi Commonwealth Games and many countries expressing strong concern about securi- ty and hygiene, there's an Australian team in another part of the country which has more...
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...
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 […] more...
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...
From my bookmarks:Sports minister Mark Arbib says more Australian athletes may withdraw from the New Delhi Commonwealth Games after world discus champion Dani Samuels pulled out Tuesday citing […] more...
South Africa will go to the Commonwealth Games but will not hesitate to withdraw if the athletes' safety is compromised, authorities said on Wednesday. more...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) There was some respite for the beleaguered Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as Australia said it is committed to sending its team for the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
NEW DELHI – Less than two weeks before it begins, one of the world's biggest sports events is in jeopardy as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, […] more...
REUTERS - The Delhi Commonwealth Games have been hit by a series of pullouts by high-profile athletes, taking much of the shine off next month's multi-sport gathering which is already besieged by a raft of other problems. more...
Obviously, there is a lot of media coverage in Australia about Delhi Commonwealth Games [Delhi CWG] which will start on 3rd October, 2010. Both, Sydney Morning Herald and the […] more...
Australia Wednesday warned more athletes were likely to skip New Delhi's Commonwealth Games over safety fears as high-profile pull-outs and a bridge collapse fuelled concerns over the showpiece […] more...
: It seems that there is no end to top athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games. Australia's world champion discus thrower Dani Samuels, three English athletes, the world triple jump champion more...
Dani Samuels, 22, decided to opt out of the event following a gun attack on two tourists near Jama Masjid in Delhi on Sunday and the recent outbreak of dengue fever in the capital. more...
[caption id="attachment_1180" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="Dani-samuels"][/caption] Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next month because of security and […] more...
Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of security concerns, her coach was quoted as saying. more...
The athletics event of the Delhi Commonwealth Games promises to be enthralling nonetheless with home-grown talents such as PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to make a mark. more...
India have just nine athletics medals, including a gold, in the Commonwealth Games history but the country can look forward to a haul of at least six this time. more...
India named the biggest ever track and field squad in Commonwealth Games as Athletics Federation of India announced 90 athletes for the CWG with almost all big names making the cut. more...
A 92-member team has been selected to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games.Announcing the team on Tuesday the Athletics Federation of India officiating secretary general said, India had more...
Being organised by CMS Vatavaran, an environment forum, in collaboration with the CWG's organising committee, a green film festival will be inaugurated by Meghalaya governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary on Wednesday. more...
R GAMES The “chaos and drama“ around the Commonwealth Games does not make Australia's world cham- pion discus thrower Dani Samuels jittery as she claims to have seen it elsewhere as well and considers more...
Melbourne, Aug 20 (PTI) The "chaos and drama" around theDelhi Commonwealth Games does not make Australia's worldchampion discus thrower Dani Samuels jittery as she claims tohave seen it elsewhere as well and considers herself toughenough to compete in even leaking stadiums. more...