Warning: file_put_contents(/home/content/s/a/m/samerules/html/classes/../www/contentcache/www.delhigames.info/categories%2Ffederation+president) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/s/a/m/samerules/html/classes/SiteController.class.php on line 90 Commonwealth Games & other Indian sports events : Articles tagged with 'federation president'
Moneycontrol.com Games-Fennell to retire as Commonwealth Games Federation presidentReuters AfricaMUMBAI Aug 13 (Reuters) – Michael Fennell will retire from his role as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) after 17 years and is set to be replaced by Malaysia's Prince Tunku Imran, the CGF said on Saturday. …Fennell steps down as President of Commonwealth Games [...] more...
Michael Fennell will retire from his role as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and is set to be replaced by Malaysia''s Prince Tunku Imran. more...
Ravi Kumar would have won a medal had he repeated his 321kg effort which fetched him a gold in the Commonwealth Games but he could only lift 311kg (141+170) to finish fifth. more...
It is the seasons of festivals embracing all over the country & India adds one more festivals to the season to celebrate by successfully holding the Commonwealth Games […] more...
Pakistan team will not be able to participate in the Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship in India as they have failed to get No Objection Certificates from the Pakistan Sports Board and Indian Foreign Ministry. more...
Karachi, Oct 22 (PTI) Pakistan team will not be able toparticipate in the Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship inIndia as they have failed to get No Objection Certificatesfrom the Pakistan Sports Board and Indian Foreign Ministry. more...
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...
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...
The Commonwealth Games Federation President, Michael Fennell, on Thursday lavished praise on India for the successful conduct of the Commonwealth Games. Addressing his customary press conference, the CGF chief, […] more...
Samuel Okon on his way to sixth in the men's 110m hurdles final. The Nigerian has now tested positive for the banned stimulant methylexanemine. Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP Samuel Okon, […] more...
The Commonwealth Games Federation president refused to buy the line that the controversies in the lead up have damaged the integrity of the Games. more...
NEW DELHI — Commonwealth Games organizers have put their security advisers "on alert" following reports that a Pakistan-based terror group was planning an attack on the games leading […] more...
IN THE second doping incident after two Nigerian athletes tested positive for a banned substance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an Indian athlete has been […] more...
IN THE second doping incident after two Nigerian athletes tested positive for a banned substance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an Indian athlete has been […] more...
IN THE second doping incident after two Nigerian athletes tested positive for a banned substance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an Indian athlete has been […] more...
NEW DELHI — The security clampdown at the Commonwealth Games went into overdrive Wednesday, a day before the closing ceremonies and as organizers revealed a third positive doping […] more...
: A second Nigerian tested positive for a banned sub- stance at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. Nigerian hurdler Samuel Okon tested positive for a banned stimulant, barely 24 hours after co more...
TICKET sales for the Delhi Commonwealth Games hit 100,000 yesterday, with India's record medal haul finallly attracting the locals. Organising officials yesterday declared India's record 31 gold medals, […] more...
From bacteria in the swimming pool at the Dr S P Mukherjee Aquatics Arena, to a non-functioning information dissemination system and poor transport service that led technical officials […] more...
A second Nigerian runner at the Commonwealth Games has failed a doping test for the same banned substance. Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell said Tuesday that Samuel Okon, […] more...
By: Fazny ZavahirCommonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell on Monday said the Delhi Games would leave a lasting legacy in the Indian capital. He also justified the whopping Rs 70,000 crore […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell on Monday said New Delhi has 'benefitted tremendously' by hosting the XIXth Commonwealth Games as it got an opportunity to improve the city's infrastructure. more...
The Nigerian sprinter who won the women's 100 meters has failed a doping test in yet another setback for the Commonwealth Games. In what has become almost inevitable […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): Nigeria's women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, who claimed gold after favourite Sally Pearson's disqualification, has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance in what appears to be first case of doping at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
Wild monkeys and stray dogs got front row seats but a massive security operation kept most other spectators away as Australia snatched another two Commonwealth Games cycling gold medals on the streets of Delhi on Sunday. more...
There was no respite for CWG Federation President Mike Fennell and Organising Committe chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Sunday, as they dodged complaints on ticketing and the Games Information System. 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...
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...
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. Commonwealth […] more...
Grappling with a slew of glitches halfway through the mega event, the Commonwealth Games are at least free from doping controversies with the 500 tests conducted so far returning negative. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Grappling with a slew of glitcheshalfway through the mega event, the Commonwealth Games are atleast free from doping controversies with the 500 testsconducted so far returning negative. more...
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...
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...
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...
NEW DELHI — 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 […] more...
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...
New Delhi: Amid reports that the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated, the organisers were today left red-faced with the 'Big Two' […] more...
The New Delhi Games have presented a series of unique challenges for the athletes, their support teams, the fans and the press. The Herald picks the […] more...
"This issue was controversial some years back but not now. Promoting safe sex is a responsible thing to do," the Commonwealth Games Federation president said. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell on Thursday said that an immediate investigation would be launched into the water quality at the Delhi Games swimming venue following reports of swimmers falling sick. more...
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...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell on Thursday apologised for a bizarre car accident resulting in injuries to three Ugandan officials, including the team's Chef de Mission, at the Games Village. more...
English officials have asked for reassurances about the water quality in the Commonwealth Games aquatics centre after reports that up to 15 swimmers on the England and Australian […] more...
The Commonwealth Games is facing a new crisis after reports that up to 15 swimmers on the England and Australian teams have a stomach virus - potentially caused […] more...
Melbourne, Oct 7 (IANS) Over a dozen Australian swimmers have fallen sick, and two of them have pulled out of their events Thursday. An official said the illness 'seems quite isolated to the swim team at the moment'. more...
New Delhi, Oct. 6 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell said on Wednesday that the repair work of the athletics track has been completed and all systems are ready for the event at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell said on Tuesday that he was concerned at the sight of empty seats in the stadiums and urged the organisers to ensure that there were enough spectators to cheer the sportspersons. more...
The Commonwealth sports ministers today unanimously resolved that all National Sports Federations should adopt internationally accepted good governance principles to ensure transparency and accountability. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Commonwealth Sports Ministerstoday unanimously resolved that all National SportsFederations should adopt internationally accepted goodgovernance principles to ensure transparency andaccountability during their fifth conference here. more...
Wellington, Oct 1 (IANS) New Zealander Michael Hopper, in charge of the Commonwealth Games in India, must share the blame for the problems related to the event, New Zealand Sports Minister Murray McCully has said. more...
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...
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...
The Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell, said one of the major causes for disappoint ment among people in the build up to the Games was ambitious promises made by the officials. Ta more...
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...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (ANI): The 35-person advance Canadian team is planning to get settled at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games village on Sunday. more...
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...
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...
[caption id="attachment_643" align="aligncenter" width="254" caption="(Courtesy: Associated Press, http://oneclick.indiatimes.com)"][/caption] After the news of the report submitted by Commonwealth Games Federation President and CEO was made public by the electronic media […] more...
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...
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...
A 22 member athletes squad from England reached New Delhi Friday morning to participate in the Games. Some more teams are expected to arrive later tonight. Official sources […] 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...
The Commonwealth Games is a stepping stone for international spotlight of those new emerging athletics in Commonwealth countries and also for more experienced athletics on the way to […] more...
Nine days to go for the Commonwealth Games and not even nine volunteers were outside the swanky T3 termi- nal at the India Gandhi International Airport on Thursday. The first impression is said to more...
Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell is flying to New Delhi seeking emergency talks with Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh as India scrambles against the clock to save […] more...
With barely a week to go before the Commonwealth Games would begin in the national capital, Scotland and Canada have decided to delay the departures of their teams […] more...
Singapore could be used as a holding pen for athletes if the Commonwealth Games village is still uninhabitable by the time they are due to arrive. Hockey and badminton […] more...
India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games after big ticket athletes quit the showcase event and nations threatened to stay home unless authorities cleaned venues "unfit for human habitation". more...
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...
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...
CEO of Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper expressed disappointment over the state of cleanliness at the Games Village here, calling the conditions "filthy". more...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
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...
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...
Fennell expresses concerns over Games villageCommonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell has expressed concerns over the Games Village preparation, saying that the condition of the residential zone there has "shocked" many contingents.From:newsxliveViews:264 0ratingsTime:04:47More inNews & Politics more...
From my bookmarks:Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes' village in Delhi, saying the facility is "seriously compromised".And this:The Australian Commonwealth Games […] 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...
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...
Commonwealth Games FederationPresident Michael Fennell downplayed Dawn Fraser`s fearsof a Munich-like terror attack during the CWG, saying the Australian swimming legend was not sufficiently informed tomake such a statement. more...
Interesting:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday dismissed security concerns over Delhi 2010 after an Australian Olympic great warned of a Munich-style attack.And this:Commonwealth Games Federation president […] more...
Interesting:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday dismissed security concerns over Delhi 2010 after an Australian Olympic great warned of a Munich-style attack.And this:Commonwealth Games Federation president […] more...
Interesting:Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Thursday dismissed security concerns over Delhi 2010 after an Australian Olympic great warned of a Munich-style attack.And this:Commonwealth Games Federation president […] more...
Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell said that the CGF doesn't want to be associated with any corrupt practices and the Indian authorities should investigate all the charges. more...
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday morning, and is believed to have reviewed the preparations for the October 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
With just 45 days left for the Commonwealth Games and many key projects yet to be completed, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she was still "nervous" about the preparations. more...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) With just 45 days left for theCommonwealth Games and many key projects yet to be completed,Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit tonight said she was still"nervous" about the preparations. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell, who is on a two-day visit to New Delhi, will inspect various stadiums on Wednesday and meet the government officials more...
New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) Against the backdrop of a spateof controversies surrounding the Delhi Commonwealth Games, theGames Federation president Michael Fennell arrived heretonight on a two-day visit. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell starts a two-day inspection visit Wednesday amid admissions from organizers that venues still don't have safety certificates, and simmering corruption allegations that are overshadowing the New Delhi Games. more...
THE Commonwealth Games organising committee has fired one of its top officials as it investigates alleged irregularities in funding for an event in London. more...
The Commonwealth Games organising committee has fired one of its top officials as it investigates alleged irregularities in funding for an event in London, local media reported on Monday. more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) said on Sunday no one should blame them for non-compliance of safety regulations as highlighted in the Central Vigilance Committee report. Reacting to Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell’s interview that appeared in HT on more...