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12 February 2010A fine balanceCommonwealth Games hopeful Ashish Kumar is another natural gymnast from Uttar PradeshAshish Kumar is composed as he balances on the parallel bars in the […] more...
Gymnastics takes a tumble, thanks to officialsHindustan TimesIndian gymnastics vaulted to glory in 2010 when it made history with podium finishes at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. However, the gains have been squandered and the sport has landed with a thud due to poor planning ahead of the London … more...
Commonwealth Gold medal gymnast hopes to inspire pupils at Aberdeen schoolAberdeen CitySteve Frew, the first gymnast to win a gold medal for Scotland in the history of the Commonwealth Games, will give a demonstration and inspirational talk to young people when he visits Bucksburn Academy today [Wednesday 22 February]. more...
When Delhi decked up for the Commonwealth Games, its sportspersons were practising in makeshift camps.Sanjana Nayak has a dream. She wants to win a medal at the Commonwealth […] more...
Flashback time or looking at the sporting road ahead? No easy answers even one year after the Commonwealth Games with the grand opening ceremony and rich medals haul almost fading in memory as the men behind the multimillion rupee event continue to be behind bars on charges of corruption and many of the lavish stadiums lie in disuse. more...
BBC NewsKelly Holmes praises Isle of Man for Commonwealth Youth Gamesisleofman.comDOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and three-time world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle have praised the Isle of Man for its organisation of the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games. The games ended last night (Monday) with the closing ceremony …Games boss proud of Guernsey's Youth [...] more...
The HinduAshish Kumar aims to perfect new movesThe HinduAshish Kumar, the only Indian gymnast to win Commonwealth Games and Asian Games medals, having introduced some new elements into his routines, is striving to perfect them to claim an Olympics berth in the World championships in Tokyo next month. …Kumar eyes Olympic spotsportal.co.inGowda determined to win [...] more...
Bury Free Press Charlotte’s determined to bounce back despite training blowBury Free PressYet that was the nightmare scenario facing gymnast Charlotte McKenna upon her return from last year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where she made the all-round individual women's final competing for Northern Ireland. McKenna is well aware that just …and more » more...
Barry gymnast Kiera selected for 2011 Commonwealth Youth GamesBarry and District NewsA BARRY gymnast is in the line-up just announced by The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) for the Isle of Man 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games from September 7-13. A squad of 32 athletes across six sports will be travelling to the island to [...] more...
Mitchell takes all-around goldSydney Morning HeraldCommonwealth Games golden girl Lauren Mitchell has regained her Australian all-around gymnastics title to kick-start preparations for the world championships and next year's London Olympics. Mitchell, who won four gold medals at the Delhi Games, …WA's Lauren Mitchell wins all-round title at National ChampionshipsPerth Nowall 9 news articles » more...
The official CWG website declares: Host nation India performs better than ever • India won more Gold medals than it had won before in one Games. It took 38 […] more...
Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Ashish Kumar dazzled in the men's allround individual gymnastics compe- tition, winning the gold medal. Kumar notched up 83.95 points to take the yellow metal, l more...
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ashish Kumar was introduced to Gymnastics at a tender age of four when his brother observed him somersaulting with near accuracy in the comforts of his bed room. more...
On the directives of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the state government has appointed two medallists of Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as sports officers, an official said on Saturday. more...
The commonwealth Games closed in a very delightful and spectacular manner. The many scandals hit the game but athletics healed the nation with their spectacular display […] more...
Tonight marks the last day of artistic competition at the Commonwealth Games. Australia has competitors in every apparatus final being contested tonight.We'll see Tom aim for another gold […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia university housed around 700 volunteers of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) from various states during the Commonwealth Games, a university official said Thursday. 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...
As India created history by bagging Commonwealth medals in gymnastics, former Australian champion says he is impressed with the quality of young Indian sportspersons as well as the attitude and passion of Indians which helped in making the recently concluded Games great. more...
SG posing with Commonwealth Games 2010 logo, originally uploaded by ComSec. It has been nearly a week since Delhi's hosting of the Commonwealth Games 2010 has concluded. It […] more...
2010 Commonwealth Games Rhythmic Gymnastics Women's Team Final Victory CeremonyVictory ceremony for the Rhythmic Gymnastics team final at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.From:Asha7600Views:304 0ratingsTime:10:29More inSports more...
The end of this 10 day festival like state has finally come. The x1x Commonwealth Games,Delhi 2010 are over. A lot of anticipation, planning, excitement, anxiety, criticism, MONEY […] more...
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi opened on Sunday night. ITV Wales Dean Thomas is following the Welsh team out there – you can catch up on the latest […] more...
An English athlete celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 4x100m Relay finals Australia's Danielle Prince performs with the ball during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Australia's Mitham Matthew and Warren Ethan […] more...
Agartala, Oct 11 (IANS) Tripura was in celebratory mode Monday, a day after Somdev Devvarman's gold scripted history at the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The tennis sensation, who belongs to the state's erstwhile royal family, is being hailed as a shining star of the northeast. more...
He became the first Indian to win a bronze and silver in different categories in gymnastics and Ashish Kumar on Saturday said he could have claimed a gold […] 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) Ashish Kumar followed up his historic first-ever medal in gymnastics with a silver in the men's vault at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. more...
The Malaysian archery team were an unknown quantity. No-one expected them to win. No-one expected them to turn up. They did turn up. They wore yellow. John Inverdale was […] more...
The thought of retaining her Commonwealth title kept Cairns going through the 15 months of injury hell which followed her Olympic debut in Beijing two years ago. And the 21 […] more...
The youngest gymnast from any nation at the Commonwealth Games, New Zealand's Jordan Rae came surprisingly close to bagging a medal in the vault overnight (NZT). more...
The joy in Dr UK Mishra's voice was unmistakable after Ashish Kumar, a trainee of the National Sports Academy, Allahabad, fetched the country its first medal in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games by winning the bronze in floor exercises on Thursday. more...
A month before the Commonwealth Games, Vladimir Chertkov, India's for- eign coach, had stated, “The sun is rising for Indian gymnastics“. He must have the gift of fore- sight. On Thursday, A more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian shooters yet again fired to glory, archers and women wrestlers joined the party and a gymnast created history with the first ever medal, taking the count to 34 at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Ashish Kumar created history by bagging the first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in gymnastics, a bronze, for India here Thursday. more...
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...
Here's a little sneak preview of our Commonwealth Games experience so far. On Monday night we made it to the Men's Gymnastics final at the Indira Ghandi Stadium. […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Formidable Australia dominated the pool to establish early lead in the medal contest on day one of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Monday. more...
The swimming and gymnastic competitions, which usually attract good crowd, drew lukewarm response from the Delhiites as most of the stands remained vacant. 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...
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...
"India’s preparations for the 72-nation Commonwealth games, which are scheduled to open in Delhi on October 3rd, have not won favourable reviews. “Commonfilth”, was one of the kinder […] more...
Barista Lavazza introduces range of new beverages "GET SET GO" to celebrate Commonwealth GamesSeptember 29, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- To commemorate the advent of Commonwealth Games, Barista Lavazza has introduced an exciting range of new beverages 'GET ... Continue reading → 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...
New Delhi, Sep 28(ANI): Australia's gymnastics team for the Delhi Commonwealth Games was reportedly denied a chance to speak to the media after touching down at the Indira Gandhi airport late on Monday. more...
It will be a different experience altogether for Indian gymnasts when they perform in front of the home crowd and perhaps the biggest ever challenge. 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, 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...
Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Rubbishing security concerns over Australia's warnings that its citizens in Delhi should not fly national flags, Australian Commonwealth Games Federation chief Perry Crosswhite has said the Games venues are secure and there would be no issue there. 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...
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...
A group of around 20 support staff will be the first occupants of the accommodation to ensure that conditions continue to be on track for 48 athletes. 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...
New Delhi, Sep. 25 (ANI): A 15-member delegation from Malaysia arrived here to assess the state of affairs just one week before the opening of the Commonwealth Games 2010.The Malaysian delegation accompanied by two security officials will visit all the stadiums to assess the situation.The delegation will leave on Monday. A total of 203 Malaysian athletes will be visiting India to participate in the Commonwealth Games.The athletes will compete for medals in aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, rugby sevens, table tennis, shooting, squash and weightlifting.Several other countries had raised concern over the preparedness of the venues after reports of hygiene issues, dengue fever outbreak and security incidents in the lead up to the event which is scheduled to begin in nine days.India is scrambling against the clock to clean up the games venues.Meanwhile, authorities tightened the security cover around the Games venues on Friday by deploying thousands of security personnel as athletes from various countries start trooping in for the embattled Games.Paramilitary troops and heavily armed commandos had cast a tight security net around the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, where the opening and closing ceremony would be held for the October 3-14 Games. (ANI) 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...
The build-up may have been marred by delays corruption allegations and secu- rity fears but tickets for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games are still selling like hot cakes, if the retail outlets a more...
The build-up may have been marred by delays, corruption allegations and security fears but tickets for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games are still selling like hot cakes, if the retail outlets are to be believed. more...
CBC has announced their 2010 Commonwealth Games schedule. Coverage this year is better than ever for those who get Bold because Bold will provide 5+ hours of live […] more...
Only three sportspersons have been selected from Madhya Pradesh for the Indian squad which will represent the country in next month's 19th Commonwealth Games to be played in New Delhi. more...
Only three sportspersons have been selected from Madhya Pradesh for the Indian squad which will represent the country in next month's 19th Commonwealth Games to be played in New Delhi. more...
There's finally some good news for the OC of the Commonwealth Games 2010. Sources say ticket sales over the past weeks have been brisk, with sales breaching the 2.5 lakh mark. In fact, the tickets worth Rs 1,000 have been sold out in this phase of sale, added officials. more...
DELHI 2010 Gymnastics was first included on the Commonwealth Games Programme in 1978 Edmonton Games. Delhi 2010 will feature 14 events (8 Men & 6 Women) at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. GUIDE TO G more...
They could not travel to any international meet due to financial constraints for seven years before 2008. With the Commonwealth Games on the horizon, the gov- ernment relented and since then, the I more...
Australia`s former gymnastics world champion Phil Rizzo has withdrawn from next month`s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi because of shoulder pain. more...
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique and Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) recently confirmed the gymnastics athletes and coaches named to Team Canada for the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, this October. more...
Last night there was an official launch at the Waterfront Hall for the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2010 team.� The games take place between 3 and 14 October […] 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 Gymnastics Federation of India on Wednesday announced the team for the Commonwealth Games. The core group is train- ing at Pune. The selection tri- als were earlier scheduled in Delhi on August 23 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's gymnastics coach says CWG probables were at risk had they participated at the Federation CupThe ongoing Gymnastics Federation Cup at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the capital is supposed to be the Commonwealth Games' last test event of sorts though the organisers shy away from calling it so but there is barely anything being put to test. more...
Agitated by the official apathy, Vladimir Chatko, the national artistic gymnastic coach, came down heavily on the Commonwealth Games offi- cials and organisers. “Most of the problems have come up b more...
The core group gymnasts, who were here for the selection trials for the Commonwealth Games, left for Pune late on Monday night a dejected lot after their three- day training camp (from August 20-22) w more...
Tickets to the Commonwealth Games that you buy from August 25 onwards will have all the hallmarks of the Indian rupee note. Literally. Specially designed to make counterfeits impossible, the tickets, like the rupee, have been printed on the same paper with a corresponding watermark and security thread that runs through it. To make copying tougher, the tickets have been printed at the same press in Nashik as the rupee bank notes, said organising committee (OC) sources. more...
Defying the myth that it is losing fan base by the day, hockey has emerged as the number one sport as far as the Commonwealth Games (CWG) ticket sale is concerned. more...
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. more...
: Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. But the Games organisers are clearly no more...
: Believe it or not, with only over a month left for the Commonwealth Games, the players are still waiting for their equipment to arrive and the venues to open. But the Games organisers are clearly no more...
For a country of over a billion, India should have been better-placed just 45 days before the Commonwealth Games, feels Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosshwhite. more...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) For a country of over a billion,India should have been better-placed just 45 days before theCommonwealth Games, feels Australian Commonwealth GamesAssociation chief Perry Crosshwhite but he believes Delhiwould get over the scandal-marred build-up to pull off asuccessful show. more...
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday demanded that Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) should act immediately on alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects. “Why hasn’t the CVC filed FIRs against those accused (of irregularities) so far? Why did it not prevent when it was happening?” Singh asked. more...
The Sports Authority of India handed over five of the nine stadia which it was preparing for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games to the Organising Committee here on Friday. more...