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Kent OnlineKent athletes get selected for Aviva 2012 Trials ahead of Olympic GamesKent OnlineCommonwealth Games Gold medallist Lisa Dobriskey, from Romney Marsh, is on the list for the 1500m heats on June 23 while Dartford Harriers AC heptathlete Grace Clements is on the list for the 100m Hurdles on June 24, where she will line-up [...] more...
A 17-year-old village lad of Orissa overcame poverty and grabbed gold in youth commonwealth weightlifting championship in Cape Town, South Africa. 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...
My article published in Leicester Mercury Newspaper on Friday, February 04, 2011Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Meghan Beesley hopes to add to her impressive array of medals at the London […] more...
BBC NewsEmma just misses out on medal at Commonwealth Youth GamesicLanarkshire – East Kilbride NewsST LEONARDS athlete Emma Brown ran the race of her life at the Commonwealth Youth Games last weekend. The St Andrew's and St Bride's pupil produced a lifetime best in the 100m hurdles confirming her place as one of the Commonwealth's [...] more...
The GuardianAthletics: Dai Greene bursts onto the world stageWalesOnlineThe Welsh wonder won 400m hurdles gold at last year's European Championships and Commonwealth Games to establish himself as a genuine threat. Now Greene – who added the World Championship title in Daegu yesterday – needs only the Olympic title in …Greene provides a timely reminderThe Northern [...] more...
Super Ken turns into top coachThe Zimbabwe StandardHe counts the NCAA gold in 400m hurdles, World championship finalist twice and bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998, as well as a silver medallist at the All Africa Games in 1999, among his numerous medals. …and more » more...
Daijiworld.com India's 400m star Akkunji faces doping banAFPAkkunji was part of the women's 4×400m relay team that won the gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last year along with Mandeep Kaur and Jose. Akkunji also took the 400m hurdles Asiad title. …Another Blow for Ashwini: 'B' Sample Tests Positive, [...] more...
Discus thrower Harwant Kaur, middle distance runner OP Jaisha and decathlete Bharat Inder Singh take Indias overall tally to six medals; Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia flops. more...
Reuters India Indian names judge to head doping inquiryAFPThe trio were part of the women's 4×400m relay teams that won the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last year. Akkunji also claimed the 400m hurdles Asiad title in a personal best time. …Indian officials fired over doping [...] more...
The Hindu Doping on steroids, 2 more fallHindustan TimesShe not only had done the country and herself proud by picking up a second gold in the 400m hurdles in China, she was part of the gold-winning 4×400m team in the Commonwealth Games (CWG). Mandeep and she were among the athletes who had given the …More dope [...] more...
Asian and NEW DELHI: Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist quartermiler Mandeep Kaur and last year's Asian All-Star 400m hurdles gold medallist Jauna Murmu have been suspended for testing positi more...
Daily Mail Turner wants moreEurosport.com AUTurner, initially dropped from lottery funding after the Beijing Olympics, responded in style last year to win both the European and Commonwealth Games 110metres hurdles titles. And his winning time of 13.28 seconds at the Jamaican Invitational …London 2012 athletics watch: Brilliant Turner just flying over the hurdles as …Daily Mailall [...] more...
New stars emerged on the horizon as Indian track and field athletes brought unprecedented success to the country with impressive performances in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in a record-breaking 2010. more...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) The CVC, involved in probingalleged corruption in various Commonwealth Games-relatedprojects, has asked CBI to conduct investigations to ascertain"criminal conspiracy" and discrepancies in award of certaincontracts for the event. more...
With the dust settling after the successful completion of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games many organizations in India are either heaving a sigh of relief or are simply […] more...
After the successful staging of Delhi Commonwealth Games, an overwhelming majority of the foreign media is singing praises - some fulsome, a few grudging. more...
So the Delhi Commonwealth Games are finally over. The consensus is that despite all the glitches before and during the games, it finally all came together. The opening […] 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...
Australia's Sally Pearson after winning in the Women's 110m Hurdles Australian Para-athlete Kurt Fearnley exults after winning the 1500m event Bangladesh's Sumita Rani poses for a picture in front of […] 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...
// Now, after the reports of 24 year old athlete from Nigeria, Osayemi Oludamola, testing positive in the Commonwealth Games 2010, we have yet another report from the same country. There is a new Nigerian who tested positive. The athlete is the sprint hurdler named Samuel Okon. Samuel Okon tested positive for the banned stimulant [...] 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...
Wildlife vie for attention along with the athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Cyclists returned from their road race around the centre of New Delhi on Sunday […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): India remained firm on the second position on Day-9, as Indian women helped it keep its head held high by winning a historic Gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay in the evening following the shooters Annuraj Singh and Heena Sidhu who did the country proud by winning Gold in the morning here on Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): If Indian sports lovers thought Monday was the finest day in athletics for the country in the history of Commonwealth Games due to it first ever Gold in Discus Throw besides a podium finish, the Indian women runners made Tuesday an unforgettable Golden Day, as they stunned all by winning Gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay here on Tuesday. 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...
Krishna Poonia hurled a one-kilogram disc just over 61 metres on Monday to end India's half-century wait for a Commonwealth athletics gold, while women's sprint champion Osayemi Oludamola […] 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...
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...
Turner delighted to add to medal haul (UK only) Three Englishmen swept the podium in the Commonwealth 110m hurdles final on Friday, led by European champion Andy Turner. Turner, 30, […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): The action will hot up on seventh day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games as a total of 35 gold medals will be up for grabs in various disciplines. more...
Sally Pearson was elated when she won the women's 100m gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi yesterday. The 24-year-old became Australia's first Commonwealth Games 100m champion in 36 years when she crushed the field in 11.28 seconds. Then tragedy struck, and the Australian sprinter did not finish on the podium for the medal award ceremony at the Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
There are no nerves at the Games Village, at least not yet. Hours before the opening of the XIX Commonwealth Games, the athletes are going through their early morning practice and getting tips from their coaches. The cyclists are sweating it out under the sun, while the swimmers are already in the pool. This is for the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games that a training area has been set up within the Village premises for athletics, aquatics, weightlifting, para sport and wrestling. more...
This is the first time the glorious Commonwealth games are hosted by India. The preparation and expectations are intensely high for this grand juncture that involves the eminent […] 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...
There were two main reasons why Bonnie Mugabe went unnoticed during the Commonwealth Games Chef de Mission Conclave earlier this year in Delhi. more...
Gayathri Govindraj's on the last leg of her training before she goes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The 20-year-old is just back from Bangalore, where she went to attend the national coaching camp but left halfway as she wanted to train with her own coach. "My coach understands me best and knows how to help me train," says the Chennai girl, who will be competing in the triple jump and 100 metre hurdles. She is also one of the youngest athletes at the CWG. more...
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The field of play at the main rugby stadium for the Commonwealth Games has been termed world-class by experts but with just seven days to go for the mega event, the venue at the Delhi University (DU) is still being given its finishing touches. more...
thletics powerhouse Jamaica has named an under- strength 46-member squad. It is without some of the biggest stars in the world, including top sprinters. Apart from double world record holder sprint more...
Athletics powerhouse Jamaica hasnamed an understrength 46-member squad sans some of thebiggest stars in the world, including top sprinters, for nextmonth`s Commonwealth Games in India. more...
I: Aiming to break its jinx in the Commonwealth Games, Indian men's hockey team is under- taking special lecture sessions on psychology from Kargil war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Colonel Lalit Rai. more...
Aiming to break its medal jinx in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Indian men`s hockey team is undertaking special lecture sessions on psychology from Kargil war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Colonel Lalit Rai. more...
[caption id="attachment_2890" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="European 400 metre hurdles champion Dai Greene is hopeful for a medal win at this year's Commonwealth Games"][/caption] As the famous Harry Roy song goes - […] more...
Deadlines for completion of key projects continue to be pushed further with Delhi Government on Wednesday saying that some works would drag on even till October 3 -- the day the mega sporting event begins. more...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Just 25 days ahead of theCommonwealth Games, deadlines for completion of key projectscontinue to be pushed further with Delhi Government todaysaying that some works would drag on even till October 3 --the day the mega sporting event begins. more...
Double European gold medallist Mo Farah along with defending champions Phillips Idowu, Lisa Dobriskey and Christine Ohuruogu highlight a 100-strong England athletics team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
London, Aug 23 (PTI) Double European gold medallist MoFarah along with defending champions Phillips Idowu, LisaDobriskey and Christine Ohuruogu highlight a 100-strongEngland athletics team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
The CYG, held between October 12-18, 2008 saw the participation of all the 71 Commonwealth countries and it was looked upon as a dress rehearsal for Delhi's Commonwealth Games. more...
The squad to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games has been announced. The squad includes European Championship medalists Dai Green, Rhys Williams and Christian Malcolm. The 2010 Games take place […] more...
London, Aug 16 (PTI) England's world heptathlon championJessica Ennis and 800m world championship bronze-medallistJenny Meadows have joined the growing list of star athletespulling out from the the controversy-ridden Delhi CommonwealthGames. more...
With a series of scam allegations rocking the build-up to Commonwealth Games, former India hockey captain Ashok Kumar on Fridaysaid the country was not prepared to host such a big event. more...
Athletics Canada announced a team of 40 athletes today which will compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Athletics competition at the Commonwealth Games starts October […] more...
There were two notable names missing from the Canadian team roster for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India: world-class hurdlers Perdita Felicien and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. Felicien, of Pickering, […] more...
TOI lists 30 most crucial hurdles that the organisers must cross in the final 60 days to ensure that Delhi – as also India - passes the Commonwealth test. more...