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: Call it faulty planning or lack of foresight, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an arm of the sports ministry, is finding it difficult to carry forward the legacy of the Commonwealth Games, held more...
The Commonwealth Games is one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in the world. The commonwealth games are known for multi-sport and multinational event held once every four […] more...
The Commonwealth Games is one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in the world. The commonwealth games are known for multi-sport and multinational event held once every four years. […] more...
SAI venues - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Dr. SP Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Indira Gandhi Stadium and Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range - were handed over to the CPWD for renovation and upgradation ahead of the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
After spending huge amounts on the conduct of Commonwealth Games last year, the sports ministry is facing a financial crunch for the development of sports in the country. Recently, the Sports Autho more...
The cost of construction of five Commonwealth Games venues by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) escalated by over Rs 1,110 crore than the original sanctioned amount. more...
The cost of construction of five Commonwealth Games venues by Central Public Works Department escalated by over Rs1,110 crore than the original sanctioned amount. more...
A rash of Delhi belly cases has laid low as many as 50 international swimmers, here to compete at the Commonwealth Games. The unusually large number of complaints has […] 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...
Australia took charge of proceedings at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatics Complex, winning three of the five gold on offer and breaking two Commonwealth Games records in the process. Canada won more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Swimmer Virdhawal Khade rued theabsence of proper infrastructure in the country after theIndian team of Khade, Aaron D'Souza, Arjun Jayaprakash andAnshul Kothari finished a lowly sixth in the the 4x400mfreestyle relay at the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
In a veiled reference to the unfinished works at the Commonwealth Games venues, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the fact that some of the works to be done by other agencies had not been done had put an “extra burden” upon the security system. more...
I: The para-swimmers for the Commonwealth Games have been left severely handi- capped. Reason? The coach in-charge of the training camp, VK Dabas, surfaced at the Games Village on Tuesday even as the more...
Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) India's biggest hope in swimming,Virdhawal Khade feels the counrty will deliver a goodCommonwealth Games despite the controversy-marred build-up tothe event. more...
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) A portion of a false ceiling at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games (CWG), collapsed in New Delhi Wednesday, a day after a foot overbridge near the stadium came crashing down. But Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat says he is 'impressed' by the facilities built for the Games. more...
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind tour of the stadiums and Commonwealth Games village here as part of his two-day visit to monitor the preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. Fennell’s visit comes at a time when the Commonwealth Games are embroiled in controversies ranging from financial irregularities, unpreparedness and sub-standard quality of work in Games projects.The Jamaican, who arrived in India Tuesday night, went around the city checking out the facilities at the stadiums. He was accompanied by CGF chief executive Mike Hooper, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) vice-chairman Randhir Singh and secretary general Lalit Bhanot. more...
It is a discipline which has never 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 ab more...
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Stung by negative media reports, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Sunday took three busloads of journalsits on a guided tour of four of the 11 competition venues for the Oct 3-14 Games, revealing they look good for the event. more...
: M.S. Gill, the Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, said on Thursday that he had informed the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, that all venues for the Commonwealth Games were in “near complete“ s more...
In a bid to facilitate smooth functioning of all the venues during 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi has made elaborate arrangements to ensure efficient Cleaning and Waste Management. more...
New Delhi, Aug. 31 (ANI): In a bid to facilitate smooth functioning of all the venues during 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi has made elaborate arrangements to ensure efficient Cleaning and Waste Management. more...
Leisel Jones, winner of two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will lead Australia's 52-member swim team to the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games. Swimming Australia had ear- lier announced a more...
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind tour of the stadiums and Commonwealth Games village here as part of his two-day visit to monitor the preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
Jaipur, Aug 18 (PTI) Absence of a foreign coach and lackof facilities at the newly-built swimming complex have leftSwimming Federation of India (SFI) worried about India's medalprospects in the sport at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind tour of the stadiums and Commonwealth Games village here as part of his two-day visit to monitor the preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Games. more...
Ongoing streetscaping work for the Commonwealth Games has made driving on the main Desh Bandhu Gupta (DBG) Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (SPM) Marg a nightmare for motorists as jams have become a constant feature due to bad planning and shoddy implementation of construction work. Despite strong opposition by the traffic police, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is constructing cycle tracks on the narrow roads, thereby shrinking space available for traffic. On SPM Marg, all left turns have been blocked as part of the new design defeating Delhi government’s aim of making as many stretches signal free as possible. Malba and other construction material carelessly dumped around has aggravated the situation. more...
In a freak accident, a diver was injured Tuesday at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex during the National Federation Cup, a test event for the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, July 18(ANI): Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister M. S. Gill on Sunday inaugurated the ‘remodelled and reconstructed’ Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex, one of the venues for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, at the Delhi University campus.The function was held in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, several sports persons and senior Sports Ministry officials.“This is an outstanding complex and a remarkable engineering marvel. It is equipped with all the modern facilities even better than the Melbourne Games,” Gill said.The complex, which was constructed in 1982 to hold the Asian Games, has been upgraded and renovated with state of art facilities to meet the international standards required for hosting world-class aquatic events.With a total seating capacity of 5000 spectators, the complex now has the largest cohestrand supported, breathable and elliptical shaped aluminum roof.It is the largest covered aquatic stadium in the country having Olympic-sized racing and diving pools with a six lanes warm up pool.The 12-day sporting extravaganza will be India’s biggest sporting event since the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. (ANI more...