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The HinduKrishna Poonia sets new national record, wins silver in HawaiiThe HinduCommonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympics-bound woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia on Monday created a new national record en route to her silver medal winning performance at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown meet in Maui Island, Hawaii.Discus Thrower Krishna sets National Record in Hawaii [...] more...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympics-bound woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia on Monday created a new national record en route to her silver medal winning performance at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown meet in Maui Island, Hawaii. more...
Daily NationNjoroge cruises to victory at AK meeting in MeruDaily NationCharles Wanyoro | NATION AK treasurer and Eastern branch chairman, Joseph Kinyua, presents a cash award to Commonwealth Games 3000m steeplechase silver medalist Mercy Njoroge after she won the women's 1500m race at the seventh and final NBK/AK meeting …Athletics Kenya names athletes for 10000m [...] more...
LAST 365 days South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with […] more...
LAST 365 days South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with […] more...
Eurosport.com AUOgogo books Olympic spotEurosport.com AUMiddleweight Ogogo, a silver medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, became the seventh British boxer to secure London 2012 selection after beating Belarusian Vitali Bandarenka 14-7 in his semi-final in Trabzon. Ogogo has only just returned to the …and more » more...
LAST 365 days South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with […] more...
LAST yr South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with bowls […] more...
LAST 365 days South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with […] more...
LAST yr South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with bowls […] more...
LAST 365 days South Devon grass bowler Natalie Melmore reached the peak of every bowler's job when she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in India. But with […] more...
Mumbai MirrorPosted On Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 02:34:39 AMMumbai MirrorBy the end of 2008, discus thrower Seema Antil's silver medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games started feeling too heavy for her neck to carry. She was sick and tired of fending off 'those people'. 'Those people' who called her a dope cheat, …She [...] more...
Babita, Neha fight it out legallyDaily News & AnalysisBy Chander Shekhar Luthra | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Commonwealth Games silver medallist Babita Kumari's attempt to find a berth in the Indian wrestling team for the London Olympics has hit a road block after Delhi high court stayed the retrial …and more » more...
Babita gets relief as panel orders fresh trialsDaily News & AnalysisBy Chander Shekhar Luthra | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Commonwealth Games silver medallist Babita Kumari has scored a big victory over Wrestling Federation of India when a five-member panel, constituted by the sports ministry, ordered fresh trials … more...
Brisbane TimesHealthy Seebohm picks up speedThe AustralianBut Seebohm, 19, is now back in the form that won her eight medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and this time her timing is perfect with the Olympic trials just five weeks away. She defeated Belinda Hocking, the world silver medallist in the 200m …Seebohm sets sights on [...] 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...
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota of Railways continued his winning streak as he overpowered Rambol of Madhya Pradesh to storm into the semifinals in super heavyweight category on day four of 58th Senior Men`s National Boxing Championship on Friday. 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...
Rollison blitzes fieldCoolum & North Shore NewsThe Commonwealth Games steeplechase silver medallist only started competing on the 70.3 circuit 12 months ago and has already won three events. She has been a professional athlete for more than a decade, and was raging favourite heading into the race. …and more » 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...
Para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar, who created history at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games last year, said he feels cheated as the West Bengal government failed to fulfil its promise to give him a job. more...
Suranjoy and Sandhyarani recommended for Arjuna AwardsKanglaOnlineNEW DELHI, July 22: Commonwealth Games gold medalist boxer Mayengbam Suranjoy and Asian Games silver medalist wushu player Sandhyarani from Manipur are among the few players who have been recommended for the coveted Arjuna Award for their outstanding …Suranjoy, Sandhyarani make the cut for ArjunaE-Pao.netall 3 news articles » more...
The Hindu CWG silver medal defining moment: Sania MirzaThe HinduSania Mirza feels that the 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medal as the defining moment when she looks back at the last six months of “highly satisfying European circuit”. The 25-year-old Sania, who is still India's best women's tennis player and now …Silver at CWG, a defining moment [...] more...
Sportinglife.com McCONNELL WINS NATIONAL TITLESportinglife.comThe Shaftesbury Barnett runner, who is a double bronze medallist in both the World and European Championships and a silver medallist in the Commonwealth Games, clocked in at 23.49 seconds ahead of Stacey Downie Edinburgh (23.88) and Bethanie Finlayson …and more » 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...
Doncaster Today Luke Crowcroft selected for Commonwealth Youth GamesDoncaster TodayJUNIOR ABA champion Luke Crowcroft has had his first taste of action in an England vest and is all set for more after being selected to represent his country at the Commonwealth Youth Games. The Scawthorpe scrapper won a silver medal at the British … more...
Taekwondo DVD Set Featuring National Team Coaches And Commonwealth Games …PR Web (press release)BTS Southampton had three of their students represent Great Britain in the Commonwealth Games. Alexandra Thomas and Jenny Marjason both got Gold Medals whilst Jemma Johnson gained a silver medal. It was time for the world to stand up and take note [...] more...
A Mighty Mouse auctionVancouver SunThe 5-foot-3 Vancouverite swam internationally for three years. She won four gold medals, three silver medals and set two world records at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. She set two more world records at the 1967 Pan American Games. …and more » more...
Daily Mail Smith takes World Champs silverEurosport.com ASIACommonwealth Games bronze medallist Zoe Smith will have to make more room on her already cluttered mantelpiece after grabbing silver at the Youth World Championships in Peru. Smith, 17, who won England's first ever female Commonwealth Games …Silver medal for Zoe Smith at World Youth ChampionshipsInsidethegames.bizall 6 news articles » more...
Jitender, Jai Bhagwan to lead Indian challenge at KazakhstanTimes of IndiaJai Bhagwan, playing in the light-weight category (60kg) will also be making his first international appearance after the Commonwealth Games in October. The silver medallist at the 2009 Asian Boxing Championship said, "It is a fresh start for all of us …and more » more...
CTV.ca Delhi Commonwealth Games chairman arrested following corruption claimsThe GuardianSuresh Kalmadi (right) with Indian Olympic silver medalist, Rajya Vardhan Rathore, before the opening of the last year's Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images Delhi Commonwealth Games chairman, Suresh Kalmadi, has been arrested …India's Commonwealth Games Chief in Police Custody After Corruption ChargeBloombergC'Wealth Games scam: CBI conducted [...] more...
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91kg), Manpreet Singh (91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) notched up contrasting wins to enter the semifinals on a mixed opening day for Indian boxers in the Winners'' International tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Samota, also an Asian Games bronze-medallist, beat Mongolian boxer, Davolkhagva Iderbat 25-10.Asian Games silver medal winner Manpreet, on the other hand, got thebetter of Algeria''s Bouloudinats Chou 15-12. ... more...
The Delhi government today honoured the medallists of last year`s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games with cash awards and distributed an amount of Rs 2.80 crore among the athletes, who brought laurels for the country. more...
Ajay Maken announced in the Lok Sabha that the award money for the medal winners at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games has been disbursed but shockingly some of the top Indian athletes are still waiting for the money. more...
Commonwealth Games silver medalist Harvant Kaur clinched the gold medal for discus throw in the inaugural Shaheed-E- Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab Games at the Guru Nanak Stadium. She won with a throw of 5 more...
Jamshedpur, Feb 23 (PTI) Prominent hosts archers, including Commonwealth Games gold medalist Deepika Kumari and team medalist Jayant Talukdar qualified for the next round of both recurve and compound event of the 34th National Games at JRD Tata Sports Complex here today.However, it was curtains for Commonwealth Games individual gold medalist Rahul Banerjee of West Bengal and team silver medalist CH Jignas (SSCB) as they crashed out of the elimination round. ... 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...
The Braveheart Cycling Fund has named the twelve riders and two clubs it will support in 2011, with Commonwealth Games silver medalists Jenny Davis and Charline Joiner among […] more...
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lajja Gauswami will be the flag bearer for Gujarat in the forthcoming 34th National Games in Jharkhand from February 12. more...
The HP govt honoured four shooters from the state who won medals at 2010 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, by giving them cash awards totalling Rs 57 lakh. more...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned cash awards of worth Rs 22.57 crore to 286 sportspersons who have won medals for the country in the last year`s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. more...
Ace shooter Omkar Singh who bagged three gold and a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi last year, has been awarded a sum of Rs 15 lakh here for his performance at the mega event. more...
After his dream to represent Olympics shattered because of a spate of injuries and illnesses, the `Best Boxer` of the Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002, Som Bahadur Pun, now wants to make a mark as a coach. more...
Guangzhou, Nov 24 (PTI) Commonwealth Games silvermedallist Vikas Gowda bit the dust after a below-parperformance saw him finish fourth in discus throw as Indianathletes drew blank on the fourth day of the track and fieldcompetitions in the Asian Games, here today. more...
S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 23 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold-medallistKrishna Poonia settled for a bronze in women's discus throwdespite performing better in Asian Games here and G Prameelafinished third in heptathlon as Indian athletes failed tosparkle on the third day of track and field competition today. more...
Malaysia, ranked 15th in the world, defeated the Commonwealth Games silver medallist through a golden goal after both sides were tied 3-3 at the end of regulation time. more...
After a splendid performance in Commonwealth Games 2010, Indian Railways’ sports persons are set to bring more laurels to the nation. Continuing its run of glory in country’s […] more...
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today described shooting star Gagan Narang as a `one-man army` and also promised promotion for Air India athletes, who won medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Winning medals at the DelhiCommonwealth Games is history for the Indian athletes and theyare now focussing on putting their best foot forward in theupcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou to be held from November 12. more...
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday assured jobs to several Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal winners and other sportspersons and announced that her department will set up four academies to groom talent with the 2012 Olympics in mind. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (PTI) It is not just with cash andother gifts which Haryana is showering on the CommonwealthGames medalists from the state as the government is alsogiving them "pure Desi ghee". more...
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lajja Gauswami finished 11th after she aggregated 573 in women`s 50-metre rifle 3 position event at the ISSF World Cup final in Munich, Germany on Wednesday . more...
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Omkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5 (581+100.5) in men`s 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final in Munich, Germany on Wednesday more...
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistOmkar Singh finished seventh after he aggregated 681.5(581+100.5) in men's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Commonwealth Games silvermedallist Lajja Gauswami finished 11th after she aggregated573 in women's 50-metre rifle 3 position event at the ISSFWorld Cup final in Munich, Germany today. more...
A Sri Lankan boxer who won gold the bantamweight division in New Delhi has been confirmed as the fifth athlete to fail a doping test during the Oct. […] more...
The tragic death of coach Cherukuri Lenin is a huge loss for the country's archers, feels Commonwealth Games medallists Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar. more...
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The tragic death of coach Cherukuri Lenin is a huge loss for the country's archers, feels Commonwealth Games medallists Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar. more...
BANGALORE: The silver medal at the Commonwealth Games is no sinecure for the Indian hockey team as its members got a terse message from their coach Harendra Singh: […] more...
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee on Sunday not only lost his personal trainer Lenin Cherukuri but also his elder brother whom he used to call `Dada`. more...
Compound archery coach Cherukuri Lenin, 27, died in a road accident in the wee hours on Sunday morning.Lenin along with Commonwealth Games com- pound team silver medal win- ners Ch Jignas and Ritu more...
At a time when he was set to scale new heights, archer-turned-coach Cherukuri Lenin met a fate similar to that of his younger sister, Volga. The 27-year-old died […] more...
Kolkata, October 24 (PTI) Limba Ram, head coach of theIndian archery team, today said Lenin Cherukuri contributedsignificantly to their Commonwealth Games silver medal triumphin the men's compound section. more...
Lenin was returning to Vijayawada along with Ritul after being felicitated by Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan and chief minister K Rosaiah in Hyderabad last night. more...
Indian compound archery team coach Cherkuri Lenin died while CWG silver medallist Ritul Chatterjee escaped unhurt in a road accident at Jupdi village. 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...
: The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. more...
The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. Ra more...
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (PTI) Haryana Government today decidedto boost the morale of the state atheltes who didn't finish inthe medal bracket of the Commonwealth Games by announcing acash prize of Rs two lakhs for all the participants. more...
Rajpal Singh, the men's hockey captain, feels India's silver medal at the Commonwealth Games has boosted the team's confidence to do well in the Asian Games, which gets underway at Guangzhou from Nove more...
Nashik, Oct 19 (PTI) Two armymen from Nashik ArtilleryCentre -- Manoj Kumar and C Srither -- who bagged a silvereach at the Commonwealth Games were accorded a warm welcomehere. more...
Anand, Oct 18 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Moditoday visited Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lajja Goswamiat her village in the district here to congratulate on herachievement. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday declared cash rewards for all the capital's sportspersons who won medals at the Commonwealth Games which concluded Oct 14. The capital's 10 medal winners include seven wrestlers and three shooters. more...
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medallistwrestler Sushil Kumar and silver medal winning shooter DeepakSharma were felicitated by the Ministry of Steel here at UdyogBhavan today. more...
There is some rush to felicitate and offer cash awards to Indian athletes who have won medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games and did the country proud. Various state […] more...
Melbourne, Oct 17 (PTI) Teenage boxer Damien Hooper hasbeen revealed as the Australian athlete sent back home earlyfrom the Delhi Commonwealth Games for alleged indiscipline. more...
Coimbatore, Oct 17 (PTI) Two shooters from Coimbatore --Omkar Singh and Harpreet Singh made the city proud afterwinning five gold medals and a silver medal for the country inthe recently concluded Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) All medal winners of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) hailing from Haryana will get Maruti cars as prize besides the cash rewards already announced by the state government. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (PTI) Thirty medalists of theCommonwealth Games (CWG) from Haryana and two others - SainaNehwal and Sushil Kumar - having connection with the statewould get Maruti cars. more...
Another day in Delhi, and yet another astonishing trip to the Commonwealth Games. Today, we went to watch the women’s 3m diving and the men’s 10m diving. We […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Nigerian runner Folashade Abugan, who bagged two silver medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, is the fourth athlete to test positive for a banned substance and has been disqualified, the Commonwealth Games Federation said Friday. more...
Bangalore, Oct 15 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister B SYeddyurappa has announced cash prizes to all the medal winningsportspersons from the state in the just-concludedCommonwealth games at Delhi. more...
When this commonwealth was about to become many doubted whether it will even begin or get scrapped. I must confess that I was one of them. Mr kalmadi’s […] more...
World champion Australia thrashed India 8-0 in the final of the Indian men's hockey event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to win gold at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): As the curtains come down this evening with a grand finale of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, India, which is shining with its best ever medal haul with 36 Golds will make a last-ditch effort to finish second in the medal's tally with all eyes on men's hockey team and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. more...
IT CAN be said that it was an unforgettable Tuesday when Indian men's hockey team stole the heart of all their fans. They were looking perfect, they were in rhythm and they dominated at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. India defeated England by 5-4 in the tie-breaker to reach into the finals of the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs.21 lakh, if the Indian team secures Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games Hockey Finals and Rs. 15 lakh if they win a Silver Medal. more...
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Having failed to win a gold atthe Commonwealth Games, world champion Tejaswini Sawant saidshe did not get enough time to prepare for the mega-event. more...
India today took control of the athletics events by bagging two bronze medals for the hosts in the Javelin men's and the tripple jump finals in the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here today. more...
Four young women created track history in front of a roaring full house at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday, as India grabbed a fistful of medals in what is now its best Commonwealth Games performance ever. more...
Sabi Hussain New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) Egged on by a capacity crowd atthe Delhi University stadium, the 'All Black' New Zealandproduced a come-from-behind performance against Australia towin their fourth Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens gold medalhere today. more...
Abhishek Hore New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) Indian marksmen continued theirstranglehold in the 19th Commonwealth Games winning one goldand two silver medals, even as Gagan Narang's gold-winningspree came to an end with a fifth place finish at the KarniSingh Shooting Range here today. more...
It took the Indian shooters less than an hour to shoot three medals, one gold and two silver, to continue their their dream run in the ongoing Commonwealth Games more...
// The Commonwealth Games 2010 has given Indian fans more memories to cheer for. It is not only because the games are held in India for the first time, but in fact, it is number of gold medals that the host country is winning. With each medal, new history is being created.It is the shooters [...] more...
// We fear the pugilists are getting complacent. Of late, in boxing we have not been able to show a good fight and put up a performance. Our boxers are more deserving and justifiable that what the score lines read. Last night there was a loss for Amandeep Singh, the Asian silver-medallist Jai Bhagwan Dilbag [...] more...
So I’ve been looking for something to write about over the last few days and thought about the Commonwealth Games that’s going on right now over in Delhi. […] more...
It was all over for us even before we took court for the bronze medal match. Frankly, we came to the Commonwealth Games looking for a gold medal. In the end the consolation was at least a medal, to ad more...
Sania Mirza, who won silver medal at the Commonwealth Games last Saturday, congratulated star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and ace marksman Gagan Narang for doing the country proud in their respective fields. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India could add just four Bronze medals here till Monday evening, as shooters duo Tejaswani and Meena Kumari and three pugilists contributed apiece to the total medal tally of 73 as recorded here on yesterday. more...
New Delhi, Oct.11 (ANI): India's poster boy Vijender Kumar lost to England's Ogogo in a semi-final match in the 75 kilogram category of boxing competition here at the XIX Commonwealth Games. more...
Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Last edition's silver medallistIndia dished out a commanding performance and defeated Canada3-0 in a classification match to take the fifth position inthe women's hockey event of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) India's hopes of winning a bagfulof gold medals from boxing in the Commonwealth Games suffereda setback as their three pugilists lost semifinal bouts tosettle for bronze at the Talkatora Stadium here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Only two former medallists areparticipating in the Commonwealth Games' Rugby Sevens eventcurrently in progress at the Delhi University ground. more...
Sania Mirza, who won silver medal at the Commonwealth Games last Saturday, congratulated the star batsman and ace marksman for doing the country proud in their respective fields. more...
Arjuna awardee and Olympian Anuj Kumar Chaudhary believes in positive thinking. After winning a silver in 84 kg freestyle wrestling event in the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, now Anuj is eagerly waiting for a promotion in the department. more...
For South African's drag-flick queen, Pietie Coetzee, country comes first, and for that she can go to any extent. That's the reason why she responded to national call to oin the Commonwealth Games more...
Minutes after winning India's first track and field silver medal of the XIX Commonwealth Games, discuss thrower Vikas Gowda threatened to “re-think“ his decision to participate for his native land in more...
05 October 2010: Hosts India opened their medal account in Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition when Soniya Chanu bagged a silver medal and Sandhya Rani Devi clinched a bronze […] more...
Pakistani wrestlers ended the medal drought for Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games by winning two gold medals today. This came at a time when Pakistanis had totally given […] more...
World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Sushil Kumar of India has beaten Heinrich Barnes of South Africa to win the the 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Commonwealth Games to bring India's gold tally to 28. Kumar pinned down his opponent in the second round when leading 2-0, 5-0 to more...
The fierce battle for gaining the second spot in the Commonwealth Games continued in earnest between India and England on the seventh day of competitions with the hosts edging in front by bagging four gold medals. more...
Defending champion Geeta Rani failed to live upto her expectations as he finished a disappointing fourth in women's 75+kg category in the weightlifting competition of the Commonwealth Games today. more...
With the gold medal eluding them in the team event, Indian paddlers will be eyeing to better their performance in the individual competitions of the Commonwealth Games 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 9 (IANS) It has been an arduous journey for long distance runner Kavita Raut, a poor tribal girl from Maharashtra, who got into serious athletics nine years ago, and says she is thankful to her coach for having switched her to 10,000 metres that saw her winning a historic bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): India maintained a slender edge for the second position in the ongoing XIX Commonwealth Games with 58 medals; 24 Gold, 17 Silver, 17 Silver medals on the sixth day. more...
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): Indian athlete Harminder Singh won a bronze medal in men's 20-kilometres walk event in the ongoing XIX Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza saved four match points but fell short in the decisive final set tie-breaker to lose a nail-biting women's singles tennis final more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Indian shooters won two more gold medals and an unexpected bronze came from the 20 km walk at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday but the country slipped to third position behind Australia and England on the sixth day of the competitions. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9(ANI): Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson's rivals have offered little by way of sympathy over her disqualification in Thursday's Delhi Commonwealth Games 100metre race. more...
India secured an unexpected bronze in the men's 20km walk when Harminder Singh finished third behind the Australian duo of Jarred Tallent and Luke Adams with a personal best of 1:23:28 in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Gold continued to pour from the Karni Singh Shooting Ranges while an unexpected bronze from the 20km walk early in the morning boosted India's medals tally Saturday, the sixth day of the competitions at the Commonwealth Games here. more...
India's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games swelled to 21 as shooters Harpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar won gold in 25-metre centre fire pistol pairs event. more...
An elated Mahabir Singh, the proud father of Geeta who created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), feels his task is not yet over. more...
Jamaican Lerone Clarke became the fastest man at the Delhi XIX Commonwealth Games yesterday when he won the 100-metres gold medal. Clarke sprinted to victory in 10.12 seconds. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India went down gallantly 1-3 to badminton powerhouse and top seeds Malaysia and settled for a silver in the mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games here Friday, Saina Nehwal winning the lone match. more...
Abhishek Hore New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Gagagn Narang extended his purplepatch by winning his third gold as Indian shooters todaygrabbed five medals to take their tally to an impressive 15 inthe Commonwealth Games shooting event here. more...
World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) enthralled with a convincing win in just about five minutes to enter the quarterfinals along with Asian silver-medallist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Dilbag Singh (69kg) on yet another superb day for the Indians in the boxing competition of the Commonwealth Games here today. more...
Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirzawill carry India's gold medal hopes in the tennis event of theCommonwealth Games as they progressed to the singles finalsbut star pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi bit the dustin a big upset here today. more...
Debopriya Sarkar New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) New Zealands track cyclist AlisonShanks won the first gold medal for her country in theindividual pursuit category of the track cycling event in the2010 edition of the Commonwealth Games. more...
Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirzaensured India will grab at least two silver medals in tennisin the Commonwealth Games, after both of them progressed totheir respective singles finals, although in contrastingfashion. more...
The silver-medallist became the fourth Indian boxer to book a berth in the Commonwealth Games quarterfinals after defeating Tanzania's Nasser Mafuru 11-2. more...
India won their 15th gold medal in the Commonwealth Games when the hosts' women archers beat England in the final of the Recurve team competition. more...
New Zealand's performance in the final of the men's 4000m team pursuit overnight (NZT) encapsulated their track cycling campaign at these Commonwealth Games. more...
Poonam Mehra New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) There was no stopping the Indianboxers' victory march at the Commonwealth Games with Asiangold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Amandeep Singh (49kg)advancing to the quarterfinals, while defending champion AkhilKumar (56kg) booking a place in the last-16 stage in front ofa rapturous home crowd at the Talkatora Stadium here today. more...
[gallery link="file" columns="4"] Silver for Chinthana Vidanage Chinthana Vidanage of Sri Lanka won the Silver Medal in 69kg weightlifting event at the Delhi Commonwealth games. The only other medal, a bronze, […] 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...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India won its first-ever archery medal in the Commonwealth Games Thursday as the trio of Gagandeep Kaur, Jhano Hansdah and Bheigyabati Chanu bagged an unexpected bronze in the women's compound team event. more...
Australian grappler Hassene Fkiri will return to the Commonwealth Games wrestling venue to apologise for the single finger gesture that cost him a silver medal. The Tunisian-born wrestler raised his m more...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Sterling performance by shooters, wrestlers and weightlifters at the Commonwealth Games took India's gold medal tally to 11 Wednesday as badminton, tennis, table tennis and archery stars relentlessly continued their hunt for top honours. more...
Berhampur (Orissa), Oct 6 (PTI) People of Berhampurcelebrated today as K Ravi Kumar of the southern Orissa townwon the gold medal in weightlifting in Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) India's K Ravi Kumar created a newCommonwealth Games record with a total lift of 321kgs as hegrabbed gold in the 69-kg category in the weightliftingcompetition here today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Australian Sports Minister, Mark Arbib has said the Australian Commonwealth Games Association would take strict disciplinary action against wrestler Hassene Fkiri for making a rude gesture to wrestling officials after losing a fight to Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Indian shooters are drawing huge crowds at the Karni Singh Range to watch stars Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, World no.3 Gagan Narang, among others, find the bull's eye with incredible regularity. more...
Without doubt, Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games 2010 proved to be golden day for India, literally. On one hand India won not one, not two, but five gold medals in one single day. On the other hand, there was miracle of sorts for Team India in cricket as they defeated the mighty Aussies in [...] more...
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games officials have decided to lock-up silver-medallist wrestler Hassene Fkiri after he refused to shake hands with his Indian opponent and gold medal winner Anil Kumar following his defeat in the 96 kilogram Greco-Roman class wrestling championship on Tuesday. more...
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a reward of Rs 15 lakh to each of the three state wrestlers for winning the first three golds at the XIXth Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
India, who broke open the gold medal chest with a haul of five yellow metals on Tuesday, once again would look up to their star-packed shooting squad and lifters to boost their medals tally in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. more...
India, who broke open the gold medal chest with a haul of five yellow metals on Tuesday, once again would look up to their star-packed shooting squad and lifters to boost their medals tally in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. more...
There were more cheers in the Malaysian camp on the second day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), when weightlifters added a gold and silver while cycling provided a silver lining to boost the medal tally. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) On a day of golden moments for India wrestlers and shooters won five gold and two silver medals, marksmen set new records and men's hockey team bagged three points in its first outing at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team defeated Ghana to reach the quarterfinals and the men's team scored yet another comfortable victory over Guyana in their group tie of the Commonwealth Games competition here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Australian wrestler Hassene Fkiri was disqualified for obscene gestures and unsporting behaviour during his gold-medal bout against India's Anil Kumar in the 96kg Greco-Roman style at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday. more...
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) It was a golden Tuesday for India at the Commonwealth Games, wrestlers and shooters minting five gold and two silver medals with marksmen setting new records. more...
Indian shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gangan Narang fired in unison and shot a Games record 1193 in men's 10m air rifle event to give the country its first gold medal in the 19th Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. more...
Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang have given India its first Gold in the 19th edition of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The duo won Gold in […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.4 (ANI): India won its first medals in the 48 kilogram women's weightlifting category, as Soniya Chanu clinched the silver medal and Sandhya Rani Devi won bronze at the XIXth Commonwealth Games here on Monday. more...
Wellington, Oct 4 (ANI): New Zealand squash coach Anthony Ricketts doesn't see main player Shelley Kitchen's withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games as a major setback to the team's medal hopes. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Hosts India opened their medalaccount in Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition whenSoniya Chanu bagged a silver medal and Sandhya Rani Deviclinched a bronze in the women's 48 kg class at the JawaharlalNehru sports complex today. more...
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora and Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma have separately announced cash rewards for Indian medal winners in the XIXth Commonwealth Games. more...
Amid glittering pageantry which evoked thousands of years of India’s diverse culture and rich history, the 2010 Commonwealth Games were declared open by Prince Charles last night in […] more...
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Sunday announced cash rewards for all the Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games, including Rs 7.5 lakh for gold. more...
India's only individual Olympic champion will carry the national flag at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, becoming the fourth shooter to carry the flag in a mega event. more...
Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma today announced cash rewards for all the Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games, including Rs 7.5 lakh for gold. more...
With a hat-trick of podium finish in sight, Indian women's hockey team will seek to start their Commonwealth Games campaign on a winning note against an unknown Scotland in their first Pool A match here on Monday. more...
India's first Olympic and World Championship bronze-medalist, the 24-year-old was hardly noticed when he won a silver at the previous Commonwealth Games. more...
Athlete John Steffensen is the kamikaze pilot of Australian sport. The Perth-born 28 year old has pulled out of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. Steffensen says this is in reaction […] 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...
London, Sept.29 (ANI): MARK Lewis-Francis has said that one of his inspirations for his successful comeback is seeing 50-year-old Linford Christie lifting more weights than him. more...
The depleted track and field event is in danger of another high-profile withdraw- al if world 800m champion Caster Semenya fails to recov- er from a back injury. The 19-year-old is one of the bigge more...
A lot of negative stuff has been written about the Delhi Commonwealth Games. But are the athletes themselves concerned and therefore going to India with a great deal of apprehension? more...
India's sportsmen hope to strike it rich at their own Commonwealth Games even though delays in building venues have deprived them of any home advantage. more...
After a harrowing day, which involved waiting up to four hours to collect their accreditation cards at the Olympic Bhawan, the Indian boxers got down to business at the Talkatora Stadium, the home of boxing during these Commonwealth Games. more...
Athens Olympic silvermedallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore lashed out at theNational Rifle Shooting Association of India (NRAI) forleaving him out of the Commonwealth Games squad on the basisof "unfair selection policy". more...
Kenya`s Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop and women`s world 10,000 champion Linet Masai have pulled out of next month`s Commonwealth Games, officials said. 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...
London, Sep 22 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi from Oct 3, has suffered another blow after three of England's high profile athletes - Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey - withdrew citing security and injury concerns. more...
Kenya's Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop and women's world 10,000 champion Linet Masai have pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games, officials said on Tuesday. more...
he last time the Indian national anthem was played during the medal ceremony of a badminton event in the 1982 Commonwealth Games, current sensation Saina Nehwal was not even born, and her mentor and n more...
Wellington, Sep 19 (IANS) New Zealand's sporting greats Sunday exhorted the country's athletes to particiapte in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and shared their experiences of the warm hospitality they received in New Delhi. more...
Wellington: The New Zealand Olympic Committee's appre- hension about Kiwi players safe- ty during the Commonwealth Games, notwithstanding, defending 1500 metre champi- on Nick Willis said he is com- f more...
Wellington, Sep 14 (IANS) Defending 1,500 metre champion Nick Willis said he is happy with the security arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, after the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) decided to take a final call on participation in the Games following assessment by chef-de-mission Dave Currie. more...
Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games and believes India can get to see 15 champions.Sushil defeated local favourite Gogaev Alan […] more...
There is little doubt that shooting is India's best bet for medals in the Delhi Commonwealth Games but coach Sunny Thomas has his fingers crossed.An […] more...
Three of the six-member recurve archery team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games will leave for Edinburgh on Tuesday evening to take part in the World Cup grand final to be held on Saturday and Sunday more...
After breaking an almost six-decade jinx with his gold medal winning feat at the World Championship, wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his eyes on next month's Commonwealth Games, where he believes India can get to see about 15 champions. more...
There is little doubt that shooting is India's best bet for medals in the Delhi Commonwealth Games but coach Sunny Thomas has his fingers crossed. more...
The first Indian boxer to clinch a World Championship medal when he won the bronze in Milan last year, Vijender will be the cynosure of all eyes when he will fight to better the silver that he won in the previous Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. more...
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Up against some top guns of world hockey, the Indian men's hockey team faces a tough challenge as, under home conditions, they look for their first medal in the sport in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here. more...
Expressing confidence that the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held successfully, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill on Tuesday announced doubling of cash awards for the CWG and Asian Games. more...
The Sports Ministry on Tuesday doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved performan more...
The National Rifle Association of India's selection committee may have taken the right decision to not consider Athens Olympic Games silver- medallist, double-trap shooter RVS Rathore, for the Commonw more...
It needed just 2 medals, Sushil's bronze in Beijing Olympic and another one by Ramesh Kumar in the World Wrestling Championships 2009, Herning to perk up wrestling once again in India. Some out-of-the-skin performances by juniors, and of late, women wrestlers have only been adding to it. In a sport where decades can pass before something noteworthy comes up, such a successful streak has made Indian wrestlers an buoyant bunch. more...
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Athens Olympics silver-medallistRajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is set to miss the DelhiCommonwealth Games after skipping the trials, today said hewas driven into taking the step by a "biased" selection policyand a "prejudiced and vindictive" National Rifles Associationof India. more...
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's first Olympic silver medallist double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Tuesday lashed out at the 'vindictive attitude' of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) after pulling out of the last day's trials to select the Commonwealth Games shooting squad. more...
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Arjuna Award winner rifleman Sanjeev Rajput were axed from the shooting squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will not part be a part of the Indian shooting team at the Commonwealth Games as he stands disqualified for selection after missing the trials. more...
Ace swimmer Rehan Poncha and top boxer Dinesh Kumar today said getting the coveted Arjuna Award just a month before the Commonwealth Games has boosted their confidence for a good show at the mega event. more...
Once denied entry to the India squad because of poor health, Surinder Kaur is now a pillar of strength for the women's hockey team. Last year's Arjuna Awardee, who has been leading the squad for the l more...
Concerned about security in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, British swimmer Fran Halsall has asked her parents not to accompany her to India during the October 3-14 mega-event. more...
England is ready with her women hockey team for the CWG. Here it should be noted that England has won bronze medal in 2006 in Melbourne. England has won silver medals in commonwealth games in year 1998 and 2002. England’s 16 members women hockey team hoping for the better performance as compared with past however [...] more...
Hoping to better the bronze medal-winning per- formance fours years ago in Melbourne, England has named a 16-member women's hockey squad for the Games. England already has two Commonwealth Games silve more...
Seven world champions are part of cycling powerhouse Australia`s 27-strong team, announced on Thursday for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
London, Aug 20 (PTI) Hoping to better the bronzemedal-winning performance fours years ago in Melbourne,England has named a 16-member women's hockey squad for theupcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games. more...
: Seven world champions are part of cycling pow- erhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced today for the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 2004 Olympic and reign- ing 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...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) Seven world champions are part ofcycling powerhouse Australia's 27-strong team, announced todayfor the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi. more...
The Queens Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) reached the temple town, the last tour in Andhra Pradesh, today evening to a rousing reception. more...
Olympic silver medalist cyclist Ross Edgar and star swimmer Hannah Miley were named in the 191-member Scotland squad, including 83 women athletes, for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Scotland athl more...
Glasgow (Scotland), Aug 18 (PTI) Olympic silver medallistcyclist Ross Edgar and star swimmer Hannah Miley were todaynamed in the 191-member strong Scotland squad, including 83women athletes, for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games inDelhi. more...
England`s star middle distance runner Lisa Dobriskey says she is keen to defend her 1500m Commonwealth Games gold in Delhi but an injury-hit season has left her in two minds. 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...
London, Aug 16 (PTI) England's star middle distancerunner Lisa Dobriskey says she is keen to defend her 1500mCommonwealth Games gold in Delhi but an injury-hit season hasleft her in two minds. more...
Australian world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre made up his mind to take part in the CWG in New Delhi after initial reluctance to travel to India. more...
Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre may soon become another top athleteto give the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games a miss. more...
Melbourne, Aug 15 (PTI) Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre today made up his mind to take partin the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi after initialreluctance to travel to India. more...
Melbourne, Aug 15 (PTI) Australian world indoor long jumpchampion Fabrice Lapierre may soon become another top athleteto give the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games a miss. more...
Melbourne 2006 gold medallists Deborah Acason and Ben Turner highlight a 15- strong Australian weightlifting team named on Friday to com- pete at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October. Acason more...
Dope-tainted Manipuri lifter L. Monika Devi and Sarabjit Singh, who broke his own national record in the over 105kg category, will lead India at the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14. A silver-m more...
Dope-tainted Manipuri lifter L Monika Devi and Sarabjit Singh, who broke his own national record in the over 105kg category, will spearhead Indian challenge at the Commonwealth Games from October 3-14. 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...