Olympians back Brit athletes’ decision to participate in Delhi CWG despite security concerns
September 26th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
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backed British athletes' decision to go to India for the Commonwealth Games
despite concerns over the poor facilities.Speaking at the 2010 ... Read more...
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Oz swimmer Huegill slams ‘lackadaisical approach’ of Delhi CWG organizers
September 26th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 26(ANI): Australian swimmer Geoff Huegill has criticized the Delhi Commonwealth Games organizers for their lackadaisical approach to the event, but has downplayed security concerns.The lead-up to the October 3-14 Games ... Read more...
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CWG Village will be ready in a few days: Diplomats assured
September 25th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Commonwealth diplomats were assured Saturday that accommodation for players will be ready in a couple of days, with some of the smaller countries complaining that the facilities ... Read more...
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Scotland ‘delighted’ to be cleared for Delhi CWG trip despite ‘challenges’
September 25th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25(ANI): Scotland's Commonwealth Games squad will arrive in New Delhi on Sunday.A party of 41 athletes and staff had delayed their departure on Tuesday after complaints about the athletes' village ... Read more...
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Oz athletes at Delhi CWG in ‘top tier’ of targets for terrorists: Experts
September 25th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 25(ANI): Australian athletes at the Delhi Commonwealth Games present a top-tier target for a range of terrorist groups, security experts have said.According to The Australian, groups including the ... Read more...
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Northern Ireland confirm participation in Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 25th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25(ANI): Northern Ireland has followed England, Wales and Scotland in giving their athletes approval to participate in the Delhi Commonwealth Games.The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) had delayed making ... Read more...
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British diver Peter Waterfield pulls out of Delhi CWG citing ‘family fears’
September 25th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25(ANI): British diver Peter Waterfield has become the latest athlete to pull out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games over health and security fears.Waterfield, who won Commonwealth gold in 2002 ... Read more...
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British high commissioner visits CWG village
September 24th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) British High Commissioner Richard Stagg visited the Commonwealth Games Village along with the team members Friday when England sent its first batch of 22 athletes comprising hockey ... Read more...
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New Zealand, Australia happy with Games Village
September 24th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) After raising concerns on safety and hygiene, Australian and New Zealand were extremely happy with the Athletes' Village and also confirmed their participation for the Oct 3-14 ... Read more...
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New Zealand cyclist pulls out of CWG
September 24th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 24 (IANS) A New Zealand cyclist has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi citing health and security reasons.
Greg Henderson is the first New Zealand ... Read more...
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Michael Fennell inspects Commonwealth Games village
September 24th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 24 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell visited the Games village this morning to examine the state of the much-criticised complex.Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games Chairman, ... Read more...
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Top athlete withdrawals from Delhi CWG will devalue medals: Archery Australia chief
September 24th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 24(ANI): The withdrawal of champion athletes from the Delhi Commonwealth Games due to fears about health and security may have boosted Australian medal prospects, but is also promising to devalue ... Read more...
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Canada happy at Games village progress, athletes to reach Sunday
September 24th, 2010 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 24 (IANS) Canadian officials, who Wednesday delayed the departure of their athletes for the Commonwealth Games, Thursday expressed satisfaction with progress being made at the athletes' village ... Read more...
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Prime Minister convenes high level meet on C’wealth Games’ preparations
September 23rd, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.23 (ANI): A high-level meeting is being convened at Prime Minister's residence to review the preparations ahead of the XIXth Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held between Oct. 3 ... Read more...
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British media mock India for Games disaster (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) From raising issues of child labour to pointing to the "agonisingly inefficient infrastructure", the British media Thursday launched a scathing attack on the poor preparedness for the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to meet Gill, Reddy on Commonwealth Games preparations
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has called Union Sports Minister M S Gill and Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy for a meeting on ... Read more...
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British media slam preparations for Delhi CWG
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) From raising issues of child labour to pointing to the "agonisingly inefficient infrastructure", the British media Thursday launched a scathing attack on the poor preparedness for the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Scotland close to opting out of Delhi CWG: Team leaders
September 23rd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, Sept. 23 (ANI): Scotland's Commonwealth Games preparations are in turmoil after team leaders warned they were "very close" to reaching the "exceptional circumstances" that would prevent the nation's participation.Eight countries, understood ... Read more...
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Kiwi Commonwealth Games athletes to delay arrival in New Delhi
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Sep 23(ANI): New Zealand's Commonwealth Games athletes have been advised to hold off travel to New Delhi until September 28 because the Games Village will not be ready to take them.The ... Read more...
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CWG mess: Fennel may seek Manmohan Singh’s intervention
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell arrived here on Thursday, and is likely to meet the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to press for his continual ... Read more...
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Delhi CWG will be most successful Games ever: Krishna
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 23(ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has said that India would be "able to deliver" a successful Commonwealth Games, and stressed that the event would meet international standards.Krishna's ... Read more...
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2 Canadian archers pull out of Games
September 23rd, 2010 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) After Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay proceeding to the Commonwealth Games because of "unliveable" conditions at the athletes' village, two Canadian ... Read more...
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Canada orders CWG athletes to delay trip to New Delhi
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh SinghToronto, Sep 22 (IANS) Canada Wednesday told some of its athletes to delay their journey to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games beginning Oct 3, saying a decision will ... Read more...
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Scotland delays sending team for Commonwealth Games
September 22nd, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Edinburgh, Sep 22 (IANS) A day after coming down hard on the unhygienic living conditions at the athletes' Village, Commonwealth Games Scotland said it was delaying sending its contingent to Delhi over ... Read more...
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China’s Asian Games Town ready ahead of time
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) As India works feverishly to prepare for the Commonwealth Games that begin Oct 3, Asian Games Town with 8,000 apartments in China's Guangzhou city is complete and has ... Read more...
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Boycott of Delhi CW Games may have serious implications for Glasgow in 2014
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): The cancellation of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games or a partial boycott by some countries would have serious implications for Glasgow, the next host city, according to a ... Read more...
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Oz Sports Minister warns about more athletes pulling out from CW Games
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 22 (ANI): More Australian athletes can pull out from the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games over safety fears and a bridge collapse that has raised concerns about the event.Australian Sports Minister ... Read more...
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CWG like ‘a bad joke’, says Canadian media
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 22 (IANS) The Canadian media tore India apart Tuesday, describing its Commonwealth Games preparations as "a bad joke" on the world and said India was frittering away ... Read more...
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Will upgrade cleanliness standards at Village in 36 hours: Bhanot (Lead)
September 21st, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Admitting that there are concerns about hygiene and cleanliness at the Games Village here, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) secretary-general Lalit Bhanot Tuesday assured that all the ... Read more...
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Games Village unsafe and unfit for human habitation: Scotland
September 21st, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) After New Zealand, it is now Scotland that has hit back at the "filthy living conditions" at the Commonwealth Games Village here saying it was "unsafe and ... Read more...
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Oz discus champ withdraws from Delhi CWG citing health, safety fears
September 21st, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 21 (ANI): Citing concerns over health and security in Delhi, Australian discus thrower Dani Samuels has withdrawn from the country's Commonwealth Games team.Samuels, who claimed gold in the discus ... Read more...
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CWG has two seconds to midnight to correct things: New Zealand (Lead)
September 21st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have got only "two seconds to midnight" to put up a show, and even run the risk of the Games ... Read more...
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CWG may be called off: New Zealand chef de mission
September 21st, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, scheduled to begin Oct 3, is under serious risk of being called off, the New Zealand team's chef de mission Dave Currie ... Read more...
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Delhi Commonwealth Games village seriously compromised, says Fennell
September 21st, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 21(ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes' village in New Delhi, saying that the facility is "seriously compromised".Fennell said that the state ... Read more...
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New Zealand unlikely to pull out off Delhi Commonwealth Games alone: John Key
September 21st, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Sep 21(ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said that his country is unlikely to pull out of next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games."I would have thought it would be ... Read more...
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