1 year ago
Commonwealth Games security delegation to visit India
New Delhi, Jan 6 - A Commonwealth Games Federation - security delegation will visit India to review the situation after the Mumbai terror attacks and will advise the organising committee on necessary steps for the safety of the players. Indian Olympic Association - president Suresh Kalmadi said steps are being taken to ensure fool proof security arrangement for the 2010 Delhi Games. 'Security is ... read more

1 year ago
Shooting star Deepika eyeing Commonwealth Games
Pune, Oct 16 - After striking gold in the 10 metres air-pistol event in the Youth Commonwealth Games here, Deepika Patel has now set her sights on the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. With just two years left for the big event, the 17-year-old from Varanasi feels her performance here will help her graduate to a higher level and will be shooting alongside her idol Anjali Bhagwat. 'The gold ... read more

1 year ago
India to send four hockey coaches to Beijing Olympics
New Delhi, July 31 - Indian hockey team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time, and in a well-planned mission the ad-hoc committee will send four coaches to Beijing to prepare a blueprint for success in future. The ad-hoc committee decided to send junior men's team coach A K Bansal, national women's team coach M K Kaushik, Harender Singh and goalkeeping coach A B Subbiah to Beijin ... read more

2 years ago
CGF happy with 2010 Commonwealth Games work progress
New Delhi, Jan 18 - The co-ordination commission of Commonwealth Games Federation - has expressed its satisfaction with the progress of the work for the Youth Commonwealth Games in Pune this year and for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. 'The vision for the Youth Games has been considerably expanded and the plans for the event will certainly raise the profile and statute of the event. Th ... read more

New Delhi | 2 years ago
Delhi Commonwealth Games will be 'green'
New Delhi, July 14 - The organisers of 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and the United Nations Environment Programme - signed a pact Saturday to make the event a 'Green Commonwealth Games'.Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the games organising committee and president of the Indian Olympic Association -, said that the tie-up would extend to the third Youth Commonwealth Games in Pune next year.'This partners ... read more

New Delhi | 3 years ago
'Need for larger engagement of sports with business'
New Delhi, June 6 - The Commonwealth Games Federation - and the Confederation of Indian Industry - Tuesday called for a larger engagement of sports with business.No enterprise can be complete without the involvement of business and industry, CGF president Michael Fennell told a luncheon meeting hosted by CII.Business was a powerful tool and its engagement with sports events ensured a valuable lega ... read more