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Kenya to send 250 – strong contingent to Commonwealth Games

Nairobi, May 7 (Inditop.com) Kenya will send 250 athletes and officials to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi this year, Xinhua reported Friday. National Olympic Committee chairman Kipchoge Keino ruled out withdrawing the Kenyan team from the competition,...

Jamia Millia Islamia gearing up for Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, May 6 (Inditop.com) Jamia Millia Islamia is gearing up to play an important role during the Commonwealth Games to be held in October 2010. Jamia is going to be a venue for practice sessions of Rugby 7’s and Table Tennis and has...

Cyclist Wiggins eyes Delhi Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, May 1 (Inditop.com) England’s triple Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins, who also has five world championship titles, has decided to skip the road World Championships cycling in Melbourne to concentrate on the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth...

No beef on menu at Commonwealth Games : organisers

New Delhi, April 30 (Inditop.com) Laying all controversy to rest, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has clarified that beef will not be served during the Games scheduled to take place in the national capital later this year. The organising...

Commonwealth Games adding slums to Delhi , warns WHO

New Delhi, April 6 (Inditop.com) Construction work due to the Commonwealth Games was adding slum clusters to the existing ones and due to this the overall health condition in the city would deteriorate, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned...

Hooper now says no worries over Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, April 2 (Inditop.com) Commonwealth Games Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper Friday dispelled worries over the completion of venues for the Oct 3-14 Games, saying India will be ready in time to host a successful event. A confident...

Australia bids for 2018 Commonwealth Games

Sydney, March 31 (DPA) Australia Wednesday joined Nigeria in offering to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018 with Queensland’s Gold Coast the chosen venue. “We are very excited about putting forward this bid to our fellow Commonwealth...

Commonwealth Games get lion’s share in sports budget

New Delhi, Feb 26 (Inditop.com) The October Commonwealth Games got the lion’s share in the union budget allocation for sports in 2010-11, though the overall outlay is down to Rs.3,565 crore from last year’s Rs.3,706 crore. The Commonwealth...