Amid allegations of corruption in the Commonwealth Games, Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday said the guilty will not be spared and exhorted everyone to make the Games successful. Read the rest of this entry »
Delhi government dismissed allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, saying they were “baseless”. The government also maintained that all the pending Games works will be completed ahead of the Oct 3-14 event. Read the rest of this entry »
With the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) refusing it financial help, the Weightlifting Federation of India (WFI) is now pinning its hopes on the sports ministry to pay the fine imposed by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), and enable its participation in the Commonwealth Games at home.
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Though the Commonwealth Games is about seven weeks away but the government has started making announcements of attractive prizes to boost morale of sportspersons, participating in the Games. Read the rest of this entry »
Oscar winner A.R. Rahman is ready with the Commonwealth Games theme song but it is not Shakira’s football World Cup anthem Waka Waka. Read the rest of this entry »
Delhi will host best-ever Commonwealth Games: Sheila
All the work related to the Commonwealth Games will be complete in time and Delhi will be ready to host the best ever Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Sunday.In her Independence Day message, she asked Delhiites to make the mega-event a memorable one and protect the legacy the city will get thereafter.
“Hosting a successful Games will earn good name for India and Delhi,” she said.
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Amid uproar over corruption in the Commonwealth Games, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the October mega event will be a “success” and it will be a “proud moment for the whole country”.
“The Commonwealth Games will start in Delhi after about one and a half months. This will be a proud moment for the whole country and especially for Delhi,” he said in his Independence Day speech. Read the rest of this entry »