Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to host the Olympic Games in 2036.
According to the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games, orders have been placed with Tata Motors for nearly 1,800 cars during the games and some more cars, jeeps and trucks for the Queen Baton Relay that would commence its nationwide run from June 25.
India's judoka Tulika Maan gave her all but came up short against Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final to settle for a silver medal in the women's 78kg category in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
The capital's preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games has picked up the pace over the last two months but the October 3-14 multi-discipline event still risks failure, according to the CGF Coordination Commission (COCOM).
The IOC said it would not organise the tournament in 2028, leading to fears the sport might be excluded from future Games.
He said the team management has informed the Pakistan High Commission in the UK and the relevant authorities in London about the disappearance of Suleman and Nazeerullah.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described as 'irrelevant' some portions of the Shunglu committee report which indicted Delhi government for alleged Commonwealth Games irregularities, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Friday.
The bitter turf war in the IOA seems to be taking one dramatic turn after another with the latest twist being the release of a showcause notice that was sent to sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi by the body's disbanded Ethics Commission.
Saturday's blasts in Bangalore have triggered a security alarm for New Zealand's Olympic Committee, which is taking the incident seriously before finalising the contingent for the Delhi Commonwealth Games.
The host for the 2010 Games will be named on November 13 in Jamaica.
India 'seriously' considering bid for 2036 Games, says sports minister
The Games begin in Jakarta and Palembang in less than 10 days but the Indian contingent is yet to be known officially.
Despite the controversies, delays and challenges in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, India had risen to the occassion and is set to deliver a successful Games, both CGF chief Mike Fennell and Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said.
Sports budget raised by over Rs 350 crore, Khelo India gets biggest share
If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N Ninan.
There was a huge uproar in the Commonwealth Games gold medal match after Australia cricketer Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play the T20 final against India on Sunday despite testing positive for COVID-19.
The principles are a departure from Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter that stipulates "no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas".
Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was on Wednesday restrained by the Delhi high court from attending the London Olympics' opening ceremony. The court said his participation in the Games' opening can cause 'embarassment' to the nation.
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra made the cut, but London Games bronze winner Gagan Narang failed to qualify in the 10-metre air rifle event for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
The sponsorship money in the bag is a tad over a quarter of what the organisers of the games had projected.
Several athletes, including the hockey men's and women's teams of India, took part in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the CWG Village on Thursday.
The visiting Commonwealth Games delegation has given a thumbs-up to the under-construction Games Village, the organisers claimed in New Delhi on Thursday.
After a pounding by the opposition, which demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into allegations of corruption in the Commonwealth Games, the government said on Monday that irregularities would be inquired into "exhaustively" and the corrupt will be pursued till the "end of the earth".
IOA president P T Usha on Sunday slammed the revolting executive council members, saying they 'seem more focused on self-serving power play and monetary gain'
The Delhi high court on Wednesday barred Suresh Kalmadi from attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27. However, the sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman claimed he had only sought permission to attend the IAAF Council meeting in London.
Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that was mandated by the sport's world governing body.
Diya Chitale and Manush Shah had also sought the HC's intervention in the matter.
'The government does not want to be transparent or accountable. Therefore, they do not want to appoint information commissioners.'
Tarlochan Singh, Indian Member of Parliament and chairman of the media committee of India's Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee, was in Toronto to receive the Queen's Baton.
India's hopes of using the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games to showcase its capital have hit fresh trouble with a parliamentary committee saying not enough has been done to prepare for the expected influx of visitors. Affordable hotel rooms looked likely to be in short supply in the city, the committee told organisers, who are already facing criticism for delays in preparations for the Games.
Tainted Commonwealth Games official, Rajkumar Sacheti has been appointed as 'advisor' for this year's Lusofonia Games by the Goa government, leading to the resignation of the Organising Committee chairman.
Foreign contingents continued to drop in with nearly 1100 athletes, officials and technical staff from different nations arriving on Sunday for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
40-year-old Sharath showed that age was just a number.
Brisbane becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
Mukesh Ambani, will become the IOA's principal partner and help the country's sports federations
Apparently trying to inject a sense of urgency into the preparations for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi is eyeing to rope in Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi as "a leader for the Games".
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and four-time Commonwealth Games medallist discus thrower Seema Antil Punia also have been recommended for the Arjuna Award.
The 2010 Organising Committee on Friday renewed its demand to "repatriate" Commonwealth Games Federation's CEO Mike Hooper but somewhat toned down its voice, saying it does not want a confrontation with the CGF.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates on Thursday said India should never have been awarded the hosting rights of the Commonwealth Games given the shoddy preparations that have marred the build-up to the October 3 to 14 event.
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