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Category: Glasgow Games

  • Delhi to tough on junkets

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    The union sports ministry  virtually clamped down on junkets abroad by officials of the Indian Olympic Association and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) by asking them to furnish by Aug 20 the details of their trip to Glasgow. The move comes in the wake of the unsavoury incidents involving two Indian officials at the Glasgow…

  • Good Memories @ Glasgow

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    Music centrepiece as Glasgow bids adieu to Commonwealth Games  The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony came to an end with a fine display of fireworks over Hampden Park but music took centrestage as Scottish singer Lulu, pop band Deacon Blue and Australian singer Kylie Minogue – to name a few – belted out their…

  • REVIEW: India at CWG Glasgow

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     Veturi Srivatsa says India should be happy with the Glasgow returns  If you take away 2010 New Delhi, the benchmark for India at the Commonwealth Games has been 2002 Manchester when they crossed the 50-medal mark for the first time by ending up with 69 medals, 30 of them gold. Before the Indians left for Glasgow,…

  • Rajeev Mehta – A Kalmadi prodigee

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    From being the president of the low-profile Kho Kho federation to secretary-general of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Rajeev Mehta has had a meteoric rise in Indian sports. But the 49-year-old Mehta brought embarrassment for the country when he was arrested in Glasgow for driving without a valid licence and under the influence of alcohol.…

  • Police detain Indian Referee, IOA Official

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    Rajeev Mehta, secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and wrestling referee Virender Singh Malik will be produced in court on Monday. Mr Mehta was allegedly driving without a licence at Glasgow city centre and was above the legal alcohol limit and Mr Malik was allegedly involved in sexual assault in a hotel in…

  • PICTORIAL : CWG in Glasgow

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     England are on top of medals tally on the penultimate day of the 20th Commonwealth Games with 56 golds, 54 silvers and 53 bronzes followed by Australia and Canada. India are fifth with a tally of 61 medals, including 14 golds, 28 silvers and 19 bronzes.

  • Pranab congrats CWG wwinners

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    Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday congratulated sportspersons for winning medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The president congratulated Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Kumari, Vikas Gowda, Geetika Jakhar, Dipa Karmakar and Pawan Kumar for winning medals at the 20th Commonwealth Games in their respective disciplines and gave his “best wishes for future success”. In separate letters, Mukherjee…

  • India’s Day at Glasgow 2014

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    Gowda lands discus gold, wrestlers Yogeshwar, Babita triumph  Discus thrower Vikas Gowda broke a 56-year jinx, to toast with gold alongside wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Kumari as India snaked up to the fifth spot in the medal race at the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow on Thursday. After a day of elusive hunt, Indian sportspersons…

  • Kylie to perform at Closing Ceremony

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    Kylie Minogue will perform alongside Lulu, Deacon Blue and Dougie MacLean at the closing ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, BBC reported. The Hampden finale will begin at 21.00 on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the end of track and field events. More than 2,000 volunteer performers will also take part in the ceremony,…

  • Australia top on CWG medal list

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    Australia are leading the medals tally with 33 gold, 28 silver and 37 bronze on the fifth day of the 20th Commonwealth Games. India are now sixth with a tally of 35 medals, including 10 gold, 15 silver and 10 bronze. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 33 28 36 97 England 32 28 27…

  • PICS – BOLT IN GLASGOW

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    Sprint superstar Usain Bolt is set to return to the tracks after injury concerns slowed his return this season. Bolt, who has not been seen in competition all season, is set to compete in four events starting with an appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Jamaican athlete, the fastest man on earth so far, has…

  • The relevance of C’Wealth Games

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    Veturi Srivatsa is his column Just Sport is asking what purpose the Games serve when the world’s top athletes do not take them seriously What is the relevance of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the 21st century? This question pops up every four years, more so in the last two decades. The Games are invariably held in British…

  • Bindra shoots gold at Glasgow

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    Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra fired to glory to sign off from his final Commonwealth Games with a gold while teenager Malaika Goel shot a silver and lifter Santoshi Matsa snatched a bronze as India’s medals tally reached the double figure mark on day two of competition at the 2014 Glasgow Games here Friday. With three…

  • Glasgow Games action pictures

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  • India kick-start Glasgow Games

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    India’s woman power was to the fore on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday when the gritty weightlifters accounted for a gold and silver and female judokas added another silver and a bronze to make it a day to remember. Then there was a bureaucratic goof-up to dim the sheen of the…

  • Glasgow games open

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    The 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony has taken place at Celtic Park in Glasgow. With symbols of the Forth Bridge west to Edinburgh, Scotch whisky barrels, Edinburgh Castle gate and cannon, Scottish Tartan kilt at the central stage, the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Scotland’s largest city presented a combination of sports…

  • Alex Salmond sees CWG as inspirational

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    Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has expressed confidence that the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games will be “an inspiration” to cities in Scotland which have the ability to manage the international event well. Speaking at a press briefing on the eve of the opening of the Games Wednesday, Salmond welcomed the international media to cover the…

  • India riding to conquer Glasgow

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    India will be expecting a lion’s share of medals from shooters, boxers, wrestlers and shuttlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games starting here Wednesday but it would be difficult to match the record medal haul of 101 in the last edition at home. The 2010 Commonwealth Games was marred with allegations of corruption and missed deadlines…

  • Bolt will be in Glasgow

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    Sprint superstar Usain Bolt is set to return to the tracks next month after injury concerns slowed his return this season. Bolt, who has not been seen in competition all season, is set to compete in four events starting with an appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month, reports CMC. The Jamaican athlete,…

  • Saina pulls out of Commonwealth Games

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    India’s chances of winning a gold in badminton at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games starting July 23 got a major jolt as defending champion Saina Nehwal Friday pulled out of women’s singles event. The World No.7 said she suffered blisters during last month’s Australian Open and couldn’t prepare for the Glasgow Games. “I am pulling out…

  • CWG Village bitten by vomitting bug

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    In what may be an alarming situation for the participants, the Commonwealth Games village at Dalmarnock here has been bitten by the ‘norovirus bug’ resulting in an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting among the workforce. The athletes are due to start arriving at the athletes village this week for the Commonwealth Games slated for July…

  • India pick 32 athletes for Glasgow

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    The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced 32-member Indian team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23-Aug 3, thus bringing down the number to 32 from 41 selected originally. India’s track and field squad, comprising of 17 women and 15 men in addition to 12 coaches and three support staff, will be…

  • Baton relay to arrive in Glasgow

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    The Queen’s Baton Relay arrives in Glasgow on 20 July 2014 for the final four days of its momentous journey. Travelling 190,000 kilometres over 70 nations and territories and relayed by thousands of people throughout the Commonwealth, the baton’s journey ends in the Host City of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The People’s Palace will host…