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Countdown to Glasgow commonwealth games 2014

2011-10-31T12:03:00.001-07:00

Its now less than 1000 days for the opening ceremony of Glasgow commonwealth games 2014 and the construction works is creating lots of job opportunities there. Construction work will include £150 million accommodation facility for athletes and sport officials. £100 million Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome is also near completion. All these project have been awarded to Scottish firms which are creating jobs for architects and civil engineers in the country.

Also there is a great news to the people in Sri Lanka, yes the country has won the bid to hosts has got a boost as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth confirmed Sri Lanka will host its next summit in 2013.

Glasgow 2014 digital game competition

2011-09-03T11:53:00.000-07:00

As mentioned in the previous post about digital game concept, students participated with great enthuaism and the winning design came from William Rountree a 21 year old student from County Armagh . His game titled "Your Moment" make him get the 2014 GBP equivalent to 3222$ and also he gets the opportunity to work with professional games development firm 4JStudios who won the contract to transform his winning concept into a working game.

"I still can't quite believe I actually won but I have had an amazing experience working with the team at 4JStudios and seeing my design develop, change and become a reality." Those are the workd of the winniner William Rountree

Read more about this are http://www.glasgow2014.com/blog/digital_game.aspx

No Update - Commonwealth Games 2014

2011-07-15T05:16:00.000-07:00

Its has been log time since my last post Beach volleyball included for 2014 Games and I never made a post after that. Its not like that I've been not recieving any updates on the commonwealth games or I've been keeping very busy to update this blog. Its around three years left for the commonwealth games to start and I think the interest for the new games will start increasing and increasing as time will move on.

Interesting news is that my top posts widget for this blog in now not showing 2010 commonwealth games related post, seems craze for the commonwealth 2014 is now begining.

I'll keep you updated on news about the progress in Glassgow.

Beach volleyball included for 2014 Games

2011-05-23T04:16:00.000-07:00

Beach volleyball game may be included in the 2014 Glasgow Common Wealth Games. Beach volleyball has been a part of Olympics games since 2008 but the game is yet to make its enterance to the common wealth games.

Though the final decision is yet pending with the commonwealth games comittee, it's most likely that the game will get inclusion this time.

the game is famous for the athletic body of the participants and the fact that it is palyed in revealing outfits like bikinis or swimming shorts in the sand.

Who will host Commonwealth Games 2018 Part two

2011-05-11T05:09:00.000-07:00

All of you who have read my first post on Who will host Commonwealth Games 2018? must be aware that the main competition for hosting commomwealth games 2018 is between two finalists Australia and Sri Lanka.

Update from the commonwealth games is that both the countries have respectively submitted their bids to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) executive committee meeting on 10-May-2011. Evaluation Committee's will start the selection process next month and will complete the taks in September.

Finally in November both the countries have to make their final presentation and then the final votes will be cast.

Just to remind you that 2014 commonwealth games will be held in Glasgow, scotland from July 23 to Aug 3, 2014 .

Glasgow 2014 Commonwelath Games Village face marathon eviction battle

2011-04-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

Grandmother loses marathon eviction battle with Glasgow 2014 Games this was one of the headlines for the news of a women who lost the legal battle to remove her from the property, which is to be demolished for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. Initially she was offered £30,000 and the ammount was raised to £90,000 still the woman argued and no agreemetn was reached. Read the complete article on this story at http://www.scotsman.com/news/Grandmother-loses-marathon-eviction-battle.6736086.jp

Scottish Human Baton on relay for 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games

2011-03-05T22:13:00.000-08:00

Yes, similar to quenns baton relay, the Scotish cyclist Sean Newall is all set to visit all the participant countires of the 20th commonwealth games to beheld in Glasgow in 2014. He begain the Journey in early 2010 and his cycling tour is expected to be completed in two years time spread across six spans.

He started from Glasgow and reached New Delhi, India a day before the closing ceremony of 2010 commonwealth games. After that he headed towards Singapore, Australia.

You can keep a track of this human baton at the website www.thecommonwealthchallenge.com

Who will host Commonwealth Games 2018?

2011-02-14T03:04:00.000-08:00

I've been posting about updated of 2014 commonwealth games to he held in Glasgow. Preparation for the games and the committee is making slow and steady progress in this regard. Like you can see in the previous posts:

I wish there will be no mess up of things like what happended in Commonwealth games held earlier this year in Delhi, last time finishin of thigs was something that had whole particip[ating teams in deep concern. Much importat thig than the timely preparation is the corruption, perhaps Glassgow administration and organising comitte be full of honest people with no greed for money.

Now comming to the matter, the host for 2018 commonwelath games is still not decided and the two finalist for this competion are Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia or
Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Perhaps this will be decided withing next few months. I see strong chances of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia getting the chance to host the games. I'll keep you updated on which country will get the chances and other updated from the Glassgow 2014 commonwealth games.

Commonwealth Games 2014 launches online game competition to students

2011-01-28T01:40:00.000-08:00

All the online games developers has the golden chance to win £2,014 in cash. Yes this is true the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has offered students to participate in competition to develop an online game for 2014 commonwealth games. Both the winner and runners up will get award of £2,014. But only the winner will get the chance to develop a game alongwith 4J Studios (a game development company). The developed game will appear on the Glasgow 2014 website. It is planned to launch the game around the summer and we can see many upgrades in the game later.

In the meantime one more global competition ICC Cricket world cup is begining and you all can catch updates about the event at http://icccricket.blogspot.com/

Glasgow Commonwelath Games 2014 - City Council fund aims to create 1,000 jobs

2010-11-17T11:45:00.000-08:00

The Commonwealth Jobs Fund seeks to help 18 to 24 year olds who have been out of work for more than six months.

It will be open from January next year until July 2012 and will pay up to £6,500 towards each new job created.

Priority will be given to employers who pay a "living wage" of £7 per hour and private and third sector organisations with fewer than 250 people.

The initiative aims to contribute to the legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
It follows the Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative, which the city council said had "provided places for hundreds of Glaswegian school-leavers in 2010".Under spend
The scheme was officially launched by council leader Gordon Matheson at the 13th annual State of the City Economy Conference.

He said: "The £7m that we are investing today is available thanks to the private sector's commitment to the Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative.

"Thanks to the way you enthusiastically stepped up to the plate and invested your own money in taking on almost 600 apprentices in 2010 alone, the council's own budget for the scheme was significantly under-spent.

"Having saved us that money, we are now pleased to be redirecting it back to you through the Commonwealth Jobs Fund."

Councillor Matheson said the authority was sending a message that to unemployed young people that they would not be abandoned.

News Source: BBC News Scotland

From Commonwealth games to Asian Games 2010

2010-11-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

Today morning I read an article in the newspaper about rehersal of opening ceremony og Asian games in China. The picture of the artist doing rehersal was simple great and this gave me the idea why not keep visitors to this blog updated on 2010 Asian games in China. These games are also known as XVI Asiad and are scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China from 12 November to 27 November , 2010. Yes the games will begine tomorrow in China.

This time the games will have the largest event inthe history of Asian games with 476 events being held in 42 sports.

Below is the games schedule, keep visitng for more updated on Asian Games
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Opening ceremony

Event competitions
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Event finals
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Closing ceremony
November 2010
7thSun
8thMon
9thTue
10thWed
11thThu
12thFri
13thSat
14thSun
15thMon
16thTue
17thWed
18thThu
19thFri
20thSat
21stSun
22ndMon
23rdTue
24thWed
25thThu
26thFri
27thSat
Goldmedals
Aquatics – Diving
2
2
2
2
2
10
Aquatics – Swimming
6
6
7
7
6
6
38
Aquatics – Synchronized swimming
1
1
1
3
Aquatics – Water polo

1

1
2
Archery

1
1
1
1
4
Athletics
6
6
8
4
11
10
2
47
Badminton

2

1
2
2
7
Baseball

1
1
Basketball

1
1
2
Board games – Chess

2

2
4
Board games – Weiqi

1

2
3
Board games – Xiangqi

2
2
Bowling

2

2

2
4

2
12
Boxing

6
7
13
Canoeing – Slalom
2
2
4
Canoeing – Sprint
6
6
12
Cricket

1

1
2
Cue sports

2
2
1
1
2
1
1
10
Cycling – BMX
2
2
Cycling – Mountain bike
2
2
Cycling – Road
2
1
1
4
Cycling – Track
1
3

2
4
10
Dancesport
5
5
10
Dragon boat
2
2
2
6
Equestrian
1
1
2
1
1
6
Fencing
2
2
2
2
2
2
12
Football

1

1
2
Golf

4
4
Gymnastics – Artistic
1
1
2
5
5
14
Gymnastics – Rhythmic
1
1
2
Gymnastics – Trampoline

2
2
Handball

2
2
Hockey

1
1
2
Judo
4
4
4
4
16
Kabaddi

2
2
Karate
5
4
4
13
Modern pentathlon
2
2
4
Roller sports
4
2

3
9
Rowing

7
7
14
Rugby union

2
2
Sailing

6
8
14
Sepaktakraw

2

2

2
6
Shooting
6
4
8
4
6
4
4
4
2
2
44
Softball

1
1
Soft tennis

2
1

2

2
7
Squash

2

2
4
Table tennis

2

3
2
7
Taekwondo
4
4
4
4
16
Tennis

2

3
2
7
Triathlon
1
1
2
Volleyball – Beach

1
1
2
Volleyball – Indoor

1
1
2
Weightlifting
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
15
Wrestling
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Wushu
2
2
2
2
7
15
Ceremonies
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Total gold medals
28
35
30
37
39
33
36
30
31
26
30
29
39
48
5
476
Cumulative Total
28
63
93
130
169
202
238
268
299
325
355
384
423
471
476
November 2010
7thSun
8thMon
9thTue
10thWed
11thThu
12thFri
13thSat
14thSun
15thMon
16thTue
17thWed
18thThu
19thFri
20thSat
21stSun
22ndMon
23rdTue
24thWed
25thThu
26thFri
27thSat
Goldmedals

Commonwealth games Delhi 2010 to Glasgow in 2014

2010-11-01T11:25:00.000-07:00

Above is the logo for 2014 Glasgow commonwealth games to eb held in 2014. Glasgow is largest city in Scotland and will hos the event for 11 days from 24 July to 3 August 2014. Commonwelath games in 2014 will be the largest multi sports event ever held in Scotland.

20000$ Commonwealth games challenge

2010-10-19T11:58:00.000-07:00

Commonwealth gol medal winner Poonia gets $20,000 challenge from world champion Dani Samuels. Dani from Australia didn;t participte in the commonwealth games due to the health and safety issues to which Poonia said that world champion missin the tour was more related to form than the other reasons.

Poonia's husband-cum-coach Vijendra Poonia said: "At the moment, Krishna and I don't want our training schedule to be disturbed. There is a lot of expectation from Krishna after she won the gold at the Delhi Games. But we are not backing away from the challenge."

Read full story at Yahoo News.

Come again commonwealth games in 2014

2010-10-18T11:20:00.000-07:00

Like the opening ceremony the closing ceremony of 2010 Delhi Commonwealth games were excellent. There were some exciting performances by Army men bands, students, singers. Australia topped by winning most number of medals whereas India and Canada were among the number 2 and 3 spot respectively.
Next commonwealth games will be held in 2014 at Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and will host the event for 11 days from 24 July to 3 August 2014. Unlike games village in Delhi, Glasgow will have Athletes Village in Dalmarnock from where all the major venues are not more than 20 mins drive.

Below is the list of games for the 2014 commonwealth games:
* Aquatics
o Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
o Diving pictogram.svg Diving

* Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
* Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton
* Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing
* Cycling
o Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road
o Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track
o Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg Mountain

* Gymnastics
o Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic
o Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic

* Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey
* Judo pictogram.svg Judo
* Bowling pictogram.svg Lawn Bowls
* Netball pictogram.svg Netball
* Rugby union pictogram.svg Rugby sevens
* Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting (Small Bore Rifle, Full Bore Rifle, Pistol and Clay Target)
* Squash pictogram.svg Squash
* Table tennis pictogram.svg Table Tennis
* Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon
* Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting
* Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling

India willl also hold one more event next year and that event is ICC Cricket World cup 2011. You can catch live action od 2011 cricket world cup at http://icccricket.blogspot.com/search/label/cricket%20world%20cup%2020011

We will also keep you updated on the progress of next commonwealthgames like qualifying games, progress at Glasgow etc. Keep on visting blog later or you can subscribe to the RSS feeds for direct updates.

Commonwealth game Medal tally

2010-10-13T10:46:00.000-07:00

As of today 13-Oct-2010 Australia is in the lead position with 169 medals, England is at number two with 138 medal and host India is a the third position with 96 medals.

India might slip down from third position at the end of the games as i tihnk they will be able to somehow manage 100 medals. If this happens it will be the first time in history of commonwealth games that India won 100 or more medals.

Below is the points table:

Country Men Women Mixed Total G S B T G S B T G S B T G S B T AUS - Australia 34 24 23 81 37 24 24 85 1 2 3 72 50 47 169 ENG - England 22 35 20 77 14 21 21 56 1 4 5 37 56 45 138 IND - India 25 14 23 62 11 11 11 33 1 1 36 26 34 96 CAN - Canada 12 7 11 30 14 10 21 45 26 17 32 75 RSA - South Africa 7 9 9 25 5 2 1 8 12 11 10 33 NGR - Nigeria 4 3 6 13 6 7 7 20 10 10 13 33 KEN - Kenya 5 7 5 17 5 3 3 11 10 10 8 28 SCO - Scotland 5 6 4 15 3 3 3 9 1 1 2 9 10 7 26 SIN - Singapore 4 3 6 13 4 4 2 10 1 1 1 3 9 8 9 26 MAS - Malaysia 3 5 6 14 4 3 5 12 1 1 2 8 8 12 28 NZL - New Zealand 1 12 4 17 3 9 3 15 1 1 2 5 22 7 34 NIR - Northern Ireland 3 2 3 8 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 10 SAM - Samoa 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 WAL - Wales 2 1 4 7 5 6 11 2 6 10 18 JAM - Jamaica 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 7 CYP - Cyprus 2 1 2 5 2 2 2 3 2 7 PAK - Pakistan 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 5 UGA - Uganda 2 2 2 2 BAH - Bahamas 1 1 3 5 1 1 3 5 SRI - Sri Lanka 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 NRU - Nauru 1 1 2 1 1 2 BOT - Botswana 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 SVG - St. Vincent & The Grenadines 1 1 1 1 CAY - Cayman Islands 1 1 1 1 TRI - Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 6 CMR - Cameroon 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 4 6 GHA - Ghana 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 NAM - Namibia 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 PNG - Papua New Guinea 1 1 1 1 SEY - Seychelles 1 1 1 1 MRI - Mauritius 2 2 2 2 IOM - Isle of Man 2 2 2 2 TON - Tonga 2 2 2 2 BAN - Bangladesh 1 1 1 1 LCA - Saint Lucia 1 1 1 1 GUY - Guyana 1 1 1 1 Total: 139 141 148 428 111 111 116 338 6 6 7 19 256 258 271 785

commonwealth games opening ceremony

2010-10-03T11:18:00.001-07:00

Few hours from now and many of us will be watching opening ceremony of the tournament that has been hot topic for last so many days. Reason for commonwealth games being in new were good and bad both but mostly they were due to time delays, hygeine condition, security issues etc. Now opening ceremony is also under the hammer of secirity issues and few team are threatning to boycott the opening ceremny. Though many team have agreed to turn up for the opening program for the commonwealth games, New Zealand still seems concerned about security issues.

A leading newspaper daily in India called Times of India has published overview of opening ceremony. Heres little about it:

TOI had a sneak preview on Tuesday evening of the show that will kick off the Games on October 3. The ground, similar to the size of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, was bathed under floodlights, attracting the eye of curious jawans passing by as well as giant monsoon beetles.

The 10-minute sequence being rehearsed was "The Great Indian Journey" for which hundreds of youth ran into the ground holding rudimentary props that will represent a giant human train, and will metamorphose seamlessly into an elaborate bazaar scene.

The stage is 80feet by 40feet, encircled by a 30-feet area, where in the course of a 140-minute presentation, Indian culture, from its hoary past to the modern day, will be showcased. Over this stage will be the aerostat, a lighted canopy that is expected to make the opening ceremony a bewitching spectacle.

But to be honest, it is difficult to discern the entire scheme from a 10-minute preview minus the real props or dress. You can tell how effective it is only when the whole thing will come together with music, colour, laser and giant videos on the wide walls of the oval aerostat. Still, one thing is obvious: this is an elaborate affair, involving the hard work of thousands.

Bansi Kaul, formerly of NSD and the lead choreographer, is confident that all the sweat will pay off. His top assistants, Prapti Malhotra, Indu Anand and Poornima Pendse, fill in the details. "The rehearsals start at the crack of dawn, at 6am," says Poornima Pendse. "The first lot of performers, who fill up the ground in the morning, are students from Delhi. They train and then go off to school."

"There are designated practice hours and many of our girls from all other parts of India are staying here at the NCC barracks," says Prapti. A flash of lightning splits open the sky. She looks up: "We just hope the rains stay away."

The two-hour-twenty-minute extravaganza is expected to start at 7pm and continue till 9.20pm on October 3. It is divided into several segments, each specially crafted and choreographed. Most sequences, say the organizers, are between eight minutes and nine minutes - an attempt to keep the programme vibrant and showcase as much diversity and heritage as possible.

The Great Indian Journey, for instance, seeks to create a human train (a tribute to the main sponsor, Indian Railways?) that will give glimpses of ordinary Indian scenes as seen from a train window. Soon the train breaks up and vignettes of Indian life are created - the bazaar, the cycle shop, kite shop and vegetable market where the vegetable seller who, among other things, is talking on a mobile.

It appears orderly and chaotic, at the same time. "There is order behind every chaos in this country," says Bansi Kaul. "You can say that again in the context of the Games," quips one of his assistants.

Read more: Preview of Commonwealth Games opening ceremony held - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/news/Preview-of-Commonwealth-Games-opening-ceremony-held/articleshow/6562806.cms#ixzz11EksfPY0

Commonwealth Games 2010 - Queens Baton reaches Taj Mahal

2010-09-23T11:16:00.001-07:00

Queens Baton relay reached the historical monument of love Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is one of the sevent wonders of the world and have also become an image thats almost include in any website, presentation that relates to tourism in India. Monument is reported to attract 2 to 4 million tourists bot national and foreigners. You can find more information about Taj Mahal history at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal

Given various controversies about the tournament, one good statement came that none of the team will pull out from the tournament anf of course games will end up on a positive note of India

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2010-09-14T23:34:00.000-07:00

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Participating nations

2010-09-10T01:36:00.000-07:00

Total 72 countries will participate in 2010 commonwealth games being held in India. Rwanda is a new nation participating this time as it got commonwealth membership in 2009. This time Fiji will not participate as it is banned from commonwealth.

Anguilla
Falkland Islands
Malta Scotland
Antigua and Barbuda
Gambia Mauritius
Seychelles
Australia
Ghana
Montserrat
Sierra Leone
Bahamas
Gibraltar
Mozambique
Singapore
Bangladesh
Grenada
Namibia
Solomon Islands
Barbados
Guernsey
Nauru
South Africa
Belize
Guyana
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Bermuda
India
Nigeria
Swaziland
Botswana
Isle of Man
Niue
Tanzania
British Virgin Islands
Jamaica
Norfolk Island
Tokelau
Brunei
Jersey
Northern Ireland
Tonga
Cameroon
Kenya
Pakistan
Trinidad and Tobago
Canada
Kiribati
Papua New Guinea
Turks and Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands
Lesotho
Saint Helena
Tuvalu
Cook Islands
Malawi
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Uganda
Cyprus
Malaysia
Saint Lucia
Vanuatu
Dominica
Maldives
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Wales
England
Samoa
Zambia

Commonwealth Games 2010 Anthem Song - A R Rehman

2010-09-05T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Commonwealth Games CWG theme song, Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto, has been composed by Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman. Rehman won oscar his music in Movie Slumdog Millionaire.
The Commonwealth Games CWG come to India for the first time. Rehman is reportedly paid around Rs 5 crore for composing this song.

Commonwealth Games 2010 - Tips for tourists visiting India

2010-08-22T13:18:00.000-07:00

Commonwealth Games organisers have compiled an extensive list of hints and tips for visitors to the October event, the guide providing a valuable insight into social mores as well as helping to avoid embarrassing situations.

Visitors to the Delhi multi-sports gathering now understand that greeting an Indian woman with a peck on the cheek is frowned upon, public displays of affection are strictly off limits and they should not panic if strangers stare at them.

Also, it is always safer to use bottled water while brushing teeth, discussing politics is fine but not religion, while knees and shoulders should be covered at holy places.

The guide puts a lot of stress on sartorial modesty and respecting local customs, especially important when visiting temples and religious sites, where trousers or full-length skirts should be worn and shoulders should be covered.

Published on the official website (www.cwgdelhi2010.org) for the Games, organisers also explain that in Sikh temples your head must be covered and that the better-dressed tourists were likely to be the ones attracting the least attention.

However, the guide does add that "even in the most cosmopolitan Indian cities, the chances are that your different appearance might mean that you will be stared at. Please do not be offended, no harm is meant, it is just curiosity."

The traditional Indian Namaste, with folded palms, is advocated as a good way to win friends in Delhi while shaking hands with a woman, or greeting her with a kiss, might raise a few eyebrows.

"If she extends her hand, you must reciprocate but don't be the first to extend your hand," is the advice for male tourists, who are also informed that a peck on the cheek is appropriate only when the woman in question is a model or beauty queen.

The guide adds that Indians are prone to shake their heads during conversations and visitors should suppress their amusement if they found it funny.

For those worried about hygiene, organisers say it is better to avoid public toilet facilities, which can be of dubious cleanliness, and carry tissues or wet wipes.

Last month, the organising committee announced beef would not be served during the Oct. 3-14 Games, respecting local dietary traditions.

Age no matter for Scotland this common wealth games

2010-08-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

WHEN it comes to the Commonwealth Games, it's fair to say that for Scotland, age does not matter. Yes your read is right Grace Read who is the youngest athlete in the Scotlad players list is 14 years old. She is 58 years younger than t 72 years young, Wood. Wood is participating in the commonwealth games for the record eigth time. In case Wood get a gold this games he would oldest perosn to win gold in commonwealth games history thus suprassing the record held by Australian bowler Dorothy Roche who won gold at the age of 61.

Tata Motors India Commonwealth Games Official Transporter

2010-08-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

For the commonwealth games starting from 3 October till the 14th, Tata Motors one of the leading automobile manufacturer company in India will provide the transport solutions throughout the games and for the Queens Baon relay. MOU for the same was signed between Tata Motors and CWG games Organising Committee.

1,789 vehicles with Drivers, fuel and backup services will be provided by the Tata motors.

Usain Bolt not to participate in Commonweath games

2010-07-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

After the olympic champion Victoria Pendleton taking her name out of the Common Wealth games 2010 as she want to focus on the upcomming European Championship, today the fastest man Usain Bolt today announced that he will be unable to participate in the commonwealth games starting from October 3rd to October 14th this year. This was expected as Usain also will not participate in the Jamaica’s national championships to be held next weekend.

Like Victoria Pendleton, Usain is also taking this break to focus on London Olympics

Rugby sevens stadium inaugurated in New Delhi University

2010-07-18T01:48:00.000-07:00

The swanky Delhi University Stadium, a Commonwealth Games venue for rugby, was inaugurated on Thursday by Sports Minister MS Gill, who said maintaining the infrastructure coming up for the mega-event after the Games was a "big challenge" before the organisers, reports Hindustan Times. "This stadium is a gift to the Delhi University. The games will be held in it, but this gift will remain with you forever. The work here started only in 2008 and I am happy that a sprawling complex has come up in just two years," Gill said at the function.
Later talking to reporters, he said maintaining stadiums after the sporting events is a challenge that every host country faces. "I went to Athens, Melbourne and even China for either Olympics or Commonwealth Games. The authorities there too said it remained a challenge," he added.
To a query that Games venues may be handed over to the private players, Gill said: "A proper strategy is going to come very soon. But, what we can assure is that public and the players will not face any problem."
Speaking at the function, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said it was an important day in the history of Delhi University and such a facility will inspire students to sports.
"Its a great legacy for the Varsity," said Dikshit, a DU alumni.
The stadium has been built up in 10,000 sq metres with a seating capacity of 2,500 permanent seats and 7,500 temporary ones.

Source - www.Hindustantimes.com

Pollution monitoring system for the Commonwelath Games 2010

2010-05-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

UN has praised India for its initiative for Green commonwealth games. Approximate 60 solar powered light have been installed in the compund of the Talkatora indoor stadium. These light use LEDs and will elluminate automatically with sun set and will get switched off on sun rise. Solar light are said to be environment friendly and require very less maintenance with a life span of 50000 hours. Talkatora stadium will be used mainly for boxin competitions during commonwelath games 2010.

Common Welath Games 2010 Calendar of Events

2010-05-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

Below is the calendar of commonwelath 2010 games India. you can track tie calendar for your favorite games and support your teams. So scheduls the commonwealth games month accordingly.

●	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	●	Closing ceremony

October	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Venue
Ceremonies	●											●	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Aquatics		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		SPM Swimming Pool Complex
Archery													I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex & India Gate / Red Fort
Athletics				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Badminton		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Siri Fort Sports Complex
Boxing		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	R	●			Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Cycling		●	●	●	●		●				●		I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Gymnastics		●	●	●	R	●	●		●	●	●		I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Field hockey		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Maj. Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Lawn Bowls		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●			Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Netball		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Rugby sevens			●	●									Delhi University
Shooting		T	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range
Squash		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Siri Fort Sports Complex
Table Tennis		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Yamuna Sports Complex
Tennis		●	●	●	●	●	●	●					R K Khanna Tennis Complex
Weightlifting			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●			Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Wrestling			●	●	●	●							I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
October	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Venue

Commonwealth games 2010 stadiums anbdthe events

2010-04-30T12:14:00.000-07:00

The 2010 common welath games in India will be held at existing at new stadiums in and around New Delhi the capital of India. Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida the three cities commonly known as Delhi NCR har in the process of a huge reform. the big example of that you can see at Indira Gandhi Internation airport, the airport has gone a makeover and it will be first ot mark an impression over the sportsperson, other memeber of the teams etc.

Here is the list of stadiums where competition will be held:

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – Athletics, lawn bowls, weightlifting
Dhyan Chand ational Stadium – Hockey
Indira Gandhi Arena – Archery, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling
Delhi University sports complex – Rugby sevens
Thyagaraj Stadium – Netball
Siri Fort Sports Complex – Badminton, Squash
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range – Shooting
Talkatora Stadium – Boxing
SPM Swimming Pool Complex – Aquatics
RK Khanna Tennis Complex – Tennis
Yamuna Sports Complex – Table tennis

Commonwealth song for Rs 5.5 crore

2010-04-28T13:38:00.000-07:00

Work for Commonwelath games had begun and its already a record breaking ammount being spent on the event. The 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has made a deal with oscar winner Music director AR Rehman worth Rs 5.5 crore for opening ceremony song of the 2010 commonwelath games. According to the source Rehman was initially askin for an ammount of RS 15 crore.

Green Commonwealth games 2010

2010-03-24T09:22:00.000-07:00

t’s a race against time and pollution. In an effort to ensure that this year’s Commonwealth Games are green and pollution-free, Pune’s scientists and environmentalists are making frequent trips to the capital, training students and volunteers to collect data for an ‘emission inventory’.

Dr Gufran Beig, a scientist at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology, Dr Ajay Ojha, former chief of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s air quality management cell and experts from the city’s Chest Research Foundation have embarked upon the voluminous task of preparing an emission inventory for the National Capital Region (NCR).

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has developed the technology being used to carry out the research.

Beig, a scientist with IITM's System of Air Pollution Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) explained how the involvement of over 100 students from colleges and universities in Delhi would help in the effort.

“We are in the process of preparing an emission inventory that will account for the amount of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere,’’Beig told Newsline. This includes a detailed survey of ‘sources’ and examining what quantities of air pollutants are emitted and their origin.

Beig who conducted a brainstorming workshop in New Delhi to encourage and motivate students on how to collect data to form an ‘emission inventory’ said that the process was extremely tedious. “The month-long programme that started on March 11 included 100 students who were stationed at 40 major junctions in the National Capital Region (NCR) region,” said Ojha, who is presently the coordinator with the project.

With the aim of predicting the air quality 24 hours in advance, students divided into groups have identified 21 major sources of pollution. Students who have been allocated their groups at five cities-Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Delhi and Gaziabad begin their day by collecting data on the number of vehicles that pass by at a major junction.

“While one group ask motorists details about the fuel he/she uses, another group lists details from hotels about the LPG consumption. One group of students has been given the task of collecting data on kerosene and coals being used by slum dwellers at a certain area. One group even has the task of using a vaccum cleaner and collecting the dust on the road in one sq mt area. This kind of sample survey is underway presently and 80 per cent of the work has been completed,” said Ojha.

World Cup Hockey Matches

2010-02-28T10:46:00.000-08:00

Though commonwelath games have few months to go, India is also organising one other mega sporting tournamnet called hocket world cup, tournamanet stsarted today and Hosts do have a very good start by beating archrivals Pakistan by 4-1

Indian Railways become Commonwelath Games 2010 Lead Partner

2010-02-25T00:53:00.000-08:00

India railway miniter Ms. Mamta Bannerjee annouced in the Railway budget that India railways would be Lead Partner of the 2010 commonwealth Games to be held in October 2010. Mr Suresh Kalmadi Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Chairman welcomed this move and also appreciated the move to launch of special train as announced by the railway minister. The new train called the Commonwealth Express will have an exhibition and travel all over the country to promote the commonwealth Games.

Buy Common Welath Games Tickets - Ticket for Sale Online

2010-02-14T11:05:00.001-08:00

Ticket for 20101 commonwealth games in India will be avaialble foe sale to general public in the month of May, till the games progress. Around 1.7 million tickets are avaialbe for sale and cane be purchased online also. Ticket sales program for ticket sales partenrs will begin in April 2010.
Free events Road Cycling and Marathon are also there and both these events will take place at Central Vista (India Gate) and Greater Noida Expressway.

Baton in Beuatiful Mauritius

2010-01-07T02:54:00.000-08:00

Mauritius is a beautiful island off the coast of Africa in the south west Indian ocean. Mautituis is also known for being home to wolrds only flightless bird dodo.

Below are the images and wallpapers from Mauritius:

Queen's Baton in Uganda

2010-01-02T20:22:00.000-08:00

Uganda is one of the poorest country in the world and is home to many ethnic groups. Population of all ethnic groups community a equal and none of them forms majority. People here use around 40 international languages.

Video - Official common wealth games advertisement

2009-12-30T09:22:00.000-08:00

Below is the official video ad of commonwelath games 2010 to be held in New Delhi, India.

Video Queens Baton Realy - Tanzania

2009-12-30T09:14:00.000-08:00

Below is the video of Queen's baton relay. In the video Queen’s baton departs for Tanzania.

Queens Baton In Nairobi

2009-12-29T09:31:00.000-08:00

Nairobi in a very famous country in Kenya and was founded in 1899, at that time it was a rail depot linking Mombasa and Uganda. But the country grew quickly to become the capital of British Africa and currently it is the capital of free Kenyan. Some postcards from Nairobi:

Queen's Baton in Kenya

2009-12-27T09:01:00.000-08:00

The Queen's baton has reached Kenya. Kenya is famous for its wildlife sanctuaries and wildlife reserves. Kenya was named after the highest mountain in the continet (Mt. Kenya). I don't know why Mt Kenya was named ;). The baton has covered 190000 km distance so far.

Know more about Kenya @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
http://world-travel-information.blogspot.com/

Queen's Baton Journet so far - 9447 out of 190000 KM covered

2009-12-06T06:42:00.000-08:00

Yes 9447 kilometres has been already covered by Queens Baton. Queen's baton is not just about covering the distance and reashing the destination (this time it is New Delhi the capital of India) but celebrating the spirit of games displayed by athletes. Do far baton has covered following countries:

England
Wales
Northern Island
Isle of Man
Jersey
Guernssey
Gibraltar
Scotland
Cyprus

Countries to be covered soon before reachin Delhi:

Malta
Sierra Leone
The Gambia
Ghana
Niegeria
Cameroon
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda

Keep visiting to track the Queen's baton

Commonwelath Games 2010 - First Green Commonweath Games

2009-11-28T20:37:00.000-08:00

Chairman of the organizing committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi has announced that commonealth games this time would be a focussing on environment and will focus on reducing the carbon footprint to hold the first-ever Green Commonwealth Games. This step could prove to be a benchmark for other majot sporting events to be held in future. Kalmadi annouced that India will invest in green infrastructure and pro-active waste management.

Queen’s Baton in Jersey enjoys a stint in swimming pool

2009-11-22T07:58:00.000-08:00

We will be tracking and keep you updated about Queens Baton journey throghout the globe till it reach New Delhi the host of 2010 commonwealth games. Continuing with our last post, qeen's baton enjoyed a stint in the Langford Pool at Saint Halier (Jersey). The baton was protected by specially designed float.

Queens Baton in Jersey

2009-11-18T19:51:00.000-08:00

After travellin through different locations in Europe the queens baton reached Jersey. Jersey is a British dependency off the coast of Normandy (France). Till now the baton has traveled 190000 kilometres.

Sports activities in commonwealth games 2010

2009-11-06T10:04:00.000-08:00

The Commonelath games in 2010 will feature competotion in 17 sporting events. The schedule for the same was approved by CGF General Assembly meeting in Colombo from 5 to 9 November. Games to be played are listed below:

Aquatics: Will include water sports like Swimming, Synchronised Swimming and Diving
Archery: Less chences for India though we have seen lots of archery champions in history TV programs.
Athletics: Track and Field includin Walk and Marathon competition.
Badminton : Some hope for a medal here.
Boxing: After Bejing olympics India can be assured fro a medal in this event.
Cycling (Track, Road Mass Start and Road Time Trials)
Gymnastics: No change be it rythematic or artistic.
Hockey: This was the game in which India hope for a gold medal once, now may be the home ground advantage can give us a ray of hope for a medal.
Lawn Bowls: I have no idea of if there is any participation from India in this game.
Netball:
Rugby 7s
Shooting (Pistol, Small Bore, Full Bore and Clay Target) : Nice ame defence personal can be medal winner.
Squash
Table Tennis
Tennis
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Shera - The Commonwealth Games 2010 Mascot

2009-11-04T20:05:00.000-08:00

Above is the picture of 19th commonwealth games official mascot Shera. Shera will be the most visible face during the tournament and his name is taken from Hindi word Sher which means Tiger signifying achiever with a positive attitude.

2010 Commonwealth Games India

2009-11-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

Its less than a year left for commonwealth games to start anf the commonwealth games flame (torch) is already being carried out throught the globe to reach its destination and commnwealth games Noida (New Delhi), India.

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