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2010 Commonwealth Games

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/ 2 October 2010

Fortress Delhi set for biggest Games

With nearly 6 000 athletes in Delhi and hundreds more streaming in, the capital was putting the finishing touches to preparations for the Games.

By Nick Mulvenney
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/ 2 October 2010

SA jumper Mokoena blasted for Games no-show

SA’s Olympic committee has criticised Olympic long jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena for what it called unacceptable behaviour.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 September 2010

India embraces the vuvuzela

The vuvuzelas that became the droning soundtrack to the Soccer World Cup in SA are to make a comeback at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

By Ben Sheppard
Semenya pulls out of Delhi Games with back injury
Article
/ 29 September 2010

Semenya pulls out of Delhi Games with back injury

Caster Semenya, the women’s 800m world champion, has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games because of a back injury.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 September 2010

‘Shame Games’ mar India’s reputation

The shambolic run-up to the Commonwealth Games has dashed India’s hopes of showcasing itself as a dynamic emerging superpower.

By Penny Macrae
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Article
/ 28 September 2010

Delhi deploys ‘super monkey’ security guards

Delhi authorities are to deploy a contingent of langurs — a large type of monkey — at Commonwealth Games venues to help chase away smaller simians.

By Adam Plowright
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/ 28 September 2010

Games athletes eye medals as clean-up race nears end

Hundreds of athletes arrived in New Delhi for the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, setting their sights on winning medals.

By Sudipto Ganguly and Paul De Bendern
India vows to ready Games Village
Article
/ 27 September 2010

India vows to ready Games Village

India promised to clean up the athletes’ housing for the Games by Wednesday as authorities scrambled to fix a big hurdle facing the beleaguered event.

By Amlan Chakraborty and Sudipto Ganguly
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/ 27 September 2010

Team SA eyes swimming, athletics gold

South Africa’s strategy heading into the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is simple: dominate swimming and athletics.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 September 2010

Games chaos: SA athlete finds snake in a room

Two more Australian athletes withdrew and a SA competitor reportedly found a snake in his room as complaints continued to dog the Commonwealth Games.

By Rajshekhar Rao
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Article
/ 26 September 2010

Teams look to army of workers to rescue Games

After the threat of several nations boycotting the Games receded, many team officials seem determined to adopt an upbeat approach.

By Ben Sheppard
Games head sees improved conditions
Article
/ 25 September 2010

Games head sees improved conditions

With teams on their way to New Delhi, the Games chief said Saturday that India’s last-minute push to clean and finish facilities was paying dividends.

By Ashok Sharma
Games chief says all countries will take part
Article
/ 25 September 2010

Games chief says all countries will take part

The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was still work to be done amid concerns about security.

By Krittivas Mukherjee
Australia Olympic chief says India not fit for Games
Article
/ 24 September 2010

Australia Olympic chief says India not fit for Games

The Commonwealth Games should never have been awarded to India, Australia’s Olympic chief said on Friday as more top athletes pulled out.

By Paul De Bendern
Delhi makes progress as criticism pours in
Article
/ 23 September 2010

Delhi makes progress as criticism pours in

The Commonwealth Games Federation has signalled that Delhi is succeeding in fixing problems that have brought the event to the brink of disaster.

By Neha Lall
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/ 23 September 2010

Delhi Games face threat of mass exodus

The Delhi Games faced dire warnings on Thursday of a mass pull-out by teams as organisers worked frantically to save the event from disaster.

By Adam Plowright
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/ 22 September 2010

Team SA to compete at Commonwealth Games

The SA team will compete at the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India next month, officials from the nation’s Olympic governing body said.

By Wesley Botton
India battles deepening Games crisis
Article
/ 22 September 2010

India battles deepening Games crisis

India struggled to keep its Commonwealth Games on track Wednesday, with England warning the event was on a "knife edge".

By Kuldip Lal
Athletes snub Games as India faces ‘shame’
Article
/ 22 September 2010

Athletes snub Games as India faces ‘shame’

Top athletes are snubbing the Commonwealth Games as safety fears and complaints of filthy accommodation have left the event in crisis.

By Kuldip Lal
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/ 22 September 2010

Australia backs Games as pressure mounts

Australia backed the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday but appeared a lone voice as pressure mounted on India to clean up the athletes village.

By Alistair Scrutton
Delhi Games crisis as bridge collapses
Article
/ 21 September 2010

Delhi Games crisis as bridge collapses

The Delhi Commonwealth Games were plunged into crisis after the athletes’ village was described as "uninhabitable" and a footbridge collapsed.

By Adam Plowright
Shock at condition of athletes’ village in Delhi
Article
/ 21 September 2010

Shock at condition of athletes’ village in Delhi

The parlous state of athletes’ accommodation for next month’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has shocked visiting teams.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 September 2010

India promises Commonwealth Games will be safe

The embattled chief organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games said on Monday that the event would be safe.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 September 2010

Vuvuzelas set for blast off at Commonwealth Games

Loved and loathed in equal measure, the drone of the vuvuzela will resonate in India for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in October.

By Amlan Chakraborty
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Article
/ 2 September 2010

Little to smile about ahead of Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are often known as the "friendly games", but New Delhi has little to smile about ahead of the opening ceremony.

By Kuldip Lal
Semenya named in Commonwealth Games squad
Article
/ 25 August 2010

Semenya named in Commonwealth Games squad

Caster Semenya, the women’s 800m world champion, was named in South Africa’s Commonwealth Games squad on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
Delhi Games in crisis as clock runs down
Article
/ 3 August 2010

Delhi Games in crisis as clock runs down

The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi have been plunged into crisis two months before they start by allegations of corruption and shoddy workmanship.

By Abhaya Srivastava
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/ 24 March 2009

Coe: Commonwealth Games must stay in Delhi

Sebastian Coe, the chairperson of the London 2012 Olympic Games, said on Monday next year’s Commonwealth Games must be held as scheduled in New Delhi.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 March 2009

Officials play down Delhi fears after Twenty20 switch

Security concerns over the Commonwealth Games have not been intensified by the decision to shift a leading Twenty20 competition abroad.

By N Ananthanarayanan
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