Gold Coast: Indian athletes were facing investigations on Saturday after the discovery of syringes in their accommodation at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia. A cleaner at the athletes’ village tipped off authorities about the syringes, which will now be analysed, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Chief Executive David Grevemberg said. He added that the CWG…
Veteran Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar will finally breathe a sigh of relief as his name has been included in the Commonwealth Games website after it was initially missing from the list of participants for the 74kg category. According to reports in the Indian Express, the error was due to a technical glitch and once it…
Former nine-time national champion Aparna Popat has said India will win the maximum number of medals in the Commonwealth Games beginning next month. “Today India goes into the Commonwealth Games, as far as badminton is concerned, (as) definitely as the favourites. And what stands out is that we are not favourites in just the singles,…
Hyderabad: The flag-bearer of Indian contingent at next month’s Commonwealth Games (CWG), P.V. Sindhu suffered an injury scare at the end of her practice session here yesterday. While trying to return, she tripped and hurt her ankle. The shuttler was helped off the court by coach Pullela Gopichand and physio Gayathri Shetty. Sindhu was in…
P.V. Sindhu, silver medallist at the Rio Olympics, was on Saturday chosen as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, Australia. Sindhu will lead Indian badminton’s charge in the quest for glory at the 2018 CWG. The Indian badminton star and World No.3…
The Sports Ministry yesterday cleared a 325-member Indian contingent, including 221 athletes, for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast next month, but dropped two contingent staff named by the Indian Olympic Association. The contingent has 58 coaches, seven managers, 17 doctors and physiotherapists and 22 other officials (104 non-athletes in all). Not all the…
The Indian men and women’s basketball teams departed for Australia in preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG)-2018 to be held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from Apr.4 to 15. The Indian basketball contingent will reach Gold Coast three weeks ahead of the start of the main event. Indian players will be on a exposers trip…
India’s most decorated wrestler Sushil Kumar has qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which is scheduled to be held in Gold Coast, Australia between April 4 and 15, 2018. Sushil beat Jitender Kumar in the 74 kg category in the final qualification round to seal a place at this year’s competition. Sushil has been in…
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