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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India is not the lone bidder for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and will face competition from Nigeria to get the hosting rights of the multi-sporting event as the African nation has also submitted its formal bid before the August 31 deadline. Commonwealth Sport (CS),…
India is not the lone bidder for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and will face competition from Nigeria to get the hosting rights of the multi-sporting event as the African nation submitted its formal bid before the August 31 deadline. Commonwealth Sport (CS), the governing body of the CWG, on Monday confirmed Nigeria’s bid submission. Indian…
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO Katie Sadleir says hosting the 2030 CWG would be a step in the right direction for India as the country pursues the ambition of playing host to the 2036 Olympics. Sadleir said at a Business Summit in New Delhi on Sunday. “Hosting the Olympics would be an incredible achievement, and…
Former Olympic champion Erica Wiebe is baffled that the organisers of the 2026 Commonwealth Games excluded wrestling from the roster, saying they should have preferred the “more accessible” sport over boxing. Glasgow will host the multi-sport event next year from July 23 to August 2. The organisers not only dropped wrestling but also left out…
A year since the Indian hockey teams regained space in the national consciousness with exceptional performances at the Tokyo Olympics, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG) have served a reminder that sports isn’t a mathematical equation with a single definite solution. But, an unsure science with every permutation and process throwing up new results. Also Read:…
India finished fourth in the Commonwealth Games medals tally with 61 medals in total including 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze, with the country’s athletes standing up to the occasion. However, there were some Indian medal hopeful athletes who faced disappointment- Manika Batra- Manika Batra had a lot to prove in this edition of…
Two Pakistani boxers have gone missing in Birmingham after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, the national federation said on Wednesday. Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) secretary Nasir Tang confirmed the news that boxers Suleman Baloch and Nazeerullah disappeared a couple of hours before the team’s departure for Islamabad. The Birmingham CWG ended on Monday “The…
The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was one of the most successful campaigns for India, with it winning 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals. Australia finished on the top of the medals tally with 176 medals (67 gold, 57 silver, 54 bronze), followed by England at 174 (57 gold, 66 silver, 53 bronze)….
The Commonwealth carnival is finally over. Birmingham’s very own Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, concluded the proceedings, with a 30,000-strong crowd cheering on at the Alexander Stadium. Two of Black Sabbath’s original members – Osbourne and guitarist Tony Iommi – had a surprise reunion during the closing ceremony. As the crowd began to disperse…
Denis Kapustin is wholesome in his praise for M. Harikrishnan. Appointed around five months ago as India’s jumps coach, Kapustin, a Russian, couldn’t travel to either Eugene for the World Championships or Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games because of visa-related issues. That did not stop the triple-jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker from clinching the…
