Commonwealth Games delegation satisfied with facilities

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Monday decided to ban Fiji from the 2010 Games after the island countrys membership was suspended by the Commonwealth. CGF president Mike Fennell told reporters after the General Assembly that the executive board had recommended the Commonwealth to remove sport as a part of sanction so that Fiji can take part in the Games.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Monday expressed satisfactions over the preparations for 2010 Commonwealth Games. Addressing the media here after reviewing of the preparations for three-day, CGF President Michael Fennel said: "Each and every member of the delegation is extremely overwhelmed by the preparation that Delhi is doing." "A year back I indeed said that time was your friend, but now a year to go for the Games I told them (organizing committee) that time is your enemy, but together we can defeat it," Fennel added.

October 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of sports enthusiasts took part in a run organised here on Sunday to sensitise people about the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who flagged off the run, said more similar events would be organised in the coming days.

October 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Michael Fennell, who last month raised doubts about the preparations for the 2010 Games here, is satisfied with the progress after taking stock of the situation, Secretary General of the Organising Committee Lalit Bhanot said Saturday. Fennell, along with delegates from 71 countries, are here for the CGF General Assembly.

October 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The delegates of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) visited three venues Friday and were satisfied with the progress of the work, said Lalit Bhanot, secretary general of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. The delegates from 71 countries were divided in three groups as they visited the venues for shooting range, rugby sevens and badminton.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid mounting concern over New Delhi's slow preparation for the Commonwealth Games next year, a team of the games' committee on Thursday visited the Thyagraj Stadium, which is expected to open at the end of December. Led by Mike Fennell, the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the team also visited the games village to assess the progress there.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government has finalised three government hospitals for providing medical facilities to athletes, team officials and others during the Commonwealth Games next year, state Health Minister Kiran Walia said. Walia met a delegation of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and told the members about the medical facilities to be provided during 2010 Commonwealth Games.

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The countdown for the Commonwealth Games, to be hosted by India in 2010, is marked by the unveiling of a Commonwealth clock. The 12-day event, which starts from October 3, 2010, at the 75,000-capacity Jawaharal Nehru Stadium in the heart of New Delhi, will be India's first major international sports event after the 1982 Asian Games.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Calling it a matter of pride for the nation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government would spare no effort to ensure that the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be hosted here are successfully conducted. "The government is fully aware that national prestige is at stake, and it would provide complete support to the Organising Committee," Manmohan Singh said during a meeting with Commonwealth Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, according to a statement issued by the committee.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Even as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Wednesday claimed that the venues will be ready well on time for the mega-event next year Oct 3-14, there is still a question mark over the completion of facilities for the trial games. The testing of the wrestling facilities was to be done in December with the Commonwealth Free Style and Greco-Roman Championship, but it has now been shifted to Jalandhar as the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium in nowhere near completion.

September 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the chief of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Michael Fennel expressed reservations regarding the completion of work and preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Monday admitted that there was enough room for improvement and it is being taken care of. "We are monitoring transport carefully, we are also looking for alternatives.

September 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government was satisfied with the progress of the preparations for the Commonwealth Games in October 2010 but also nervous, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit admitted here Monday. We are satisfied but nervous about the preparations for the games.

July 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Federation (CWGF) chairman Mike Fennel Tuesday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and expressed satisfaction with the preparations of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) that are scheduled to take place in the national capital. Delhi is doing extremely well to make the ensuing Commonwealth Games a grand success, Fennel stated after a meeting with Dikshit at the Delhi Secretariat.

June 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The organising committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games launched a green games initiative on World Environment day here Friday. Jasmine saplings on behalf of 71 participating nations were planted in the "Commonwealth Garden of 71".

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chairman of the organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi has said that India is ahead of the deadline in the completion of the all facilities to host the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi in 2010. Addressing a press conference after visiting a couple of sites here on Friday, Kalmadi said, "As the Chairman of the managing committee of the Commonwealth Games, I'm telling you that the things are on track and everything is on schedule and some things are ahead of schedule." As far as the security is concerned, he mentioned that India is well prepared and none of the participating nations need to worry on this aspect.