Hundreds join ‘Run’ to champion the cause of Commonwealth Games

October 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot has said that the visiting CGF delegation was confident that all infrastructure in New Delhi would be put in place before the deadline. Delegates from all the 71 member nations of the CGF are presently in New Delhi ahead of the CGF General Assembly on October 12.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell, who raised concerns about India's preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, was found napping during a presentation made by the Organising Committee (OC) at the Thyagaraj Stadium here Thursday. During the presentation, Fennell and some delegates were caught on camera dozing off much to the disappointment of the Indian officials.

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Secretary general of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Lalit Bhanot said Thursday that India will support Fiji's membership to be retained for the 2010 Games here. "India is supporting Fiji's membership.

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 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chairman Mike Fenell Wednesday met India's Sports Minister M.S. Gill to discuss the progress of work for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Commonwealth Organising Committee for being the official carrier of the Commonwealth Games 2010. The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held between 3 and 14 of October in New Delhi, and will be India's first major international sports event after the 1982 Asian 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 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The organising committee of Commonwealth Games 2010 on Tuesday joined hands with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry as partner to effectively use Commonwealth Games' platform to facilitate deeper economic and trade relationships amongst the Commonwealth fraternity. This coming together of a national sports body and a national business chamber is expected to galvanize the sports and the business communities into spearheading and spreading the culture of sports.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Olympic Association (IOC) President Suresh Kalmadi on Wednesday expressed confidence about the Commonwealth Games being held successfully in 2010. Addressing a press conference here, Kalmadi, who is the Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Commitee, said: "Sports Minister M S Gill, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit are working as a team to deliver a great Game." "We have hired many international experts to ensure there are no slip-ups," he added.

September 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The International Security Liaison Group in the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday organised a security briefings on forthcoming Commonwealth Games going to be held in 2010. Some 30 Heads Heads of Missions of the Commonwealth countries attended the briefing conference chaired by the Union Home Secretary.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As a part of overseeing the preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill visited the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Wednesday. The purpose of this visit was to review the progress of work for the Commonwealth Games to be staged in Delhi next year.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has increased the allocation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to Rs.3,472 crore from Rs.2,112 crore in the interim budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced Monday while presenting the union budget for fiscal 2009-10 in parliament.

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.