Now catch CWG live on mobiles

Wed, Oct 6 09:10 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Now watch Commonwealth Games live on your mobile phones from anywhere in the country.

The Games' Organising Committee today launched the live video streaming of events in partnership with an Indian knowledge services firm ''Smile of India''.

This, the OC said, would bring the Games closer to millions of Indians across the country and would allow them to watch live action anywhere on their mobile phone.

"We have always taken pride in leveraging Delhi 2010 platform for showcasing latest technical advancements to the world. Live video streaming on mobile allows people across the length and breadth of the country to catch all the action even when they are on the move and do not have access to TV," said OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi.


Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Mobile Video Streaming would work on diverse handsets and can be accessed from http://m.zoomi.in and will require a GPRS connection.

The live video streaming is free of cost to the user, though data accesses charges apply, officials said.

Kalmadi also thanked the thousands of workers who helped repair the athletics track and lay 70 lanes of turf across the in-field at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and have it ready in time for the track and field competition that began this evening.

"We made sure that the schedule of the blue riband track and field competition was adhered to," he said adding that he was glad that they dispelled doubts about the athletics competition beginning as scheduled since the track needed some repair and the process of laying the in-field turf was in progress after the opening ceremony. Kalmadi said he was delighted that the track got ready for competition in time and to the satisfaction of the IAAF Technical Delegate Bill Bailey.

"As Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell pointed out this morning, the repair needed for the track after the opening ceremony is not unique to Delhi 2010," he said.

Source:-http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20101006/1416/tnl-now-catch-cwg-live-on-mobiles_1.html

CWG Day 4: India vs Pak in Boxing Today

India’s Akhil Kumar will play against Pakistan’s Qadir Khan in Boxing Bantam Weight (56kg) Men category on Thursday. The bouts will start at 1:00 pm IST with light Fly Weight (46-49kg) category.

On Thursday, October 7 thirty-five gold medals, including one in para sports, will be decided. There will be finals in the following events:

Athletics (7 finals)
Archery (2 finals)
Swimming (7 finals)
Cycling (4 finals)
Gymnastics Artistic (5 finals)
Shooting (4 finals)
Weightlifting (2 finals)
Wrestling (4 finals)

Following is the schedule of events in Commonwealth Games on Thurday, Oct 7.

Aquatics: SW: Dr SPM Swimming Complex
Men: 100m Freestyle, 400m Individual Medley
Women: 100m Freestyle (Para Sport), 100m Butterfly, 800m Freestyle
Swimming Synchronised:
Women: Solo-Free Routine, Duet-Free Routine

Archery: Yamuna Sports Complex
Men: Compound Team Bronze, Compound Team Finals
Women: Compound Team Bronze, Compound Team Finals

Athletics: JN Stadium
Men’s Shot put final
Women’s hammer throw final
Women’s 100 m final
Men’s 100 m final

Badminton: Siri Fort Sports Complex
Mixed Team Event Quarter Finals
Mixed Team Event Semi Finals


Boxing: Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Men: Light Flyweight (49 kg),
Bantam weight (56 kg),
Light welterweight (64 kg),
Middleweight (75 kg)

Cycling TR: IG Sports Complex
Men: Sprint 5-8, 4000m Team Pursuit, Sprint Heats
Women: 10 km Scratch Race, Sprint 5-8, Sprint Heats


Gymnastic (Artistic): IG Sports Complex
Men: Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings
Women: Vault, Uneven Bars

Hockey: Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
Men: Canada v England, India v Australia
Women: Scotland v Trinidad, Malaysia v Wales

Lawn bowls: JN Sports Complex
Men: Pairs Rounds, Triples Rounds
Women: Pairs Rounds, Triples Rounds


Netball: Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Women: New Zealand v England, Trinidad v India, Australia v Jamaica, Barbados v PNG


Shooting PI: Dr Kami Singh Shooting Range
Double Trap men
25m rapid fire pistol men pairs
50m rifle 3 position women
10m air pistol men pairs

Squash: Siri Fort Sports Complex
Men: Singles Semi Finals
Women: Singles Semi Finals

Tennis: RK Khanna Tennis stadium
Mixed Team Event Quarter Finals
Mixed Team Event Semi Finals

Weightlifting: JN Sports Complex
Men: 77 Kg Finals
Women: 63 kg Finals

Wrestling: IG Sports Complex
Women: Freestyle 48kg, 55kg, 63kg, 72kg

Source:- http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/10/07/cwg-day-4-india-vs-pak-in-boxing-today/

CWG Day 3: It is Bindra vs Narang today

Gagan Narang

Gagan Narang Win Men's 10m Air Rifle Shooting - GOLD MEDAL

They played together on the second day of the Commonwealth Games and won a gold and created a new record. What will happen when both the champions face each other on the third day?

On day 2, Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang fired in unison to give the country its first gold in the competition with a record 1193 in men”s 10m air rifle event

The duo of Abhinav and Gagan scored 1193 to break their own record, which they had set four years ago in Melbourne when they totalled 1189.

World record holder Gagan, coming off a none too impressive season, shot a spectacular sequence of 99, 100, 100, 99, 100, 100 to total a grand 598, while Beijing Olympic gold medalist, Bindra’s series read 100, 98 ,99, 100, 99, 99 for a total of 595 in the first shooting event of the Games.

Events to look out-

Swimming
800m Freestyle Women: Surabhi Tipre
100m Freestyle Men: Aaron Agnel Dsouza, Virdhawal Vikram Khade, Anshul Kothari
100m Butterfly Women: Pooja Raghava Alva, Shubha Chittaranjan
200m Backstroke Men: Rohit Rajendra Havaldar, Rehan Jahangir Poncha, Praveen Tokasn
200m Breaststroke Women: Raghavi Manipal, Poorva Kiran Shetye
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Women: Pooja Raghava Alva, Shubha Chittaranjan, Arti Bajarang Ghorpade, Talasha Satish Prabhu, T Sneha, Surabhi
Tipre Synchronised: Avani Kardam Dave, Kavita Chandras Kolapkar, Bijal Vijay Vasant

Archery
Recurve Team Women: Dola Banerjee, Deepika Kumari, Bombayala Devi Laishram.
Recurve Team Men: Rahul Banerjee, Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar
Compound Team Women : Bheigyabati Chanu, Jhano Hansdah, Gagandeep Kaur Compound Team Men: Ritul Chatterjee, Jignas Chittibomma, Chinna Raju Srither

Athletics
100m Men: Nagaraj Gobbargumpi, Md Abdul Najeeb Qureshi, Krishnakumar Satish Rane (at 5:40 pm IST)
400m Women: Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur (at 7:15 pm IST)
Shot Put Men: Om Prakash Singh Karhana, Navpreet Singh, Sourabh Vij (at 6:40 pm IST)
5000m Men: Sandip Kumar, Sunil Kumar (at 8:00 pm IST)

Boxing
Lightweight (60kg) Men: Jai Bhagwan (at 1:00 pm IST)
Welterweight (69 kg) Men: Dilbag Singh (at 6:30 pm IST)

Cycling
Keirin Men: Rajesh Chandrashekhar, Amrit Singh, Bikram Singh (at 11:30 am IST)
Team Sprint Women: Ch. Rameshwori Devi, Rejani Kumari (at 11:50 am IST)
40km Points Race Men: Rajendra Kumar Bishnoi, Atul Kumar Singh, Satbir Singh (at 2:10 pm IST)
Sprint Men: Rajesh Chandrashekhar, Amrit Singh, Bikram Singh (at 5:40 pm IST
Team Pursuit Men: Prince Hylem, Vinod Malik, Dayala Ram Saran, Sombir (at 6:30 pm IST)

Gymnastics
Individual All-Around Men
Individual All-Around Men Women

Hockey
Women : Group A: India vs Australia (at 1:30 pm IST)

Lawn Bowls
Pairs Women Group A: India vs Botswana (at 9:00 am IST)
Triples Men Group A: India vs Malta
Pairs Women Group A: India vs South Africa (at 12:30 pm IST)
Triples Men Group A: India vs South Africa

Netball
Women Group A: India vs Malawi (at 11:30 am IST)

Shooting
Pairs Double Trap Men: Asher Noria, Ronjan Sodhi (at 10:00 am IST)
Singles 25 m Pistol Women: Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed (at 9:00 am IST)
50 m Pistol Men: Deepak Sharma, Omkar (at 9:00 am IST)
10 m Air Rifle Men: Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang (at 9:00 am IST)

Table Tennis
Men’s and Women’s team quarterfinals (at 1:00 pm IST)

Weightlifting
Women: Renu Bala Chanu Yumnam (at 10:30 am IST)
69kg Men: Ravi Kumar Katulu (at 10:30 am IST)

Source:-http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/10/06/cwg-day-3-it-is-bindra-vs-narang-today/

India shoot to second spot with five-gold haul on day two

Tue, Oct 5 07:59 PM
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Two pairs of shooters were bang on target while the grapplers made a clean sweep of all three titles at stake as India grabbed five gold medals to climb to the second spot in the medals table below Australia in the Commonwealth Games today. The Indian men''s 10m air rifle pair of Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and world record holder Gagan Narang started the gold rush for the country in the morning which was sustained by women shooters Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayeed who picked up the pairs 25m pistol event for women in style.

Two more silver medals came India''s way from the Dr Karni Singh shooting range before greco-roman style grapplers Ravinder Singh (60 kg), Sanjay (74 kg) and Anil Kumar (96kg) made a clean sweep of all three gold medals on offer from the wrestling mat to round off a splendid day for the hosts. The two silver medals were earned by Deepak Sharma and Omkar Singh, in the men''s 50m pistol pairs event, and the woman''s duo of world champion Tejaswini Sawant and Lajjakumari Gauswami, who stood second in the pairs 50m rifle 3 position.

The five gold and two silver medals boosted the hosts'' overall medal tally to 5-4-2 on the second day of competitions after the weightlifers gave the country two silver and as many bronze medals yesterday. The three wrestling gold medals pitchforked India to the second place behind Australia after England overtook the home country briefly through their first two golds from the pool won by Liam John Tancock (men''s 50m backstroke) and Francesca Jean Halsall (women''s 50m butterlfly).

The day commenced in scintillating fashion for India when Bindra and Narang ended the first day''s gold medal drought with a Games record of 1193, overtaking their own mark of 1189 set four years ago in Melbourne, to clinch the men''s 10m air rifle pairs event. Their feat was followed by a superb display of calm nerves and dead centre shooting by the women''s duo of Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed who added the second gold in the women''s 25m pistol pairs event with a championship record of 1156 to boot.

Sharma and Omkar ended up second in the men''s 50m pairs event (1187) behind Lim Swee Hon and Gai Bin of Singapore. Later Tejaswani and Lajjakumari finished second in the women''s 50m air rifle 3 position, by equalling the 2006 Games mark of 1143 points, Singapore''s Aquilah Sudhir and Jasmine Xiang Wei who broke the previous record by six points.

"Many thought I am a dictator, since I had imposed a gag order on the shooters prior to the Games. But whatever I was doing, I was doing for the country.

And we have got the reward for that," said a beaming national coach Sunny Thomas after his team members won a medal in each of the four events they took part in during the day. More PTI Team SSR MRM.

Source:-http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20101005/1416/tnl-india-shoot-to-second-spot-with-five.html

Gold rush for India in CWG shooting events

Tue, Oct 5 12:01 PM

Indian shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gangan Narang fired in unison and shot a Games record 1193 in men's 10m air rifle event to give the country its first gold medal in the 19th Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

India's women pair of Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed won gold in 25 m pistol pairs event. Deepak Sharma and Omkar Singh won silver in 50 m pistol pairs event.

The Bindra and Narang together scored 1193 to break their own record, which they had set four years ago in Melbourne, by notching up 1189.

World record holder Gagan, coming off a none-too-impressive season, shot a spectecular sequence of 99, 100, 100, 99, 100, 100 to total a grand 598, while Beijing Olympic gold medalist, Bindra's series read 100, 98 ,99, 100, 99, 99 for a total of 595 in the first shooting event of the Games.

England's James Huckle and Kenny Parr (1174) won the silver medal while Bangladesh's Abdullah Hel Baki and Md. Asif Hussain Khan (1173) had to be content with bronze. Both teams, however, were far behind the Indian dup of Bindra and Gagan.

"Many thought I am a dictator, since I had imposed a gag order on the shooters prior to the Games. But whatever I was doing, I was doing for the country. And we have got the reward for that," said national coach Sunny Thomas.

Thomas, however, cautioned that, instead of basking in glory, it would be wise to focus on the coming events. "This was easy but I am sure the coming events are going to be difficult. I am happy that both Gagan and Abhinav shot well today. It's certainly a good start for India and we hope to maintain the momentum,"

Source:-http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20101005/1252/tsp-gold-rush-for-india-in-cwg-shooting_1.html

Soniya, Sandhya win India's first medals

Women lifters Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Rani Devi provided the Commonwealth Games hosts their first two medals on the first day of competitions on Monday while their men’s freestyle quartet made history by reaching the final in swimming. 

Chanu, favourite for the 48 kg gold medal, settled for silver by clearing 167 kg which was eight kg below what surprise winner Augustina Nwaokolo of Nigeria lifted to win the contest with a new Games record to boot. 

Chanu and Nwaokolo were tied with the same clearance of 94 kg in the snatch competition but the latter, who weighed marginally less than the Indian woman, settled the issue in the clean and jerk category.

Sandhya Rani took the bronze with a total clearance of 165 kg. 

In the pool, the men’s 4x400m freestyle relay quartet of Virdhawal Khade, Anshul Kothari, Arjun Jayaprakash and Aaron D’Souza finished sixth in the morning heats to make the evening final where they finished in the same position clocking 3 mins, 27.14 secs. 

It’s the first time that in swimming the country had been represented in the final in the Commonwealth Games.

“This is really fantastic. We have made history by reaching the final for the first time in Commonwealth Games competition,” team coach Pradeep Kumar said.

Two other Indian swimmers — Badrinath Melkote (men’s 50m backstroke) and Shubha Chittaranjan (women’s 50m butterfly) — qualified for the semi finals by ending up 14th and 16th in the heats. Both were, however, eliminated in the evening semi finals. 

But all other swimmers sunk without making a splash. 

Surbahi Tipre and Arti Ghorpade finished a disappointing 22nd and 24th in women’s 200m freestyle.

In men’s 400m freestyle heats, Mandar Divase and Ullalmath Gangan finished distant 17th and 18th respectively. 

Other Indians to bow out on day one included Beijing Olympian Rehan Poncha and Tarun Tokas (men’s 200m butterfly); Priyanka Priyadarshini, Poorva Shetye and Mankiran Kaur (women’s 50m breaststroke) and Pooja Alva (women’s 200m IM). 

India also made a winning start in tennis and table tennis but suffered a major blow in another racquet sport, squash, when their no. one woman player Dipika Pallikal pulled out following a bout of mild fever.

Three other men players — Sourav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Sandhu and Siddharth Suchde progressed to the round of 32. 

Indian women, seeded second in the table tennis team event, started their campaign on a resounding note by blanking Sri Lanka 3-0 in Group D at the Yamuna Sports complex.

Mouma Das, Shamini Kumareshan and reigning national champion Poulomi Ghatak won their matches without dropping a game. The Indian eves have to play against New Zealand and Ghana in the group.

In tennis, Rohan Bopanna outclassed Uganda’s Robert Buyanza in straight sets.

Source:- http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article812812.ece?homepage=true

Commonwealth Games 2010: Great Opening Ceremony Renewed Interest in the Games

Commonwealth Games opening on the 3rd October 2010 has left many a critics flabbergasted and bedazzled. India opened this multi-sports event for the first time ever and by the looks of it, the country is well on its way to make it a super success. The opening ceremony that took place in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium has been highly applauded throughout the world and is said have set a certain benchmark for future hosts.
The huge participation and excitement surrounding the CWG has created a great deal of interest in the host city, Delhi. Thousands of foreign visitors have landed up in the city to take part in or witness the great spectacle. Commonwealth Games 2010 has been in the international news for both good and bad reasons. Let’s have a look at the various aspects of the games and the necessary information.

Budget and the Games Village

The estimated budget for hosting the CWG 2010 has exceeded one billion pounds, excluding the development of non-sports related infrastructure like airports and roadways. This makes it the costliest Commonwealth Games ever. A big chunk of that budget has been spent on the Commonwealth Games Village. The games village includes nearly 30 apartments and more than 1200 flats for athletes and officials. It is a state-of-the-art residential project that features world class security system and two level basement car parking, as well as a number of shopping and recreational facilities.

Transport

The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is renovated and modernised to match excellent standard, The airport’s recently build Terminal 3 has enhanced the airport’s passenger capacity to nearly 40 million commuters a year. The city has extended road infrastructure with new flyovers and bridges. Additionally, the Delhi Metro has increased its operations to put up with more people and encourage the usage of public transportation during the ongoing CWG 2010 in Delhi.

Venues

Several stadiums are being used to hold various sporting events. These stadiums are Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Siri Fort Sports Complex, Thyagaraj Stadium, SPM Swimming Pool Complex, Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, Delhi University Sports Complex, Talkatora Stadium, Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, RK Khanna Tennis Complex and Yamuna Sports Complex.


Events

Athletes from more than 70 countries are in Delhi and are competing in a variety of sporting events, such as archery, aquatics, athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, netball, rugby, lawn bowls, squash, shooting, tennis, table tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.


Tourist Attractions in Delhi

Apart from the Commonwealth Games, the city of Delhi itself is a great tourist attraction that charms visitors with its unique mystique and intrigue. The city offers numerous interesting things to do and to see for travellers on holidays. The history of this place has affected the history text books around the world. The Old Delhi is full of beautiful Islamic structures, whereas the New Delhi is a majestic reflection of the glorious British Empire days. The greenery of Lodhi Gardens, the tranquillity of Lotus Temple and the Grandeur of Red Fort all blend together to make Delhi tourism such a big hit.

Bridge collapse adds to Commonwealth Games woe

A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase an emerging global power.

Preparations for October's $6 billion Commonwealth Games, intended to be the coming-out party for India that the Olympics were for China, are so far behind schedule that the event risks becoming a farce.

The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants in Delhi on Sunday has combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, construction delays, graft scandals and traffic chaos to give the Games that sinking feeling.

Police said the collapsed bridge was just outside the main stadium, a reminder of India's sometimes-lax building standards.

Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell said on Tuesday the two-week event, starting Oct. 3, was seriously compromised by conditions at the Games village that have "shocked the majority".

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Canada's Games team said it might delay the arrival of some of its athletes if adequate accommodation was not available.

Commonwealth Games Canada president Andrew Pipe accused the organisers of "indifference that borders on the intransigent".

"This would have been an opportunity for India to shine," he said. "Instead I think it risks considerable national embarrassment unless some of these deficiencies can be addressed."

WITHDRAWALS

World discus champion Dani Samuels of Australia pulled out of the Games because of security and health concerns, as did England's world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu.


"Sorry people, but I have children to think about. My safety is more important to them than a medal," Idowu wrote on his Twitter feed.

Nevertheless, Canada, New Zealand and Australia said they remained committed to sending teams.

Jamaica played down the problems.

"We have gone to Games before, not only in Third World countries, where weeks before the event people were concerned about the state of readiness and when the Games began everything was in place," said Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association vice president Warren Blake.

Indian officials remained upbeat. "I am as confident and as cool as ever about our organizing. These are all minor hiccups," Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy told reporters.

The dismal preparations have, for many, underscored the out-of-touch, slow-paced leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Congress government, raising questions about how a graft-ridden, inefficient state can hope to compete with China.

"It's just one of so many goof-ups," said Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a political economist.

"This will not do the government any good. When you have a big bash and benefits are minimal, it sharpens and widens the inequalities in India. People notice."

Tales of billions of wasted dollars will not help. Perceptions of India's entrepreneurial prowess may also slip if roofs leak and journalists wonder where the Wi-Fi is.

"Fingers crossed, India may pull off a miracle," said Boria Majumdar, a sports historian who has written the book 'Sellotape Legacy: Delhi and the Commonwealth Games'.

"But it will have to be a miracle. No doubt about that".

DELAYS AND DIRT

Construction delays mean venues have not been locked down securely by police until two weeks before the Games.

Some four or five accommodation towers at the village lack facilities such as fitted toilets and plumbing. Rubble, masonry and bricks litter unfinished gardens.

A crude cement slope appears to be an unplanned fix for disabled athletes requiring access to one apartment block.

The athletes' training centre is still to be fitted out. The water in the training and recreational swimming pools is dirty, with insect larvae breeding on the surface.

"They have had some delegations staying there and they have been reporting constantly about the filth in the village," Games Federation president Fennell told CNN-IBN TV.

Organisers say there is no question of the Games being put off, but the nightmare is that one delegation exits and others follow. And the problems are not receding.

There are worries that puddles in building sites harbour mosquitoes that could spread dengue fever, which has put hundreds of Delhi residents in hospital.

Costs are running at 17 times the original estimates, and the government's anti-corruption watchdog has identified 16 projects with suspect financing.

The insistence on holding the Games in October has caused some athletes to pull out due to conflicts with Olympic qualifiers. There is a high chance of rain at the opening ceremony.

Triple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica is the highest profile athlete to decide to skip the event.

But many venues, including the main Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, have been praised as world-class.

And officials note that other events such as the 2004 Athens Olympics were dogged by problems, but turned out fine.

Source- http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100922/375/tsp-bridge-collapse-adds-to-commonwealth.html

CWG 26 Days To Go: Traffic Jams, Dengue Put Off Tourists

  The Commonwealth Games, 2010 were expected to provide a big boost to the fortunes of hoteliers in Delhi. However, the unfinished Games sites, traffic jams and the spread of dengue are proving to be major dampeners for the city hotels, which are not receiving any fresh advance bookings. Meanwhile, the Indian gem and jewellery industry is optimistic that large number of foreign nationals expected to visit during the 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG) will invite good demand for diamond and gold jewellery.
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The missing star power of Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell might have taken some sheen off it but the athletics event of the Delhi Commonwealth Games promises to be enthralling nonetheless with home-grown talents such as PT Usha-protege Tintu Luka gearing up to make a mark. India have just nine athletics medals, including a gold, in the Commonwealth Games history but the country can look forward to a haul of at least six this time, according to Athletics Federation of India chief Lalit Bhanot. Read more
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The muckraking over the Commonwealth Games (CWG) just doesn’t stop. Corruption scandals, ineptitude at all levels and brazen passing of the buck we have seen it all. Whatever hopes some people had of the Games doing what the Beijing Olympics did for China or the 2010 World Cup for South Africa has long been discarded. But is it too late to ask whether such mega sporting events are really worth it? Actually not. Read more
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Broken headlights, shabby seats and layers of dirt – this is the condition of the ambulances standing outside the Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) office in Delhi. As per sources, the government will use these vehicles for athletes, delegates and visitors during the Commonwealth Games. ‘Sick’ ambulances for CWG?
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Also in news:

• Dengue fever adds to Delhi fears
• CWG venues to be taken over by security agencies today
• Police step up vigil in city after terror inputs
• Commonwealth Games train to chug into Mumbai soon

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• CWG 27 Days To Go: Met Predicts Rains During CWG
• CWG 28 Days To Go: Indians Yet To Get Their Cycles
• CWG 29 Days To Go: More Stars Pull Out : CWG is facing more setbacks with two more international star athletes pulling out of the event.
• CWG 30 Days To Go: The Vuvuzelas are back! It was launched as part of the official merchandise of the CWG.
• CWG 31 Days To Go: P Chidambaram is reportedly unhappy with the security arrangements and wants the security drill to be completed by Sept 7, another project already delayed by a month.
• CWG 32 Days To Go: With 32 days left, more discontent than reasons to look forward to it. That’s sad, considering it is a global event.
• CWG 33 Days To Go: With 33 days left and after the PM’s visit, the Delhi Government reviewed the preparations of the Commonwealth Games.
• CWG 34 Days To Go: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Commonwealth Games and asked officials to ‘redouble their efforts to quickly complete’ the work.
• CWG 35 Days To Go: Finally some good news from the Games. ‘Jiyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto’ – the theme song composed by AR Rahman has been released.
• CWG 36 Days To Go: Most of the infrastructure is still not in place leading to incessant traffic woes. The weather isn’t helping either. Security experts are alerting people of potential traffic snarls and security risks.
• CWG 37 Days To Go: Group of Ministers (GoM) for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has clearly stated that Games’ venues won’t be complete by Aug 31, the final completion deadline set by the Delhi government.
• CWG 38 Days To Go: Gearing Up For Worldwide Broadcast - Considering it will be broadcast across 13 countries and 6 continents, the Organising Committee has set up a  secured communication network which is on the lines of the one set up for the Beijing Olympics.
• CWG 39 Days to go:  Security concerns – As the Games draw closer the concerns seem to be moving away from the corruption charges to that of security.
• CWG 40 Days To Go: Race Against Time – With 40 days to go, we bring you the events leading to the most controversial yet much-awaited sporting extravaganza India has ever hosted, the XIX Commonwealth Games in the capital city of New Delhi.

Source:- http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/09/07/cwg-26-days-to-go-traffic-jams-dengue-put-off-tourists/