Commonwealth Games may be called off : NZ official

punjabi_khota · September 30, 2010

You two… How long are you going to keep picking on the youngster? That’s super lame.. :headshake:

Have you suffered in his company in chat-hood ? First go through the experience, and then preach :hitler:

Ram · September 30, 2010

Have you suffered in his company in chat-hood ? First go through the experience' date=' and then preach :hitler:[/quote'] Well, I do know that he has some â€˜differentâ€™ viewpoints (especially when it comes to Israelâ€¦:nervous:) But seriously, how much more are you peeps going to pick on this soft target? Pick a fight with someone in your weight-range man.. As Russell Peters would say.. â€˜Be a man, do the right thing..!â€™ :--D

goose · October 1, 2010

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/matthewpinsent/2010/09/delhi_may_just_be_all_right_on.html#more Delhi may just be all right on the night

asterix · October 1, 2010

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/matthewpinsent/2010/09/delhi_may_just_be_all_right_on.html#more Delhi may just be all right on the night

In the UK, one beep of the horn means "you've really annoyed me", two "I'm going to stop my car and threaten you", and three means something even worse. Here, one horn means "hello", two means "hello, hello", and three - well you get the impression.

:haha:

Manny_Pacquiao · October 1, 2010

its good to see that athletes have responded positively to everything going on, and thankfully they finally got things together. hopefully the games are a big success, but i dont see how they are gonna recoup the investment on the new places they built...most of it is gonna go to waste in the future just like the stadia from the asiad went to waste some of the damage was already done though, when the top athletes pulled out. so we will be seeing 2nd rate athletes at these games. i doubt indians will care, as they dont know much about athletics anyway. indians are lethargic ppl and in horrendous shape compared to their western counterparts, maybe this will encourage ppl to take up sport.

achilles · October 1, 2010

its good to see that athletes have responded positively to everything going on, and thankfully they finally got things together. hopefully the games are a big success, but i dont see how they are gonna recoup the investment on the new places they built...most of it is gonna go to waste in the future just like the stadia from the asiad went to waste some of the damage was already done though, when the top athletes pulled out. so we will be seeing 2nd rate athletes at these games. i doubt indians will care, as they dont know much about athletics anyway. indians are lethargic ppl and in horrendous shape compared to their western counterparts, maybe this will encourage ppl to take up sport.

The last para. Super duper stuff. :hysterical:

saneindian · October 2, 2010

The CWG volunteers in their neat looking kits have taken over almost all the venues and the tourist venues. 18-19 year olds doing their bit to ensure these are successful games. There's an incredible India festival going on near CP. Went there today. The vounteers are ensuring everything is running sommothly and the toursists coming for the games are comfortable . Go around any of the games venues and all you will see if either policemen or these volunteers. How I wish one of the news channels did a documentary on these youngsters who are toiling it out under a harsh sun and doing their best to present a young modern face of India before the participants and the tourists. Thats the least these enthusiatic bunch of youngsters deserve.

saneindian · October 2, 2010

World and Olympic champs make up for star pullouts in Commonwealth Games http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_world-and-olympic-champs-make-up-for-star-pullouts-in-commonwealth-games_1446568 The absence of some big names notwithstanding, the Commonwealth Games starting here tomorrow will not be devoid of star attractions as many Olympic and world champion athletes will be seen in action during the 12-day quadrennial event. Athletics, which is the centre of attraction in any multi-sport event, has been hit the worst by star pull-outs with the likes of three-time world and Olympic gold medallist sprinter Usain Bolt, England's world champion triple jumper Phillips Idowu, Australia's women's discus world champion Dani Samuels, world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis of England and 800m women world champion Caster Semeya staying away from the Delhi Games for varied reasons. Among others who will not be in Delhi are Jamaicans Veronica Campbell-Brown (Olympic 200m champion), Shelly-Ann Fraser (Olympic 100m champion)) and former world sprint record holder Asafa Powell. But despite the pull outs, the track and field lineup still features numerous accomplished athletes. World and Olympic champion Australian pole vaulter Steve Hooker will be one of the crowd-pullers at the Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium here. And giving Hooker company would be Kenya's 1500m Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Lagat, New Zealand's Olympic and two-time world champion shot putter Valerie Vili, world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre, world steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi, Olympic steeplechase champion Brimin Kipruto, and world women's 5000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot. If athletics was a loser, it is aquatics which has got one of the most impressive fields in the Delhi Games even though Australia's triple Beijing Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has pulled out due to injury. Leisel Jones, winner of two gold medals in Beijing , will lead Australia's 52-member swimming team in Delhi, and joining her would be former world champion Geoff Huegill and Olympic and world champion Jessicah Schippers among others. If that was not enough, Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, the 800-meter world record holder, will join world champions Liam Tancock, Gemma Spofforth and Keri-Anne Payne as part of the 45-strong England team. From India's point of view, world number one middle-weight boxer and Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh, recently-crowned world champion wrestler Sushil Kumar, world number two woman shuttler Saina Nehwal, world champion shooters Ronjan Sodhi and Tejaswini Samant, Beijing Olympics gold medallist marksman Abhinav Bindra are among the champion athletes. With world champion and four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Australia, hosts India and Pakistan in action at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here, hockey is also expected to draw a lot of attention in the Delhi Games. Sqaush will also feature a world champion in action in five-time champion and world number one woman player Nicole David of Malaysia while badminton's profile will be raised by the presence of Beijing Olympic silver medallist and world's number one Lee Chong Wei. Cycling is another event which will feature some big guns in Delhi with double Madison world champion and Commonwealth Games track gold medallist Mark Cavendish leading the field. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another fact : The number of athletes and officials at the Melbourne CWG in 2006 was 5700+. In Delhi, it will be 6700+, making it the biggest ever CWG.

achilles · October 2, 2010

The CWG volunteers in their neat looking kits have taken over almost all the venues and the tourist venues. 18-19 year olds doing their bit to ensure these are successful games. There's an incredible India festival going on near CP. Went there today. The vounteers are ensuring everything is running sommothly and the toursists coming for the games are comfortable . Go around any of the games venues and all you will see if either policemen or these volunteers. How I wish one of the news channels did a documentary on these youngsters who are toiling it out under a harsh sun and doing their best to present a young modern face of India before the participants and the tourists. Thats the least these enthusiatic bunch of youngsters deserve.

They are doing their best to ensure a spectacular Games for us. I'm sure they are an inspiration even to the people who made a few mistakes here and there during the run up to the games. Our fellow youngsters make us proud to be Indians.

Sir john · October 2, 2010

india is great by african atheletes.:--D

Nova · October 2, 2010

Canada adopts the 'lage raho' mantra NEW DELHI: Canada has borrowed Munnabhai's pithy message to the world that nothing is achieved without persistence. The Canadian Commonwealth Games contingent has adopted as its mantra what Sanjay Dutt preached in his 2006 starrer: 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'. The two words are printed on Canada's jerseys. The team will proudly display the slogan during the opening ceremony but more important, will aim to live it. Canada want to better their ranking from the third position they ended up in at the Melbourne Games 2006. "It is a source of energy to us," Scott Stevenson, director of sport, Commonwealth Games Canada, told TOI. "It's a commitment to do anything to the best of your ability. "No matter what the challenge is, take it on, face it, be at it and defeat it. That is the approach we took in the last few weeks," Stevenson added. The slogan was suggested by Vincent Pinto of Pune who managed the Commonwealth Youth Games Village in 2008. Impressed with his work, Team Canada wanted Pinto to work with the team in the run-up to the Games. "As we prepared for the Delhi Games, we wanted Pinto to help us understand the host community better. When he started working closer with us, he was impressed with our work style. "You guys have an approach that says no matter what you get on with it. He said it made him think of this phrase 'lage raho'." That caught Team Canada's attention. "We talked about it during orientations, meetings. Soon, it became our rallying point. Pinto came up with the idea a year and a half ago. it is so relevant now." Stevenson was referring to the troubled run-up to the games, particularly with an 'unlivable' Village turning out to be a big bone of contention. "We did not create issues. Instead, we worked with the organisers till it happened. The phrase gained a new meaning as we had to work hard to put things in place." Stevenson hoped the credo will continue to inspire his athletes as the competitions begin on Monday. "86 medals the last time, we want to do better." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cwgarticleshow/6674589.cms :dance: