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Ponting gets nostalgic, shares 1998 Commonwealth Games jacket picture
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Remembering the loss at the hands of South Africa in Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Sunday shared a picture of his jacket that he used in the event.
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Commonwealth Youth Games 2021 "potentially" to take place in 2023
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 1 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Friday announced the rescheduling of the Youth Games 2021 saying that the event will now "potentially" be taking place in 2023.
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McMahon, Fearnley join leadership positions with Australian 2022 CWG team
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 30 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold medallists Sharelle McMahon and Kurt Fearnley have been appointed to leadership positions in the Australian Commonwealth Games team for the 2022 edition in Birmingham.
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Delhi HC directs Nodal Officer to ensure compliance of lockdown norms in C
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Delhi High Court has directed Nodal Officer to ensure strict compliance of all lockdown directives and COVID-19 related guidelines in the Commonwealth Games Village with the help of Facility Management Service Agency and other staff.
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We have to stay at home for our people: Manika Batra
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Ace Indian paddler and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Manika Batra on Saturday said that the country is going through tough times in coronavirus lockdown but it is for the betterment of people.
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14 years of Sharath winning CWG gold, the paddler is nostalgic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Paddler Sharath Kamal expressed nostalgic. Fourteen years ago, he won India's first-ever gold medal in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games (CWG).
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UK Minister says his govt aware of mass graves in Balochistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 15 (ANI): Nigel Adams, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development in the UK, has formally declared that they are aware of reports of mass graves in Khuzdar, Turbat, and Dera Bugti in Balochistan.
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We are aware of mass graves in Balochistan: UK Minister
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 14 (ANI): The British government is aware of the presence of mass graves in Balochistan, said Minister of State Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Nigel Adams.
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Harry, Meghan made farewell appearance at Royal event
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 10 (ANI): Prince Harry and Meghan made their final official appearance as senior royals at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
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Chandigarh to host 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): The Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships are set to take place in India in 2022 after a proposal to stage the event was approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board.
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Manika Batra stuns world no 26; Sathiyan too wins at Hungarian Open
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], Feb 21 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra showed nerves of steel on her way to upsetting the world number 26 Chen Szu-Yu as India's Gnanasekaran Sathiyan too made a winning start to reach the pre-quarter-finals at the 2020 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open
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Traditional sports parameter cannot be compared with Olympic sports, says
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Reacting to another Kambala racer Nishant Shetty who broke Srinivas Gowda's 100m record, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that parameter level of traditional sport cannot be compared with Olympic sports.
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