A Commonwealth Games athlete who went missing during the Gold Coast event this year brazenly posted images of himself while in Melbourne to social media last month. Cameroonian boxer Fotsala… Continue reading ‘More than 19’ Cameroon athletes seeking refuge after going missing at Commonwealth Games
In its eight-decade-old association with the Commonwealth Games India has won 504 medals. – Seventy percent of these medals were claimed in the last five editions. Also, India’s medal haul… Continue reading India’s Performance Explained in Numbers in Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games has become India’s third most successful CWG of all time, with a 200-plus contingent finishing third in the medals tally with 66 medals (26 Gold, 20 Silver and 20 Bronze). … Continue reading Commonwealth Games 2018: Highlights and New Stars of India!!
The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will go down in history — with a new “shrine” to commemorate the event. The Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame in Southport is… Continue reading Commonwealth Games forever: Hall of Fame dedicates shrine Gold Coast event
With 66 medals, this year’s Commonwealth Games marks one of India’s best sporting performances across disciplines. Suprita Das explains why this could be a turning point for Indian sport. With… Continue reading Commonwealth Games: A turning point for Indian sport?
A Mauritian official accused of sexually assaulting an athlete at the Commonwealth Games village has had his matter mentioned in court. The official from the Mauritius Commonwealth Games team was… Continue reading Commonwealth Games team official in court over alleged sex assault
Gold-medal-winning Australian athletes have joined the chorus panning the controversial Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, calling it “disappointing”, “confusing” and even “heartbreaking”. The decision to leave the athletes out of the… Continue reading ‘Heartbreaking’: Commonwealth Games athletes disappointed over closing ceremony
Video has been posted online overnight showing activists torching the Commonwealth Games surfboard countdown clock at South Bank. The group said the attack was in response to, what they described… Continue reading Activists torch Games countdown clock over police response to Indigenous protesters
Schoolgoing sportspersons’ lives are similar to that of superheroes. Like the latter – at least those with day jobs – they juggle two key aspects of their lives. Studies and… Continue reading Anish Bhanwala – India’s youngest Commonwealth Games gold medallist
Two Indian athletes have been sent home from the Commonwealth Games for violating the ‘no-needles’ policy. Triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi had their accreditation revoked… Continue reading Commonwealth Games: Two Indian athletes sent home for violating ‘no-needles’ policy
A men’s squash pairing from Sierra Leone have become the latest African athletes to miss their event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Hours after Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton… Continue reading More African athletes disappear at Games after government warning
Om Prakash Mitharval let slip an opportunity to improve on his 10m Air Pistol bronze with a couple of bad shots in the later stages of the 50m Pistol finals,… Continue reading CWG 2018 Shooting: Om Mitharval bags bronze as Jitu Rai disappoints in 50 m Pistol event
