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Fireworks light up the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the opening ceremony of New Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2020. (Express File image by Oinam Anand)

Host Nation Advantage? What 2030 CWG could mean for India in high-value Olympic sports

October 17, 2025 10:31 am

bhinav Bindra says "real opportunity lies in how we use the event to push for development in sports where we have yet not made a real dent"; Adille Sumariwalla hopes for more focus on sports like "track and field, swimming and cycling, which are very tough" at the CWG level

Google Doodle honours Indian wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

January 15, 2023 8:25 am

KD Jadhav could not continue his wrestling career after the win at the Helsinki Olympics due to a knee injury.

When nerves play hookey

July 17, 2014 10:09 am

Conceding late goals has been Indian hockey’s bane and Mihir questions whether it has more to do with the mind.

Gold medalist wrestler, an Arjuna awardee, caught cheating in police dept exam

July 05, 2014 12:57 am

Yadav was caught copying during the Local and Special Law exam held on June 17 at the academy.

CWG scam: PMO refuses info on Shunglu recommendations on CAG

December 02, 2013 5:27 pm

Commonwealth Games were held from December 3-14,2010 in the national capital.

For London Olympics security,UK comes to India

February 17, 2012 1:34 pm

A counter-terror team has come to talk to DRDO scientists to upgrade safety at the Olympics.

OC to move to new office by month-end

October 08, 2011 2:32 am

Dubbing the series of scams linked to the organising of the Delhi Commonwealth Games as Dracula

Man found dead in car was CWG auditor

July 21, 2011 2:15 am

The man found dead under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday evening inside his car in Mayur Vihar was an auditor associated with the Delhi Commonwealth Games,police said Wednesday.

Dues to 36 foreign companies cleared,says CWG OC

February 02, 2011 4:01 am

The organising committee of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Tuesday said that it has cleared dues amounting to Rs 111.84 crore to 36 of the 45 foreign companies involved with the conduct of the event held last year.