CWG glamour doesnt end with Vijender Singh and Sania. Here is a list of 10 athletes worth looking at even before start of play. Prachi Tehlan,20 Netball,India Six feet tall,stunning looks and a great physique. Prachi Tehlan is any supermodels envy. She rejected all offers to model and decided to run around on a wooden court in loose track pants,playing netball. People say I am good-looking. Its rather flattering. But no glamour business for me. Right now,I want to concentrate on the Commonwealth Games, says the captain of the Indian netball team. Alethea Sedgman,16 Shooting,Australia Until the age of 15,Alethea Sedgman hadnt left Australian shores. Early this year,on one of her first international assignments in India,her rifle missed the target but hit bulls eye with the countrys shooters. Jaws dropped when she took aim,dressed in a lehnga choli,completely at ease in the Indian attire. As one of the youngest members of the Australian side,Sedgman has a long way to go before becoming a household name. Delhi 2010 could be the first shot at that. Eamon Sullivan,25 Swimming,Australia Aussie swimmer Stephanie Rices ex-boyfriend,and the man Michael Phelps walloped by a body length to win the freestyle gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics the two facts that defined Eamon Sullivans celebrity,though he had broken the 50m world record (freestyle) in 2008. That changed with the famous advertisements for Davenport underwear,which were splashed all over Australia two years ago. His fame grew when he won Celebrity MasterChef Australia last year. Dipika Pallikal,19 Squash,India She was the No. 1 player during her under-15 days in the Asian and European rankings,but thats not why Dipika Pallikal makes heads turn. The Chennai girl was offered lead roles in south Indian movies,but she chose sport over films,aiming to be a top squash player instead. She is only the second Indian woman to break into the top 100,and is ranked a career-high 33,going into the Commonwealth Games. DJ Forbes,27 Rugby,New Zealand He does a bare-chested war dance before the start of a rugby match,and has designer tattoos wrapped along the length and breadth of his arms. Ladies,these are only two reasons why you should look out for New Zealand skipper DJ Forbes. Tall,bald and handsome,the Aucklander broke a few thousand hearts when he tied the knot two years ago. He called his wedding to Lisa James as the best try of his life. Kate Hollywood,24 Hockey,Australia With a name like that,Kate Hollywood can do no wrong in the glamour game. Shortly after making her debut at 19,Hollywood was part of the national team that clinched gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006. The Sydney girl stood out for her mid-field play in the Hockeyroos side,but more recently,for her drop-dead looks. Londons The Daily Telegraph had this to say about her: Hollywood,like the name,is glitz and glamour,but shes also intelligent. Saina Nehwal,20 Badminton,India No woman has revolutionised a sport in our country the way Saina Nehwal has changed the face of badminton. The shine of three back-to-back Super Series titles this year has rubbed off on the game: badminton has become sexy. The Haryanvi girl stole the limelight from the countrys cricketers in July when she shot to No. 2 in the world. With a Khel Ratna,Indias highest sporting award,in her kitty,she is the hottest sports star in town. Rohaan Sethna,22 Rugby,India Theres precedence for kickers in the Indian rugby team being the best lookers. Rohaan Sethna handsomely fills the shoes of former Armenian fly-half and India player Emil Vartazarian. Brown haired and with chocolate eyes to match the mop,Sethna,the quintessential south Mumbai boy,is the specialist kicker Indians can rely on for the game and the glamour. Nick Matthew,30 Squash,England Hes the hard-working bloke among the elegant,wristy wizards of world squash. Earlier this year,he became the first Britain player to be ranked No. 1 since 2004. The quiet Yorkshireman has recently acquired a dash of rare bad-boy behaviour on court. But blonde locks and puppy eyes ensure he stays on top of the eye-candy charts. Aisam ul-Haq Qureshi,30 Tennis,Pakistan For a while,the big-serving Aisam ul-Haq Qureshi was famous for being the lone Pakistan tennis player on the circuit and for his good looks. That changed after a few performances in Davis Cup ties; and US Open 2010 proved to be his finest hour. He reached both the mixed doubles and doubles finals,but ended up twice on the losing side. Better luck this time. DID YOU KNOW *If the athletes want to toast success or drown failure at the Games,they will have one foreign beer and one Indian variety to choose from. Corona will be the only foreign beer available at the Commonwealth Games Village,while Kingfisher is the unanimous winner on the Indian front. For a wider choice,the athletes will have to make the five-minute journey to a bar in Mayur Vihar,east Delhi. *The Games Village is set to approximately produce a total of 1,965 tonnes of waste thats the combined weight of 24 Boeing 747s over the course of the tournament. Authorities hope that at least part of this decidedly massive amount will be disposed of in the 1,100 waste bins in the Village.
