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CGF to unveil CWG 2026 host city next month

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Apr 08, 2024 16:04

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Well justified fears that the 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games would not take place, after the originally announced host - Australia's Victoria state - declared its inability to do so, can now be put to rest.

The Commonwealth Games Federation asserted Monday that it aimed to announce a new host for its 2026 event next month, stating that following the April meeting of its executive board, the CGF is "considering multiple proposals" from potential hosts.

Aug 27, 2019 17:08

Rijiju plays down CWG 2022 boycott chatter

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has played down calls to boycott the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games over shooting's exclusion, saying it is too early to take a decision of such magnitude.

Aug 13, 2019 19:08

Cricket makes comeback in CWG 2022 through Women's T20

CRICKET WILL COME BACK to the Commonwealth Games roster for the first time since 1998 with the inclusion of women's T20 for the 2022 edition in Birmingham, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the ICC announced on Tuesday. Cricket has made just one appearance at the CWG previously, with men playing in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, where South Africa finished on top of the podium.

Aug 13, 2019 19:08

CGF says no space to include shooting in 2022 CWG

UNFAZED BY INDIA'S boycott threat, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Louise Martin said that shooting will not be a part of the 2022 Birmingham edition, a newswire PTI report said. For the first time since 1974, shooting has been excluded from the Games roster due to logistical issues but the CGF president maintained that shooting has never been a compulsory sport in the Games.

Jul 29, 2019 18:07

CWG 2022: Ministry's position, not IOA grandstanding, will decide

NEW DELHI: What exactly is one to make off India's latest act of assertion of its "rightful place in sporting scheme of things". With exactly three years to go for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted by Birmingham, Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra has written to Kiren Rijiju informing the Union Sports Minister of IOA’s intention to boycott the Games and has sought a meeting on the matter.

Jul 29, 2019 14:07

Birmingham 2022 marks 3-yr countdown to "Games for Everyone"

BIRMINGHAM: With three years to go until the official opening ceremony for the next Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022 has announced Saturday its commitment to organising a "Games for Everyone" as it introduced a new brand, vision and website.

Jul 20, 2019 16:07

CWG 2022 closed to shooting, NRAI secy admits

NEW DELHI: After much bluster and bombast, Indian sports officialdom gets real. Speaking about the Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) decision to remove shooting from the Games Programme for 2022, National Rifle Association of India secretary Rajiv Bhatia said that there was nothing NRAI could do now that the organising committee has taken a final call on the matter.

Jul 02, 2019 15:07

Odisha signs MoU for hosting CWG TT c'ships

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Monday signed an MoU with the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) regarding hosting of the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship by the state, officials said.

Jun 28, 2019 15:06

UK marks £778m budget for CWG 2022

LONDON: Birmingham and the West Midlands region will benefit from a £778 million ($986 million) investment to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the British government has confirmed.

Jun 21, 2019 17:06

CWG 2022: Women's cricket in, shooting out

BIRMINGHAM: Shooting has been left out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games programme. dealing a big blow to India which won as many as 16 medals, including seven Gold, at the 2018 edition in Gold Coast. The executive board of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) met Thursday and approved the inclusion of women's cricket, beach volleyball and para table tennis into the Games programme for the Birmingham edition.

Feb 27, 2019 16:02

Cloud over intl hockey, CWG TT; 2021 men's boxing world c'ship

MUMBAI: As tensions escalate with Pakistan and future international sporting events in India come under a cloud, the biggest and most immediate casualty in an Olympic qualification year is likely to be the Hockey Series Finals in June, one of the qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics.

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