Athletes Pull Out

• Two Canadian athletes pull out of CWG

  The spate of withdrawals from the Delhi Commonwealth Games continued with Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito and badminton player Alvin Lau becoming the latest to opt out of the event citing contrasting reasons.

• Two Australian, one British athlete pull out

  Australian cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang on Sunday joined the growing list of athletes pulling out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi, citing security and health concerns.

• British diver Waterfield pulls out of CWG

  Star athletes continue to pull out of Commonwealth Games with British Diver Peter Waterfield becoming the latest one, citing health concerns.

• List of top athletes opting out of Delhi Games

  Many top athletes have decided to skip next month's troubled Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, citing either fatigue, injury or security fears.

• Three top UK athletes pull out of Commonwealth Games

  The news just keeps getting worse for the organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. A day after a foot over-bridge at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed and Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Executive Mike Hooper termed the Games Village as "filthy and uninhabitable," three top British athletes have decided to pull out of the event. (Read &a...

• Commonwealth Games not devalued by few star pull-outs: Hoy

  Asserting that the Commonwealth Games were bigger than a few athletes, four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy on Tuesday said the mega event will not be 'devalued' if a few star athletes will not turn up.