Cwg Athletics

• Nigeria's 100m gold medallist fails dope test at CWG: Report

  The Commonwealth Games was on Moday rocked by its first doping case when Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola tested positive for a banned stimulant.Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell announced on Monday morning that Osayemi tested positive for methylhaxaneamine and her 'B' sample test and hearing will be held lat...

• CWG: Women's 200m postponed after protest

  For the second time in the track and field events in the Commonwealth Games, an athlete protested after being disqualified in the women's 200m semifinals on Sunday. The final is now scheduled for Monday.Cyprus sprinter Eleni Artymata appealed to the jury after she was disqualified after winning the semifinals heat number one and that put her in the...

• Harminder gives India 2nd athletics medal, others disappoint

  Harminder Singh on Saturday became the first Indian to win a medal in a walk race in Commonwealth Games history a day after Kavita Raut won the first-ever women's track medal, but their compatriots disappointed in other athletics events.

• Can't commit when Games Village will be ready: Sheila Dikshit

  With just six days to go for the Commonwealth Games, the big focus is now the Athletes Village.Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has been overseeing efforts to get things back on track, today said she can't give a time limit to when the complex will be ready. Hitting out at the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Dikshit said they should have handl...

• CWG: Village gets thumbs up (sort of), Oz and New Zealand are in

  This could be the day that provided the much-needed transition point for the Commonwealth Games.  The high-voltage criticism over the under-preparedness for the Games is yielding to yes, we're-on-board announcements.Australia and New Zealand have confirmed they're participating in the Games.  61 athletes from the UK have arrived in Delhi ...

• Surprise dope testing for CWG athletes: Organisers

  In its bid to make the Commonwealth Games a dope-free event, the organisers on Tuesday said participating athletes will be subjected to surprise dope testing to deter them from taking banned drugs.