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Spotlight turns to sports at Commonwealth Games
Small crowds, minor glitches and the prospect of contracting dengue fever were still a concern for organizers Monday as the spotlight finally turned to sports at the Commonwealth Games.
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India Lawn Balls manager down with dengue?
With less than 24 hours left for the biggest Commonwealth Games to begin, reports claimed that India's Lawn Ball manager Ruptu Gogoi has contracted dengue fever but the Bowls Federation of India said it's not confirmed as yet. A media report said Gogoi is down with dengue but the President of the Bowls Federation Sunaina Kum...
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Five cyclists, including world champion, withdraw from CWG
There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with five leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fears of catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of the athletes' village".
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Go and participate in Commonwealth Games: NZ's sporting greats
New Zealand's sporting legends on Sunday urged the country's athletes to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month, despite concerns about security situation and the dengue epidemic.
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Torrid build-up but Indian cyclists upbeat about CWG chances
Their return to the Commonwealth Games after a 32-year gap has been marred by a delay in procuring new equipment and dengue but Indian cyclists remain upbeat about their chances despite their medal hopes being slim at best against powerhouses such as Australia.
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Delhi: Dengue cases on the rise, CWG village a breeding ground
Rain in Delhi has led to the problem of serious waterlogging and traffic chaos. But the city has also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, especially right next to the Commonwealth Games village. And the authorities seem to be at a loss."Three sides of the village are surrounded by the water coming in from the flood. After it recedes, I am sure...
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England to send 371-strong contingent to CWG
Fear of a dengue epidemic in the Indian capital notwithstanding, England said that they would be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to next month's Commonwealth Games.
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Security, dengue worry Commonwealth Games participants
Many participating countries are concerned about the security at the Commonwealth Games. Rising cases of dengue in the capital and reports of incomplete venues have added to their worries. International Security Liaison Group (ISLG), a mechanism to coordinate security concerns among participating countries will start meeting every two days from 15t...
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Dengue can't stop CWG from going ahead: Oz High Commissioner
The dengue outbreak in Delhi notwithstanding, Australia's High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese has said that his country would be sending its biggest ever contingent to the Commonwealth Games next month.
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Dengue at CWG: More countries worried
More than a thousand people are now down with dengue in Delhi, and this may emerge as a final hurdle before the Commonwealth Games. Twenty countries have written to the Organising Committee asking what is being done to control the epidemic and four countries have issued health advisories. Malaysia and Australia have said they are sending medi...
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Spotlight turns to sports at Commonwealth Games
Small crowds, minor glitches and the prospect of contracting dengue fever were still a concern for organizers Monday as the spotlight finally turned to sports at the Commonwealth Games.
-
India Lawn Balls manager down with dengue?
With less than 24 hours left for the biggest Commonwealth Games to begin, reports claimed that India's Lawn Ball manager Ruptu Gogoi has contracted dengue fever but the Bowls Federation of India said it's not confirmed as yet. A media report said Gogoi is down with dengue but the President of the Bowls Federation Sunaina Kum...
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Five cyclists, including world champion, withdraw from CWG
There is no stopping individual pullouts from the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games with five leading cyclists becoming the latest to withdraw citing "fears of catching dengue fever and the unsanitary condition of the athletes' village".
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Go and participate in Commonwealth Games: NZ's sporting greats
New Zealand's sporting legends on Sunday urged the country's athletes to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month, despite concerns about security situation and the dengue epidemic.
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Torrid build-up but Indian cyclists upbeat about CWG chances
Their return to the Commonwealth Games after a 32-year gap has been marred by a delay in procuring new equipment and dengue but Indian cyclists remain upbeat about their chances despite their medal hopes being slim at best against powerhouses such as Australia.
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Delhi: Dengue cases on the rise, CWG village a breeding ground
Rain in Delhi has led to the problem of serious waterlogging and traffic chaos. But the city has also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, especially right next to the Commonwealth Games village. And the authorities seem to be at a loss."Three sides of the village are surrounded by the water coming in from the flood. After it recedes, I am sure...
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England to send 371-strong contingent to CWG
Fear of a dengue epidemic in the Indian capital notwithstanding, England said that they would be sending a 371-strong contingent of athletes to next month's Commonwealth Games.
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Security, dengue worry Commonwealth Games participants
Many participating countries are concerned about the security at the Commonwealth Games. Rising cases of dengue in the capital and reports of incomplete venues have added to their worries. International Security Liaison Group (ISLG), a mechanism to coordinate security concerns among participating countries will start meeting every two days from 15t...
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Dengue can't stop CWG from going ahead: Oz High Commissioner
The dengue outbreak in Delhi notwithstanding, Australia's High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese has said that his country would be sending its biggest ever contingent to the Commonwealth Games next month.
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Dengue at CWG: More countries worried
More than a thousand people are now down with dengue in Delhi, and this may emerge as a final hurdle before the Commonwealth Games. Twenty countries have written to the Organising Committee asking what is being done to control the epidemic and four countries have issued health advisories. Malaysia and Australia have said they are sending medi...
