Pak athletes can visit Taj;accreditation cards to work as visa

Wed, Oct 06 10 07:46 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistani athletes and officials participating in the Commonwealth Games can visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal as their accreditation cards will work as visa. Official sources said the visitors from the neighbouring country, who were given only Delhi specific visa, would not have any problem if they wish to travel to Agra to see the Taj Mahal in the daily special trains run by the Games Organising Committee as their accreditation cards would be considered as visa. Beginning today, a special train will go to Agra daily for the CWG delegates who want to see the Taj Mahal. They will leave for Agra in the morning, visit the Taj Mahal, have lunch at a five star hotel and return in the evening. The train service will continue till October 13. Around 50 Pakistani athletes and officials are participating the Commonwealth Games. Visiting the famous 17 Century monument built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan tops the wish list of a majority of the athletes from across the world who have converged at the Games Village.

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Viv Richards in the city for CWG

Wed, Oct 06 10 07:36 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Legendary former West Indian captain Sir Vivian Richards has accompanied the Antiguan and Berbuda national team, participating in the Commonwealth Games here, as its ambassador. "Mr Richards is accompanying the team as a motivator. He will be here till the end of the Commonwealth Games and will be motivating the Antiguan athletes," a team official informed. This is not the first time that Richards is accompanying the national contingent at the Commonwealth Games. He was also present during the last edition in Melbourne.

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Pak athletes can visit Taj;accreditation cards to work as visa

Wed, Oct 06 10 07:22 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistani athletes and officials participating in the Commonwealth Games can visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal as their accreditation cards will work as visa. Official sources said the visitors from the neighbouring country, who were given only Delhi specific visa, would not have any problem if they wish to travel to Agra to see the Taj Mahal in the daily special trains run by the Games Organising Committee as their accreditation cards would be considered as visa. Beginning today, a special train will go to Agra daily for the CWG delegates who want to see the Taj Mahal. They will leave for Agra in the morning, visit the Taj Mahal, have lunch at a five star hotel and return in the evening. The train service will continue till October 13. Around 50 Pakistani athletes and officials are participating the Commonwealth Games. Visiting the famous 17 Century monument built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan tops the wish list of a majority of the athletes from across the world who have converged at the Games Village.

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CWG: India bags 10th Gold medal, as wrestler Rajender beats Azhar of Pakistan in 55 Kg

Published>Wed, Oct 06 10 07:16 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Indian wrestler Rajender Kumar on Wednesday beat Pakistani wrestler Azhar Hussain in the final match of Greco Roman wrestling competition in the 55 kilogram category, during the ongoing Commonwealth Games here.

Kumar went on to win the match despite suffering injury during his match.

Meanwhile, India had a good start on the third day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games on Wednesday morning as it bagged four gold medals with shooters leading the way to end with a total of nine gold medals.

World Champion Gagan Narang beat Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra to win the gold in the 10 m air rifles (Singles).

After Narang's win, shooters Omkar Singh and Anisa Sayyed added two more golds for India.

Omkar Singh won gold in the 50metre Pistol final, while Anisa Sayyed won gold in the women in the individual 25 m pistol event.

The last gold for India as per the latest reports came in the form of Manipur weightlifter Renu Bala Chanu, who won gold in 58kg weightlifting event.

The other players from the Indian contingent also had a good day today with Abhinav Bindra winning silver in the 10 m air rifles (Singles). Rahi Sarnobat won the silver in the individual 25m pistols event.

Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza also staged into the quarter finals.

The Indian men's team also entered the finals of the 4X200m freestyle relay clocking 7 minutes 49.20 seconds to grab the eighth position in the preliminaries at the Dr SPM Aquatics Complex here.

28 gold medals are ay stake on the third day, which includes Aquatics (9), Cycling (4), Wrestling (4), Shooting (4), Athletics (3), Gymnastics (2) and Weightlifting (2). (ANI)

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Unadkat''s selection in national team surprises father, coaches

Wed, Oct 06 10 07:06 PM

Rajkot, Oct 6 (PTI) The "unexpected" selection of Saurashtra fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat in the Indian team for the second Test against Australia in Bangalore has surprised his father as well as two coaches. The 19-year-old left-arm seamer has been drafted in the national squad as a replacement for the injured speedster Ishant Sharma. "Due to Jaydev''s commitment, we were confident and hopeful that he would play for the country. But we were not expecting him to be selected for the national team so quickly," Jaydev''s father Deepakbhai Undadkat said. Two of the teenager''s coaches -- Rambhai Odedara and Mahendrasinh Jethwa -- echoed Deepakbhai''s sentiments. "He has good talent in seam bowling and I believed that he would represent the country at the international level. But I didn''t expect that he would get a chance so early," Odedara said. "He is very talented and has proved his talent at every opportunity he got. The way he was playing, I knew that he would be playing for the country one day," Jethwa said. Jaydev, who is yet to play a Ranji Trophy match, has taken 21 wickets in four first class matches and 13 wickets in 10 List A matches. Representing Rest of India in the Irani Trophy match, he took four wickets in Mumbai''s first innings while conceding 41 runs. Jaydev has also represented the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. The second Test of the two match rubber between India and Australia will begin from October 9. India leads the series 1-0 after defeating the visitors by one wicket in a thrilling contest in Mohali.

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CWG: India bags 10th Gold medal, as wrestler Rajender beats Azhar of Pakistan in 55 Kg

Published>Wed, Oct 06 10 06:56 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Indian wrestler Rajender Kumar on Wednesday beat Pakistani wrestler Azhar Hussain in the final match of Greco Roman wrestling competition in the 55 kilogram category, during the ongoing Commonwealth Games here.

Kumar went on to win the match despite suffering injury during his match.

Meanwhile, India had a good start on the third day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games on Wednesday morning as it bagged four gold medals with shooters leading the way to end with a total of nine gold medals.

World Champion Gagan Narang beat Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra to win the gold in the 10 m air rifles (Singles).

After Narang's win, shooters Omkar Singh and Anisa Sayyed added two more golds for India.

Omkar Singh won gold in the 50metre Pistol final, while Anisa Sayyed won gold in the women in the individual 25 m pistol event.

The last gold for India as per the latest reports came in the form of Manipur weightlifter Renu Bala Chanu, who won gold in 58kg weightlifting event.

The other players from the Indian contingent also had a good day today with Abhinav Bindra winning silver in the 10 m air rifles (Singles). Rahi Sarnobat won the silver in the individual 25m pistols event.

Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza also staged into the quarter finals.

The Indian men's team also entered the finals of the 4X200m freestyle relay clocking 7 minutes 49.20 seconds to grab the eighth position in the preliminaries at the Dr SPM Aquatics Complex here.

28 gold medals are ay stake on the third day, which includes Aquatics (9), Cycling (4), Wrestling (4), Shooting (4), Athletics (3), Gymnastics (2) and Weightlifting (2). (ANI)

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No dopers in Commonwealth Games so far

Wed, Oct 06 10 06:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The 19th Commonwealth Games seems to be the cleanest so far as no participating athletes have been tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. 60 athletes in different sporting events in the October 3-14 event being held here, have undergone a doping test till now. "Doping test has been carried out amongst 60 participating athletes in the past two days. None have been detected positive for having taken any drugs to make their performance better," Dr M Jegathesan, chairman, medical committee of Commonwealth Games, said. In order to monitor the dope menace among its athletes, the Commonwealth Games Federation is sparing no athlete from undergoing a doping test. To conduct the test, participating athletes have been categorised under three different heads and test are being carried out. Dr Jegathesan, said, "The doping test is being conducted in three different categories of athletes. One is amongst medal winners, the other is amongst pre-competition athletes and thirdly it is being carried out on random basis, say on drawing by lots." The Organising Committee of the Delhi Games has trained more than 450 Doping Control Officials for this sporting extravaganza. The DCOs have been trained at par with international standards for testing.

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