CWG 2014: Grand opening

Ace shooter Vijay Kumar holds the Tricolour as he leads the Indian contingent at Celtic Park during the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

India will start their Pool A campaign against Canada July 24 before taking on New Zealand July 27, Trinidad and Tobago July 28 and South Africa July 30. The top two teams from both the groups will proceed to the semi-finals.

Indian women won the gold in 2002 Manchester and settled for the silver four years later at Melbourne. They failed to win a medal at home in 2010.

Vijay Kumar holds the Tricolour 

Indian contingent marching past at Celtic Park during the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh will lead the Indian boxing contingent at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to Aug 3.

Eight men and three women have been selected in various weight categories by the Adhoc Committee Boxing. The contingent has reached the Scottish capital.

Indian contingent marching past at Celtic Park 

Singer John Barrowman performs at Celtic Park during the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow,Scotland.

Going by the present form, Indian women's hockey team captain Ritu Rani seems very positive and assured of a striking show from her young teammates at the Commonwealth Games here July 24-Aug 2.

High on confidence, Ritu is anticipating victories and is looking forward to reaching the final of the tournament.

Singer performs at Celtic Park

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Celtic Park during the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow,Scotland.

India’s largest food products marketing organisation Amul announced on July 11 its sponsorship of the Indian contingents to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea by signing a MoU with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The ‘Taste of India’ brand had earlier sponsored the Netherlands cricket team in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, the Switzerland-headquartered Sauber F1 team at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix as well as the Indian contingent at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Queen Elizabeth II at Celtic Park 

Indians with Tricolors ahead of the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

India’s largest food products marketing organisation Amul announced on July 11 its sponsorship of the Indian contingents to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea by signing a MoU with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The ‘Taste of India’ brand had earlier sponsored the Netherlands cricket team in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, the Switzerland-headquartered Sauber F1 team at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix as well as the Indian contingent at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

CWG 2014: Grand opening

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