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India withdraw hockey teams from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Commonwealth Games are scheduled for July 28 to Aug. 8, with the Asian Games in Hangzhou starting on Sept. 10.

Hockey India withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG due to Covid concerns

India on Tuesday pulled out of next year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games' hockey competition, citing COVID-19 concerns and UK's discriminatory quarantine rules for travellers from the country. Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam communicated the federation's decision to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra. Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 10-25) and it can't risk sending its players to the UK which has been one of the worst affected countries by the coronavirus pandemic. "You will appreciate that the Asian games is the Continental qualification event for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and keeping the priority of the Asian Games in mind, Hockey India can not risk any members of the Indian teams contracting COVID-19 during the Commonwealth Games," Ningombam wrote. The UK recently refused to recognise India's COVID-19 vaccination certificate

2022 Commonwealth archery, shooting in India cancelled due to Covid threat

The inaugural edition of the Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships, which was set to be held in Chandigarh next year has been cancelled, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced

CWG 2022 in Birmingham: Schedule for women's T20 cricket announced

The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Organising Committee announced that the debuting women's T20 competition will be held between July 29 and August 7

ICC announces qualification process for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

For the first time in the history of the Games, women's cricket will be a part of the Commonwealth Games

Eoin Morgan feels cricket's T10 format can become part of Olympics

Morgan also believes that the format will allow many matches to be played in a short span of time

India to host Commonwealth shooting, archery events in January 2022

The medals from the two events will be counted in the final tally of the Birmingham Games

The decade of glory and scandals that ended with a new Hindu India story

If Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director, were asked to make a film about Indian politics in the last ten years, he would have the time of his life

Time for Olympics in India

The Olympic games hosted by Mumbai and Pune, driven by private enterprise, should be modelled on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, curated by Peter Ueberroth, and the first Olympics to generate a surplus

Rijiju plays down calls to boycott the 2022 CWG over shooting's exclusion

Shooting has been axed from the 2022 edition by Birmingham Organising Committee, citing logistical issues

Women's T20 cricket included in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The ICC will be responsible for the competition terms and the conduct of cricket, by way of providing match officials and ensuring matches are played as per the laws of the game

CGF hopes to talk India out of 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games boycott

In absence of shooting, which is an optional sport for host cities, India could slip to anywhere between fifth and eighth place in 2022, according to IOA estimates

India firms up threat to boycott Commonwealth Games for shooting exclusion

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has written a letter to sports minister Kiren Rijiju seeking a meeting to explain the "proposed boycott"

ED attaches Rs 1.43 crore assets of firm assigned to upgrade streetlights

A similar order was issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) early this month

Sakshi Malik, Babita Kumari make it to India's 2018 CWG wrestling team

The selection trial was held in six weight categories at the Sports Authority of India Training Center

For cities, hosting major sporting events is a double-edged sword

The Gold Coast is preparing to host the 2018 edition of the Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth games 'complete management failure': PAC

However, PAC noted that govt retrieved situation at last moment and made the event successful

CWG Redux: Is New Delhi ready to host another Commonwealth Games in 2022?

New Delhi had hosted one of the costliest CGW in 2010

CVC declines to disclose details of multi-crore CWG scam probe

Various agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate are looking into the cases of the scams