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The Commonwealth Scam: Political Games

Commonwealth Games are the heartbeat of every athlete, and Indian athletes have been raising the bar of excellence high with their incredible performance. They have brought fame and pride to the country with their accolades.

Commonwealth games are a buzz as they serve as a gateway for podium performances to Olympics. Every four years, a host country is selected for the Commonwealth Games. In 2010, India was voted the host country. India chose Suresh Kalmadi as the chairperson of the organizing committee.

This person took the competition a bit too seriously, created the biggest scam, and outperformed Harshad Mehta. A scam worth a whopping ₹70,000 crores brought disgrace to the country in every aspect. The reports justified the dialogue of Shatrughan Sinha from Kalicharan, “Aaj ke zamaane mein toh baimaani hi ek aaisa dhanda reh gaya hai ... joh poori imaandari ke saath kiya jaata hai.”

So, let’s learn about the events that took place because of the Commonwealth scam in 2010.

What was the Commonwealth scam?

"Corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion are global problems, not just challenges for developing countries" - Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

The Commonwealth scam is remembered infamously as one of the biggest scams. The Commonwealth scam involved astounding pilferage of ₹70,000 crores, Suresh Kalmadi's mastermind. The organizing committee led by Suresh Kalmadi made extraordinary plans initially, but all the promises turned out into a national embarrassment.

As grandiose and well-thought-out as the scam was, the games' set-up was menial and way below par. How? The companies that were chosen to organise the event over-quoted prices but supplied poor-quality goods. These companies were preferred against those who provided the best prices for better quality equipment. The Committee of Inquiries signalled that Kalmadi and all his aid workers were involved and arrested.

Did You Know

India bagged 101 medals in the Commonwealth games 2010, including 38 gold medals.

What happened in the Commonwealth scam?

The commonwealth scam was a deep well of conspiracies and corruption. Many irregularities were found according to many reports, including one by Housing and Land Rights Networks (HLRN) and investigations by the CBI. These irregularities were as follows:

1. Overall Security and Infrastructure

The Government of India, 2010, conveyed that they spent lots of money on enhancing the infrastructure, security, and development of 20 cities for the Commonwealth Games. This expenditure was planned to make the cities attractive as tourist destinations, but the estimate was never revealed.

The workers appointed for the infrastructure were exploited with ruthless working hours, unjust pay cuts, and bad working conditions. An incident of a footbridge collapsing 12 days before the event happened at the site of the games. This mishap drew a lot of attention and questioned the safety of the spectators and athletes. 

The initial estimated sports infrastructure was marked as ₹1,900 crores, which increased to ₹11,000 crores. Compared to the amount, the construction of various venues was done poorly. The vinyl flooring at the weightlifting site was peeling off, while the false ceiling at the table tennis facility collapsed.

Lalit Bhanot, the Secretary General of the Organising Committee (OC), said to the athletes, "Some false ceiling has fallen, which means nothing. These things happen even at your home."

In addition, the OC failed to meet the targetted deadline of 1 August for enhancing and constructing specific venues such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium's swimming pools, fields, and stadium tracks. Many swimmers fell ill and complained about the water's quality. Many more issues sprung up as the games continued. If you want to continue reading, then click on the link - The Commonwealth Scam: Political Games.

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Commonwealth Games "considering multiple proposals" for 2026 event

On Monday, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said it is “considering multiple proposals” to host the 2026 event in 2026 as uncertainty looms over the Games’ long-term future. In the past week, Singapore joined the list of countries that ruled out hosting the 2026 CWG. Before these two, the Australian state of Victoria withdrew its name as the original host in July because of rising…

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Victoria refused to host commonwealth....

CWG Games 2026: There is a situation of crisis regarding the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia. Due to the increase in the budget, the Victorian government has refused to organize it.

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Commonwealth Games 2026 Australia:-

In the year 2026, a situation of doubt is being seen about the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia. The Government of Victoria has now refused to host these games due to the increase in the budget. In the information given by the government there on July 18, it was told that due to doubling the budget for organizing these games, we are not fully able to host it.More than 20 events are to be organized in the Commonwealth Games 2026, in which more than 5 thousand athletes will participate. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews informed about his decision to refuse the event in a press conference that we were approached by the Commonwealth Games Federation last year to host it. The Premier further said that when we got to host it last year At that time, the estimated expenditure for organizing these games was about Rs 15 thousand crores, but when we started preparing for it, now the current expenditure has increased to Rs 34 thousand crores. Therefore, taking a decision not to organize it, we have also informed the Federation about this decision. We have gone through many difficult situations. We cannot organize by reducing the money of school and hospital.

Federation expressed displeasure over the decision:-

The Commonwealth Federation has also expressed displeasure over Australia, which has hosted the Commonwealth Games 5 times so far, expressing its inability to organize such a sudden event. Regarding the decision of the Victoria government, the Federation said that they did not give us any information before taking this decision. During the conference in June, the budget was Rs 15,000 crore, which is now being said to be double. Keeping all the things in mind, we will take a conclusion on this soon. Read the full article

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CWG 2022: Nigeria Stripped Of Gold Medal In Woman's relay For Doping

The Commonwealth Games Federation has stripped Nigeria of one of the gold medals won at the last edition of the games held in Birmingham in 2022. Grace Nwokocha A positive drags test involving Grace Nwokocha meant the gold medal initially awarded to Nigeria in the Women’s 4x100m relay has now been awarded to England, who finished second in the original race. Nwokocha was provisionally suspended…

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‘One-bout selection for Bajrang, Vinesh unfair’

Antim and Sujeet’s coaches respect elite wrestlers but feel two-stage selection trials do not provide a level playing field; one of them plans to meet IOA’s ad-hoc panel to lodge their protest

CHENNAI: In an extraordinary move, wrestlers, their parents and coaches have come out in the open and spoken up against the alleged biases in the selection trials being held to pick up the national team for reputed tournaments. The two-stage Asian Games selection trials proposed by the ad-hoc committee to accommodate protesting wrestlers seem to have infuriated others as they plan to protest against the move by approaching the panel and registering their complaints. They felt this would put them under more pressure to perform. Moreover, the coaches felt the wrestlers will have to wait till August to know whether they would be part of the India team.

As reported by this daily a few days ago, the ad-hoc committee has decided to give six wrestlers — Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Satyawart Kadian and Jitender Kinha — a chance to qualify for Asian Games as well as World Championships by competing in just one bout against the winners of the selection trials in their respective weight categories.

As per the proposal, others have to win trials in their respective weight categories before taking on these wrestlers, who had protested against the sidelined Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in August.

“This is unfair. The same was the case in the past and now the panel, which was formed with the objective to remove such flaws, is following the same practice,” Vikas Bhardwaj, Antim Panghal’s childhood coach from Baba Lal Das Kushti Academy, Hisar, told this daily. Antim, India’s first-ever U-20 world champion, competes in 53kg, the weight category two-time Olympian Vinesh has made her own with her consistent show over the years.

And her coach is not the only one to raise his voice against the trials that may give undue advantage to the elite wrestlers. Dayanand Kalkar, father and coach of Sujeet, who is the 2022 national champion in 65kg, is also not pleased with the decision. It’s the same weight category wherein Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and multiple medallist at the Worlds Bajrang competes. “If the ad-hoc panel wants to continue the malpractice then give Sujeet a bye as well since he is also the reigning national champion in 65kg,” Dayanand told this daily. Sujeet last year won U-20 Worlds bronze apart from winning gold in the Tunisia Ranking Series.

Apart from being the closest rivals of Vinesh and Bajrang in the country, both Antim and Sujeet are termed as India’s future. They had already faced off against the experienced duo in the past with Antim losing to Vinesh twice including the 2022 Commonwealth Games selection trials. Sujeet had competed against Bajrang once in the CWG trials closely losing the bout.

“During the CWG trials as well Bajrang was given direct entry into the semifinals. Sujeet had to win three bouts before competing against a relatively fresh Bajrang. We are not afraid and ready to take on Bajrang once again but by doing this (one bout for selection) the panel is not setting the right precedent. We will speak to the panel and lodge a complaint if needed,” added Dayanand.

Antim’s coach Vikas explained how such privileges given to senior wrestlers can affect upcoming grapplers both physically and mentally. “Antim will first have to overcome challenges from other wrestlers in the first trials. She will have to maintain her weight before the first trials. If she wins there, she has to do the same before the trials against Vinesh later. It can affect her physically as there wouldn’t be a big gap between the two trials. Besides, even if she wins the first trial, she will be under tremendous pressure as she knows she has to win another trial more than a month later against two-time Worlds medallist Vinesh.”

Antim and Sujeet have been training at their respective centres despite the ongoing turmoil in Indian wrestling ever since the protest began against Brij Bhushan in January. Given the hard work they have been putting in for months now, the coaches’ only demand is a level playing field. “Let the best wrestler win but for that to happen, you need to be fair to everyone irrespective of reputation and past laurels,” the coaches signed off.

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Commonwealth Games: Srihari Nataraj Finishes 7th In 100m Backstroke

File photo of Srihari Nataraj© Twitter Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished seventh in the men’s 100m backstroke in a tough field at the Commonwealth Games. Chasing an elusive medal in the able-bodied CWG swimming events, the 21-year-old was fifth in the 50m split but was pushed further back in the tough first lane to finish with a timing of 54.31s on Saturday. It was way below his…

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Neeraj Chopra Feels All Prepped Up for Doha Diamond League and Budapest World Championships

Because of the extended celebration of his gold win in August 2021 in the Javelin throw, he missed out on Tokyo Olympics last year. And Neeraj could return to competition only in June 2022 for Paavo Nurmi Games. And currently, he is in much better shape with solid training as Neeraj trained at several bases in three countries as well worked for six months on techniques and other pointers after his title in Diamond League final in September. He is prepared for the next month’s Doha Diamond League. Previously, when he started training last year, he did not feel quite strongly about the May 5, Doha competitions in terms of strength and fitness.

But now that his training is going well, he feels fitter mentally and physically, and with the competition coming close, he is having a good feeling about the competition. The first stop will be Doha. The season will be a long one with World Championships happening in Budapest till August and in Eugene where Diamond League final will go on till September along with Asian Games already postponed and happening at Hangzhou from September to October. Since last year, Neeraj is a better shape and has learned several lessons.

He won silver for the best throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt at the 2022 Eugene World. But here he felt that his groin got overstretched in the spirit. Barely a month later, had the injury caused him not able to take part in the Commonwealth Games. He was in a good amount of pain and could not stop. But right now the focus is to have a healthy season ahead that is free of injuries. Neeraj Chopra has brought in a solid foundation this season as he was coached by Germany’s Klaus Bartonietz and helped by physio Ishaan Marwaha.

All of them have put in a lot of hard work over the last few months right from going to Loughborough University in the UK and earlier this year, moving to Potchefstroom and then this month, at Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey. In South Africa, Neeraj worked on his throwing strength and added minor technical tweaks, and while in the UK, he worked on building stamina with the help of Powerbase gym and other facilities at Loughborough University. He confirmed the same that they tried to improve his technique and throwing strength as well as increase the strength of his throwing muscles.

These activities and training have made the young athlete confident, and his consistent performance in the 2022 season is the reason for his belief. He also set a record nationally at Stockholm with 89.94m. He wants to break the 90m mark and go the magical distance, especially this season. Neeraj said that he is not over-confident despite last year when he was too close to the competition. He feels good about the training going well and strongly believes that this time around the 90m will happen for him.

He does not follow what his competitors do except for their social media field. In this year’s competition, Neeraj will join Jakub Vadlejch (90.88), Doha Anderson Peters (PB: 93.07m), Julius Yego (92.72), and Keshorn Walcott (90.16). He is looking forward to sportsmanship and stated that greater things will ensue from Indian athletics. He also followed on Saturday at the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru and was happy that DP Manu clinched the game with a lead of 84.33m, just crossing over to 81.81m by Rohit Yadav.

Neeraj was glad about the performances, along with that of CWG triple jump champion Eldhose Paul and Shaili Singh, the long jumper. He was quite excited about things shaping up for Indian athletes.

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Commonwealth Games: Boxer Mohammed Hassamuddin Cruises Into Pre-Quarters Of 57kg

Commonwealth Games: Boxer Mohammed Hassamuddin Cruises Into Pre-Quarters Of 57kg

Mohammed Hassamuddin will face Md Salim Hossain of Bangladesh in the next round.© Twitter Indian boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin cruised into the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s featherweight (57kg) category of the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. Hassamuddin, a bronze medallist in the last CWG in 2018, defeated young Amzolele Dyeyi of South Africa 5-0 in an unanimous verdict. Hassamuddin used his…

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Epic Thomas Cup win, CWG high make 2022 a year to remember for Indian badminton | Badminton News

Epic Thomas Cup win, CWG high make 2022 a year to remember for Indian badminton | Badminton News

NEW DELHI: An epic Thomas Cup victory broke the glass ceiling while unprecedented success came at the Commonwealth Games as India took giant steps towards becoming a badminton powerhouse in 2022. In a year of breathless action, PV Sindhu‘s grit, Lakshya Sen’s exuberance and dogged determination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also resulted in six individual titles on the BWF Tour.…

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National Sports Awards 2022: Sharath Kamal conferred with Khel Ratna award | More sports News - Times of India

National Sports Awards 2022: Sharath Kamal conferred with Khel Ratna award | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India’s veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal has been conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for his outstanding performance in the Commonwealth Games 2022. He won three gold medals and a silver at the Birmingham CWG and is the sole recipient of India’s highest sporting honour this year. President #DroupadiMurmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2022 on…

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Receiving Khel Ratna Award Is The Best Way To Finish 2022: Sharath Kamal | Table Tennis News

Receiving Khel Ratna Award Is The Best Way To Finish 2022: Sharath Kamal | Table Tennis News

Table Tennis legend and Commonwealth Games medalist Achanta Sharath Kamal said that winning three gold and one silver and receiving the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2022 is the best way to finish the year. The CWG gold medallist will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, from President Droupadi Murmu on November 30 at the…

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Esports CWG 2026 Dropped: Bad news for Esports Industry as Esports DROPPED from Commonwealth Games in Australia, Industry very UPSET: Check why?

Esports CWG 2026 Dropped: Bad news for Esports Industry as Esports DROPPED from Commonwealth Games in Australia, Industry very UPSET: Check why?

एस्पोर्ट्स स्किप्ड CWG 2026: एस्पोर्ट्स इंडस्ट्री के लिए बुरी खबर है क्योंकि ऑस्ट्रेलिया में कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स से एस्पोर्ट्स को हटा दिया गया है। उद्घाटन कॉमनवेल्थ एस्पोर्ट्स चैंपियनशिप और… Esports CWG 2026 शामिल नहीं है: निर्यात उद्योग के लिए बुरी खबर है क्योंकि ऑस्ट्रेलिया में राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों से निर्यात को बाहर रखा गया है। उद्घाटन कॉमनवेल्थ एस्पोर्ट्स चैंपियनशिप और कॉमनवेल्थ एस्पोर्ट्स फोरम इस…

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Toast of nation three months back, lawn bowls CWG medallists continue to struggle for funds and recognition | More sports News - Times of India

Toast of nation three months back, lawn bowls CWG medallists continue to struggle for funds and recognition | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Toast of the nation three months ago, India’s first ever lawn bowls medallists at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games are fast fading into oblivion, searching for sponsors for their next assignment. The women’s team comprising a school teacher from Delhi and police constables had won the historic gold at the picturesque greens of Victoria Park near Birmingham. The men’s team consisting…

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High jumper Tejaswin Shankar back in Kansas- working and training

High jumper Tejaswin Shankar back in Kansas- working and training

After his bronze medal in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar is a working athlete now. The 23-year-old Shankar, who was added in the squad last-minute on the orders of Delhi High Court,cleared 2.22m to finish third in the high jump event to win a bronze. Post the CWG bronze and a short trip to India, Shankar is back in Kansas, working and training too. Shankar…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian males's and girls's hockey staff coaches Graham Reid and Janneke Schopman have been on Thursday voted as FIH Coaches of the Year of their respective classes. This is the second consecutive time Reid gained the award, whereas India coach Sjoerd Marijne was the winner of the FIH girls's coach of the yr award final season. Under Australian Reid, India has reached many new highs, which incorporates profitable its first Olympic medal (bronze) on the Tokyo Games in 2021, after a spot of 41 years. India additionally gained a silver medal on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, climbing again onto the rostrum after lacking out within the earlier version in Australia. Our COACHES have accomplished it!!!!!!!👐🏻Heartiest Congratulations to each of our Chief Coaches, Graham Reid and Janneke S… https://t.co/dxlCELh7Cf— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) 1665051349000India performed its first full season of FIH Hockey Pro League in 2021-22, and earned a well-deserved place on the rostrum, ending within the third place behind Netherlands and Belgium. Reid's staff managed to attain 62 targets, the very best tally of targets scored by a staff, not simply on this season, however within the historical past of the Pro League. Reid, who took cost in April 2019, was additionally the coach of the Indian males's hockey staff that gained the inaugural FIH Hockey5s in Lausanne this yr, profitable each single recreation alongside the way in which. He acquired 31.4 factors within the on-line voting, adopted by Netherlands coach Jeroen Delmee (26.9 factors) and Belgium coach Michel van den Heuvel (20.2 factors). The votes have been solid on-line by specialists (40%), groups (20%), followers (20%) and media (20%). We are glad to announce the winners of the FIH Coaches of the yr 2021-22. #HockeyStarsAwards Congratulations to… https://t.co/hJVrncy6tc— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) 1665051129000"These awards are representative of how the team plays and not the individual and I think that's the environment I try to foster in the group. It's fantastic to receive the award but I think it's the whole team that has achieved it," Reid mentioned in a launch. "The coaches of other teams are all world class; they have their own way of doing things and to win amongst those coaches is a big honour. I know how difficult it is and this kind of leadership at the top is very lively, you try and make pretty tough decisions each day." Schopman, however, acquired 38.2 factors within the voting as she beat Netherlands coach Jamilon Mulders (28.2) and Australia coach Katrina Powell (19.5) within the coveted award. After India's outstanding run within the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, the place they missed out on a bronze medal by a whisker, the powerful process of replicating comparable success fell to Schopman. The Indian staff beneath Schopman made its debut within the FIH Hockey Pro League within the 2021-22 season and produced unbelievable outcomes, together with wins over Germany, Netherlands, Spain and eventual champions Argentina (in a shoot-out) to complete within the third place. The Indian staff then completed on the rostrum within the 2022 Birmingham CWG, for the primary time in 16 years, defeating New Zealand within the bronze medal match in a shoot-out. "It really does feel pretty amazing to win the award when you are up against some of the finest Coaches in the world. Again, the award is a recognition of what the players were able to execute on the field and I am happy the team is progressing well," the Dutchwoman mentioned on her feat. On Wednesday, PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted as FIH males's and girls's goalkeeper of the yr, whereas Mumtaz Khan was named FIH girls's rising star of the yr on Tuesday. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps )( window, document, 'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js',

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Great Chance For Indian Hockey Team To Finish On Podium In Next Year's World Cup: Vasudevan Baskaran

Great Chance For Indian Hockey Team To Finish On Podium In Next Year’s World Cup: Vasudevan Baskaran

File image of the Indian hockey team© Instagram India need to draw confidence from their Tokyo Olympics campaign and forget the rout at the Commonwealth Games final to claim a podium finish in next year’s men’s hockey World Cup, feels former captain and coach Vasudevan Baskaran. “I believe they (India) can definitely finish on the podium in Odisha this time. They should move on from the CWG…