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This Article is From Sep 29, 2010

1150 international athletes, officials to land in Delhi

1150 international athletes, officials to land in Delhi
New Delhi: Sporting powerhouses Australia and England will have their second batch of athletes and officials checking in among the 1150 who are set to land on Wednesday for the October 3 to 14 Commonwealth Games.

The Australian contingent is the largest one to arrive on Wednesday with their 146 member team comprising swimmers, table tennis, athletics, tennis and badminton players.

England's contingent is the second largest with 97 athletes followed by Singapore with 75. Pakistan's squad of 58 athletes will have participants for hockey, squash, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling and boxing.

Among the other large contingents arriving Wednesday are those of Barbados (57), New Zealand (49), Maldives (43), Scotland (42), Seychelles (37) and Zambia (28), the CWG Organising Committee said in a statement.

Apart from these, officials and athletes from Gibraltar, Jamaica, Wales, Jersey, Malaysia, Namibia, Bermuda, Canada, St. Vincent and The Grenadines and Lesotho are also arriving on Wednesday.

Jamaica's contingent will have participants comprising of boxers, swimmers, table tennis players and para-athletes.

While hockey players from Malaysia and cycling and shooting teams from Barbados are also arriving on Wednesday.

The Chefs-de-Mission of Canada, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and Cayman Islands will arrive on Wednesday along with an international media contingent. 
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