Cwg Stadia

With the 2012 London Olympics just 15 months away, the sports ministry on Saturday decided to form a four-member committee comprising sportspersons, to utilise all stadia built during the Commonwealth Games for the preparation of national teams.

Bansi says he sleeps on the footpath, if it rains he and his fellow workers stand under flyover.They're part of a huge labour force that is now working overtime to ensure that the venues for the 2010 Delhi Games are finished in time. The state government collects 1% of the total bill from construction companies for labour welfare. Over Rs 389 crore...

The Sports Authority of India handed over five of the nine stadia which it was preparing for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games to the Organising Committee on Friday.

Sports Minister MS Gill on Sunday conceded that the organisers of the 2010 Commonwealth Games are doing a catching-up job but assured that stadia and other infrastructure would be ready well before the October 3-14 Games.

With the 2012 London Olympics just 15 months away, the sports ministry on Saturday decided to form a four-member committee comprising sportspersons, to utilise all stadia built during the Commonwealth Games for the preparation of national teams.

Bansi says he sleeps on the footpath, if it rains he and his fellow workers stand under flyover.They're part of a huge labour force that is now working overtime to ensure that the venues for the 2010 Delhi Games are finished in time. The state government collects 1% of the total bill from construction companies for labour welfare. Over Rs 389 crore...

The Sports Authority of India handed over five of the nine stadia which it was preparing for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games to the Organising Committee on Friday.

Sports Minister MS Gill on Sunday conceded that the organisers of the 2010 Commonwealth Games are doing a catching-up job but assured that stadia and other infrastructure would be ready well before the October 3-14 Games.