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CGF to unveil CWG 2026 host city next month

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Apr 08, 2024 16:04

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Well justified fears that the 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games would not take place, after the originally announced host - Australia's Victoria state - declared its inability to do so, can now be put to rest.

The Commonwealth Games Federation asserted Monday that it aimed to announce a new host for its 2026 event next month, stating that following the April meeting of its executive board, the CGF is "considering multiple proposals" from potential hosts.

Jun 11, 2020 19:06

1-day shift in Birmingham 2022 CWG programme

LONDON: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) executive board has approved a 24-hour change in start date for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games which will now begin on 28 July 2022, running through to 8 August 2022. The joint announcement from the CGF and Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee comes after the significant impact to the international sporting calendar caused by COVID-19.

Mar 11, 2020 17:03

CGF agrees multi-CWG partnership with Longines

LONDON: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has signed a partnership agreement with Longines for the next three editions of the Commonwealth Games, starting with Birmingham 2022.

Feb 25, 2020 13:02

CWG 2022: Chandigarh to host archery, shooting c'ships

LONDON: The Commonwealth Games Federation has approved a plan for a Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships to be held in Chandigarh in January 2022. It comes after neither sport was approved as an optional addition to the programme of the next Commonwealth Games, which is scheduled to take place from 27 July to 7 August 2022 in Birmingham, Great Britain.

Feb 04, 2020 16:02

House of Lords backs India's CWG shooting, archery proposal

NEW DELHI: India’s proposal to host the additional shooting and archery events for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been endorsed by the British House of Lords after an extensive debate, PTI reports. Last month, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had submitted a formal proposal to host a shooting championship, where the medals won would be counted in the tally of the Games.

Jan 07, 2020 19:01

World Archery backs IOA bid for 'CWG adjunct' c'ships

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association on Monday received full support from World Archery on its proposal to host a Commonwealth championships for the sport in March 2022, which, alongside shooting, is not on the roster of disciplines in play at the 2022 Birmingham Games.

Dec 10, 2019 17:12

No discussion on shooting c'ship in India during CWG 2022: CGF

LONDON: The Commonwealth Games Federation on Monday poured cold water on speculation doing the rounds that a Commonwealth Championship of shooting will be held in India during the 2022 Birmingham Games. Talk of a CWG shooting championship had surfaced as a compromise solution to make up for the sport's axing from the multi-sport showpiece.

Nov 15, 2019 18:11

IOA will likely ok shooting c'ships alongside CWG 2022

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra on Thursday said that the IOA's threat to withdraw from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in protest against the exclusion of shooting still stands... though there are enough indications that the extreme step remains an outside possibility.

Nov 14, 2019 15:11

No shooting to 2022 Games, CGF official confirms

NEW DELHI: Shooting WILL NOT be added to the roster of the 2022 Birmingham Games despite Indian Olympic Association's boycott threat, a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) official told PTI Thursday, ahead of a crucial meeting between the two sports bodies. CGF chief Louise Martin and CEO David Gevemberg will meet IOA chief Narinder Batra and secretary general Rajeev Mehta on Friday.

Sep 28, 2019 09:09

CWG 'sport movement' more relevant than ever before: CGF CEO

MUMBAI: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra's diatribe directed at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has elicited a measured response from the sports body.

Sep 26, 2019 19:09

Massive push back on Batra's CWG grandstanding

NEW DELHI: The stakeholders who matter - athletes - have reacted with anger at Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra's assertion that the Commonwealth Games is a waste of time and the country should consider a permanent pullout.

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