the moron(s) in charge of the site is/are updating only the aussie tally. the Indian medals tally has been reverted back to yesterday's value.saip wrote:Whats up with the Commonwealth Games web site? They did not update the medals tally still. Is this the official site?
http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Root.mvc/Medals
Fkiri appeared to have been disqualified for making an obscene gesture to the judges.
The Australian looked frustrated during the bout, at one point trying to slap and headbutt his local rival before eventually giving the finger to international wrestling officials.
Australian team official Leonid Zaslavsky said Fkiri’s behaviour was inexcusable, but partly understandable.
‘‘The other side was sort of to blame, if you like,’’ he said.
‘‘There were some things the other side was doing that wasn’t exactly by the rules either, he obviously lost his cool.
1) Look at the brighter side; the more countries pull out, the higher India is ranked in the final medal's tally.
2) Terrorists set to skip CWG 2010 citing unlivable conditions and fear for their safety.
3) Q: How many contractors are required to change a light bulb in Delhi CWG stadium?
A: 1 Million. (1 to change bulb and rest 999,999 to hold the ceiling)
4) Whats common between CWG committee and students???
Ans: both start their preparations at the 11th hour.....
5) Prince Charles is actively convincing the Queen to visit dengue hit Delhi, this may be his last chance to become the king!
6) Thanks to Guernsey and Jersey for threatening to pull out of games! We now know these countries existed!
7) A collapse a day keeps the athletes away
Sing away for the future of his ilk:
Ba ba Kalmadi, have you any shame?
No sir, No sir, it's a Common Loot Game.
Crores for my partner, crores for the dame,
crores for me too, to hell with India's name!
9) AMAZING BUT TRUE: If you re-arrange the letters "Sir U made lakhs", you get "*SURESH KALMADI"*
Thats nothing. Our netas are very good at crowd-pulling...ramana wrote:Looks like those who worried about the lack of spectators is also worrying the organisers.
. Kudos to the committee that put on this impressive show. The creativity they showed will be an inspiration to millions of kids.New theory: australian troops in afghanistan caused the recent paki flood situation withA visibly upset and emotional Moneghetti claimed the ceremony organisers had acted with absolute disregard for athlete welfare by corralling the Australian team for an hour in an airless tunnel leading into the arena, where temperatures climbed above 40C.
"We were treated like cattle," said Moneghetti. "It was disgraceful. I'm not over-exaggerating. We were emotionally affected when we then burst out on to the arena. I've no doubt about that."
Certainly, there was nothing at all imposing about the entry of the Australian team. Many of the athletes appeared dishevelled and all looked as though they had just emerged from a sauna, which in a sense they had.
"It was one hour in absolute cauldron conditions, absolute," Moneghetti said. "In fact, it was so bad, they held us at a point that was very, very hot, it was unbearably hot, so we pushed forward. We pushed and we pushed about 50m, which was even hotter.
"So then they brought event staff to us, who said we cannot move. And we revolted, rioted, and moved another 50m forward. We entered an area that had reverse air-conditioning, so it was hotter."
Such a cute boy ! He was totally enjoying the experience. Made my day.MurthyB wrote:For one thing, our 7 year olds are talented AND photogenic at the same time
I've often noticed during state visits to foreign countries or when receiving heads of state, there is invariably some confusion over where the PM is supposed to sit or stand. I wonder if the PM or the President is properly briefed on these matters because this has happened a few times before.chetak wrote:Red faces after President's Secy asked PM to switch seats
Tue, Oct 5 06:19 AM
While the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games went off without any major glitch, a breach of protocol in the royal box by the President's staff has left both the security establishment and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) pretty miffed.
I think this is a Dilli Billi thingie. Only they have the well manicured lawns.A big AoA to that. Go India Go.Rahul M wrote:we won 3-2 against malaysia in men's hockey.
Lawn Bowling is perhaps western concept. Quite similar to bowling difference being its played outdoors. Big time pass among oldies.sum wrote:
Btw, WTF is this lawn bowls game? saw it for some time when india upset fancied N.Ireland but couldnt understand a thing ( and it was 2-3 hours long!!!!)
The farce with no one watching the Games inside the various stadia is because the asinine ticket sales plan where no one can buy more than two tickets,a security network so tight that to view the shooting one has to walk 5km from the car park....no wonder no one wants to watch the games which depite all the firefighting and last second touch up work has been the greatest disaster in independent India's history since '62 ,Bhopal and the demolition of the "disputed structure".By Jacquelin Magnay
Published: 05 Oct 2010
Troubles ahead: The outlook for the Commonwealth Games appears ever more gloomy due to the poor state of the showpiece running track Photo: AP The track and field programme starts on Wednesday, but on Tuesday workers were frantically trying to repair holes in the inside lane created during the opening ceremony.
Britain’s former triple jumper, Jonathan Edwards, said that the state of the track was ''beyond anything I imagined".
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“The straight for the 100 metres is fine, but they are re-laying a bit of the track which was damaged during the opening ceremony,” Edwards said.
“And they’ve had to do that a couple of times because the standard to which it’s been repaired hasn’t been up to scratch. Obviously, concerns about the athletes’ safety are foremost.
“Normally, you would lay a track and perhaps leave it for two or three days to settle and to harden so this is probably unparalleled.”
After two days of competition, the reality of this Commonwealth Games is one of empty stadiums.
Swimmers have been performing in front of team-mates and relations at the 5,000-capacity Mukherjee swimming stadium, while the shouts of the hockey players echo around the near-empty 16,000-seat national stadium.
Boss why complain, a BRF worthy used the same slang for the Lady Chief Minister of Delhi on this very thread. Fortunately it was soon removed by the Moderators.Surya wrote:kiwis becoming white pacquis also??
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv- ... 16753.html
Philip,Philip wrote:Guys,all is now well still with the CWG.If you saw this morning's BBC news with pics of the stadium and athletic track,in an awful stae after the opening ceremony, with repairs being made ,workers sitting ifidly while women work on the track,grass being laid, tractors compressing the turf,etc.etc,it appears to be a huge work site and not a completed stadium and track where in less than 12 hours the events take place!
Here is a criitical view from a Brit. athlete.Kalmadi as usual says that "tomorrow" everything will be fine.Perhaps he will keep on saying this until the Games are finally over when he can then escape the press and forget about finishing the mess.
You should rest easy now, after all Fennell saab is a Gora and since a Gora is saying everything is OK and ready and not a bl**dy Native like Kalmadi, it must be OK, right?Officials say repairs have ensured the Commonwealth Games stadium in Delhi will be ready for the start of the athletics events on Wednesday.
Work went on overnight to resurface the damaged track, while grass was laid on bare parts of the in-field.
Games Federation president Mike Fennell told reporters: "Repair work has been completed at the athletics stadium.
"It was all done, checked this morning by the technical delegate and he has informed us that all systems are go."
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium track reportedly suffered damage during Sunday's spectacular opening ceremony.
"Unfortunately when you have a ceremony on the same site as the athletics facilities you can have some damage to the facilities. The protective measures that you take do not guarantee that there is no damage," added Fennell.
So you see no less than seven key phrases to make every body happy. You can safely ignore the two surprise phrases, they are in a minority. So indeed All iz Well, right?The Delhi Games has been blighted by concerns that venues and accommodation would not be completed, as well as a collapsed bridge near the main stadium.[key phrase1]
A number of countries delayed the arrival of their competitors with the athletes' village being described as "inhospitable" just last week.[key phrase 2]
And on Tuesday, it emerged that urgent repair work was needed on the athletics track.
"This is a culture where things are got ready at the last minute but there are very real concerns," said BBC Sport's Jonathan Edwards.[key phrase 3]
"I've seen a number of athletes come in and I think they're in shock."[key phrase 4]{I'm in a state of shock that the Brits didn't have money to buy uniforms for their athletes and so had to buy them cheap in Delhi. I hope they don't ask India for money to make sure there's hot water in the toilets at the Olympics village - the white pacquis from Down Under may start a riot}
Despite the concerns, all the competitions have so far started as scheduled.[Surprise phrase No1]
The athletics action kicks off on Wednesday at 1300 BST and Edwards, part of the BBC Sport team covering the event, was inside the stadium on Tuesday to witness the track being resurfaced and being painted at the 1500m start.
The former Olympic triple jump champion told BBC Sport's athletics reporter Phil Jones: "They're relaying part of the track which I think was damaged during the opening ceremony.
"For a top athlete coming into a stadium this is not what you expect. It's beyond anything I imagined."[key phrase 5]
The Games has suffered a number of organisational difficulties, including complaints about filthy conditions, infrastructure problems and even a snake being found both in a competitor's room and at the tennis stadium.[key phrase 6]{Incidentally I haven't seen a picture of this snake, I just hope it wasn't somebody's rubber snake, which is a must-have accessory in the bathtub}
As well as the collapsed bridge, the ceiling at the weightlifting arena also suffered structural damage.[key phrase 7]
However, six days before the opening ceremony the organising committee declared accommodation fit for habitation and many of the competitors were then satisfied to move into the village. [Surprise phrase No2]
Their respective staff are briefed in detail.thayilv wrote:I've often noticed during state visits to foreign countries or when receiving heads of state, there is invariably some confusion over where the PM is supposed to sit or stand. I wonder if the PM or the President is properly briefed on these matters because this has happened a few times before.chetak wrote:Red faces after President's Secy asked PM to switch seats
Tue, Oct 5 06:19 AM
While the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games went off without any major glitch, a breach of protocol in the royal box by the President's staff has left both the security establishment and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) pretty miffed.
Boss you're right Kalmadi should have been around to smoothen things.But other than fixing the flame in the right direction before Big Ears started his speech his only notable contribution was fawning to please "Sonia Ji". I noticed the TV (at least the feed I saw and I think that was the only feed) showed Madam only once. I have a feeling that they were under instructions not to pan too much on her.chetak wrote:OC games, kalmadi should have been at hand to ensure that no embarrassment came to the VIPs.
No one seems to have been be in charge.