delhi 2010

Suppose they offered a Commonwealth Games and nobody bid?

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 6 2010, 4:17 pm

Does the sporting world really need a Commonwealth Games every four years? Is it worth the trouble, the cost, the sporting overkill, the anachronistic vestages of empire? You can probably tell which way I'm leading these questions.

Rio 2016, Delhi 2010, and the Shooting World Cup

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 3 2009, 11:04 am

"An ongoing program of citywide investment will continue to result in further improvements, in areas such as security and transport. The long-term physical transformation of the city will be fully integrated with initiatives to deliver social inclusion, with new homes, training and jobs; to engage young people and promote education; and to invest in sport. [...]