Crowds giving Delhi Commonwealth Games a miss

[subject17]

What makes you so much happy dude?

yes Utterly rude.

Shame on you enigma

 

[Enigma]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 9 9 4 21
2 India 5 4 2 11
3 England 2 4 4 10
4 Malaysia 2 2 0 4
5 South Africa 2 0 1 3
6 Singapore 2 0 0 2
6 Canada 1 0 3 4
7 Scotland 1 0 2 3
9 Nigeria 1 0 0 1
10 New Zealand 0 1 1 2
10 Wales 0 1 1 2
12 Bangladesh 0 0 1 1
12 Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1
12 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 1 1
- Anguilla 0 0 0 0

 

[arihant]

Commonwealth Games 2010 Medal Tally | Reshap.com

India at 2nd place now with 5 gold medals.

 

[arihant]

yes Utterly rude.

Shame on you enigma

Thanks brother for replying that Indian. We should first think about ourself than tell about others. We will know the result in the Asian Games when China will be their. I hope we manage to get double digit medals their. Don't have much hope other than in wrestling and weightlifters and boxing.

 

[Peshwa]

cant u see 0 0 0 0 ?

hope they will win something by the end... even srilanka managed to clinch a bronze medal. whats wrong with Pakistan dude ? y is it lagging soooo behind??? whom do u blame for this ? (few more days to go BTW)

Seriously.... Us Indians need to learn about Sportsman Spirit!

Pakistan is going through a tough time economically.....Obviously there sports will be affected as well....I dont see a reason why they should be ridiculed....

How many medals did we win in the Olympics? We got our ***** handed to us in games like Hockey where we should be winning medals year over year....
Had it not been for boxing, the Beijing Olympics would probably have been one of the most embarassing events for us....

Think about it.....for a population of 1 Billion people, we bring in no gold medals whatsoever....so why so surprised abt Pak?

 

[third eye]

cant u see 0 0 0 0 ?

hope they will win something by the end... even srilanka managed to clinch a bronze medal. whats wrong with Pakistan dude ? y is it lagging soooo behind??? whom do u blame for this ? (few more days to go BTW)

E,

You may like to self delete your post.

 

[Enigma]

E,

You may like to self delete your post.

NO! cant u see the very next post ?

 

[sensenreason]

yes Utterly rude.

Shame on you enigma

Agreed. Hope Pakistan wins 3 golds..one each in Hockey,Wrestling & Boxing. Not sure if they have chances in other sports.That would be a good response to Enigma or maybe he should be sent to the boxing ring

 

[sensenreason]

I guess in sub-continent Cricket and one or two more games are more popular.

why crowd is missing here ?

1. Bad publicity to the games for two weeks
2. Security checks
3. Its really gotten very hot...rains are gone
4. Pricey tickets
5. Not easy to get tickets even if you book them
6. Schools and colleges closed and people on vacation to ease traffic
7. Lack of understanding of these games/sports
8. Suresh Kalmadi effect (need I say anything else..today he thanked Princess Diana for attending the opening ceremony)
9. Too early to go..will go once the games heat up
10. Spent all the money buying opening & closing ceremony tickets

 

[gogbot]

^^^

Summed up perfectly.
People are not even allowed cell phones if i remember properly.

Full body check's , No Food or drink to be carried inside.

Columns upon columns of soldiers.

All this to appease their security concerns , then they ask where us everyone.

 

[aristocrat]

MAYBE IF THEY HAD INSTALLED LARGE SCREENS TO SHOW IND-AUS. MATCH TODAY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE COME
THE MATCH WAS AWESOME.

 

[SpArK]

We got more than we asked for: Pakistan

The Pakistan athletes and officials, as they admitted, were pleasantly shocked to get such a huge applause from the India [ Images ]n fans as they marched into the arena. In fact, they got the second biggest cheer after hosts India despite the countries not getting along well diplomatically.

Rashid Mahmood, manager of the Pakistan weightlifting team, admitted that they were expecting boos and taunts but the generosity of the Indian fans shocked them.


"We are very happy and delighted with the way we have been received in India. Right from the opening ceremony, we have been given a royal welcome. Before coming here, we were told a lot of things but that has all proved wrong. The people here are lovely and they are delighted to meet us. They have given us the feeling that they are proud to host us, which has really touched us a lot," he told rediff.com.

"We felt really special during the opening ceremony. We were so thrilled when we were cheered," he added.


The families of the Pakistani athletes had warned about getting a hostile reception because of the thaw in relations between the two countries.

"Our families and friends called us from Pakistan after the opening ceremony and they also praised the response from the Indian people. When we came here even they were worried as to what would happen to us or if we do okay but now they are thrilled to participate," Mahmood added.

And the bonding continued on day one of the Delhi Games when Pakistan weightlifter Ghafoor Abdullah got a huge cheer every time he came to take his turn.

And Mahmood believes it is time India and Pakistan leaders put all their differences aside and come together.

"The dispute is at the political level and it should end. Our cultures are similar and so does our languages, food and many other things. We are hoping that India and Pakistan should have duel meets. The journey from Lahore [ Images ] to Amristar is only a couple of hours so if the federations agree, we can definitely have weightlifting meets between the two countries in future every month or six months or annually," he quipped.

For Mahmood, whose father hails from Delhi before moving across the border during the partition in 1947, the trip across the border has brought back a lot of pleasant memories.

"I want to see old Delhi because my father belonged to Delhi before he migrated to Pakistan in 1947. We used to stay around the Sadar Bazaar but I don't know where that place is. Our families still remember a few neighbours during their stay here and I'm sure they will recognize my family if I visit them even now," he said.

The Pakistan athletes also seem keen to visit the famous sights around Delhi.

"We still haven't got a chance to see the sights around Delhi. Whatever we have seen of the city is in the bus trips from the Games Villages to the venues. It looks quite a beautiful city and time permitting we would definitely love to go around the city. We want to see Agra [ Images ], the Jama Masjid and other important places because who knows when we will get a chance to come back again to India," Mahmood said.

The Pakistan weightlifting team nearly pulled out of the Delhi Games after the controversy during the opening ceremony on Sunday.

Pakistan's sports minister Dr M Ali Shah caused a major uproar in the Pakistani camp when, at the very last minute, he took the flag from former gold medal-winning weightlifter Shuja-ud-Din Malik and led the team on to the field.

"It was a mishap that just happened. But we are working to rectify the situation. One of our ministers Shahid Malik will be arriving in Delhi and he will look to resolve the issue by meeting the concerned parties. The issue is closed as far as we are concerned from our side. We never wanted to drag it and that is why we withdrew our pullout threat and took part in the Games."

Mahmood slammed the official's conduct and said he will be made to apologise for his blunder.

"He was such a senior personnel and he should have never done such a thing. It has never happened before that a chef-de-mission has carried the national flag of a country during the opening ceremony. The official has not apologized yet but he will definitely have to apologise because if he doesn't apologise he will have to face the consequences."

And like most of the participating nations, Pakistan too is lavishing rich praise on the Games Village.

"In the Games Village we have been looked after so well and they have taken care of our every need. We have not faced any kind of problem so far since arriving in India. All our requirements have been met. In fact, I will say that we have got more than what we wanted or could have asked for," said the Pakistan official.


We got more than we asked for: Pakistan: Rediff Sports

 

[Gene]

must be women swimmers

it's amazing!!! how much our thoughts match with each other..

 

[GUNNER]

Hope Pakistan wins 3 golds..one each in Hockey,Wrestling & Boxing. Not sure if they have chances in other sports.

The best chance of gold for us would be in boxing with Amir Khan's younger brother. Thanks to England.

NEW DELHI, Oct 5, 2010 (AFP) - Haroon Khan, younger brother of Britain's WBA light welterweight champion Amir, got his Commonwealth Games 52kg flyweight campaign off to a spectacular winning start on Tuesday.

Our chances in Squash were ruined today.

Men's singles

3rd rd

Nick Matthew (ENG x1) bt Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK x10) 10-12, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5

Stewart Boswell (AUS x8) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK x13) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8

We have a chance in tennis doubles with Aisam and Aqeel. But that's a tough chance. Aisam is still in the singles title though Aqeel is out.

Ross Hutchins (ENG) bt Aqeel Khan (PAK) 6-2, 7-6

I am not sure about our weight lifting team but they did fetch a gold in last games.

Hockey is always on the table but that will take a long time.

I am not sure if we have any good chance in any other sport.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

The best chance of gold for us would be in boxing with Amir Khan's younger brother. Thanks to England.

NEW DELHI, Oct 5, 2010 (AFP) - Haroon Khan, younger brother of Britain's WBA light welterweight champion Amir, got his Commonwealth Games 52kg flyweight campaign off to a spectacular winning start on Tuesday.

Our chances in Squash were ruined today.

Men's singles

3rd rd

Nick Matthew (ENG x1) bt Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK x10) 10-12, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5

Stewart Boswell (AUS x8) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK x13) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8

We have a chance in tennis doubles with Aisam and Aqeel. But that's a tough chance. Aisam is still in the singles title though Aqeel is out.

Ross Hutchins (ENG) bt Aqeel Khan (PAK) 6-2, 7-6

I am not sure about our weight lifting team but they did fetch a gold in last games.

Hockey is always on the table but that will take a long time.

I am not sure if we have any good chance in any other sport.

I would love to see this boxer against India's vijendra or akhil kumar..both are Beijing olympics medalist..not sure wether they are aslo from the same category of 52 kgs.