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Countries have no fears over Commonwealth Games security claims India

  • Latest (Paralympics)

September 9 - Countries due to compete in next year's Commonwealth Games have been reassured over security fears, India's senior security group claimed today.

Several countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Wales, have raised the possibility of pulling


Countries have no fears over Commonwealth Games security claims India

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September 9 - Countries due to compete in next year's Commonwealth Games have been reassured over security fears, India's senior security group claimed today.

Several countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Wales, have raised the possibility of pulling


1938 - Sydney

  • Commonwealth Games History

The patriotic crowds were keen to see Australia and New Zealand excel, particularly against old rivals

Fifteen nations competed at the 1938 Games and new participants included Fiji and Ceylon.


Commonwealth medallist claims superbug left him maimed

  • Weightlifting

August 30 - New Zealand's Commonwealth Games medallist John Bolton (pictured) claims he

Bolton, who also represented New Zealand in the 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Olympics, claimed that

Greg Simmons, the chief adviser to New Zealand's Ministry of Health, promised he would look into Bolton's


New Zealand Paralympics appoint new performance manager

  • London 2012 Paralympics

country's top middle-distance runners, has been appointed as the performance manager of Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ), it has been announced.

Bowden, a former sub-four minute miler, represented New Zealand at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh

as well as four World Cross Country Championships.After hanging up his spikes he coached New Zealand

teams at Olympic Games and World Championships.New Zealand finished 24th in the medals table at last

Bowden resigned last week from Athletics New Zealand's (ANZ) Cross Country and Road Committee, of which

Zealand marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan, who has been banned for two years after she failed a test


New Zealand Paralympics appoint new performance manager

  • Athletics

country's top middle-distance runners, has been appointed as the performance manager of Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ), it has been announced.

Bowden, a former sub-four minute miler, represented New Zealand at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh

as well as four World Cross Country Championships.After hanging up his spikes he coached New Zealand

teams at Olympic Games and World Championships.New Zealand finished 24th in the medals table at last

Bowden resigned last week from Athletics New Zealand's (ANZ) Cross Country and Road Committee, of which

Zealand marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan, who has been banned for two years after she failed a test


Johannesburg joins UK Host2Host programme

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August 28 - Johannesburg is the latest 2010 World Cup host city in South Africa to sign a bilateral agreement with Britain that will ensure ongoing business collaboration beyond next year's event.

and Sochi, the host of the 2014 Winter Games.Talks are currently continuing with various cities in New

Zealand, which is hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup.


1988 - Seoul

  • Olympic Games History

In an even more sickening incident, Korean boxing officials and security guards physically assaulted New

Zealand referee Keith Walker when he cautioned bantamweight Byun Jong-il for head butting.


Aquatics Diary

  • Summer Sports

September 2009 - 13 September 2009     10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2009 Number 8 New

2010 - 26 August 2010     15th FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup Wellington, New

Zealand - 31 August 2010 - 5 September 2010     18th FINA World Junior Diving Championships

Changshu, China - 16 September 2010 - 19 September 2010     19th Commonwealth Games New


Hockey Diary

  • Summer Sports

19th Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India - 3 October 2009 - 14 October 2009    

- 15 November 2009     Men's World Cup Qualifier (Tournament No. 1) Auckland, New

Zealand - 7 November 2009 - 15 November 2009     Men's World Cup Qualifier (Tournament

Santiago, Chile - 20 February 2010 - 28 February 2010     12th Men's World Cup New


Rowing Diary

  • Summer Sports

Portugal - 10 September 2010     2010 World Rowing Championships Lake Karapiro, New

Zealand - 31 October 2010     2011 World Rowing Under23 Championships Amsterdam


Judo Venue

  • Summer Sports

architect, Ray Moxley, was approached by the Association of Exhibition Organisers to locate and design a new

first to use hydraulic cranes and lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American beef, New

Zealand, citrus fruit and bananas.   Traffic through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the


Triathlon History

  • Summer Sports

The most successful nations have been Australia and New Zealand, who have won four and three medals each


MasterCard signs up as sponsor for 2011 Rugby World Cup

  • Archive News

 FEBRUARY 9 - MASTERCARD has become the second worldwide partner of Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand

"A good example is their sponsorship of the New Zealand All Blacks.

”  The deal was officially signed in the presence of All Blacks Captain Richie McCaw, New Zealand's


Brownlee back on top of the world after Hyde Park victory

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August 15 - Britain's Alistair Brownlee (pictured) today stormed to victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series in London's Hyde Park to put him in pole position for next month's grand final.  

an unassailable position ahead of Germany’s Steffen Justus, who took silver, and Kris Gemmell from New

Zealand who took bronze.