NEW DELHI, July 6 -- The athletics contingent will jet off to Poland, the boxers would head to Ireland, while the weightlifters have already flown to Birmingham. The Glasgow Commonwealth Games might have been scaled down by the organisers but India is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a strong show.
The Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 2 and will feature only 10 disciplines for the able-bodied and six for para-athletes.
To save cost, the city would have the entire event play out in an eight-mile (12.8km) radius. It is expected to feature 3,000 athletes from 74 nations with India's athlete contingent being 126-strong. The first to enter the Games Village would be the gymnasts on July 20 followed by boxers, and swimme...