Next March, nearly 2,000 Indian athletes and performers will come to Ballarat as part of the Commonwealth Games in Australia. This would be a fantastic bonus for the local economy.

In the Winter Games for the most part, while (the athletes) are excelling in their sports year after year it's incumbent on us to introduce them.

Sport and the needs of athletes are central to London's plans for the Games, and I know that Jonathan will continue to represent these views energetically.

Compared with the ninth national games, we will have 20 percent more tests this time. The athletes who are tested positive will be disqualified from the games and they will be banned for two years after their B samples are confirmed positive,

Charlotte Amalie may not have won any games yet, but they have good athletes, good players.

These athletes were not allowed to compete in domestic competitions that were considered as trials to qualify for the games.