Canada wins 2 bronze medals in Gymnastics

Canada’s women gymnasts matched the men’s bronze-medal performance as they opened their Commonwealth Games competition Tuesday.

Australia, as expected, won a fourth consecutive Commonwealth Games women's team gold with England in second and Canada third.

Australia, with a total of 163.700 points, easily continued the path to gold that began in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

England scored 158.200, with Canada a close third at 154.750 points.


Australia fielded its A-team, as it prepared for the world championship in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in October 16.

England and Canada however chose not to send their leading stars to Delhi, an Agence France Presse report said.

The last three Games have seen the same podium result for the women's team event.

The top 24 men and top 24 women from the team events on Monday and Tuesday advance to the all-round finals, while the top eight men and top eight women advance to the individual apparatus finals at the 14,400-seat Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

Indian Gymnastics squad for Commonwealth Games

A 19-member Gymnastics squad was announced for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held from October 3-14.

The Gymnastics Federation of India named seven gymnasts each in men's and women's Artistics categories. Five players were selected in the Rhythmic section.

The selection committee comprising of Gymnastics Federation of India President Jaspal Singh Kandhari, General Secretary Kan Singh Rathore, Chairman Selection Committee Lt Col Joginder Singh, Govt Observer S Sarbir Singh, Members Selection Committee P S Virk and Kamal Bhandari met and finalised the squad for the mega-sporting event.

The meeting was also attended by Vladimir Chertkov, Foreign consultant coach.

The team selected for the Games as under:-

Men Artistics Gymnastics: Ashish Kumar, Partha Mondal, Mayank Srivastava, Rakesh Kumar Patra, Rohit Jaiswal, Alok Ranjan and Vivek Mishra.

Women Artistics Gymnastics: Deepa Karmakar, Priti Das, Debjani Samanta, Meenakshi, Roma Dilip Jogalekar, Diwja Asher and Paromita Das.

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Kshipra Joshi, Akshata Shete, Pooja Surve, Mitali and Prabhajot Kaur.

Australian Gymnastics squad for Commonwealth Games

Lauren Mitchell, Australia's leading gymnast has been named to spearhead a 13-strong national team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Mitchell, 19, hasn't competed since late last year when she became the first Australian woman to medal in an individual apparatus at the world championships - winning silver on both the beam and floor. A series of injuries, including ankle and adductor problems, have kept the West Australian out of action and she missed this month's national titles in Perth.

But women's coach Peggy Liddick is confident Mitchell will be in top shape for the Delhi Games from October 3-14.

She will be joined in the women's team by fellow Beijing Olympians Georgia Bonora and Ashleigh Brennan as well as youngsters Emily Little, 16, and Maryanne Monckton, 15.

World championship medallists Prashanth Sellathurai and Phil Rizzo headline the men's team while Olympian Naazmi Johnston is the most experienced member of the three-woman rhythmic team.

Gymnastics squad: Women - Georgia Bonora, Ashleigh Brennan, Emily Little, Lauren Mitchell, Maryanne Monckton.

Gymnastics squad: Men - Jefferis, Sam Offord, Thomas Pichler, Philippe Rizzo, Prashanth Sellathurai.

Rhythmic - Naazmi Johnston, Janine Murray, Danielle Prince

Commonwealth Games 2010 schedule

Delhi will play host to around 8,000 participants during 2010 Commonwealth Games. The CWG2010 are scheduled from 3-Oct till 14-Oct.

Commonwealth Games will have 17 events. A detailed schedule (Click here to see schedule in table format) for the games is as follows:

Opening Ceremony:
Date: 03-Oct-2010
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Event: Aquatics:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: SPM Swimming Pool Complex

Event: Archery:
Schedule: TBD
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex and India Gate lawns

Event: Athletics:
Schedule: 06-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Event: Badminton:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Siri Fort Sports Complex

Event: Boxing:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 12-Oct-2010
Venue: Talkatora Indoor Stadium

Event: Cycling:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 07-Oct-2010, 09-Oct-2010 and 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex

Event: Gymnastics:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 09-Oct-2010, 10-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex

Event: Hockey:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Maj. Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium

Event: Lawn Bowls:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 12-Oct-2010
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Event: Net Ball:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Thyagaraj Sports complex

Event: Rugby 7's:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 06-Oct-2010
Venue: Delhi University

Event: Shooting:
Schedule: 05-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

Event: Squash:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Siri Fort Sports Complex

Event: Table Tennis:
Schedule: 04-Oct-2010 till 13-Oct-2010
Venue: Yamuna Sports Complex

Event: Tennis:
Schedule: TBD
Venue: RK Tennis Stadium

Event: Weightlifting:
Schedule: 05-Oct-2010 till 12-Oct-2010
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Event: Wrestling:
Schedule: 05-Oct-2010 till 08-Oct-2010
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex

Event: Closing ceremony:
Date: 14-Oct-2010
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium