Commonwealth Gold Medalist for more shooting ranges

Kolhapur girl Rahi Sarnobat, who along with Anisa Sayyed, won the Commonwealth Games gold in the pairs 25 m pistol event, on Saturday said she was so sure of her performance at the event that she had told folks at home she will return with gold.

"I was extremely confident of my performance. Before the Games, I told those at home that I will bag the gold," Sarnobat said at the official residence of her maternal uncle Shivajirao Deshmukh, Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council.

The Sarnobat-Sayyed pair created a new CWG record by breaking the eight-year mark (1,150) of Australians. "I am happy that we broke the record," she said.

Sarnobat said her next target is the Asian Games, to be held in China from November 12-27.

"I underwent three years' training at the Pune range, which is among the two best ranges in India. The other world-class range is at Delhi."

More world-class shooting ranges should come up to help shooters practice and vie for global glory, she said.

"Chinese shooters have an edge as they have 50 class ranges there. There should be good ranges all over India."

Sarnobat is happy with Maharashtra Government offering her a Class 1 officer's post in recognition of her achievement.

"However, the cash prize Rs 10 lakh (for gold medalists) should be hiked to at least Rs 15 lakh."

"Look at other states. They have increased prize money for their CWG medal winners," she said.

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Australia will Pay for Damages at CWG Village

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) has regretted one of its athlete's indecent behaviour a few days back and has agreed to pay for the damage caused at the Games Village in a rowdy incident after Games closure, Lalit Bhanot, Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee secretary general, said Friday.

In a statement Bhanot said: "The media reports regarding Australian celebrations at the Athletes' Village and the resultant damage to a washing machine are true. The person in charge of Tower 21 brought it to the notice of the Village authorities. The issue was taken up with the ACGA, who regretted the incident and agreed to pay for the damage as per guidelines."

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After the closing ceremony Thursday night, unidentified athletes dropped a washing machine from a balcony in the Australian section of the Games Village. Meanwhile, the athlete, whose identity has been withheld, was sent back home for bad behaviour some days back.

Delhi Police said no case has been filed in the incident as they have not received any official complaint from the organising committee.

The Australian high commission in a press release Friday morning termed as "sloppy journalism to a new low" the media report that "enraged by the humiliating loss, some athletes went berserk, destroying electrical fittings and furniture on Tuesday and Wednesday".

According to the report which quoted Delhi Police sources, the irate athletes also shouted slogans against batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who played a pivotal role in ensuring India's victory in the Bangalore Test match.

Terming the report "factually wrong, insulting to Australia's athletes and can only be described as a fantasy", the high commission release said: "It badly lets down a quality newspaper".

The release, however, admitted: "There were indeed some spirited celebrations involving the Australian team and a number of other teams at the Athletes' Village."

"We can confirm that in the course of those celebrations, a washing machine was damaged, though it remains unclear who did the damage, what their nationality was, and whether it was deliberate or accidental," the Australian high commission said.

Source: Sify.com

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Haryana seeks Rs.347 crore for Commonwealth Games Security

Haryana wants the central government to foot a bill of Rs.347 crore as the state makes security arrangements in the national capital region (NCR) for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 to be held in New Delhi in October.

State government officials said here Sunday that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged the centre to provide one-time special grant of Rs.312 crore for strengthening the police infrastructure in the NCR.

In addition, an amount of Rs.35.41 crore has been sought by Haryana for achieving integration of infrastructure and security related technology for the Commonwealth Games.

'The proposal for the one-time grant and security needs for the Games have already been submitted to the central government,' the officials said.

The CWG will be held in New Delhi from Oct 3 to 14 this year.

The Haryana government has also sought mega city status for the NCR towns of Gurgaon and Faridabad.

Haryana surrounds Delhi on three sides of the NCR. The state is making available nearly 7,000 rooms in hotels and guest houses for visitors coming for the Games.