The Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) of the XIXth Commonwealth Games reached host city New Delhi on Thursday after completing a 20,000 kilometer long journey, passing through all 28 Indian states and seven Union Territories.
The Baton was received by Delhi Transport and Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely along with other officials of Delhi Government and [...]

Games Village mayor Dalbir Singh on Wednesday announced that 2,400 athletes and delegates from 52 countries arrived in the village. “Over 2,300 athletes are expected to check in by Friday morning,” he added.
With a 700-strong cleaning crew working round-the-clock supervised by senior government officials, the Games Village appears almost ready.
Union Sports and Youth Affairs [...]

Nigerian officials have said they aim to finish as the top African team at the 19th Commonwealth Games, which begin in New Delhi on October 3.
At the last edition in Melbourne, Australia, South Africa finished as Africa’s best team with 12 golds, 13 silvers and 13 bronze medals, while Kenya finished five places below [...]

The Delhi traffic police on Tuesday thanked the residents of the capital for their cooperation in implementing the road lanes dedicated to the movement of Commonwealth Games athletes.
“We are thankful to all the citizens for their cooperation in implementing the Games lanes. Barring very few exceptions, all the citizens are complying with the restrictions. [...]

From September 30, the traffic police are also going to restrict commercial vehicles of all sizes on all roads which form Commonwealth Games  routes. This could affect availability of provisions like food items which are transported around the city in small trucks and goods carriers. The restrictions will be in force on selected roads [...]