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In search of relevance: On the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth (राष्ट्रमंडल, गणराज्य, गणतंत्र) Games will get off to a quiet start in Birmingham

The 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers will feel fortunate that the third largest multi-sport event is all set to take off in Birmingham without being affected by the pandemic (वैश्विक महामारी), on Thursday. The Games — representing 2.5 billion people from 72 nations and territories which were once ruled by the erstwhile (भूतपूर्व) British Empire — have been staged over the years amid (बीच में) anti-colonial sentiments (भाव, भावुकता, विचार) and huge costs involved in hosting such an event. But the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has asserted (ज़ोर, द्दढ़तापूर्वक करना, दावा करना) that the Games — with its diversity that includes India with 1.3 billion people and Niue with a population of around 2,000 – have entered an era (युग) of renewed relevance. Underlining this, Birmingham, which replaced Durban as the host city and is ready to accommodate (समायोजित करना, अनुकूल बनाना, ठहराना) 6,500 athletes and officials by integrating 19 sports and eight para-sports, has highlighted the uniqueness of this latest edition. The debut of women’s T20 cricket, 3x3 basketball and mixed synchronised (साथ-साथ होना, समक्रमिक बना देना) swimming will be among the new features for the first carbon neutral games being held at an estimated budget of nearly £800 million.

India, which has not finished outside the top five since 2002, has fielded more than 200 athletes across 19 different sports and para-sports. Still, the country, which gathered 66 medals in the previous edition in Gold Coast, may witness a sharp dip in its collection as there is no shooting, which contributed 16 medals in 2018. The removal of shooting from the 2022 edition and the absence of wrestling (another discipline that earned many medals for India) from the 2026 edition have not gone down well with the Indian sports fraternity (बिरादरी). When shooting was left out of the 2022 programme, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had threatened to boycott (बहिष्कार करना) the event. A compromise formula, under which shooting and archery were to be held in Chandigarh separately, could not be implemented due to the pandemic. In a recent meeting with the CGF president, Dame Louise Martin, top IOA officials made a request to include shooting and wrestling in the 2026 edition. At present, India will depend on its wrestlers, weightlifters, shuttlers, boxers, paddlers and squash players to win medals. In the absence of Olympic champion and World championships silver medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, India will look forward to the likes of steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long jumper M. Sreeshankar and javelin thrower Annu Rani to deliver the goods. A good showing in athletics will redeem some pride for India, which faced embarrassment (शर्मिंदगी, परेशानी, उलझन) following three athletes testing positive for banned substances. The hockey players, who won plaudits (शाबाशी, तालियाँ,प्रशंसा) for their impressive showing in the Tokyo Olympics, and women cricketers will also provide hope to sports lovers.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Commonwealth (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - राष्ट्रमंडल, गणराज्य, गणतंत्र
English Meaning - A nation or state founded on law and united by the agreement of the people for the common good.

2.Pandemic (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - वैश्विक महामारी
English Meaning - A Disease occurring over a wide geographic area.

3.Erstwhile (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - भूतपूर्व
English Meaning - In the past.

4.Amid (Preposition)

Hindi Meaning - बीच में
English Meaning - In the middle of

5.Sentiment (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - भाव, भावुकता, विचार
English Meaning - An idea filled with emotion.

6.Asserted (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - ज़ोर, द्दढ़तापूर्वक करना, दावा करना
English Meaning - To state positively.

7.Era (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - युग
English Meaning - A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.

8.Accommodate (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - समायोजित करना, अनुकूल बनाना, ठहराना
English Meaning - To bring into an agreement.

9.Synchronise (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - साथ-साथ होना, समक्रमिक बना देना
English Meaning - To happen at the same time.

10.Fraternity (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - बिरादरी
English Meaning - A group of persons having common purposes, interests, or tastes.

11.Boycott (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - बहिष्कार करना
English Meaning - To refuse to buy or participate in something to protest.

12.Embarrassment (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - शर्मिंदगी, परेशानी, उलझन
English Meaning - The state of being embarrassed.

13.Plaudit (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - शाबाशी, तालियाँ,प्रशंसा
English Meaning - An enthusiastic approval.