Commonwealth Games to promote women’s participation in sports
ICRW’s regional director for Asia, Ravi Verma, is a member of the women sub-committee for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a multinational, multi-sport event involving thousands of elite athletes. The subcommittee recently met to discuss how to use the 2010 Games in New Delhi as an opportunity to promote efforts to empower women and advance gender equality. The games will be held in October 2010.
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