CGames: Delhi's delayed venues under inspectionDelegates from countries that will compete at next year's Commonwealth Games Commonwealth games, series of amateur athletic meets held among citizens of countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. Originated (1930) as the British Empire games, the series is held every four years and is patterned after the Olympic games; women have participated in New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. inspected venues and facilities Thursday, as concerns mount over the city's troubled preparations. A leaked letter from the Games chief last month warned the Indian capital that delays and poor planning posed a "serious risk" to one of the world's biggest sporting events. The inspection tour by Commonwealth Games Federation members comes one year before the start of the Games, which involve 6,000 athletes competing in 17 sports across the city. "Delegates will visit the athletes' village and various venues today and tomorrow," a spokeswomen for Delhi 2010 said. "They will then hold their general assembly on Monday." Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell is expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stress the amount of work needed over the next 12 months. Many of the 11 main venues are behind schedule, the roof over the main stadium has only recently been begun, and workers are rushing to complete massive infrastructure projects -- including new metro lines and a train link to the airport. India, which has enjoyed a decade of rapid economic growth, hopes the Games will promote a modern image of the country, though official figures show about one in four of its 1.2 billion people still live below the poverty line. The Commonwealth Games, the biggest multi-sport event A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports. The first modern multi-sport event organised were the Olympic Games, organised by the International Olympic Committee (est. 1894) for the first time in 1896 in Athens, Greece. to be staged in India since the Asian Games The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). in 1982, feature 71 nations and territories mainly from the former British empire British Empire, overseas territories linked to Great Britain in a variety of constitutional relationships, established over a period of three centuries. The establishment of the empire resulted primarily from commercial and political motives and emigration movements . Indian officials hope to spark public interest in the Games by attracting world-class athletes such as record-breaking Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt Usain Bolt (born 21 August1986) is a Jamaican sprinter and current world junior and Jamaican record holder over 200 m. Early life Bolt was born Trelawny, Jamaica) and educated at William Knibb High School. . 
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