CWG delegates happy.Fennell says everyone wants to work together for asuccessful Games IT TURNED out to be a hectic day for the 100- odd delegates from overseas who travelled the whole day to do site checks at various venues getting ready to host the 2010 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 . The delegates were split into two groups and taken from the Ashoka Hotel to the Games Village, where they got to see what kind of hospitality the city was going to provide the athletes coming from various parts of the world. After that, they were taken to the IG Stadium, Nehru Stadium, Thyagaraja sports complex, SP Mukherjee aquatic complex, Talkatora Stadium, National Stadium and rounded it off with a visit to the Organising Committee headquarters in Connaught Place Connaught Place is a place name of various places in the world:
The long journey from 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. to East Delhi East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. East Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar and then criss- crossing back to Central Delhi Central Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east, and by the districts of North Delhi to the north, West Delhi and South West Delhi to the west, New Delhi to the south, and East gave the visitors a chance to sample what the host city was like. Travelling in the red air conditioned buses, the delegates were able to get a glimpse of what Delhi is in peak traffic, even though the Delhi Police The Delhi Police has the task of policing the National Capital Region of Delhi, India. Police Commissioner of Delhi heads Delhi Police. Delhi Police is one of the largest metropolitan police in the world. had cleared the route for them. As they ended the day at the OC headquarters, one man who has been in the news for a while looked tired but still pleased. Yes, Mike Fennell, the Commonwealth Games Federation president, reluctantly spoke. " I want to be very fair to New Delhi. All of us want to work for the success of the Games," he told M AIL AIL 1. Angiocentric immunoproliferative lesion 2. Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy T ODAY . A few more scribes tried to probe Fennell but he was not going to say much, having rung the alarm bells almost a month back. " I can only tell you it has been a very busy day. The process of seeing the city and the venues is going on and we will get back to you on Monday," he said. Most of the delegates seemed very happy with the model flats they got to see at the Games Village. " Absolutely fantastic, the athletes will enjoy it," wrote CGF CGF Commonwealth Games Federation (UK) CGF Computer Graphics Forum CGF Computer Generated Forces CGF Chlorella Growth Factor CGF Charging Gateway Function CGF Crystal Growth Furnace CGF College Golf Foundation secretary general Louise Martin in the guest book at the Village. The plush rooms which were shown to the delegates have become a hit. Most of them were impressed with the size of the rooms, the granite flooring and the interiors. " It's very impressive and one of the best accommodations I have seen for athletes," said John Wells John Wells may be: People:
A similar view was echoed by Sundrasagren Reddy from South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . " The building looks good and the facilities are very good. I look forward to bringing my team from South Africa." he said. One man who has been to India almost ten times before and has seen huge improvement is Vivian Gungaram from Mauritius. " From what I have seen today, your organising committee seems to be working. The Games Village looks really good. I have no hesitation in saying it is bigger and better than Melbourne and even the Beijing Olympics. Once the Village is complete, it has to be maintained well," said Gungaram. He also made a special mention of the Thyagaraja complex, where the netball netball Noun a team game, usually played by women, in which a ball has to be thrown through a net hanging from a ring at the top of a pole Noun 1. event will be held. " I have not seen such a unique stadium being built before," he said. Elaborating more on the city's readiness, Gungaram said the security was impressive. " From the time we landed at the airport and the way we were taken around the city today, security is a big concern which is being addressed by the government. I also think the World Cup hockey will be held at a nice venue ( National Stadium)," he added. At the end of the day, Lalit Bhanot, secretary general of the Organising Committee, summed up the day's proceedings. " The feedback from the delegates who went to various venues has been very encouraging. Apart from the stadia, they have also said that the work being done in terms of logistics, routing and transport is in the right direction. We are open to all suggestions," said Bhanot. " It is a tradition in the Commonwealth Games that one year before the Games, delegates from overseas are shown the city and the various stadia. We will work harder to ensure the city has a great Games," added Bhanot. The only discordant note came from a Canadian delegate who said that New Delhi was lagging behind. His comments were understandable as Canada had lost the bid to New Delhi for hosting the Games. s.kannan@mailtoday.in Copyright 2009 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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