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    The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from

    the Commonwealth of Nations. As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include

    some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls, rugby

    sevens and netball. The Games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games

    Federation (CGF), which also controls the sporting programme and selects the host cities.

    The host city is selected from across the Commonwealth, with eighteen cities in seven

    countries having hosted it.

    There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and 71 teams participate

    in the Games.

    History

    A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first

    proposed by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891 when he wrote an article in The

    Times suggesting a "Pan-Britannic-Pan-Anglican Contest

    and Festival every four years as a means of increasing

    the goodwill and good understanding of the British

    Empire". In 1928, Melville Marks Robinson of Canada

    was asked to organise the first ever British Empire

    Games. These were held in Hamilton, Canada two years

    later. The first Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton,

    Ontario, Canada.

    Flag of the Commonwealth Games

    The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British

    Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth

    Games in 1978. At the 1930 games, women competed in the swimming events only. From

    1934, women also competed in some athletics events.The Empire Games flag was donated

    in 1931 by the British Empire Games Association of Canada. The year and location of

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    subsequent games were added until the 1950 games. The name of the event was changed

    to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the flag was retired as a result.

    The first edition of the event was the 1930 British Empire Games and eleven nations took

    part. The game were continued in 1950 and underwent a name change our years later with

    the first British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954. Over 1000 athletes participated

    in the 1958 Games as over thirty teams took part for the first time.

    Participation at the 1986 Games was affected by a boycott by some African and Caribbean

    nations in protest to the participation of New Zealand, following the All Blacks Rugby tour of

    Apartheid era South Africa in 1985, but the Games rebounded and continued to grow

    thereafter. The three nations to have hosted the games the most number of times are

    Australia (4), Canada (4) and New Zealand (3). Furthermore, five editions have taken place in

    the countries within the United Kingdom. Two cities have held the games on multiple

    occasions: Auckland (1950 and 1990), and Edinburgh (1970 and 1986).

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    2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

    Brief Overview

    XIX Commonwealth Games

    Logo of 2010 Commonwealth Games

    Host city New Delhi, India

    Motto Come out and play

    Nations

    participating

    71 Commonwealth Teams

    Athletes 6081

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    participating

    Events 260 events in 17 disciplines

    Opening

    ceremony

    3 October

    Closing

    ceremony

    14 October

    Officially opened

    by

    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

    and Pratibha Patil, President of

    India

    Queen's Baton

    Final Runner

    Sushil Kumar

    The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be

    held under that name. The Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010,

    the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India, which hosted the Asian

    Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony took place on 3 October at the Jawaharlal

    Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. This marks the first time the Commonwealth

    Games have been held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after

    the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

    Initially, several concerns were raised over the preparations of the Games and these

    included heavy rains and possibility of floods in Delhi, infrastructural compromise, poor

    living conditions at the Commonwealth Games Village, delays in construction of the main

    Games' venues, the withdrawal of prominent athletes, and widespread corruption by

    officials of the Games' Organising Committee. Despite these concerns, all members of the

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    Organizing Committee

    The organization was beset by delays: in January 2010, the Indian Olympic Association vice-

    chairman Raja Randhir Singh expressed concern that Delhi was not up to speed in forming

    and organizing its games committee and, following a 2009 Indian Government report

    showing two thirds of venues were behind schedule, Commonwealth Games Federation

    president Mike Fennell stated that the slow progress of preparations represented a serious

    risk to the event. Singh called for a revamp of the games' organizing committees,

    Jarnail Singh, a former Secretary of the Government of India, was appointed as the Chief

    Executive Officer and Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi was appointed

    as head of the committee.In spite of delays and the corruption cases levied on the

    organisors, commentators stated that they were confident that India will successfully host

    the games and do so on time

    At the launch of the Queens Baton Relay in October 2009, the Business Club of India (BCI)

    was formed through the partnership of the organizing committee, the Confederation of

    Indian Industry (CII) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

    (FICCI). The BCI was formed to both market the Games and promote Indian business

    interests internationally.

    Budget

    The initial total budget estimated by Indian Olympic Association in 2003 for hosting the

    Games was Rs 16.2 billion (US$364.5 million) but escalated official total budget estimation

    in 2010 became Rs 115 bn ($2.6 M), which excludes non-sports-related infrastructure

    development in the city such as airports, city beautification and roads. Business Today

    magazine estimated that the Games cost Rs 300 bn ($6.8 bn). The 2010 Commonwealth

    Games are the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever.

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    Transport

    Delhi proposed a four-lane, 2.2 km underground stretch from

    Lodhi Road to trans-Yamuna, linking the Games Village to the

    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and reducing travelling time

    between the village and the Stadium to six minutes. In

    response to concerns over the large number of trains that pass

    by the Delhi metropolitan region daily, construction of road

    under-bridges and over-bridges along railway lines has been started. To expand road

    infrastructure, flyovers, cloverleaf flyovers, and bridges have been planned to improve links

    for the Games and city in general. Road-widening projects have begun with an emphasis

    being placed on expanding national highways. To improve traffic flow on existing roads,

    plans are underway to make both the inner and outer Ring roads signal free.

    To support its commitment to mass transport, nine corridorshad identified and constructed as High Capacity Bus Systems

    (for example, one from Ambedkar Nagar to Red Fort). Six of

    these corridors are expected operational in 2010. Additionally,

    The Delhi Metro has been expanded to accommodate more

    people and boost the use of public transport during the 2010

    games. The metro has been extending to Gurgaon and the

    Noida area.

    Indira Gandhi International Airport is being modernized,

    expanded, and upgraded. Costing nearly $1.95 billion, Terminal 3 has improved airport

    passenger capacity to more than 37 million passengers a year by 2010. A new runway has

    been constructed, allowing for more than 75 flights an hour. At more than 4400 meter long,

    it will be one of Asia's longest.

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    Environmental Issue

    The organizers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations

    Environment Programmer to show the intention to host a "sustainable games" and to take

    the environment into consideration when constructing and renovating venues. Thyagaraj

    Stadium is intended to be a key example of environmentally

    considered construction.

    In opposition to this intention, a number of environmental

    controversies arose and the adverse ecological impact of

    various aspects of the games has been protested by city

    residents. City residents filed a public interest petition to the

    Supreme Court of India against the felling of 'heritage' trees in

    the Siri Fort area to make way for Games facilities. The court

    appointed architect Charles Correa to assess the impact and he severely criticized thedesigns on ecological grounds. In spite of this, in April 2009 the Supreme Court allowed the

    construction on the grounds that "much time had been lost" and "the damage already

    caused to the environment could not be undone".

    Other Preparation

    In preparation for an influx of English-speaking tourists for the Games, the Delhi

    government had implement a program to teach English, and the necessary skills for serving

    tourists, to key workerssuch as cab drivers, security workers, waiters, porters, and service

    staff. In the two years prior to the Games 2,000 drivers were taught English. The program

    aims to teach 1,000 people English per month in the hope of reaching all key workers by

    March 2010. In addition to Delhi, the Indian Government plans to expand the program to

    teach people in local tourist destinations in other parts of India.

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    To prepare for the energy-usage spike during the Games and to end chronic power cuts in

    Delhi, the government had undertaken a large power-production initiative to increase

    power production to 7,000 MW (from the current 4,500 MW). To achieve this goal, the

    government plans to streamline the power distribution process, direct additional energy toDelhi, and construct new power plants. In fact, the government has promised that by the

    end of 2010, Delhi will have a surplus of power.

    In addition to physical preparation, India offering free accommodation for all athletes at the

    Games Village, as well as free transport and other benefits, such as a free trip to the famed

    Taj Mahal and a reserved lane for participants on selected highways. The Games Village will

    house over 8,000 athletes and officials for the Games. Indian states will train state police

    forces to handle tourist-related issues and deploy them prior to the Games. A large-scale

    construction and "beautification" project has resulted in the demolition of hundreds of

    homes and the displacement of city dwellersat least 100,000 of New Delhis 160,000

    homeless people have removed from shelters, some of which have been demolished.

    Bamboo screens have been erected around city slums to separate visitors from the sights of

    the slums a practice which human rights campaigners have deemed dishonest and immoral.

    Mascot

    Shera is the mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. His name comes from the Hindi

    word Sher meaning tiger. Shera is said to represent the modern Indian; he is an achiever

    with a positive attitude, a global citizen but justifiably proud of his nations ancient heritage,

    and a fierce competitor but with integrity and honesty. Shera is also a large-hearted

    gentleman who loves making friends and enthusing people to come out and play. Shera is

    depicted as a Royal Bengal Tiger, which is the national animal of India, making it a rightful

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    choice as the mascot of the majestic Commonwealth Games 2010. Shera embodies values

    that the nation is

    proud of: majesty,

    power, charisma,intelligence and

    grace. His athletic

    prowess, courage

    and speed on the

    field are legendary.

    He is also a

    reminder of the

    fragile environment

    he lives in and our

    responsibility towards the protection of his ecosystem.

    More-over in Hindu mythology the tiger (hindi 'Bagh') is associated with Goddess Durga, the

    embodiment of Shakti (or female power) and the vanquisher of evil. She rides her powerful

    vehicle the tiger into combat, especially in her epic and victorious battle againstMahishasur, a dreaded demon.

    Official Song

    The official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto was composed

    and performed by the Indian musician A. R. Rahman. The song's title is based on the slogan

    of the games, "Come out and play". The song is penned by Mehboob in Hindi with a

    sprinkling of English words. It was released on 28 August 2010. The music video, directed by

    Bharath Bala was released on 23 September and featured a shorter version of the song. A.

    R. Rahman also gave a live concert for the theme song in Gurgaon , Haryana which was

    previewed on various news channels . The official video of the song has been released on

    youtube.

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    Queens Baton Relay

    The Queen's Baton Relay began when the baton, which contains Queen Elizabeth II's

    message to the athletes, left Buckingham Palace on 29 October 2009. The baton arrived at

    the 2010 Games opening ceremony on 3

    October 2010, after visiting the other 54

    nations of the Commonwealth and

    travelling throughout India, reaching

    millions of people to join in the

    celebrations for the Games. The baton

    arrived in India on 25 June 2010 through

    the Wagah Border crossing from Pakistan.

    The baton was designed by Michael Foley, a graduate of the National Institute of Design. It

    is a triangular section of aluminum twisted into a helix shape and then coated with colored

    soils collected from all the regions of India. The colored soils are a first for the styling of a

    Queen's Baton. A jewel-encrusted box was used to house the Queen's message, which was

    laser-engraved onto a miniature 18 carat gold leafrepresentative of the ancient Indian

    'patras. The Queen's baton is ergonomically contoured for ease of use. It is 664 millimeters

    (26.1 in) high, 34 millimeters (1.3 in) wide at the base, and 86 millimeters (3.4 in) wide at the

    top and weighs 1,900 grams.

    The Queen's baton has a number of technological features including:

    The ability to capture images and sound Global positioning system (GPS) technology so the baton's location can be tracked Embedded light emitting diodes (LEDs) which will change into the colours of a

    countrys flag whilst in that country

    A text messaging capability so that people can send messages of congratulations andencouragement to the baton bearers throughout the relay

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    Opening Ceremony

    The opening ceremony of the 2010

    Commonwealth Games was held at the

    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of

    the event, in New Delhi, India. It began at 7:00

    PM on 3 October 2010 ending at 10:00 PM

    displaying India's varied culture in a plethora of

    cultural showcases. Prince Charles, Prince of

    Wales, (representing Queen Elizabeth II as Head

    of the Commonwealth) officially declared the

    Games open in the presence of President of India Pratibha Patil.Prime Minister Manmohan

    Singh of the host nation, India, attended the opening ceremony as well.

    The opening ceremony featured aspects of India's heritage and culture in seven segments. It

    featured an aerostat costing U$8 million measuring 4080x12 meters and manufactured in

    Liverpool, England. The original plan was to have drummers on the aerostat, but the plan

    was cancelled.

    Sports

    The list of sporting events at the CWG 2010 New Delhi.

    1. Aquatics2. Archery3. Athletics4. Badminton5. Boxing6. Cycling

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    7. Gymnastics8. Hockey9. Lawn Bowls10.Net Ball11.Rugby 7s12.Shooting13.Squash14.Table Tennis15.Tennis16.Weightlifting17.Wrestling

    Kabaddi is a demonstration sport at the Games

    Triathlon was excluded from the games as there was no suitable location for the swimming

    stage. The organizers have also removed basketball, but included archery, tennis and

    wrestling. Cricket, although in strong demand, did not make a come-back as the Board of

    Control for Cricket in India were not keen on a Twenty20 tournament, and the organizers

    did not want a one day tournament.

    Medal Table

    Medal tally of top 10 countries is shown below

    Country

    Total

    G S B T

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    AUS -

    Australia 72 50 47 169

    ENG -

    England 37 56 45 138

    IND - India 36 26 34 96

    CAN -

    Canada 26 17 32 75

    RSA - South

    Africa 12 11 10 33

    NGR -

    Nigeria 10 10 13 33

    KEN - Kenya 10 10 8 28

    SCO -

    Scotland 9 10 7 26

    SIN -

    Singapore 9 8 9 26

    MAS -

    Malaysia 8 8 12 28

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    Participating Nations

    2010 Commonwealth Games Countries List

    Anguilla Guyana Saint Helena

    Antigua and Barbuda India Saint Kitts and Nevis

    Australia Isle of Man Saint Lucia

    Bahamas Jamaica St.Vincent & Grenadines

    Bangladesh Jersey Samoa

    Barbados Kenya Scotland

    Belize Kiribati Seychelles

    Bermuda Lesotho Sierra Leone

    Botswana Malawi Singapore

    British Virgin Islands Malaysia Solomon Islands

    Brunei Maldives South Africa

    Cameroon Malta Sri Lanka

    Canada Mauritius Swaziland

    Cayman Islands Montserrat Tanzania

    Cook Islands Mozambique Tokelau

    Cyprus Namibia Tonga

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    Dominica Nauru Trinidad and Tobago

    England New Zealand Turks and Caicos Islands

    Falkland Islands Nigeria Tuvalu

    Gambia Niue Uganda

    Ghana Norfolk Island Vanuatu

    Gibraltar Northern Ireland Wales

    Grenada Pakistan Zambia

    Guernsey Papua New Guinea

    Venues

    Events are taking place at twelve competition venues. A total of 20 training venues are

    being used in the Games. Of these 20, one is used for archery; three for aquatics; two for

    lawn bowls; two for netball; eight for rugby sevens, including seven venues within Delhi

    University; two for shooting; one for squash; two for table tennis; one for weightlifting,

    three for wrestling and two for tennis.

    The Commonwealth Games Village will provide accommodation and training for athletes of

    the Games, and will be open from 23 September to 18 October 2010. It is located along the

    east bank of the River Yamuna, in proximity to competition and training venues as well as

    city landmarks, and is spread over an area of 63.5 hectares Comprising five main zonesthe

    Residential Zone, the International Zone, the Training Area, the Main Dining and the

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    Operational Zonethe Games Village, which is a non-smoking zone, is universally accessible

    particularly to accommodate para-sport athletes.

    The 17 sports disciplines to feature in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi will be held

    at six venue clusters and five stand-alone venues in Delhi.

    Clusters:

    1. Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex (Cluster 1):o Opening & Closing Ceremonies,o Athletics,o Lawn Bowlso Weightlifting

    2. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex (Cluster 2):o Cycling,o Gymnasticso Wrestling

    3. Yamuna Sports Complex (Cluster 3):o Archery (Qualification Rounds)o Table Tennis

    4. Siri Fort Sports Complex (Cluster 4):o Badmintono Squash

    5. MDC National Stadium Complex (Cluster 5):

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    o Hockeyo Archery Finals (India Gate)

    6.

    Talkatora Garden Complex (Cluster 6): Boxing

    Stand-alone Venues:

    1. Dhyan Chand National Stadium: Hockey2. Delhi University Sports Complex: Rugby 7s3. Thyagaraj Sports Complex: Netball4. Karni Singh Shooting Range: Shooting & Full Bore5. RK Khanna Tennis Complex: Tennis6. SP Mukherjee Swimming Stadium: Swimming & Diving

    Concerns and Controversies

    The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi was criticized by several prominent Indian

    politicians and social activists. One of the outspoken critics of the Games is Mani Shankar

    Aiyar, former Indian Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports. In April 2007, Aiyar commented

    that the Games are "irrelevant to the common man" and criticized the Indian government

    for sanctioning billions of dollars for the Games even though India requires massiveinvestment in social development programs. In July 2010, he remarked that he would be

    "unhappy if the Commonwealth Games are successful".

    Concerns raised by Aiyar were echoed by several others in India. Initial concerns about the

    2010 Commonwealth Games included delays in completion of projects, poor construction

    standards, corruption by Games' Organizing Committee officials and possibility of a terrorist

    attack. The Indian media also alleged that Games' Organizing Committee officials were

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    involved in serious corruption and these allegations included acceptance of bribe during the

    process of awarding construction contracts for the Games' venues. The Commonwealth

    Games Organizing Committee on 5 August 2010 suspended T S Darbari (joint director in the

    organising committee) and Sanjay Mahendroo (deputy director general in the organisingcommittee) following the report of the three-member panel which was probing the financial

    irregularities related to the Queen's Baton Relay. Organizing Committee treasurer Anil

    Khanna resigned from the post in the wake of allegations that his son's firm had secured a

    contract for laying synthetic courts at a tennis stadium. On September 23, The Daily

    Telegraph UK showed photographs taken of child labor working on the Games sites. There

    was also multiple cases of items being rented for the 45 days for more money than it would

    cost to actually buy the item. e.g., 72 golf carts were hired for 4.23 lakh (US$9,517.5)

    each, when they could have been purchased for 1.84 lakh (US$4,140) each.

    Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), an apex Government of India investigative agency,

    released a report highlighting financial irregularities in up to fourteen Games projects. As

    per CVC report, in total 129 works in 71 organizations have been inspected. The preliminary

    findings include complete lack of involvement of the city and the community at large,

    award of work contracts at higher prices, poor quality assurance and management, andaward of work contracts to ineligible agencies.

    Weeks before the start of the Games, Indian media outlets highlighted the poor

    construction standards at several of the main Games venues. In late September 2010, the

    president of the Commonwealth Games Federation remarked that the Games Village were

    far from completion and needed a "deep clean" and New Zealand's chef de mission even

    claimed that the Games might not take place given the amount of work to be done. The

    concerns came to media attention in late September 2010 after media outlets began

    reporting on "filthy and unlivable conditions" and taking photos of paan stains and

    excrement in living quarters at the games village. Just a day after these remarks, a

    footbridge near the Nehru Stadium collapsed injuring 27 and seriously injuring five. On 22

    September 2010, the wrestling stadium's false ceiling caved in; however, there were no

    reported injuries. After the start of the games, a large scoreboard at the rugby stadium

    toppled over. Security concerns were highlighted by an Australian TV crew from the Seven

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    Network who claimed to have walked past security with a suitcase containing a dummy

    bomb and its detonator on 15 September, although the veracity of the claim has since been

    challenged. Concerns of a terrorist attack were also raised following a gun attack that took

    place outside the Jama Masjid on 19th September 2010. However, the Indian authoritiesstated that the shooting was a "one-off incident".

    In the opening ceremony, the chairman of Organizing Committee, Suresh Kalmadi, faced

    further embarrassment when he was booed by the Indian spectators at the start of his

    welcome speech. The crowd atmosphere otherwise was fine, especially when they offered a

    warm applause to the neighboring Pakistan squad despite the tense relations between India

    and Pakistan.

    More than dozens of athletes from Australia and England, mainly swimmers, have

    reportedly fallen ill. Initially, concerns were raised over the quality of water in the swimming

    pools of the SPM Complex, but other competing teams, including South Africa, reported no

    such illness. Additionally, the Australian team's chief doctor, Peter Harcourt, ruled that the

    "chances of the [Delhi] pool being the cause of the problem is very remote" and praised the

    hygiene and food quality in the Delhi Games Village. He suggested that the Australians

    swimmers could have contracted the stomach virus during their training camp in Kuala

    Lumpur, Malaysia. During the swimming, debris fell into the pool from the roof, and the

    filtration system failed, leaving the water turbid.

    In another incident, three Ugandan officials were injured when the car they were travelling

    in hit a security wheel stopper at the Games village. The chairman of the Games' Organizing

    Committee, Suresh Kalmadi, apologized to the Ugandan High Commissioner to India for the

    freak car accident.

    Economic Impact of CWG on India

    Commonwealth Games 2010 is expected to result in an overall economic impact of USD

    4,940 million on India\'s GDP during a period of four years ending 2012 and create an

    employment opportunity close to 24.7 lakh. According to a Games Organising Committee

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    document, this figure is almost three times the economic impact the 2006 Melbourne

    Games had on Australian GDP.

    It said the 2002 Manchester Games created an impact of nearly USD 3,400 million in

    Britain\'s, while the Melbourne Games created an impact of USD 1,600 million on

    Australia\'s GDP.

    The OC estimates said the Delhi Games are also expected to create an "enormous

    employment opportunity" of close to 24.7 lakh jobs. However, an NGO Hazard Centre

    claimed that Delhiites will have to pay a huge price for the "development work" carried out

    for Commonwealth Games and "in the next 25 to 30 years, each one of them will have to

    pay a debt in form of increased prices of land, basic commodities and petrol." The report

    titled \'Heritage Games\' claimed that countries which hosted events like Olympics, World

    Cup and Commonwealth Games have plunged into huge debts after suffering losses. It

    attributed the economic crisis in Greece to its 16,600 million dollar "adventure" of Athens

    Olympics four years ago. Mexico, Seoul, Barcelona, Sydney were cities that have followed

    suit and have incurred losses of many millions of dollars, it claimed.

    Conclusion

    The Oct 3-14 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) were in the eye of a storm before they

    began, but the splendid opening ceremony came as a turning point. Media takes a look at

    the good, the bad and the ugly of the mega event, which is still making news for the right

    and wrong reasons.

    First, what's good about it.

    The opening ceremony: Around 7,000 artists put up a spectacular display of Indian art and

    culture, making for a grand welcome for the 6,000 Games athletes and delegates. The three-

    hour-long show saw a giant airostat float above the crowds in the night air, reflecting iconic

    images of Mahatma Gandhi, the Taj Mahal and the Buddha. As the crowds at Jawaharlal

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    Nehru Stadium went wild with enthusiasm, millions felt proud just watching it on television.

    Volunteers: They have made up one of the strongest pillars of the Games. Assisting on

    almost every front, the 15,000-odd volunteers, trained for over three months, are earning a

    good name for the event. From guiding and controlling guests to extending small courtesies,

    they are doing it all.

    Food: Paranthas, pastas, Punjabi dishes and vegetable biryani at the Games Village are

    giving everyone a high. CWG Federation chief Mike Fennell has been all praise as have the

    participants been. A mini 'Chandni Chowk' dishing out the snacky street flavours of old Delhi

    gave an upset belly to some, but overall the elaborate menu has enthused.

    Games Village: Arrangements have made the thousands of athletes and delegates putting

    up here happy. The teams, fed on negative stories, have been left wide-eyed at the world

    class treatment, complete with luxurious rooms, salons, a bar and even a disco.

    Next, the bad

    Delays: The delay in completion of Games work, last-minute glitches and shortcomings that

    dogged the event right until they began were a major embarrassment. The collapse of a

    bridge outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium attracted the worst criticism. Last-minute

    hygiene issues at the CWG Village, complete with loitering dogs and snakes, prompted the

    international media to dub India as unprepared. Traffic: Clogged roads were the worst part

    for Delhiites. With a whole lane dedicated to vehicles for CWG athletes and delegates,traffic moved at a snail's pace. While the fear of high fines kept many out, some took the

    opportunity to slip into dedicated lates when no one was watching - or so they thought.

    There were over 1,600 'challans' or fines by Sunday.

    Public transport: With the Delhi government encouraging the use of public transport but at

    the same time taking 1,500 private blueline ones off the road, the masses had to bear the

    brunt of overcrowded DTC buses. The Metro train remained the fastest and best option, but

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    again was choked. A separate coach for women came up but couldn't make much difference

    to the overcrowding in other compartments.

    Tickets: For most events, while ticket counters showed 'full' signs, the stadiums remained

    empty. Of the 1.7 million Commonwealth Games (CWG) tickets, the bulk reached counters

    here a day after the opening ceremony -- some so late they ended up with the scrap dealer,

    unused. With irregularities in ticket sale, the organising committee even had to replace the

    ticketing head.

    Now for the ugly

    Bad press: Continuous criticism from the Western media has dogged India, which is now

    putting up a good show at the Games. Australia is where many negative stories erupted

    from. Swimmers even complained of a stomach bug here even as Village authorities issued

    denials.

    Racism: Racist comments have made their way into the Games. South African swimmer

    Roland Schoeman described the crowds as "monkeys" for shouting continuously. An English

    official used an expletive against Indian archery head coach Limba Ram in two different

    incidents. Then again a New Zealand TV anchor made fun of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila

    Dikshit's name.

    India too has been accused on this front. First, Malawi objected to being called 'one of the

    least developed countries' during the opening ceremony, while Uganda complained against

    the unapologetic attitude of the Indian administration after its players met with an accident

    at the Village. While Doordarshan apologised for the comment on Malawi during the

    opening ceremony, the organising committee said sorry to the Ugandan team as well.

    Corruption: Treadmills on hire at Rs.9 lakh, air conditioners at Rs.4 lakh, toilet paper at

    Rs.3,757, umbrellas at Rs.6,000 per piece! From the exorbitant rates to Scheduled Caste

    funds being diverted for construction work, these Games have certainly been sullied by

    allegations of massive corruption. (IANS)