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The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge and wife Anne arrived here on Saturday as a special invitee for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2010. Chief of staff Christophe de Kepper and around 20 other leading IOC officials, are accompanying Rogge. The IOC chief is scheduled to leave on Monday after attending the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games. During his stay, Rogge will meet the delegates of some of the Commonwealth Games countries. He is also expected to visit the Games venues and village. Rogge remains hopeful that the Games will be a success.

Olympic Committee chief in New Delhi for CWG