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Prince Edward visits Commonwealth Games sites to take stock of preparations |
Amid skepticism over New Delhi’s preparedness
for holding the Commonwealth Games next year, Vice Patron of the Commonwealth
Games Federation (CGF), Prince Edward- the Earl of Wessex, visited various sites
here to assess the preparations on Sunday. Prince Edward, who was escorted by
officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, visited the games village,
the National Stadium and Commonwealth Games Headquarters to assess progress ahead
of the mega event to be held in October 2010. Earlier, Mike Fennell, President
of the CGF had complained about the lack of preparations in New Delhi , and had
written to the organisers expressing his concern at the organisers' reluctance
to hire foreign experts and the tardy progress of work. He had also demanded Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to help “revive” the games. The games’ organising
committee has already received a lot of flak for its tardy progress with the construction
of many venues, including the games' village, which is running behind schedule
and which forced the postponement of many international meetings planned as test
events. Delegates from all the 71 member nations of the CGF are presently in New
Delhi ahead of the CGF General Assembly on October 12. The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be India 's first major international sports event after the 1982 Asian Games. |
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