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New Delhi hosts first invitational archery contest before Commonwealth Games | The second day of the first invitational archery contest saw lively marksmanship by participants at the newly set up Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi on Wednesday. The
event is regarded as a yardstick to gauge India's preparedness for the Commonwealth
Games. The archery arena at Delhi's Yamuna Sports Complex was thrown open for
the test archery competition, which began on March 8. Over 100 archers from India
as well as 10 other countries are taking part in this contest, organised by the
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) in collaboration with the
Archery
Association of India (AAI). Despite such an international event taking place,
the authorities admitted that a major part of the construction work is yet to
be completed. The sports complex was initially scheduled to be ready by December
2009 but got delayed in the construction. Although few of the infrastructure facilities
like change rooms and medical centre are yet not completed. At present, however,
only the grandstand, with the capacity of 1,500 spectators, is complete while
some work remains on training and competition areas. |
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