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Health awareness programme for Commonwealth Games begins | The Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising
Committee (CGOC), Suresh Kalmadi, on Thursday flagged off the 10th Perfect Health Parade to promote a clean, green and hygienic city for Commonwealth Games. The
parade concentrated on sensitizing doctors about traveler-related sicknesses and
their prevention and cure. "At least one lakh people will come for Commonwealth
games and their health must be looked after so I am very happy that doctors have
taken the lead," Kalmadi said. "We have also agreed to take quite a few of the
widows in the volunteer programmes of Games so that all sections of the society
should be part of the Games. Without the citizens' involvement we can't have great
games," he added. He also believes that the successful staging of the Commonwealth
Games is vital since this would strengthen the prospects for India to host the
Olympics. The parade rolled out a special tableau and mascot of the Games on a
vehicle with northeastern folk songs and dances. The Commonwealth Games 2010 are
scheduled to be held here between October 3 and October 14. The games will be
the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in India, which had previously
hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. It will also be the second time that
the event will be held in Asia after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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