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We the citizens of India and the 1000's of people working day and night for the success of the games are making their body sweat to do their best to make the games a success.
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Get up Delhi tell the world we will give the best in the Nations Interest.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Games Bed Collapsed
CWG Games' Village stood exposed on Saturday when the Indian boxing team checked in at their residential block there only to find defending Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar's bed collapsing.
The 10-member Indian team, comprising among others Olympic and world championship bronze medallist Vijender Singh, were also kept waiting for nearly four hours at the Olympic Bhavan for the bus to take them to the Games' Village.
On reaching the Games' Village, Akhil said it was a rude shock as his bed collapsed when he sat down to take rest after a long journey.
"We reached at the Olympic Bhavan late in the afternoon to collect our accreditation cards. But when I sat down on my bed to take rest it collapse," he said.
"I checked the bed and part of it has no plywood on it. It was very disappointing after enduring a long journey. The athletes are at least entitled a decent place to rest. Even the toilets are not very clean. I have told coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu about this," said the boxer who will compete in 56kg at the Commonwealth Games.
Apart from Akhil and Vijender (75kg), the team also comprises Asian champion Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Commonwealth champions Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81kg).
Accompanied by national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu and Cuban coach B I Fernandes, the team comes here after months of training at the Naitonal Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala.
Boxers join the weightlifters and netball players in arriving at the Village, which was severely criticised by international delegates some days ago.
The 10-member Indian team, comprising among others Olympic and world championship bronze medallist Vijender Singh, were also kept waiting for nearly four hours at the Olympic Bhavan for the bus to take them to the Games' Village.
On reaching the Games' Village, Akhil said it was a rude shock as his bed collapsed when he sat down to take rest after a long journey.
"We reached at the Olympic Bhavan late in the afternoon to collect our accreditation cards. But when I sat down on my bed to take rest it collapse," he said.
"I checked the bed and part of it has no plywood on it. It was very disappointing after enduring a long journey. The athletes are at least entitled a decent place to rest. Even the toilets are not very clean. I have told coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu about this," said the boxer who will compete in 56kg at the Commonwealth Games.
Apart from Akhil and Vijender (75kg), the team also comprises Asian champion Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Commonwealth champions Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81kg).
Accompanied by national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu and Cuban coach B I Fernandes, the team comes here after months of training at the Naitonal Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala.
Boxers join the weightlifters and netball players in arriving at the Village, which was severely criticised by international delegates some days ago.
CWG 2010 Spectator Tips
CWG 2010 Spectator Tips
Ensure that your tickets are valid for the correct venue, session, date and time
Plan your trip ahead of time so that you don’t miss the start of a competition and have adequate time to get to your seats. Take note of the traffic information to ensure that you reach the venue on time
Due to a large number of spectators entering the venue, be prepared to wait in a queue
Undergo a soft ticket check on approach to the pedestrian screening areas
Be prepared and dress appropriately according to the weather forecast
Since re-entry is not allowed, please ensure that you are carrying all your essential items in accordance with the directions given by Delhi Police with reference to the Prohibited Items List. Please note that there is no storage facility for personal belongings at the venues
Do not question, argue or misbehave with any police officer on duty. Do not show any dissent
Do not carry food or beverages (except baby food and medication, which can be proven with appropriate documents) brought from outside the venue .They can be purchased at concessionaire stalls within the venues
Signage will be put up to help you move in and around the venue with ease
Follow directions in respect of venue code of conduct and house rules
Follow the instructions of ushers present to guide you through the venue
Spectators with special needs will be moved in through a separate queue/gate
Once the event is over or during the unlikely event of an emergency, you are requested to follow the instructions of the staff for a safe and smooth exit
Ensure that your tickets are valid for the correct venue, session, date and time
Plan your trip ahead of time so that you don’t miss the start of a competition and have adequate time to get to your seats. Take note of the traffic information to ensure that you reach the venue on time
Due to a large number of spectators entering the venue, be prepared to wait in a queue
Undergo a soft ticket check on approach to the pedestrian screening areas
Be prepared and dress appropriately according to the weather forecast
Since re-entry is not allowed, please ensure that you are carrying all your essential items in accordance with the directions given by Delhi Police with reference to the Prohibited Items List. Please note that there is no storage facility for personal belongings at the venues
Do not question, argue or misbehave with any police officer on duty. Do not show any dissent
Do not carry food or beverages (except baby food and medication, which can be proven with appropriate documents) brought from outside the venue .They can be purchased at concessionaire stalls within the venues
Signage will be put up to help you move in and around the venue with ease
Follow directions in respect of venue code of conduct and house rules
Follow the instructions of ushers present to guide you through the venue
Spectators with special needs will be moved in through a separate queue/gate
Once the event is over or during the unlikely event of an emergency, you are requested to follow the instructions of the staff for a safe and smooth exit
CWG - President Michael Fennell
Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell (JAM) says despite problems leading up to the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games all 71 Commonwealth Games Federations will be bringing teams and competing.
"There will be full participation in the games," Fennell said in a press conference at the Games' Main Media Centre on Saturday morning. "All countries will be bringing a team."
Fennell added while teams are en route, work continues to be done at the Athletes Village and will require a phased move in by athletes and officials to ensure their health and safety.
Still, Fennell said he was happy with the progress Delhi has made in the build up to the games.
"There has been very extensive media coverage of problems we have had with the village and the work going on there," he said. "I'm very please to note that a considerable amount of work has been done and that work continues."
Fennell said he has seen the village, eaten in the cafeteria and will make another visit to the Village Saturday afternoon to check progress. He also said issues with safety, fire evacuation procedures, transportation, technology, equipment and medical availability were being addressed. Sitting water was scheduled to be drained from facilities and final fire inspections were to be conducted on Saturday, he said.
Fennell said while he wished work had been completed before this point the plan now is to move forward and deliver the best Games possible.
"This should have been done before," he said, "but now we are focusing on getting it right."
Suresh Kalmadi (IND), Chief of the Delhi Organising Committee, said he was willing to take responsibility for the issues currently facing the games but with eight days remaining to complete work, asked that people reserve opinions until after the games take place.
"The Games are going to be good," he said. "We will speak again after the games are over."
Fennell promised that work will continue to take place during competitions in order to raise the overall quality of the facilities.
"It's not over yet," he said. 'There's still a lot of work to be done."
"There will be full participation in the games," Fennell said in a press conference at the Games' Main Media Centre on Saturday morning. "All countries will be bringing a team."
Fennell added while teams are en route, work continues to be done at the Athletes Village and will require a phased move in by athletes and officials to ensure their health and safety.
Still, Fennell said he was happy with the progress Delhi has made in the build up to the games.
"There has been very extensive media coverage of problems we have had with the village and the work going on there," he said. "I'm very please to note that a considerable amount of work has been done and that work continues."
Fennell said he has seen the village, eaten in the cafeteria and will make another visit to the Village Saturday afternoon to check progress. He also said issues with safety, fire evacuation procedures, transportation, technology, equipment and medical availability were being addressed. Sitting water was scheduled to be drained from facilities and final fire inspections were to be conducted on Saturday, he said.
Fennell said while he wished work had been completed before this point the plan now is to move forward and deliver the best Games possible.
"This should have been done before," he said, "but now we are focusing on getting it right."
Suresh Kalmadi (IND), Chief of the Delhi Organising Committee, said he was willing to take responsibility for the issues currently facing the games but with eight days remaining to complete work, asked that people reserve opinions until after the games take place.
"The Games are going to be good," he said. "We will speak again after the games are over."
Fennell promised that work will continue to take place during competitions in order to raise the overall quality of the facilities.
"It's not over yet," he said. 'There's still a lot of work to be done."
CWG Mess - Kalmadi Responsible
Embattled Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Saturday took responsibility for the shoddy preparations for the Commonwealth Games but said there was no question of resigning from the post.
Kalmadi, who faced some tough questioning from the media at two separate press conferences during the day, also made it clear that he would remain as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) even after the Games.
"I am the chairman of Organising Committee and I will take all the responsibility. There is no issue. But I wish the venues were handed to us a little earlier," he said.
Asked specifically if he should step down in view of the crisis, Kalmadi said "My job is to conduct the Games and I will do that. I am not going to quit".
He also admitted that Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot's comments about hygienic standards between Indians and others were avoidable.
Kalmadi, who was seated along with Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell and CEO Mike Hooper, said still some work to be done but was "confident" that it will be done before the opening ceremony on October three.
He also sidestepped the issue when he was questioned whether he feels that Fennell and CGF bosses are squarely putting the blame on the organising committee.
"I don't think he has pointed fingers at the OC. The developer has to hand the venues over to OC and then it is our responsibility. As far as the Games village is concerned, 18 towers were handed to us and we completed the work on time. The rest 18 were handed over late and that what the problem is," he said.
Kalmadi sought to blame various agencies who were handed the rights for construction and renovation of the stadiums and Games village.
"Contrary to popular belief that OC had the right to spend Rs 30-40,000 crores on the organisation, we only had Rs 1,600 crore allotted. The rest was taken care by the government and Indian Olympic Association.
"Everyone had fixed responsibilities. Our job was to ensure that the athletes of all countries would reach safely, ensure that there stay is comfortable," Kalmadi said.
On security, he said they had been having meetings for the last couple of years. The home ministry and Delhi Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna have been holding constant meetings.
"We have had a CGF advisor who has been monitoring the progress of the work every second month," he said.
Kalmadi tried to play down the issue of Jama Masjid firing incident last Sunday and saying it has been blown out of proportion. More
"The Jama Masjid (shootout) incident is not related to the Games. These are minor issues, blown out of proportion. There was already a proper security in place and it has been beefed up further," he said.
"We have some issues in the Games village but I think it is a fine village. Only that some blocks have to be cleaned up. But all the infrastructure is good...I can assure you that our aim is to host a good Games. Our aim is to do as good as Melbourne did in 2006," he said.
He told an English journalist that athletes were made to stay in a University Hostel during the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002 but they did not complain.
When a member of the Australian media asked whether this entire mess meant the end of the Olympic dream for India, he replied: "we will answer that question once the Games are over.
Kalmadi also said that the OC has come out with a slogan "Come as a friend and go back as a family," which will serve as the is the message for athletes and officials of the 71 Commonwealth countries.
Kalmadi, who faced some tough questioning from the media at two separate press conferences during the day, also made it clear that he would remain as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) even after the Games.
"I am the chairman of Organising Committee and I will take all the responsibility. There is no issue. But I wish the venues were handed to us a little earlier," he said.
Asked specifically if he should step down in view of the crisis, Kalmadi said "My job is to conduct the Games and I will do that. I am not going to quit".
He also admitted that Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot's comments about hygienic standards between Indians and others were avoidable.
Kalmadi, who was seated along with Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell and CEO Mike Hooper, said still some work to be done but was "confident" that it will be done before the opening ceremony on October three.
He also sidestepped the issue when he was questioned whether he feels that Fennell and CGF bosses are squarely putting the blame on the organising committee.
"I don't think he has pointed fingers at the OC. The developer has to hand the venues over to OC and then it is our responsibility. As far as the Games village is concerned, 18 towers were handed to us and we completed the work on time. The rest 18 were handed over late and that what the problem is," he said.
Kalmadi sought to blame various agencies who were handed the rights for construction and renovation of the stadiums and Games village.
"Contrary to popular belief that OC had the right to spend Rs 30-40,000 crores on the organisation, we only had Rs 1,600 crore allotted. The rest was taken care by the government and Indian Olympic Association.
"Everyone had fixed responsibilities. Our job was to ensure that the athletes of all countries would reach safely, ensure that there stay is comfortable," Kalmadi said.
On security, he said they had been having meetings for the last couple of years. The home ministry and Delhi Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna have been holding constant meetings.
"We have had a CGF advisor who has been monitoring the progress of the work every second month," he said.
Kalmadi tried to play down the issue of Jama Masjid firing incident last Sunday and saying it has been blown out of proportion. More
"The Jama Masjid (shootout) incident is not related to the Games. These are minor issues, blown out of proportion. There was already a proper security in place and it has been beefed up further," he said.
"We have some issues in the Games village but I think it is a fine village. Only that some blocks have to be cleaned up. But all the infrastructure is good...I can assure you that our aim is to host a good Games. Our aim is to do as good as Melbourne did in 2006," he said.
He told an English journalist that athletes were made to stay in a University Hostel during the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002 but they did not complain.
When a member of the Australian media asked whether this entire mess meant the end of the Olympic dream for India, he replied: "we will answer that question once the Games are over.
Kalmadi also said that the OC has come out with a slogan "Come as a friend and go back as a family," which will serve as the is the message for athletes and officials of the 71 Commonwealth countries.
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