New Delhi, September 23: The chaos, missed deadlines and shoddy construction work may have prompted calls for a postponement of the Commonwealth Games but India’s top athletes say such a move would be even more damaging for the country’s prestige.
As the build-up goes from bad to worse and opinion polls show utter disillusionment about the Games among the general public, a move has been slowly gaining ground to try and postpone the Games but the Organising Committee and athletes are not in favour of such a drastic step.
While the OC has all along maintained that the last-minute glitches would be sorted out and promised to deliver a world-class Games, developments such as the collapse of a foot over-bridge near the main Games venue and the falling of a false ceiling at the weightlifting arena has raised fresh questions about Delhi’s preparedness.
–Agencies