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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on September 03, 2010, 02:59:23 am
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May not be televised (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11101288)
It was meant to be Delhi's moment of glory.
By staging the Commonwealth Games successfully in its capital, India wanted to announce to the world that it was an emerging superpower.
But the run-up to the Games has been a huge public relations disaster.
Delhi was told it would be "world-class" by 2010.
But the Games start in just over a month and the city is nowhere near ready.
Deadlines missed
The Games village where athletes and officials are going to stay still needs lots of work.
Many of the stadiums are still being renovated. At least one - Thyagaraj Stadium - is no longer a venue because the authorities admitted it would not be ready in time.
Even ticket sales have been delayed.
And the city looks as if it has been bashed up physically - many roads are dug up, others have massive craters and potholes.
Pavements - which were broken up with the promise that new ones would be laid soon - are still unwalkable.
It sounds like they were trying to match the 2008 Olympics.....and it's backfiring.