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Games to be opened by Prince Charles, President together
Sep 27, 2010

Prince Charles

India President , Pratibha Patil

NEW DELHI/LONDON: In a compromise over the contentious issue of inauguration of Commonwealth Games on Sunday, Prince Charles will declare the Games open while President will say 'let the Games begin'.

Highly placed government sources on Monday said that this compromise has been worked out after arguments between Delhi and London over who would do the honours in the absence of Queen Elizabeth who has decided to skip the Games and instead send Charles as her representative.

The Indian side was keen that Patil should inaugurate the Games since she ranked higher in protocol to the Prince. While the Indians were insisting on the President opening the Games, the office of the Prince said he will read the message from the Queen and end it by "declaring the Games open".

"There is no row. Both The Prince of Wales and the President of India will have a prominent role in the opening ceremony in Delhi. The Queen has asked The Prince of Wales to represent her at the opening of the Commonwealth Games.

"We cannot be specific about the choreography but The Prince will read out the Queen's baton message, ending by declaring the Games open," a statement from the Clarence House read.

The two sides are believed to have reached a compromise under which the Prince will end his statement "declaring the Games open", while the President will say "let the Games begin".

Sources cited the example of the Commonwealth Games held in Malaysia in 1998 where the Queen was represented by a Royal family member and the Malaysian King opened the Games.

Likewise, India, the sources said, feels that since the Queen would not be present here and only the Prince would be representing her, the President should have the honour of opening the Games as she is ahead in protocol.

Charles is attending the Games as a representative of Queen Elizabeth II, the ceremonial head of the Commonwealth who will give the event a miss for the first time in 44 years.

Earlier, a British tabloid quoted some of the officials of the Indian Department of Information as saying that the Indian President would open the Games.

The Queen's Baton Relay has acted as the curtain-raiser to every Games since Cardiff in 1958.

It involves the Baton being sent off by the Queen, then carried through each Commonwealth nation until it is passed back to the Monarch as her message to the athletes is ready out at the opening.

 

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An Indian security personnel stands guard near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main Commonwealth Games venue, following a traffic diversion in New Delhi on September 28, 2010.​

 

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Indian policemen place barricades to divert traffic beside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main Commonwealth Games venue, in New Delhi on September 28, 2010.​

 

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Indian commuters walk past the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main Commonwealth Games venue, following a traffic diversion in New Delhi on September 28, 2010.​

 

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Games to be opened by Prince Charles, President together

NEW DELHI/LONDON: In a compromise over the contentious issue of inauguration of Commonwealth Games on Sunday, Prince Charles will declare the Games open while President will say 'let the Games begin'.

this is so pointless. only ah neh can think of something like this.

this is just like that 4 person who light the cauldron in vancouver, where only 1 is needed.

now we have 2 person to open the game when only 1 is needed.

this is so screwup.

 

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Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi - All Problems Fixed.​

All problems at CWG Village fixed: Kalmadi
New Delhi
Sep 27 , 2010

The much-maligned Games Village may continue to draw criticism from several teams, but Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today insisted that all major problems in the state-of-the-art complex have been sorted out, with a majority of the flats ready to accommodate athletes.

''People are now happy with whatever they have got. Over a 1000 people have come now and they are very happy. Most of the athletes are happy,'' Kalmadi said.

''About 80 per cent of the flats are fine. The sun is out and everything will be fine now. All the athletes are happy,'' he told mediapersons here.

The Games Village was given a thumbs down by visiting delegates for its filthy and unhygenic conditions. They also alleged that the conditions of the residential complex was 'unlivable', which forced various teams to delay the arrival of their athletes by several days.

In the wake of this shameful episode, several top athletes also withdrew their names from the Games, which was already reeling under allegations of corruption and mismanagement by organisers. There was also security and health concerns from teams following a firing incident in the capital city and the outbreak of dengur fever.

However, the South African High Commissioner's claims yesterday that a snake was found in the one of the athletes' rooms added to the woes of the CWG Organising Committee.
But Kalmadi insisted that all complaints have been addressed.

''We have done whatever that had to be done. Whatever problems were there earlier have been sorted out. ''I don't think they have seen a Games Village like this anywhere else. There is no more scope for improvement,'' the Organising Committee chairman added.

 

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Workers make a sand bunker for the security forces near the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, in New Delhi, India.

An Indian security personnel stands guard near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main Commonwealth Games venue, following a traffic diversion in New Delhi on September 28, 2010.​

 

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An athlete from Cameroon jumps during training at the Commonwealth Games village as a metro train passes in the background in New Delhi on September 28, 2010.​

 

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this is not the correct way of making sangbag bunker, first some of the bag too big, they have to pound it to make it more compact.
next they have to place the second layer crosswise from first layer and repeat this.

ah neh, they are useless, they cant make even a simple sandbag bunker.

 

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Pakistan rejects Games rooms as 'unsatisfactory'
Issues 24hr ultimatum to organisers

Sep 28, 2010, KARACHI - Pakistan yesterday rejected as unsatisfactory residential facilities at the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi, warning organisers to make improvements or provide alternative accommodation.

"Our delegation, which is visiting Delhi as part of a pre-event assessment, found the residential facilities in the village as unsatisfactory so we have given 24 hours to the organisers to bring an improvement or give us a hotel to put up our athletes," Arif Hasan, president of the Pakistan Olympic Association, told AFP.

Hasan said the accommodation was not up to international standards but ruled out any boycott of the event.

Pakistan's objections are the latest in a series of concerns over shabby accommodation at the athletes' village for the Games, which run from Oct 3 to 14. Several top athletes have also pulled out of the Games over security fears and health threats.

The Games organisers are racing against time to bring facilities up to international standards. The head of the organising committee said most of the apartments at the athletes' village were finally ready and that the rest would be finished in the next few days.

"The work is going on. Eighty per cent of the flats are okay. All the water has disappeared. To finish it, we need two to three more days," Suresh Kalmadi told reporters. "People who have come today are saying the village is great."

Hasan said the visiting Pakistani delegation did not attend a pre-Games meeting.

"Our delegation did not attend the delegation registration meeting because they did not find the facilities up to the mark," said Hasan, stressing that Pakistan would nevertheless participate in the Games.

"Our delegation will go as planned and we are not going to pull out."

Pakistan will compete in seven disciplines and its 75-member contingent will leave for New Delhi on Wednesday.

The Games will mark Pakistan's first major participation in a sporting event in India since militant attacks on Mumbai in November 2008. Since then India had halted sporting ties with Pakistan but had competed against Pakistan in multinational events.

Pakistan won one gold, three silvers and a bronze medal in the last Games held in Melbourne, Australia four years ago. AFP

 

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A worker trims a sign made of flowers outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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Workers are seen in the construction areas outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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A general view of the Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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Security gates and fencing surround the outside of the Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.

Security personnel patrol outside the Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India​

 

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Langurs stand on leash held by their owners in front of the Commonwealth Games headquarters in New Delhi. Games officials and civic authorities have deployed langurs, a particularly ferocious breed of apes, at various games venues to keep away monkeys known to create nuisance and also attack humans.​

 

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Performers invovled in the opening ceremony queue outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.

Workers are seen on the roof of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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A computer error message is seen on a screen at the entrance to the JN Sports weightlifting complex ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.

Security staff line up to enter the JN Sports weightlifting complex ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India​

 

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Members of the Indian army re-build the footbridge which collapsed outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.

Members of the Indian army watch on as the footbridge which collapsed outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is re-built ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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Workers walk through a construction area outside the main stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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Security personnel patrol outside the Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 28, 2010 in Delhi, India​