What does this sort of news say about India?

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A worker clears water from the discus throwers pad as preparations continue ahead of competitions at the main athletics track at the JN Stadium during day three of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 6, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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Workers carry out repairs to the main athletics track at the JN Stadium during day three of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 6, 2010 in Delhi, India​

 

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eh, are we in India???? where are they?

Ah neh on train

Ah neh in commonwealth game, the one they call best and biggest games.

 

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last minute indian culture

Concerns: the track repairs have only just been completed Photo: GETTY IMAGES

 

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Gymnast Seriena Johnrose from Northern Ireland competes on the beam

 

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Concerns: the track repairs have only just been completed Photo: GETTY IMAGES

I showed this to our local finance pple and told them Day 3 still repairing tracks. They all agreed that it's so India!!!! Totally reminds them of how our Indian Office finance pple work

 

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again ah neh snake themselves out, and pretend nothing is wrong

NEW DELHI: Facing repeated criticism for glitches in the first two days of the Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on October 6 said reports of faulty weigh-in machine for boxing was not true and he would immediately refer to other complaints.

Athletes of a few countries, including Australia, had complained earlier that the weigh-in machine at the Games Village was ineffective and faulty as it was showing more weight for the boxers, but Kalmadi said a committee of technical delegates had reported immediately to him that claiming there was no such issue.

"We have thoroughly investigated the matter. We had appointed a four-member committee of technical delegates under Suhas Ray and they have found nothing in the 10 weigh-in machines at the Games Village. They have submitted a report which said all the machines are OK," Kalmadi told reporters at a press conference.

Fennell, who addressed the press conference along with Kalmadi, informed that there was some damage on the athletics track at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium but it has been repaired and are ready to hold the upcoming events.

"The tracks were damaged during the opening ceremony. Unfortunately the measures to protect the tracks could not be enough. But the technical delegates said they have seen it and it's OK. They said all the systems are in place and I am hoping that the events will be held smoothly," said Fennell.

There were some reports that Australian swimmer Robert Hurley suffered from food poisoning at the Games Village but the head of the catering company Ricks Aylatt denied the statement.

"These reports are unsubstantiated. We have conducted tests on 700 food samples and nothing was found," he said.

 

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They cant find enough people in city of 12 millions??? What can ah neh achieve?

CGF bluntly asks OC to bring more people to venues

Concerned by the poor attendance at the competition venues, Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Wednesday bluntly told the Organising Committee to get more people into the stadium, saying it is a serious issue which needs to be resolved fast. Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi gave one-line answers when he was grilled by journalists regarding poor attendance at the stadiums while Fennell seemed to be taking the issue seriously as he interjected on a couple of occasions.

"We have discussed the issue (of poor attendance) with the OC, we have raised the question on how to get people packed at the stadium. Only the OC and Mr Kalmadi can answer all these questions ... we have put this on the agenda for further discussion," Fennell told a press conference at the Main Press Centre (MPC).

Kalmadi maintained that it was early days in the Games and with India picking up medals in many disciplines the interest of people will rise.

"We sold more than 50,000 tickets yesterday. The boxing and wrestling stadiums were packed yesterday. Now public interest is high with India picking five gold. There are queues in the stadiums. It will improve everyday. That only I can say," he said.

Kalmadi and Fennell had to face a volley of questions on the lack of interest from the people and the latter mostly diverted the queries to OC chairman, saying it's their responsibility and they would have to answer.

But when Kalmadi tried to evade a query of a scribe on the difficulty by people to get tickets without identity cards, Fennell interjected and said the issue is serious and more discussion is needed.

"There seemed to be problems in the ticketing issue. If people are not getting tickets then we will have to discuss about it more. We will discuss it with the OC," a visibly unhappy CGF chief said, while Kalmadi said the problem will be sorted out by tomorrow.

Kalmadi faced tough questions on the poor attendance at the Karni Singh shooting range where Indian Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang won gold on Tuesday.

 

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CWG Observer Committee praises Delhi's transport system
2010-10-06 12:20:00


Boosting India's image in the global arena, the Commonwealth Games Observer Committee has lauded New Delhi's transport system.

A team of committee experts visited the newly constructed grand bus depot near the Games Village, to inspect the working of the transportation system.

Members toured the depot and were briefed on various aspects of the functioning of the meticulous designed transport system by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) officials.

Commending the DTC's excellent measures to smoothen road travel without compromising security, Committee members have said they were impressed with the arrangements.

"It is a very impressive compound. A huge number of buses...we have never seen these many buses before. Our experience of this service is absolutely excellent. This will be a fantastic legacy for the people of Delhi," said one member of the Observer Committee.

"It is looking fantastic. It seems to run very well and everyone seems very happy with the bus services and the bus systems. It is a state-of-the-art system, which is absolutely excellent," added another member.

The objective of the visit was to formulate ways to improve the next Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in Glasgow in 2014.

On Sunday, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Prince Charles jointly inaugurated the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.

Over 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 teams representing 54 Commonwealth member states are participating in the Games being held from October 3 to 14 in Delhi. (ANI)

 

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More than 4,000 workers have been repairing the track and the infield after it was damaged during the staging of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Sunday night, and it has been a race against time to have the venue ready.

But even as the organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was pronouncing "the track is okay", and promising that local Indians would start to fill the 60,000 seat venue, there were several workers on the back straight still trying to lay the top surface of the rubberised compound.

Usually it takes several days for the track surface to bond and settle.

England triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards had said it was touch and go if the track would be ready.

"Work on the track has started, 4,000 have worked on the track, the track is okay, the grass has been laid in the centre, the track is ok," Mr Kalmadi said.

Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell said it was unfortunate that the track was damaged, despite taking measure to reduce the impact from the opening ceremony.

"It is unfortunate that not all the protective measures guaranteed no damage," he said.

The first day of the track and field program is expected to once again illuminate the biggest marketing disaster of these Games - the lack of spectators. But local Indians who have been trying to buy tickets have had problems with the ticket offices unable to print the tickets.

Britain's Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent had an interesting exchange with Mr Kalmadi at this morning's press conference over the number of spectators at the shooting venue last night.

Pinsent claimed there were only 30 paying spectators there to watch Indian hero and team flag bearer Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal, while Mr Kalmadi, who said he was also present, maintained "there were a few hundred".

Pinsent offered to show Mr Kalmadi the broadcast footage so they could count the spectators and prove his point.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/8045305/Commonwealth-Games-2010-athletics-track-is-repaired-and-ready-says-Mike-Fennell.html

 

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last photo for 6 oct

I meant lastest photo of today.

I thought they said they will solved the ticketing problem tomorrow. Or is it tomorrow tomorrow, or next week tomorrow?

 

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I showed this to our local finance pple and told them Day 3 still repairing tracks. They all agreed that it's so India!!!! Totally reminds them of how our Indian Office finance pple work

your company should fired all the ah neh in the company, they are useless.

 

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A worker stands over the steeplechase pit, still in a state of preparation in advance of competitons at the JN Stadium during day three of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on on October 6, 2010 in Delhi, India​

 

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A worker hoses away m&d and dirt off the main athletics track at the JN Stadium during day three of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 6, 2010 in Delhi, India.​

 

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This is so funny
Britain's Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent had an interesting exchange with Mr Kalmadi at this morning's press conference over the number of spectators at the shooting venue last night.

Pinsent claimed there were only 30 paying spectators there to watch Indian hero and team flag bearer Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal, while Mr Kalmadi, who said he was also present, maintained "there were a few hundred".

Pinsent offered to show Mr Kalmadi the broadcast footage so they could count the spectators and prove his point. [/URL]

They just screw up the ticketing, the ah neh cannot buy the tickets to go there. When they want to give free tickets, need approval from security, basically department fight department endlessly.

 

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A worker takes a break as preparations are underway for the track and field event of the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.​

 

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With four hours before the athletics events begin, a worker hauls m&d away from the infield at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 6, 2010.

Worker clean the track in preparations for the track and field event of the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.​

 

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last minute cleaning

 

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what damaged the track? india train, invented and build by british

Aths track usable, says IAAF
By Paul Mulvey, AAP October 6, 2010, 6:22 pm 4 CommentsSend

Last-minute repair work has dragged the Commonwealth Games athletics track back into a "usable" condition for competition to begin on Wednesday.

The desperate work was completed on Wednesday morning after several parts of the track were dented and sunken after Sunday's lavish opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.

The International Association of Athletics Federations said the situation was not ideal but approved the track on Wednesday morning, after parts were re-laid hours before the heats of the men's 100m open the athletics program.

"The repairs have been done, so we have a track that's usable for competition," the IAAF's technical delegate Bill Bailey told AAP.

"There were places in the track that were dented or had subsided, so the surface wasn't even. Certain parts of the track had to be excavated five or six centimetres and had to be re-laid."

Athletics tracks normally need several days to bed down and settle into competition condition, but Bailey said there was no choice.

"The standard of the track will be up to scratch," he said.

"It's not ideal, but there was no other choice. It had to be done and the outcome is satisfactory.

"We only discovered the repairs were need after the opening ceremony ... the repair work started on Monday. It was done at the appropriate time, but it was a critical time."

Bailey said the track's condition will not affect performance and athletes' safety is not an issue.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell said the opening ceremony caused more damage than anticipated.

"There was some damage to the track and the infield was in a very poor condition ... and the workers responded to this overnight. The clean-up work has now been done," Fennell told reporters.

"It was checked this morning by the technical delegate for the IAAF and he has informed us that all systems are go for athletics this afternoon."

Britain's 2000 Olympic triple jump gold medallist Jonathan Edwards had earlier expressed concern about the standard of the repairs and athletes' safety.

"The straight for the 100 metres is fine, but they are re-laying a bit of the track which was damaged during the opening ceremony," Edwards told the BBC.

"And they've had to do that a couple of times because the standard to which it's been repaired hasn't been up to scratch. Obviously, concerns about the athletes' safety are foremost.

"Normally, you would lay a track and perhaps leave it for two or three days to settle and to harden so this is probably unparalleled."

Australian team chef de mission Steve Moneghetti, a former marathon runner, planned to inspect the track on Wednesday evening.

It's believed the two sections on the back straight were damaged during the opening ceremony.

The track has had problems in the past, with a section subsiding during monsoon rains in August.

 

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Workers put the finishing touch to the track of the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium a few minutes before the start of the Track and Field competition of the XIX Commonwealth games on October, 6 2010 in New Delhi. The blue-riband athletics program was given the go-head at the Commonwealth Games Wednesday after frantic last-minute repairs to fix the damaged track during Sunday's spectacular opening ceremony.

Volunteers stand amongst empty seats before the start of first session of athletics competition at the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010.​