CWG - anyone coming?

[shooter]

I for one really want these games to fail because I know if they are successful then these same netas and babus will thump their chests and everything will be forgotten.

How some games can be pride of INDIA? If you guys think they are then you people have very narrow view on INDIAN pride. I think we will be a proud nation the day when we will be corruption free, when logic will prevail rather than religious fanatism.

Spending 70K crores on games when millions of poor people sleep without food daily is utter bullshit.
I hope this time citizens of this country wake up and take good care of Kalmadi and his cronies.

-Inder

well said paaji.

and bespoke too (dont know how to quote 2 people in one post )

We all speak of corruption and netas and "axis of evil".
yeah right. We are the cause. we all, ifg and non-ifg and others and everybody. we are corrupt and hence are our leaders. We cant do much about it but at least accept it.

Someone close to me is working for one of the dept.s of common wealth games (dont we all have someone).

He told me a year ago that the construction of the stadium (or some walls ; whatever) was cardboard/plywood , in short kachha construction and the inspectors etc were bribed to say construction was going on at a fine pace. only last nov it was 'discovered' that the construction was fake and billions were siphoned off by the contractors and there was no time even for enquiry commission or legalities. (read everyone bribed off).

then the construction restarted.

im not surprised to see whats happening. im not even sure if they are publishing the full news in India. Papers here are full of stories and the BBC journalists were turned away and not allowed to picture the site.

Walkway falls
Ceiling of the weightlifting arena falls.
Australian journalist enters the stadium with explosives in a sting to expose security lapse
Dog shit in rooms
dogs sleeping in athletes beds
toilets.........well lets not even go there
PAAn spit marks all over the stadium.

Humara to band yaha par baja hua hai. esp when peole ask for my opinion.
If i defend india, its false pride, if i agree with the papers, im a deshdrohi.

[eaglesharp10]

MR Shameless 2010 guess guess????

[eljefe]

Sujay, actually, YES.pretty damn sombre.
I have colleagues stopping me at work and asking If I am going for the games
Small town, sports mad (actually , sports normal) society.I am learning swimming so that I can keep up with my kids!!yup, at this age
Terrible feedback on all sites. NDTV et al is scary...

Like this:
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article ... es-village

That "unidentified reddish brown stains in basins and toilets" -should be no shock to us-My spanking new flat in Eldeco Ananda had the same-amongst other fiascos.Wonder if Eldeco 'con' group had a pie of the CWG?
If this is what it takes, a hammering at the international fora, to rid ourselves of this terrible burden called the Indian Polity, I would welcome it like any disgusted Indian,but a part of me hurts.

[Virendra S Rathore]

my my .. where is this going?
I was just asking if anyone coming .. so many Gun enthus here after all. I thought I could meet a couple of IFGians. If IFGians are not at a shooting range during CWG, then where?

[Big Daddy]

On the brighter side.......less participation more chances of medals.

[amit888_2000]

Morning papper say Australians happy, called other teams and confirmed rest is all good.

BTW AR Rehman should go the Bepi Lehri way and copy the Dabang hit to redo the flakked CWG song to "new hit single" Dilli badnam hui, Kalmadi tere liya.

[Virendra S Rathore]

Dilli badnam hui, Kalmadi tere liye

[shooter]

wonder what happened to 600 crores that were 'spent' to rid delhi of dogs and other animals.

[SYED833]

apparently the wrong DOGS got rid...

[thomast1]

Dilli badnam hui, Kalmadi tere liye

isko bhi chaddi bhej doon??? bhaion, yeh toh kar sakte hain!!!

[prashantsingh]

Heard a joke about Mr Kal**di today.
Our man is so pissed and unhappy with all the media reports that he decides to commit suicide.
Walks up to the nearest indoor stadium to hang himself.
The roof falls down and our man survives.

[Virendra S Rathore]

haha .. thats a popular one actually

[shooter]

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/articles.a ... =154773921

Bed collapses at Games village

Accommodation blocks in the athletes' village in Delhi have been described as 'unfit for human habitation'
Indian organisers faced more embarrassment as a boxer's bed collapsed when he sat on it after moving into his accommodation at the Commonwealth Games athletes' village.

Organisers insisted that progress was being made in getting the games in New Delhi ready for next week's start.

Concerns emerged last week after a pedestrian bridge leading to the main stadium collapsed, team officials reported the athletes' village was "unsafe and unfit for human habitation," and two tourists were shot and wounded outside one of New Delhi's top attractions.

The games were meant to be a coming-out party for India to cement its reputation as a growing regional power. Instead, the nation's image has been battered by negative publicity about its frantic last-minute efforts to get ready for an event it knew it was hosting seven years ago.

Talk emerged over the past week of postponing or cancelling the games. But those discussions dissipated after the government poured enormous resources into urgently addressing the problems before the opening ceremonies on October 3.

Akhil Kumar, who won gold for India in the 120-pound division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, said he was disappointed with his accommodation. "When I sat down on my bed to take a rest, it collapsed," Mr Kumar was quoted as saying by the Times of India newspaper.

Indian officials said they were doing their best to get things ready. "All efforts are being made to hold a successful games," said Sheila Dikshit, an official overseeing the clean up of the games village.

The village opened on Thursday, after being described on Tuesday as filthy after excrement was found in some rooms.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell - on an emergency trip to address the problems - told reporters that significant work had been done in recent days.

"There's still a lot of work to be done, to do the final touches, and there's more work in the village. It's not over yet," he said.

Bed couldnt stand a 120 pound (55 kg) man

Whats gonna happen to heavyweight boxers/wrestlers/weightlifters

[SYED833]

Whats gonna happen to heavyweight boxers/wrestlers/weightlifters

.if it were up to me,i would send them straight to the KALMADI RESIDENCE, especially the heavy weights.

[amit888_2000]

CWG is actually rocking

Today I have received my Accreditation Card, and a bunch of goodies from Reebok,
These dressed are given to each volunteer, officers, and complete sports body,
Specially designed outfit is of gr8 quality (sports material), and resembles Kingfisher Airline.

1 Cap, 2 Track Pants, 2 T-Shirts, 2 Socks, 1 pair of shoes, 1 complete guide of CWG & all events & arrangements, 1 waist pouch & 1 water bottle, Last but not the least a jacket with a hood.
Slogan (Delhi United).

Selected shooters not participating & requested by sports authority & NRAI, then given specific responsibility.

3 Cheers ))) (CWG)