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NEW DELHI: As some of the disciplines in the Commonwealth Games continue to stage in front of near-empty stands, Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday claimed that the ticket sales were "surging" day by day.


"We are looking into that. Ticket sales are picking up and the stadia
are getting filled up in many events. There was real surge in sales of
tickets as Indians are winning medals," Kalmadi told a press conference.


He also added that the disciplines like rugby 7s, swimming and boxing, where Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh is taking part, are being watched by considerable number of people.


"Yesterday 1.25 lakh tickets were sold. All tickets of rugby have been
sold out, 100 per cent tickets of boxing and badminton semi-final are
finished. 80 per cent tickets of tennis and swimming competitions are
also sold out," Kalmadi said.

His comments came even when stars
like Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra and tennis player Sania
Mirza performed in front of empty seats.

Mike Fennell, Chief of Commonwealth Games Federation, expressed his concern over the poor turnout of the spectators.

"Yes, we are concerned about that and we continue to work on that," he said.


Asked about the athletics medal ceremony being held in front of empty
stands of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fennell admitted that there were
some logistical problems.

"This continues to be a problem we
have in last event. I have seen such things crop up even in the Olympic
Games in Beijing. There is some logistical problem," Fennell said.


"I do agree that medal ceremony should be held in front of audience.
This is a matter that concerns us and it also depends on the athletes'
availability," he added.

Joint Director General of the OC,
Sanjeev Mittal who was also present at the conference, said security and
transport "hassles" were not a dampener for spectators keen to watch
the events.

"It (ticket sales) is increasing day by day. I
don't think security hassles and availability of transports can play
dampener," he said.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/news/Ticket-sales-are-picking-up-Kalmadi/cwgarticleshow/6705319.cms

 
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Condom-plugged toilets, empty seats at Commonwealth



Last Updated: October 7, 2010 4:24am

NEW DELHI - Several swimmers from Australia and England have come
down with illnesses that may be related to the quality of water in the
Commonwealth Games' warmup pool.

"We must find out this immediately," said Commonwealth Games
Federation president Michael Fennell during a Thursday news conference.
"If there is something unsafe, you can't swim in that water."

Swimming Canada spokesman Martin Richard reported no major
illnesses. Mission, B.C.'s Brent Hayden joked after Wednesday's 4 x 200
metre relay that some members have experienced "Delhi belly." Hayden is
hoping to win a medal in Thursday night's 100 m freestyle.

Meanwhile, three members of the Ugandan delegation returning to
the athletes' village were rushed to hospital late Tuesday when a spike
belt embedded in the ground suddenly rose and struck their vehicle.
Authorities are claiming it was an accident. The trio included chef de
mission William Tumwine.

Fennell repeatedly told the news conference that the victims were
Pakistani, until he was politely corrected by a member of the Delhi
2010 organizing committee.

Delhi 2010 chairman Suresh Kahmadi said 125,000 tickets were sold
Wednesday, driven by the host nation's 11 gold medals. He was unable to
explain, however, the thousands of empty seats at venues.

Australian wrestler Hassene Fkiri's Tuesday-won silver medal was
revoked as punishment for showing his middle-finger to winner Anil Kumar
of India. New Zealand TV host Paul Henry was suspended by TVNZ for
turning Delhi chief minister Shiela Dikshit's surname into a slur.

More problems at the athletes' village, where construction and
sanitation threatened to derail the Games. This time it's condom-plugged
toilets. The Mail Today tabloid's Thursday front page headline screamed
"It's a rubbery problem at the CWG village."

"I hope they clean the toilets," Fennell said. "If that is
happening, it shows there is use of condoms and that is a very positive
story."

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/othersports/2010/10/07/15612321.html



 
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Commonwealth Games 2010: Tom Daley unfazed by reports of 'Delhi belly'
Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell confirms an investigation into the stomach bug outbreak Link to this video


Tom Daley
touched down in Delhi yesterday, insisting in his welcome press
conference that he had no worries about the stomach sickness that has
affected so many athletes at the Commonwealth Games. "Around 8% of
England's entire team of 541 competitors have suffered from some form of
gastro problem," confirmed the chef de mission Craig Hunter, "most of
them lasted only 24 hours."

One English athlete, who Hunter refused to name, was taken to hospital for further tests, but is now said to be recovering well.

"Obviously I have read all the stories in the newspapers," said Daley, "but once
we got here everything was great. My impression is that everything is
clean, the food is great and the security is tight, I think it has been
great so far." Daley has only been in the Games Village 24 hours.
Rebecca Adlington was similarly optimistic when she was settling into
her accommodation, but last night she tweeted "Now Delhi belly please go
away!" and "Hoping I feel better tomorrow though, not flash at the
min!"

Adlington's team-mate Fran Halsall was so badly affected
that she has been on a bread and water diet while trying to compete in
four different events. Adlington will be hoping that her performance in
the 800m freestyle today is not ruined by her illness, which is what
happened to Halsall in the 100m freestyle.

"In the last 24-48
hours there have been more swimmers coming down with it," confirmed
Hunter. The Australian team have been particularly badly affected,
suffering three cases of full gastroenteritis. Two of the Australian
team, Andrew Lauterstein and Hayden Stoeckel have had to withdraw from
the competition altogether because of severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
Serious concerns were raised that it was the water in the either the
main or the practice pool that was the cause of the illness.

Today both the English and Australian team wrote to the Games' organising
committee requesting clarification over the quality of the water
quality. Hunter said that tests had been conducted this morning and
assurances given. Things only got worse at the Aquatic complex when the
athletes' toilets blocked up and overflowed.

The English hockey team have also been suffering. Hunter suggested that this was because
"they are constantly taking their gumshield and it could be something
airborne that gets onto their hand". He denied that it was the food in
the athletes' village that was to blame, though several of the
Australians said that they had only got sick after eating spaghetti
bolognese in the village canteen. Asked what the source of the illness
was, Hunter only said that "analysis was ongoing".

"I just think everyone has to be careful with their hand gels making sure everything
is clean and that they wash their hands a lot," said Daley, "that's just
a precaution you have to take in any foreign country."

Hunter, and the Games organisers, will be hoping that Daley is right, because if
the problem is eventually traced to either the water in the pool or the
food in the village, the Games will have a far more serious problem
than anything a little extra soap can fix.









Last edited: 07-Oct-10 01:46 PM

 
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CWG: Kalmadi in 'Princess Diana at ceremony' blunder




The blundering chairman of the organising committee made the faux pas
in a press conference to update reporters on the troubled Games'
progress.

"Yes, Princess Diana was there," he said before
correcting himself. "Prince Charles and (Camilla) the Duchess of
Cornwall. Now they have gone off and they appreciated all the efforts
made here."

Kalmadi has been the face of the Games but was booed at the opening ceremony after a shambolic build-up.

 
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