Not that anyone really cares...But these are some damning assessments.
Commonwealth games accommodations in Dehli - Unfit for humans
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Not that anyone really cares...But these are some damning assessments.
Well, being an Indian I care.
I am absolutely ashamed of the whole situation. Its really sad that people are more concerned about making crores of rupees at the cost of the reputation of the country.
Please don't come to India for the commonwealth games. It's fecking ruined.
The SCOTTISH declared it unfit for habitation?? You're proper fecked then.
WTF is happening? I am going for the games, and my accommodation is fixed. But the monsoon and the security measures have dampened my spirit.
I wrote an article around 3 years back for the Times here, when Delhi got itself into this pickle, that we'd never be ready in time. Hate being right now. I'm going for a few days of events though. We're not prepared for it by a long stretch...but it's silly to boycott it as some are planning to do.
I hope everything turns out to be well, but it's not going to be. cnuts like Kalmandi and MS Gill deserve to be sacked and thrown into jail due to the level of corruption that has been in this organisation committee. I'm still hopeful but I do think we're gonna be ashamed at the world stage.
Is Usain Bolt going to be there? (that's all i care about)
Nope.
what chance of the Games being CANX ?
Judgeing by whats has happened and the condidtion of the teams accommodation , they are not ready to start.
Judgeing by whats has happened and the condidtion of the teams accommodation , they are not ready to start.
a foot bridge has collapsed there now
Pretty bloody ignorant claiming the athletes village is 'unfit for humans' given some of the slums in India.
People lose perspective.
People lose perspective.
It hasn't collapsed, they just have different standards of rigidity.
So a 2nd athlete has withdrawn from the games...British Triple jumper Phillips Idowu saying he isn't going to India citing his safety as a major concern.
You seem to be forgetting Christine Ohuruogu also pulled out today, although she is claiming to be injured.
I completely missed that.
An hour or so before Idowu if I remember correct.
I thought it was insensitive to say the least that one of the England management people said on News tonight that "people should not be asked to live in conditions like this".Well of course hes right.
the great majority of people living in the Third World are living in conditions below this standard....and it includes people from many of the 71 nations competing.
Just for the record every six seconds.....another child dies from starvation.
I suppose its all relative.
But the quote above remains tacky.
Frankly a lot of athletes are not that interested in the Commonwealth Games. It looks like some have just discovered a great reason not to go.
the great majority of people living in the Third World are living in conditions below this standard....and it includes people from many of the 71 nations competing.
Just for the record every six seconds.....another child dies from starvation.
I suppose its all relative.
But the quote above remains tacky.
Frankly a lot of athletes are not that interested in the Commonwealth Games. It looks like some have just discovered a great reason not to go.
Don't be so sensitive. The athletes need top class conditions to prepare and their managemement has every right to complain when those conditions aren't there. And it must be obvious that he wasn't belittling those living in poverty around the world.
The whole event may be in danger apparently. That would be a major disaster for India.
The whole event may be in danger apparently. That would be a major disaster for India.
It looks like the Indian businessmen and politicians do not care about their own country. What a sham this whole thing has become.
No it doesn't look like it!!! because its a fecking fact. $$$>all in the subcontinent
These feckers need to be shot in the head on live tv
The ex-Sports Minister(Mani Shankar Aiyar) is openly praying for the games to fail.
This is a piece he wrote a while back, stating why he was against the Games, and of course was fired for his opposition to it.
It's a bit of a read, but has some real useful information
A little taste
This is a piece he wrote a while back, stating why he was against the Games, and of course was fired for his opposition to it.
It's a bit of a read, but has some real useful information
A little taste
Hearing reports that the games has essentially two days to get its act in order or thy will me moved/called off. Is this a real possibility or just tabloid talk?
the papers will talk it up, but no way in hell will the Games me called off. Sure certain individuals might not show up, and just now, they are reporting that the Scottish team have delayed their flight out to India, but I can't imagine the whole thing being called off..
Billions of dollars were spent(ok so a lot of it went into the pockets of individuals) but still the money was spent.
Cheers.
This interests me particularly as South Africa were subjected to a lot of bad press, and terrible reporting (majority of it coming out of the UK) over the readiness of our country to stage the World Cup and, lo and behold, we pulled it off altogether very successfully.
Just hope India can do the same for the sake of the country and its people.
Me too Joe, me too. T'will be really sad if they don't pull it off but I must say their ex-sports minister has some really burning points.
Doesn't look like it to be honest. SA had a fewmonths to prepare in the run-up to the games. Seems like India only has 2.
I hope the same too mate.
But the corruption here is almost sickening, most of the top athletes have already pulled out, the work is not so great. I don't think it's gonna be cancelled but it's not gonna be a great success. What a big shame as this was the event which could have ultimately been used to file a bid for the Olympics and not too mention the improvement in infrastructure for Sportsmen.
Apparently the UK forward team has to put gloves on and clean up their housing facilities incl toilets themselves. Now the bastards know what it feels like when the shoe's on the other foot. Cheap menial labour.
Have we all seen the reports of a false ceiling at the wrestling venue collapsing. Excess weight was to blame.
I realize they are probably talking about a lot of cables here...but a part of the ceiling fell...this really is a disaster waiting to happen.
It won't get canceled, let's hope they can complete the games without any loss of life, and we haven't even looked at the terrorist angle(I'm sure the security forces have...)
I realize they are probably talking about a lot of cables here...but a part of the ceiling fell...this really is a disaster waiting to happen.
It won't get canceled, let's hope they can complete the games without any loss of life, and we haven't even looked at the terrorist angle(I'm sure the security forces have...)
I apologise for stereotyping, but look how glib Indians are at sweeping such things under the carpet and making everything sound like it's nothing, that it's alright.
Mind you, if there it were a Japanese-in-charge he would probably commit suicide by now.
Mind you, if there it were a Japanese-in-charge he would probably commit suicide by now.
that happened in Oz a number of years back, when the athletes were on it, and iirc a few got killed. ok it was some mickey mouse athletics tournament but the point still stands. it can happen anywhere where there's shoddy design or shoddy workmanship.
that happened in Oz a number of years back, when the athletes were on it, and iirc a few got killed. ok it was some mickey mouse athletics tournament but the point still stands. it can happen anywhere where there's shoddy design or shoddy workmanship.
nah...you are thinking of the Zionist games in Israel, this was in 1997, crappy construction caused a temp bridge to collapse and athletes fell into a river, the Australian connection is that, 4-5 aussie athletes died and dozens more were injured.
yeah that might be it, knew it had something to do with the Aussies.
the false ceiling collapsing is no biggie I'd say, take a few days to fix depending on how large the area is.
and the next time the data cable guy will hang his cables from the structure, not lay them on the ceiling, the lazy fcuk.
the false ceiling collapsing is no biggie I'd say, take a few days to fix depending on how large the area is.
and the next time the data cable guy will hang his cables from the structure, not lay them on the ceiling, the lazy fcuk.
What a thing to hope for ? , but I can see where your coming from.
India have had 7 years to get ready for these games , WTF went wrong?
What is going to happen if the likes of Australia , New Zealand and England decide that risk is too great and pull out some of ther best athletes have already pulled out.
I can't see the games being canx , but If something does happen and athletes or fans are killed , there will be an uproar and question asked.
this is a classic case of dammed if you do and dammed if you dont.
So fecking embarrassing.