It was certainly a million times better than the shit World Cup opening ceremony.
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Well everyone at the stadium were really enjoying being there, fans and players. Looked like they all had the fever. 
Erm, CWG fever that is.
Harun Khan (Amir Khan's little brother) was interviewed why he was representing Pakistan instead of England like his older brother. He said due to dual nationality one brother shone England's name and he would shine Pakistan's.
So basically he's not very good then.
Erm, CWG fever that is. Harun Khan (Amir Khan's little brother) was interviewed why he was representing Pakistan instead of England like his older brother. He said due to dual nationality one brother shone England's name and he would shine Pakistan's.
So basically he's not very good then.Unfortunately the Aussie media won't let up...
The Sydney Morning Herald, and this is a respected paper not a tabloid had this as their 2nd lead
Australia 76 Spectators 58
This was in reference to the Aussie netball team scoring 76, as they beat Samoa, with the crowd in attendance being 58....I really do wish they would let it go.
There are going to be events that will be almost empty, and even prestige events won't have massive crowds, this is not the Olympics for Christs sake...
The Sydney Morning Herald, and this is a respected paper not a tabloid had this as their 2nd lead
Australia 76 Spectators 58
This was in reference to the Aussie netball team scoring 76, as they beat Samoa, with the crowd in attendance being 58....I really do wish they would let it go.
There are going to be events that will be almost empty, and even prestige events won't have massive crowds, this is not the Olympics for Christs sake...
The best bit so far is watching the winning swimmers trying to keep a straight face when they are being escorted by a soldier front and back both doing a very extravangant formal march.
I'm glad it has gone ahead and I hope it is a success because it would be a disaster for the Commonwealth games and India if it didn't. I also hate cancelling stuff for fear of terrorism.
I'm glad it has gone ahead and I hope it is a success because it would be a disaster for the Commonwealth games and India if it didn't. I also hate cancelling stuff for fear of terrorism.
I never heard any talk of this being cancelled due to fear of terrorism? all the negative press was about facilities not being ready and it seems that was all way overblown in the end anyway.
Well done India, they do like to do things at the 11th hour.
Bullshit.
I think he means in terms of prestige, pride, and the scope of holding future events such as the Olympics.
Yeah, Ive heard they have a lot of that in India too.
no, mainly its cow shit which is a valuable resource in India villages. Its used to help disinfect all the mud huts as well as dried into patties which are used as an excellent source of burning fuel.
I don't know what they've been complaining about, the athlete's village looks great!
Who gives a toss. Even this was quite premature. Delhi's had a complete makeover in a sense.
Kalmadi the games organiser thanked Princess Diana for being at the opening ceremony on Tuesday...
Kalmadi the games organiser thanked Princess Diana for being at the opening ceremony on Tuesday...
Sults, wanna do us a favour, and please fix the spelling mistake in the title
did he? I thought it was just bungling up the previous presidents name.
Regarding the princess name, I heard just the words - duchess of cornwall.
Regarding the princess name, I heard just the words - duchess of cornwall.
Sults, wanna do us a favour, and please fix the spelling mistake in the title
Done
Unfortunately couldn't attend the opening ceremony as passses were hard to come by!
Fantastic to see such a great opening ceremony, really felt proud watching it!
Commonwealth Games 2010: Jonathan Edwards astounded by state of running track
The cracks in the organisation of the Commonwealth Games have spread to the track, which could be a safety hazard for the athletes.
By Jacquelin Magnay
Published: 7:30PM BST 05 Oct 2010
Troubles ahead: The outlook for the Commonwealth Games appears ever more gloomy due to the poor state of the showpiece running track Photo: AP
The track and field programme starts on Wednesday, but on Tuesday workers were frantically trying to repair holes in the inside lane created during the opening ceremony.
Britain’s former triple jumper, Jonathan Edwards, said that the state of the track was ''beyond anything I imagined".
“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 said.
“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.”
After two days of competition, the reality of this Commonwealth Games is one of empty stadiums.
Swimmers have been performing in front of team-mates and relations at the 5,000-capacity Mukherjee swimming stadium, while the shouts of the hockey players echo around the near-empty 16,000-seat national stadium.
The cracks in the organisation of the Commonwealth Games have spread to the track, which could be a safety hazard for the athletes.
By Jacquelin Magnay
Published: 7:30PM BST 05 Oct 2010
Troubles ahead: The outlook for the Commonwealth Games appears ever more gloomy due to the poor state of the showpiece running track Photo: AP
The track and field programme starts on Wednesday, but on Tuesday workers were frantically trying to repair holes in the inside lane created during the opening ceremony.
Britain’s former triple jumper, Jonathan Edwards, said that the state of the track was ''beyond anything I imagined".
“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 said.
“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.”
After two days of competition, the reality of this Commonwealth Games is one of empty stadiums.
Swimmers have been performing in front of team-mates and relations at the 5,000-capacity Mukherjee swimming stadium, while the shouts of the hockey players echo around the near-empty 16,000-seat national stadium.
Looks like the games should've been given to a more densely populated country.
what a rubbish article.
Not sure what this idiot is doing...I won't get on a high horse, and say no one else has ever done this, but he is on television, and he's done this a couple of times now...surely that can't be acceptable.
Not to mention he makes fun of their own Governor-General.
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AUSTRALIA’S Commonwealth Games contingent is outraged its athletes were ‘‘treated like cattle"
Moneghetti boils over opening's cauldron
at the soft wimps not being able to tolerate the heat. feck em
I hope they all get AIDS.
hahahahahah
Some of the venues they are showing are virtually empty.
I really can't figure out why people aren't rushing to watch the Commonwealth Games. The only thing more interesting to do I can think of is... err... Anything else!
Now thats just not nice.
As for the games themselves, I cant believe how empty much of the venues are, I mean one of the most populus countries in the world and they cant get a couple of thousand to watch a bit of something?
No one cares about these games. If there was no media witch-hunt over the preparations, no one'd have had heard of it taking place. The event could have taken place anywhere in the world, and the stadiums would still have been empty.
Pointless tournament.
Pointless tournament.
Olympic games? Pointless tournament?
Asian games?
World championships?
How do you define what tournament is pointless? Tell the athletes that, sure its not pointless to them.
They should just give out free tickets - ridiculous to have empty arenas everywhere
Where'd I say that these tournaments are pointless?
Where'd I say that these tournaments are pointless?
My point is, by what criteria do you declare the Commonwealth games pointless? What makes them pointless but any of the others not?
The fact that competing to be the best in the world is a huge thing and being the best in your continent has its merits. Being the best in the Commonwealth is just... Utterly meaningless. Oh, I'm sure the athletes won't say that. For some of them it's the only way to compete in games like this because they'll never get to the olympics. But it's still a low rate sporting event.
It might be meaningless to you but it means alot to the athletes, to say they wouldnt get to the Olympics is bullshit. Maybe not for some of the smaller poorer countries but the bigger ones most athletes can and will be in both, injury and form aside.
Besides, its the only recognition most of these sports get are in com games and the olympics. There no opportunity for them to get any publicity and thus sponsorship because no one watches say....weightlifting any other time. Put it in an event like this and people watch.
The board on the long jump was moving when the athletes were jumping last night. I'm surprised it didn't get called off.
I'm glad Britain sent Prince Charles instead of the Queen. Imagine what Prince Phillip would have said about the delays and the state of the facilities.
I'm glad Britain sent Prince Charles instead of the Queen. Imagine what Prince Phillip would have said about the delays and the state of the facilities.
Sure they do.
Yeah, we can see how many bother to watch...
It's a bullship competition, and no wonder so many of the top athletes who are eligable just didn't bother showing up. The Weightlifting is actually a quality example. I saw a headline in the BBC about an Englishman or women winning gold in the Commonwealth. Wonderful, really. Add the competitors from Turkey, former Soviet Union countries, Iran, China, etc, and that person would probably be lucky to be 40th in the world. Those people won't get publicity at any other time because they are not actually top class in what they do. But in the Commonwealth they can win gold.
I'm sure participating in the Maccabiah is a big thing for jewish athletes. It's still a bullshit competition as well. More of a social gathering rather than a class sporting competition. Because even if you've won, what does it really mean? You're the best of the Commonwealth! (well, of those who bothered showing up). Grand...
what delays ? and the facilities are better.
unlike in manchester where 6 athletes were crammed into one room with a single toilet here there are 2 with a single room. Plus all the sports facilities are top notch...
fact is the so called west cant tolerate the east rising...hardly surprising china and india get bad rep for various different reasons.
These games should never have been given to India. There have been problems, of that there can be no doubts. Things are not as good as many of the Indians will want you to believe(fair enough, it is normal that they would feel patriotic), but it also is not as bad as some have them out to be. So if people were going to be so upfront with their complaints, and give India no slack, why award them the games?
There really does seem a real lack by some to try to understand some of the differences in culture, and experience.
Take for example the next story, I am sure, Indian crowds are not used to going to international swim meets, so the fact that in normal international comps, the crowd maintains a complete silence prior to the starter gun going off, might be a new thing for them.
Yes the organizers have a responsibility, but so do some of the teams, and technical panels, who should have sorted these things out
There really does seem a real lack by some to try to understand some of the differences in culture, and experience.
Take for example the next story, I am sure, Indian crowds are not used to going to international swim meets, so the fact that in normal international comps, the crowd maintains a complete silence prior to the starter gun going off, might be a new thing for them.
Yes the organizers have a responsibility, but so do some of the teams, and technical panels, who should have sorted these things out
Can you please cite these "problems".
Unlike some i actually go to these events.
The athletes flushed thousands of condoms instead of dumping them in the bin....if there's a slight problem with drainage because of this then you can bet your ass how the media will spin it.
Unlike some i actually go to these events.
The athletes flushed thousands of condoms instead of dumping them in the bin....if there's a slight problem with drainage because of this then you can bet your ass how the media will spin it.