Commonwealth games crisis 2010

The Commonwealth Games have been plunged further into crisis after a roof collapsed in the weightlifting arena, the Scotland team delayed its departure and the England team boss said the competition was "on a knife edge". The Wales team has given games organisers until this evening to provide guarantees that the sporting venues are "fit for purpose". The roof collapse was in the Jawaharlal Nehru complex, the centrepiece of the games. It heaps further embarrassment on organisers in Delhi after a vital bridge to the main stadium collapsed yesterday, injuring 27 labourers.

Games officials in India are continuing to downplay the crisis and have accused an Australian TV channel of a "totally bogus" sting operation. Channel 7 news claimed to have uncovered a serious flaw in security by gaining entry to the main stadium with a suitcase allegedly capable of setting off explosions. International swimming teams are said by a New Zealand official to be considering holding an alternative competition. As individual athletes began withdrawing from the games, citing security worries, Mike Fennell, the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, rushed to Delhi a day earlier than planned, requesting an urgent meeting with the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh.

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The following day, a false ceiling in the weightlifting venue collapsed. Nearly construction workers have reportedly died on games sites from accidents or contagious illness contracted in the filthy and crowded accommodations set up for workers. Hundreds more have been injured. Adding to the fear of athletes coming from abroad, on September 19 two tourists were shot dead in front of Jama Masjid, a famous mosque in New Delhi.

This situation has led to the withdrawal of a number of high-profile athletes from the games, citing security risks as well as health concerns in relation to conditions at the Games Village. In response to this situation, Indian authorities in charge of Games preparations have tried to downplay the issue.

This statement is absurd in the context of widespread media footage exposing the abysmal facilities at the Village. In an effort at damage control, however, hundreds of extra workers have been deployed in a last-ditch effort to clean up the facilities. While Indian authorities have scrambled to prepare for the games, the impoverished Delhi population is paying the price. An estimated 60, street beggars have been rounded up in the slums of New Delhi, utilizing an old repressive anti-begging law.