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The Delhi Games – A Timeline by Dezan Shira
India’s 2010 Commonwealth Games, the event that was supposed to showcase India as an emerging global force much like the 2008 Beijing Olympics did with China, has turned into a national embarrassment.
Since the country was awarded the event nearly seven years ago, the Commonwealth Games have suffered from an array of problems ranging from health and safety issues to doping, bribery and corruption scandals – and the venue still is not complete with the October 3 start-date fast approaching.
November 2003
After offering US$100,000 to every participating nation and promising to underwrite its total cost, India wins the bid to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Indian officials describe the victory as an opportunity to showcase the nation as an emerging global power.
March 2009
Security in India is on high alert. Gunmen attack a bus carrying Sri Lanka’s cricket team in Pakistan, killing seven people.
April 2009
Renowned architect and town planner Charles Correa urges the Supreme Court to impose a stiff penalty on the Delhi Development Authority for Construction that resulted in ecological damage to the Siri Fort area. Correa also sought action against the DDA for felling trees to raise the CWG structures.
The Indian Supreme Court cleared the construction of basketball and squash courts near Siri Fort, defending its decision by claiming that the environmental damage already caused by past construction could not be undone.
September 2009
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell reports that the games were at risk of falling behind schedule and that it is “reasonable to conclude that the current situation poses a serious risk to the Commonwealth Games in 2010.”
A BBC article reveals that the Indian government reported construction on 13 of the 19 sporting venues were behind schedule.
June 2010
Olympian Usain Bolt pulls out because the event is too late in the year.
July 2010
Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy pulls out because of scheduling conflicts with the European cycling championships, which carry Olympic qualification points.
The shooting range is damaged by rain while monsoon downpours cause water to seep through the roof and walls of the swimming pool complex.
The Central Vigilance Commission, an Indian government body created in 1964 to address corruption, releases a report showing irregularities in 14 CWG projects. The preliminary findings include the award of work contracts at higher prices, poor quality assurance, and work contracts awarded to ineligible agencies.
Commonwealth Games committee treasurer Anil Khanna is forced to resign. The contract for laying artificial tennis turf was given to a company whose distributor in India is headed by his son.
August 2010
Three senior Delhi Games officials are suspended over financial irregularities during the Queen’s Baton Relay launch in London in 2009. Corruption is suspected in purchase of equipment such as air conditioners, treadmills and even toilet paper. An investigation is ordered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
With less than two months to the opening ceremony, much of the Indian capital still resembles a building site, with piles of rubble and bricks lining the streets of an already cramped locale.
An outbreak of dengue fever is cause for concern. Local media allege stagnant pools at construction sites have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes, forcing organizers to double the number of hand-operated fogging machines used in the Games Village area.
Two Indian state-run firms withdraw their sponsorship due to “negative publicity” of the event.
Australian swimming great Dawn Fraser advises boycotting the event as she fears the security situation could turn the Games into “another Munich.”
Former Indian cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi urges international athletes to boycott the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in protest against alleged incompetence and corruption.
September 2010
Several Indian athletes fail doping tests.
Kenya’s David Rudisha pulls out, citing fatigue after breaking the 800 meters world record twice in August.
Games ambassador and world badminton number three Saina Nehwal, India’s most high-profile female athlete, criticizes the preparation for the Games.
Security fears are highlighted just 13 days before the Games following the shooting of two tourists by suspected militants near India’s main mosque in Old Delhi. A car also explodes at the same place.
Concerns over security and health force discus world champion Dani Samuels of Australia to pull out of the Games.
Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell said the two-week event is compromised by conditions at the Games village that have, “shocked the majority.”
Allegations of labor wages being below minimum wage, substandard living conditions, and child labor abound.
Drop ceiling of the new Commonwealth Games weightlifting venue in New Delhi collapses.
Phillips Idowu, England’s world triple jump champion, withdraws out of safety concerns.
Both Christine Ohuruogu, the English Olympic 400 meter champion, and Lisa Dobriskey, the 1,500 meter runner, withdraw, citing injuries.
Kenya’s Commonwealth Games 800 meters champion Janeth Jepkosgei and 2007 World Champions marathon winner Luke Kibet also withdraw because of injury.
Wales’ Olympic champion cyclist Geraint Thomas pulls out due to risk of contracting dengue fever.
African countries complain of racism.
A footbridge being built just outside the main stadium collapses. Twenty-seven people are injured.
Complaints from team officials ranging from cleanliness to Internet access at the Games village further embarrass organizers.
About the Author
This article was written for 2point6billion.com, which is contributed to by Dezan Shira & Associates. Dezan Shira specialises in corporate establishment in Asia and maintains accountants in India, China and Vietnam.
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