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Foot overbridge caves in near Nehru Stadium, 23 hurt (Second Lead)

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) In another blow to India’s Commonwealth Games (CWG) preparations, a foot overbridge being constructed near the main venue Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium collapsed Tuesday injuring 23 labourers, five of them seriously.

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PMO steps in, asks Lt. Governor for CWG Village cleanup (Lead)

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Amidst complaints by some countries about the “substandard” and “filthy” conditions in the Commonwealth Games Village, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stepped in again to put in order the arrangements for the Oct 3-14 mega event.

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CGF ’shocked’ by Games Village; seeks Indian government intervention (Lead)

New Delhi/Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) With just two days to go for the athletes to arrive for the Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital, the Organising Committee finds itself in fresh trouble as Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said parts of the Village are still not fit for accommodation.

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Games Village is ‘filthy’, says Hooper

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Mike Hooper, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Tuesday expressed disappointment over the state of cleanliness at the Games Village here, calling the conditions “filthy”.

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Minor hiccups, Games will be very successful: Jaipal Reddy

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Tuesday brushed aside concerns over preparedness for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, saying they were “minor hiccups” and the Games would be “very successful”.

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No point in sending athletes for Commonwealth Games: New Zealand PM

Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday that there was no point in sending the athletes to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi if they faced health and sanitation issues in the Games Village, which was described as “filthy” by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

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CWG may be called off: New Zealand chef de mission

Auckland, Sep 21 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, scheduled to begin Oct 3, is under serious risk of being called off, the New Zealand team’s chef de mission Dave Currie said Tuesday.

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Indian cyclists back on CWG track after 32 years

By Bharat Sharma

(Attn Editors: This is the 10th preview discussing India’s chances in various disciplines at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. This piece is on Cycling)

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Bicycles might be ubiquitous on Indian roads but cycling is far from being a popular sport in the country. With the home team competing in the Commonwealth Games after a gap of 32 years, it could well initiate a turnaround.

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Warm up pool at Swimming Complex waits for equipment

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The overseas athletes for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games will start arriving here from Thursday, but the warm-up pool at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex is yet to be made operational.

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