Fennel Says Games Good for Athletes, Wants Answers on Tickets
The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation says despite glitches and sparse crowds, the games in Delhi have been a success for athletes.
"Competition has been good. There have been broadcast issues because of (delays in delivery of) results but the broadcast coverage has been very good," says CWG President Michael Fennell at a Saturday press conference.
"Many records have been broken and, by and large, (the Games have been) very successful," he said.
Ticket sales are the big concern, as many events happen with few spectators, although some events are starting to draw capacity crowds.
Fennell said a "full report" has been sought from the organizing committee by today to determine why some ticketholders have been denied entry to events where empty seats are plentiful.
"Something is not right," he said. "We continue to exert pressure on the organizing committee."
Delhi 2010 secretary general Lalit Bhanot claimed another 54,835 tickets were sold Friday, increasing the total to 946,206.
"Most of the sponsors’ guests are not attending," Bhanot admitted.
Fennell said morethan 500 anti-doping tests were conducted through Friday and no positive results reported.
Australian Ties Record for Medals
Swimmer Liesel Jones wins a record-tying 10th gold medal in the relay event Sunday. She shares the record of most CWG gold medals with fellow Australian swimming greats Ian Thorpe and Susie O’Neill.
"To be up there with names like that is something very special. Ten isa lovely round number," she said after the race.
Fans Mob Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt’s 60 kg freestyle wrestling gold touched off a wild celebration inside the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.
Dutt was greeted by Rahul Gandhi, grandson of Indira Gandhi, the former Indian prime minister whose name is on the marquee. The medal ceremony was delayed after Dutt was mobbed by fans.
India has won 26 gold medals as of Sunday afternoon.
Australia Leads Medal Tally
Going into the final week of competition, Australia leads the medal count in Delhi with 118, followed by England with 98, India at 61. Canada, South Africa, Nigeria, Malaysia, Kenya, Singapore and New Zealand round out the top ten.
With reporting from Delhi by Bob Mackin.
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