INDIA: COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 - Athletes from Pakistan Guyana Jamaica and Australia arrive in New Delhi under tight security

Record ID: 1375199

  • Title: INDIA: COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 - Athletes from Pakistan Guyana Jamaica and Australia arrive in New Delhi under tight security
  • Date: 1st October 2010
  • Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 29, 2010) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) ATHLETES FROM GUYANA COMING OUT OF AIRPORT WITH THEIR LUGGAGE ATHLETES BOARDING BUS SECURITY OFFICIAL VOLUNTEERS AND SECURITY PERSONNEL STANDING NEAR THE BUS ATHLETES FROM GUYANA STANDING MORE ATHLETES COMING OUT WITH THEIR LUGGAGE MEMBERS OF PAKISTANI CONTINGENT EXITING AIRPORT WITH THEIR LUGGAGE PAKISTANI ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS WAVING TO CROWD SECURITY OFFICIALS STANDING PAKISTANI ATHLETES BOARDING THE BUS SECURITY PERSONNEL STANDING BUS LEAVING THE AIRPORT ATHLETES FROM AUSTRALIA STANDING WITH THEIR LUGGAGE AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES BOARDING THE BUS AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES COMING OUT WITH THEIR LUGGAGE (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEIGH NUGENT, HEAD COACH, AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING SQUAD, SAYING: "I have pretty high spirits today as it is a very exciting day traveling into the Village (Games Village). We will rest in the morning and train in the afternoon. There have been concerns right before we came but now we are here because there was not enough to stop us from coming." SECURITY OFFICIALS STANDING BUS LEAVING THE AIRPORT
  • Embargoed: 15th October 2010 21:58
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  • Location: India
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVAA4JON5ZK1UCL1XGZ6JRB8B7A7
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3
  • Story Text: Athletes continued to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday (September 29) to participate in the Commonwealth Games, as organisers raced against the clock to finish preparations before the October 3 opening.
    Pakistani athletes, along with competitors from Guyana, Jamaica, and Australia arrived under tight security on Wednesday.
    This would be Pakistan's first participation in a sporting event in India, since attacks on Mumbai in November 2008 left 166 people dead. New Delhi blamed militants operating from Pakistan for the attacks.
    The head coach of Australia's swimming squad, Leigh Nugent, said his team was ready for the mega event.
    "I have pretty high spirits today as it is a very exciting day traveling into the Village (Games Village). We will rest in the morning and train in the afternoon. There have been concerns right before we came but now we are here because there was not enough to stop us from coming," he said.
    A Group of 52 swimmers from Australia are expected to join 100 other compatriots residing at the athletes' village.
    The Games were supposed to improve India's image as a rising power, but shoddy construction, dirty housing at the Games Village and security concerns raised questions about Asia's third largest economy's ability to organise such mega events.
    The Games Federation said all 71 nations would participate in the October 3-14 Games.
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