Is Delhi ready for games?

With the arrival of year 2010, the people of Delhi are in great excitement about the 11th Commonwealth Games. So here we are with only 193 days left in Commonwealth games. Before we discuss our main topic its necessary for us to know about its history.

The Commonwealth games is an international event with multiple sports. Its main motto is HUMANITY-EQUALITY-DESTINY. It is held after every four years and involves the participation of elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Previously it was known as the BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES and firstly took place at Hamilton, Canada in 1930. The name which presently it assumes was given in 1978. There are currently 53 member countries of these games and 71 teams take part in these games.
The idea to hold these types of games was firstly proposed by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891. He suggested that the games are a way to create the goodwill and good understanding among British Empire and its colonies. There are only 6 teams which have taken part in all the Commonwealth games taken place till now. They are: Canada, New Zealand, England, Wales, Australia and Scotland. The Commonwealth Games are organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CCF) which is responsible for direction and control of the Commonwealth Games.

Only seven months remain for Commonwealth games but it seems as if Delhi is not ready to handle the games. Many projects like the work on flyovers, metro extensions are still lagging behind. The time is slipping from the hands of our country. Moreover, the work on JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM and SHAYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE swimming complex is still not completed. The whole sight appears to be quite messy.

Mike Hooper, the chief executive of Commonwealth Games Federation (CCF) said in an interview that the "The deadlines are being pushed further every time".