Is it time to lay the Games to rest?New Delhi citizens had high hopes for the Commonwealth Games and were bitterly disappointed with its lackluster turnout. Business has been bad across the board, prompting Andy Bull to ask: is it time to declare the Games dead?
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Health-care professionals dudded by the no-pay Games
Unless our health professionals are paid to attend Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, the best personnel will stay at home writes Mark Alexander, a lecturer at La Trobe University and manager of the postgraduate master of sports physiotherapy program.
Delhi in lockdown as the Games begin
A colourful opening ceremony and the obligatory ribbon-cutting introductory remarks from royalty have kicked off this year’s Commonwealth Games. New Delhi remains in lockdown, the city’s police commissioner promising that security will be “foolproof.”
Commonwealth shame — why the Indian Games should go private
New Delhi’s turn to host the Commonwealth Games was supposed to showcase India on the world stage. Instead, the build up has been plagued with problems. An efficient private sector should be running the games, not the Indian government, writes Salil Tripathi.
Commonwealth Games: why New Delhi has no excuse
There is no excuse for large-scale sporting events to fail. Sure, there can be security issues, but there is no good reason why Indian organisers should fail in their fundamental duties, writes Naomi Levin.
Crikey Says: A blocked toilet? Oh the horror
We had a whole editorial written but then we saw this reader comment on our website, and thought, well, that says it all really…
Delhi’s Commonwealth Games fiasco
Crikey Media Wrap: A bridge collapse is the latest event in a flood of negative press for the already beleaguered Commonwealth Games organisers. And the hyperbolic headlines are running hot.
Political snippets: The China syndrome
If there is one lesson to be learned from a study of capitalism, it is that competition eventually finds a way of breaking through.
Delhi: An anxious city lies in wake
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are fast approaching and Delhi is an anxious city ahead of its impending transformation. Behind the excitement, however, lies potentially devastating social, environmental and political consequences for the region’s next superpower, writes Mitu Sengupta.
TV ad spend up, but Nine getting less of the pie
The Nine Network recorded its lowest ever share of TV revenue in the last half of 2007, which was third behind Ten and way behind Seven. This is the financial cost of the changes inflicted by the Packers, John Alexander and their appointed executives, writes Glenn Dyer.
