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Sports Minister M S Gill addresses media while Chairman of 2010 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Suresh Kalmadi looks on during their visit at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Wednesday, 29 September 2010.

Sports Minister M S Gill prepares to blow a bugle as Chairman of 2010 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Suresh Kalmadi looks on during their visit at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Wednesday, 29 September 2010.

Workers fit Tube Lights at the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on Wednesday, 29 September 2010.

Australian hockey team members pose with Commonwealth Games mascot Shera during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil shake hands with the official mascot of the Commonwealth Games 2010 Shera while Chairman of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Suresh Kalmadi looks on during their visit at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010. As many as 5,000 athletes from 71 nations and territories formerly belonging to the British Empire are expected to compete at the Games, which kicks off on October 3.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents dummy of Shera to the official mascot of the Commonwealth Games 2010 Shera during their visit at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010. As many as 5,000 athletes from 71 nations and territories formerly belonging to the British Empire are expected to compete at the Games, which kicks off on October 3.

School children’s perform during the Flag Hosting Ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil poses with the official mascot of the Commonwealth Games 2010 Shera during their visit at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010. As many as 5,000 athletes from 71 nations and territories formerly belonging to the British Empire are expected to compete at the Games, which kicks off on October 3.

Athletes from foreign country play pool at the athlete"s village prior to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, on Tuesday, 28 September 2010. More than 7,000 athletes and officials are due to stay at the site for the duration of the Games, which are due to begin on 3 October.

Athletes from Bahamas pose with Commonwealth Games mascot Shera during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

Athletes from Falkland Island hold the Vuvuzela during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

An Indian worker inspects the fountains at the athlete"s village for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, 28 September 2010. The Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 participated by 71 nations draws closer as five days are left for the event, scheduled to be held in the Indian capital New Delhi from 03 October to 14 October 2010.

Athletes from Tanzania enjoy during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

Players from England shopping inside the village after the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents dummy of Shera to the official mascot of the Commonwealth Games 2010 Shera while Chairman of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Suresh Kalmadi looks on during their visit at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010. As many as 5,000 athletes from 71 nations and territories formerly belonging to the British Empire are expected to compete at the Games, which kicks off on October 3.

Australian hockey captain Madonna Blyth with teammates Casey Eastham and Kate Hollywood pose with their sticks during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

Foreign Athletes practice at the athlete"s village for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

Players from Northern Ice land dance with the school children with the traditional dress during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 September 2010.

Commonwealth Games Norfolk Island team members with Games mascot Shera the Tiger and Indian performers who danced during the flag hoisting cermony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Commonwealth Games Norfolk Island team members with Games mascot Shera the Tiger and Indian performers who danced during the flag hoisting cermony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Members of the Scottish team cheers during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games" village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Indian performers dance during the Scotland flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010. Crisis-hit New Delhi has welcomed its first Commonwealth Games athletes as organizers raced against time to rescue the event amid claims the city should never have been chosen. The Commonwealth Games Federation signaled that conditions were finally improving, but that there was still work to do after the athletes" village was described as "uninhabitable" earlier in the week.

Members of the Nigeria country practing in a practice ground of Commonwealth village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Australian players at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Members of the Scottish team cheers during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games" village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

A Norfolk Island team member with Commonwealth Games mascot Shera during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Indian performers wait for their turn during the Scotland flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010. Crisis-hit New Delhi has welcomed its first Commonwealth Games athletes as organizers raced against time to rescue the event amid claims the city should never have been chosen. The Commonwealth Games Federation signaled that conditions were finally improving, but that there was still work to do after the athletes" village was described as "uninhabitable" earlier in the week.

Australian players at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Members of the Scottish team cheers during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games" village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Preparation for CWG 2010 Worker sprays insecticide at the Commonwealth Games Village ahead of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Members of the Scottish team pose for a family photo with Shera, the New Delhi Commonwealth Games mascot during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Games" village in New Delhi on Monday, 27 September 2010.The contingent of Scotland for the Games arrived on September 26 despite warnings that work would not be finished at the much-criticised village by later this week.

Army personnel re-building a foot over bridge that had collapsed, near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue for 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Sunday, 26 September 2010.

Paramilitary Police personnel with a sniffer dogs taking positions of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium the main venue for the Commonwealth Games-2010 in New Delhi on Sunday, 26 September 2010.

Army personnel re-building a footover bridge that had collapsed, near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue for 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Sunday, 26 September 2010.

Paramilitary Police personnel with a sniffer dogs taking positions of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium the main venue for the Commonwealth Games-2010 in New Delhi on Sunday, 26 September 2010.

Paramilitary forces taking positions of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium the main venue for the Commonwealth Games-2010 in New Delhi on Sunday, 26 September 2010.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell walks at the athletes" village in New Delhi on Saturday, 25 September 2010.

Army Jawans on the work to re build the foot over bridge near Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, which is collapsed on Tuesday in New Delhi on Saturday, 25 September 2010.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell addresses a press conference as Chairman of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi looks on in New Delhi on saturday. The chaos surrounding the Delhi Commonwealth Games has done a "lot of damage" to India"s international image, Games federation President Mike Fennell said.

Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmandi and General Secretary Lalit Bhanot at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi on Saturday, 25 September 2010.