It’s show time

After the initial glitches and gaffes, India has finally managed to set its house in order for the Commonwealth Games, which start tomorrow, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan

AFTER many a slip between the cup and the lip, the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games are finally rolling into a successful fruition. Though the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games were allotted to India by the Commonwealth Games Federation as far back as in 2003, the project got on track only two years ago when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pushed the Central Government’s full backing to the Organising Committee (OC), headed by Suresh Kalmadi.

MEDAL HOPES
INDIA claimed the maximum number of medals in shooting in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and they hope to play an encore when the country hosts the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 3-14. The shooters also were lucky to get some kind of practice`A0since the Karni Singh Shooting Range was one of the first venues to be completed.