One Grand party
Last updated on: October 18, 2010 09:59 IST
Every Indian in the country and abroad can proudly declare that the 2010 Commonwealth Games was a big success, even if there were minor glitches along the way. Our Correspondent Harish Kotian reviews the hits and the misses.
Perhaps Sports Minister M S Gill was right when he compared the tardy build-up to the Commonwealth Games with a typical Indian monsoon wedding.
And, as is the case with all Indian wedding receptions, in the end everything fell into place. The quadrennial extravaganza that Delhi hosted turned out to be one grand party.
Nothing was right in the build-up to the 2010 Games -- corruption, delay in getting the venues ready and hygiene problems at the athletes Village making headlines. But once they got off with a spectacular opening ceremony there was no looking back.
Every Indian in the country and abroad can proudly declare that the 2010 Commonwealth Games were a big success, even if there were minor glitches along the way.
The athletes, officials and even foreign journalists left happy and smiling, all taking home wonderful memories from the resolve of a nation that never gave up.
Image: Aerostat displays India's flag during the closing ceremony
(Rediff)
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