Commonwealth Games, India.
… With the Games beginning on October 3rd, the Scottish officials have said that they have found their accommodation to be ”unsafe and unfit for human habitation” and that the athletes village requires urgent work to be carried out.
However, it is not just the Scottish and English teams that have incurred problems within the athletes village, the New Zealand, Northern Irish and Canadian teams have described the village as “unliveable”. The New Zealand team decided to seek accommodation elsewhere. …
Could Scotland & England withdraw from the Commonwealth Games?
Recall the Maccabiah bridge collapse in 1997? It killed four and injured 60 Australian athletes during the march in to Maccabiah Games.
… 23 people have been confirmed as injured following the collapse of a foot bridge near to the main Commonwealth Stadium. 5 are said to be in a critical condition. …
Compare the world’s largest democracy vs totalitarian China in so far as who can host major games.
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