Maintaining infrastructure post-CWG bigger challenge: Kamlesh

Bringing up world-class facilities for next years` Commonwealth Games is hardly a challenge for India but maintaining the infrastructure once the showpiece event is over would be quite a task, feels Kamlesh Mehta.

New Delhi: Bringing up world-class facilities for next years` Commonwealth Games is hardly a

challenge for India but maintaining the infrastructure once the showpiece event is over would be quite a task, feels Arjuna awardee and Olympian paddler Kamlesh Mehta. Mehta, who won the table tennis national championship for a record eight times, said India`s poor record in maintaining sporting facilities in the past is a concern. The country is currently racing against time to finish off the Games` projects. "Making good facilities is not a problem in India. Many stadiums built for different tournaments at different time have some great facilities. But the major problem is proper maintenance of this infrastructure," Mehta said. "We have not been successful in maintaining them once the events are over. That is going to be a bigger challenge. The governments and federation - all have roles to play in this," he added. Yamuna Sports Complex, which will host the Table Tennis competition during the CWG, is one of the venues being readied for the showpiece event from October 3-14 in the national capital. Bureau Report