OC claims most CGF delegates happy with preparation

New Delhi: The 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee today claimed receiving a thumbs-up from

majority of the visiting CGF delegates with Kenyan track legend Kip Keino hoping Delhi to host the best ever Games. "The Games is going to be successful. I am giving you the assurance. The arrangements are being done very smoothly. A child born today cannot walk tomorrow. It has to be taken care of until it can walk and run," Keino, a two-time Olympic gold medallist in middle and long distance running, was quoted as saying by the Organising Committee in a statement. "The Games is going to be successful. After seeing and listening to them all, I am confident that the Indian Government, the Organising Committee and the Commonwealth Games Federation are all working as one team and we will have the best Games," Keino said. Apart from Keino, the organisers of the event also claimed support from the Pakistan Olympic Committee (POC). "In our country, the sports fraternity sees itself as co-host of the Commonwealth Games with India. I had to do my moral duty to speak up for the Organising Committee when some went on nitpicking non-issues," POC Secretary-General Abdul Khaliq Khan was quoted as saying in the statement. "I believe that Delhi will be ready well in time for the Games and we will see a very successful Games," he added. Earlier, Shailja had tested poitive for a banned anabolic steroid in a NADA test while Vicky had been caught by the World Anti-Doping Agency. If IWF is banned, the Indian lifters would not be able to participate in the October 3 to 14 Games. The Federation would also have to shell out USD 5,000 for every failed dope test. IWF has been banned twice previously, the last time being in 2006 when Shailja, B Pramilavalli, Edwin Raju and Tejinder Singh tested positive. The ban was lifted after six months after the IWF gave a USD 50,000 fine. Meanwhile, sources said Shailja has not yet sought a test of her B sample. If she doesn`t seeks one in the next couple of days, it would be taken as admission of guilt and she would be banned immediately. Bureau Report