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CWG may be called off: Kiwi official


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Tue, 21 Sep, 2010,04:42 PM
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New Zealand Chef de Mission for the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Dave Currie, today said the event may be called off if the concerns regarding the Athletes Village are not addressed at the earliest. Currie, who is in Delhi as part of an advance party, raised serious concerns regarding the residential zone of the Games Village, saying the 3-14 October mega-event faces the risk of cancellation if the living conditions are not improved before the arrival of the first batch of athletes on Thursday.
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‘There are some realities, I guess, that if the village is not ready and athletes can’t come then obviously the implications of that are it is not going to happen. If the village isn’t ready, the athletes can’t arrive,’ Currie was quoted as saying by the New Zealand media.‘It’s not our decision. We’re not saying we’re not coming or the country’s not coming. What we’re saying is they’ve got a real challenge with the village and they need to take urgent attention to address it,’ he added.