Delhi may just be all right on the night
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder but proximity to Delhi has sharpened my appetite for the Commonwealth Games.
Last week, the prognosis looked bleak - were everywhere, pools of water surrounding venues and the constant ticking clock until the opening ceremony. The whole thing looked to be heading for a melange of argument, recrimination and disaster.
I was half expecting a phone call to say "it's all off, stay at home". But now I'm in Delhi it's hard to find much evidence to suggest the Games aren't going to happen. It looks like they may actually be OK.
In a previous life I won four gold medals at the Olympics between 1992 and 2004 and I now work at the Ö÷²¥´óÐã. Whilst I was part of the Beijing team for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã in the summer of 2008, my primary role is as reporter for . I've been told to expect some slings, arrows and some lively debate - if you'd like to direct the first two to my editor's blog and the last right here.
