Green games, ha'ah

With the Commonwealth Games stadia not getting ready on time, CWG Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot was asked about how this would affect the preparation of Indian sportspersons. “Athletes are practising in different cities.

They anyway said that practising in Delhi would harm their health as there is a lot of pollution here,” Bhanot replied. Ironic, since the theme of the Commonwealth Games is green — there has been a lot of talk about a “low-carbon campaign” and even upcoming “green concerts”.