Asian cycling chief disappointed with IG velodrome maintenance

When he first saw it, Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) chief Hee Wok Cho was so impressed with Delhi's cycling velodrome that he gushed about it with top officials in the UCI but a little over two years later, he is disappointed with the venue's maintenance.
Cho, who is in the capital to catch the action at the Hero Asian Cycling Championships, spoke of his disappointment about the venue which was prepared for the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
"The maintenance of the velodrome is disappointing. I am not happy with it," Cho said through a translator on the sidelines of the event here today.

"Maintenance is a problem. The electronic display for example is not working. I have conveyed this to the Cycling Federation of India (CFI)," he added, pointing to the equipment.
"Two years ago, it looked world-class. I spoke about it with UCI and told them, how good this velodrome is. I praised it a lot but I am disappointed with the maintenance," he elaborated.
Another issue he discussed with the CFI was the problems that the teams from Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan faced in getting visas to India. In fact the latter three failed to make it to the event.

"I feel terribly sorry that entry visas were not granted. All countries should get visas, which took a long time. It is terrible because sports should be free of political considerations. Sport is sport, no politics. The CFI promised to give maximum help," he said.