New Delhi: To go or not to go?

[raftn]

I am not sure what every one else thinks, but I am fast coming to the conclusion that the commonwealth games are a disaster waiting to happen. If I was an athlete (snigger snigger) I certainly would not be keen. The bridge collapse this morning just reinforces my opinion further. So do you think we should go or not?

Security, sub standard housing, shoody construction....it is all beginning to mount up.

[scissorhands]

yeah that stadium roof too

oh wait that was Invercargill

[rickstv]

If they can't build a bridge strong enough to support itself, how the hell can we trust them to build a stadium to support 100,000 people.

No, we pull out for our athletes safety.

I bet the whole bloody show gets canned anyway.

rick.

[SMOKEU]

India can't be worse than Africa.

[Headbanger]

Pussies, it's India, what the hell did they expect?

Harden the fuck up NZ, go have a trip of a lifetime.

Soft cunts.

[george formby]

It does seem to be a bit of a joke but I reckon after the years of dedication to their sports the athletes must make the decision. They have made huge sacrifices to qualify for the games in the first place & I'm sure being stopped from even reaching India would be heartbreaking for many. If the possible risks become a certainty then a decision can be made here, otherwise they should decide first hand in India.

[admenk]

Can't they use the now collapsed bridge as a venue for the long jump?

[avgas]

Go.
Otherwise why the fuck are we paying athletes.
May as well be school teachers.

[sugilite]

If they athletes do go to India, I'm sure they will go, and go, and go and......

[imdying]

Wow, turns out India is a dirty smelly shit hole.... who would of thunk it :sleep:

[spajohn]

Security, sub standard housing, shoody construction....it is all beginning to mount up.

You've probably got more chance of being killed on your bike in NZ by some cager, u-turning police officer etc.

As for accommodation I think John Walker said earlier it would be worse to not compete that to put up with inferior accom.

As the others said...harden the fuck up. :-)

[BuzzardNZ]

while falling bridges and terrorist threats are all a concern, it's the sh1t smeared all over the walls in the accomodation of the games village I'd be worried about.

[slofox]

No, we pull out for our athletes safety.

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I hate pulling out...:whistle:

[Dave Lobster]

Why the fuck are we paying athletes?


We aren't, are we?

[Berries]

Regardless of the conditions, the 50 yard dash will still take place. For all athletes. Unless they do like the builders and just crap in the corner of the room.

If it goes ahead maybe they will have to have some new events -

The fastest to catch cholera.
Which dysentery infected runner can fill a bucket the fastest.
Hurdling for people with diarrhoea would be good to watch, although weightlifitng with the shits would be a bit of a problem. It would have to be done in the swimming venue.

In the end, what did they expect. Give it to a country without the infrastructure and they will either bankrupt themselves or fuck it up.

[Dave Lobster]

In the end, what did they expect. Give it to a country without the infrastructure and they will either bankrupt themselves or fuck it up.

I think the rugby world cup will be a shining example of this.

[Ronin]

Never trust a structure put up by someone who believes in reincarnation.

[Slyer]

How could they still be building shit when it's so close?
Play it safe just like Key says, pull out but only if the Aussies do first.

[Hitcher]

Promotional literature says that the XIX Commonwealth Games are being held in Delhi, not New Delhi. Go figure.

[JimO]

Go.
Otherwise why the fuck are we paying athletes.
May as well be school teachers.

we dont pay most of the athletes if any

[Winston001]

Pussies, it's India, what the hell did they expect?

Harden the fuck up NZ, go have a trip of a lifetime.

Soft cunts.

What he said.

1.1 billion people live in India and somehow they manage to get through each day. What a pack of pampered pansies some of these so-called athletes are.


Promotional literature says that the XIX Commonwealth Games are being held in Delhi, not New Delhi. Go figure.

New Delhi was built by the British and has some magnificent buildings and boulevards. Old Delhi which is the original city, has grown and surrounded the new one. I'm not sure if there is any significance to the location except there is no room in New Delhi for new stadiums etc so the games are held in Delhi.

The main stadium was built in 1982 and is a substantial edifice. Nothing last minute about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Stadium,_Delhi

[Katman]

I think the rugby world cup will be a shining example of this.

Taupo managed it first with the A1GP. :eek:

[Indiana_Jones]

What he said.

1.1 billion people live in India and somehow they manage to get through each day.



Yeah but nobody gives a fuck about them.

When I think about it, nobody gives a fuck about the athletes too lol

-Indy

[DMNTD]

Awesome time (http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/4155975/Games-crisis-Collapse-at-weightlifting-venue) to be had as long as you're not inside or on a bridge

[Berries]

I think the rugby world cup will be a shining example of this.
At least Dunedin might get a new covered venue for the farmers market out if it. Maybe. Possibly. Nahhh. It's got Punjab written all over it.

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[Clockwork]

What he said.

1.1 billion people live in India and somehow they manage to get through each day..... [/URL]

Actually, I suspect quite a lot of them don't get through each day. I wonder how India's mortality rate compares with NZ

[Dave Lobster]

I wonder how India's mortality rate compares with NZ

I suspect theirs is more from starvation, rather than beating each other to death in P fueled rages.

[avgas]

we dont pay most of the athletes if any

really? Quick google tells me otherwise. and that stuff is just the icing on the cake......

[BuzzardNZ]

I suspect theirs is more from starvation, rather than beating each other to death in P fueled rages.

doesn't seem to make a dent though :( still billions of em left....

[mashman]

i'm all for asking the athletes, they've trained for it. Perhaps they can all share a wee shack... when in Rome and all :shifty:

looks like the kiwi CEO is in trouble...

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/7998823/kiwi-firing-line-games-chaos

[Swoop]

I note that Queenie is not going to be in attendance.

Probably something to do with "security"... or lack thereof.

[Gibbo89]

i'd still go... :eek:

trip of a life time for a lot of athletes that will never go to india ever again. dodgey structures or not... just do it.

[Gibbo89]

I note that Queenie is not going to be in attendance.

Probably something to do with "security"... or lack thereof.

first time on 40 years (10 games) that she aint going. imagine what a curry would do to her :sick:

[BuzzardNZ]

The controlling Commonwealth bodies should never have allowed even the thought of India hosting the games. It's a bummer now, I enjoy watching them and even if they do go ahead, will only be a half arsed turn out at best.

Boot India out of the Commonwealth I say!

[Scouse]

Send Raj to represent New Zealand that way we raise the IQ of both countrys

[Swoop]

imagine what a curry would do to her :sick:
That would tarnish the silverware...
and the porcelain!

[ellipsis]

...if they cant go they will only be as disappointed as me not making Greymouth this year...maybe even less...

[Morcs]

i used to work with an indian guy who was adamant India is a developed country, and one of the best in the world at that.

:bleh:

[Okey Dokey]

Go.
Otherwise why the fuck are we paying athletes.
May as well be school teachers.

Are you referring to SPARC funding? I wonder how much does get allocated to olympic/commonwealth athletes compared to their rugby counterparts? I know SPARC is pretty stingy to the shooting sportspeople, and they generally produce the goods (ie medals) compared to many of the other sportspeople.

[Maha]

I say go!
Chances now of winning a medal are looking pretty good.

[Pussy]

I say go!
Chances now of winning a medal are looking pretty good.

.... and the chances of being able to shit through the eye of a needle at 50 paces will be pretty good, too.....

[Maha]

.... and the chances of being able to shit through the eye of a needle at 50 paces will be pretty good, too.....

A new Games event??...:rockon:

[BuzzardNZ]

OMG, just look at the state of the place, bloody disgusting...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/4163433/Games-village-exposed-as-Indian-PM-set-to-seize-control

[Pixie]

I am not sure what every one else thinks, but I am fast coming to the conclusion that the commonwealth games are a disaster waiting to happen. If I was an athlete (snigger snigger) I certainly would not be keen. The bridge collapse this morning just reinforces my opinion further. So do you think we should go or not?

Security, sub standard housing, shoody construction....it is all beginning to mount up.

You go - I have to stay home and wash my cat

[avgas]

i used to work with an indian guy who was adamant India is a developed country, and one of the best in the world at that.

:bleh:
hahaha me too!!!
classic when you think about it.

After looking at what is waiting for the atheletes when they get there. I now say they shouldn't go.
We should just send out prisoners there.
We could host the commonwealth games - and all the athletes could stay at out 4 star prisons....oppps I mean "accommodation".

[BuzzardNZ]

We should just send out prisoners there.


Or send our Indians back there ( permanently ) :devil2:

[JimO]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9025907.stm

[nodrog]

Thats some strong curry to stain the porcelain!

Fanny

[Ronin]

I want to know how the bastards got into my flat...

[slofox]

Thats some strong curry to stain the porcelain!

Fanny

Mmmmm...I doubt it was curry what dunnit...

[mashman]

Lookes like, in the last photo, that they've got the pool sorted :)... Look on the bright side, in a year or 2 there'll be some spanky nice apartments there to house those displaced by the event :)