Commonwealth Games Will Be The Best Sporting Event, Says Suresh Kalmadi

Commonwealth Games Will Be The Best Sporting Event, Says Suresh Kalmadi The Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, stated that it will be the best sporting event.

While talking to media, Kalmadi said, "It will be the best Commonwealth Games ever. There is no doubt about it. Now, all the people, even our biggest critic, the Australian Foreign Minister, has gone back and said that it has got a potential better than Melbourne. So the people who are concerned are very satisfied. But we still have to improve."

He also declared that the teamwork between Commonwealth Games-2010 and Spic Macay, a non-governmental organization for to reaching out to Indian youth to be a part of the mega event.

Accepting gladly the favor extended by Spic Macay, Kalmadi said that even staunch critics of the preparations for the Commonwealth Games have altered their opinions and praised the organizers attempts.

Further, Mr. Kalmadi mentioned that a series of test events are being carried out, and any faults, if at all would be corrected.

"We are having test events and that is mostly, at the moment, about the field of play. So we are satisfied with what we are seeing, but we are learning a lot from these test events because when the Commonwealth Games come, it will be perfect. So, we have learnt a lot and we are drawing a lot of lessons from these test events as it should be and implement in the Commonwealth Games," Mr. Kalmadi added.

He also said that the Commonwealth Games-2010 would leave behind top-notch sporting infrastructure in the country. (With Input from Agencies)