New Delhi, Sept. 22: Australia and England
are also having second thoughts over sending their teams for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib said that team officials, who are in Delhi, have raised grave concerns about hygiene and cleanliness in the Games Village where the athletes are to stay.
Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Perry Crosswhite says he would support any athlete who withdraws from the Games. “We have said all along... it’s a decision of each of the athletes whether they come to the Games or not,” he said.
Canada also hinted that it is ready to pull out of the Commonwealth Games if India quickly fails to fix the problems.